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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.

D.O.C’s sopressa pizza with pesto di casa.
1 / 9D.O.C’s sopressa pizza with pesto di casa.Jordan Pricce
Outside the iconic Carlton corner site.
2 / 9Outside the iconic Carlton corner site.Jordan Price
Negroni.
3 / 9Negroni.Jordan Price
The signature tiramisu.
4 / 9The signature tiramisu.Jordan Price
Pizza is the specialty at D.O.C.
5 / 9Pizza is the specialty at D.O.C.Jordan Price
Cocktails and pizza.
6 / 9Cocktails and pizza.Jordan Price
Classic D.O.C pizza with fresh buffalo mozzarella.
7 / 9Classic D.O.C pizza with fresh buffalo mozzarella.Jordan Price
White chocolate pizza.
8 / 9White chocolate pizza.Jordan Price
Spicy tiger prawn pizza.
9 / 9Spicy tiger prawn pizza.Jordan Price

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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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