If looking for a great Italian in the Itaim district of São Paulo, look no further: simply take a cab to Bottagallo, the new venture of the wildly successful team behind Pirajá, Astor and the Bráz pizzerias, with branches in Rio, too.
I won't bore you with details, but rather, will let the food porn do the talking:
- Mozzarella, tomato, olive, basil.
I won't bore you with details, but rather, will let the food porn do the talking:
- Mozzarella, tomato, olive, basil.
Golden, crisp gnocchi topped with baby arugula.
Spaghetti with sweet pickled onions...
- Penne with cod
Raviolo stuffed with a soft yolk, all creamy goodness....
Ribs roasted in a brick oven served over risotto.
the dangerously light-tasting Punch Rosso, on the right
Egg Guido style.
Soft inside, breaded on the outside, sitting on top of a cream of truffle sauce.
My fave: crisp, golden gnocchi hidden under a bed of baby arugula.
Photo: Marcelo Katsuki
Papardelle with rabbit ragu.
Agnolotti dal plin, delicate hand-made little pasta pillows typical of the Piedmont region.
Incredibly silky pannacotta
BottaGallo: Rua Jesuíno Arruda, 520, Itaim, tel. (55-11) 3078-2858
Bottagallo, in São Paulo: a great new casual Italian restaurant
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