One of Melbourne’s most iconic Italian restaurants has been slinging wood-fired pizzas for nearly two decades
D.O.C’s Carlton flagship first opened in 2007 on Drummond Street.
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Some of Melbourne’s best pizza can be found in this heritage Victorian corner shopfront housing DOC’s flagship venue, open since 2007. It’s nice to begin with its other speciality – silken-centred buffalo mozzarella – maybe teamed with shaved San Daniele prosciutto and sliced focaccia laden with extra virgin olive oil.
Then it’s on to the main game – thin, perfectly chewy-crunchy pizzas, perhaps topped with white truffle-oil-drizzled porcini and field mushrooms and pecorino cheese; roasted peppers and hot salami; or heady gorgonzola and smoked scamorza with pear, walnuts and smoked speck prosciutto. Wash it down with an Italian micro-brewed beer or cocktail.
Say “ciao” with desserts like Belgian white chocolate pizza with icecream; mini Sicilian cannoli stuffed with sweet ricotta; or DOC’s signature tiramisu. To round out a classic Melbourne date night, dine before or after catching a film across the road at Cinema Nova.
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