DOC Pizza and Mozarella Bar

DOC Pizza and Mozarella Bar is our go to place for delicious pizza and other Italian favourites. We have been to all their different locations and tried almost everything on the menu including their special pizzas. This time we had:

Pizza with free range eggs emulsion Pecorino Romano and guanciale (AU$25.90) - One of two specials on the board. We have had this before and it is essentially a carbonara pizza. Yum! The cured pork cheek is salty and crispy and all the ingredients go so well together. As always, a perfectly made pizza.

Radicchio salad with shaved fennel, DOP gorgonzola and balsamic (AU$14.90) - A wonderfully fresh salad. The blue cheese adds a slight saltiness and creaminess to this salad and the sweetness from the balsamic goes well with the bitterness from the radicchio.

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Type of venue: Italian,  Pizza

Worth a return visit? Yes.

Address: 135 Victoria Ave, Albert Park VIC.

 

Pidapipó

Pidapipó could be the best gelato place in Melbourne right now. Just a shame they ran out of the honeycomb fingers. Having been regulars at Gelato Messina and Helados Jauja which we think serve up wonderful gelato and ice cream, Pipapipó certainly gives them a run for their money. We tried:

Plum - very refreshing sorbet and the generous use of plums is evident in both the flavour and texture of it. Simply refreshing and delicious.

Banana milk - loved the banana flavour(lady finger variety used?) and it is quite a light, milky gelato.

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Type of venue: Italian,  Dessert, Ice Cream/Gelato

Worth a return visit? Yes.

Address: 299 Lygon Street, Carlton VIC 3053