Doral’s Newest Restaurant Transports Guests to Italy

Something delicious is happening in Doral, and no, it’s not another chain restaurant or Japanese-fusion spot. In the past few weeks alone, the city’s food scene has been quietly in the midst of a subtle transformation. Just weeks after the splashy debut of Nacionsushi, another newcomer is stealing the spotlight, but this one’s got soul, substance, and tastes like a love story. Meet Altamura Trattoria, the newest restaurant from beloved Italian chefs Massimo and Elisabetta Tundo. For anyone who loved the married chefs’ beloved Dal Plin Italian Eatery in the Design District’s MIA Market, this is the comeback Miami didn’t know it needed, and Doral should feel very lucky to host it. (Everyone we talk to only raves about the chef duo.)

A Love Letter to Their Italian Roots

Altamura Trattoria is the kind of place that instantly transports you. Named after the southern Italian town famous for its bread, the restaurant captures the warmth and heart of an Italian countryside home, the kind where nonna insists you eat seconds before you’ve even finished your first bite.

The Tundos, both classically trained in Milan, built the restaurant as a love letter to their roots and the generations of cooks who came before them. Every detail, from the mismatched plateware to the aroma wafting from the pizza oven, feels personal. Family photographs line the walls. Tables are dressed in earth tones. And every meal begins with a small gesture of hospitality, a complimentary bite of “L’Oro di Pisa,” a crispy chickpea flatbread topped with ricotta mousse and marjoram, meant to welcome diners as if they’ve just walked into the Tundos’ own kitchen.

A Menu That Celebrates Italy

The menu is a journey across Italy, celebrating regional classics rarely found outside the country. There’s “Bagna Cauda di Mare,” a coastal twist on the traditional Piedmontese garlic sauce, served with grilled polenta and scampi carpaccio. “Nonna Ivana’s Gnocchi,” caramelized in butter, sugar, cinnamon, and gorgonzola, tastes like a handwritten recipe pulled from a family drawer. The pizza section, lovingly dubbed “Zza’ Zza’,” ranges from tomato-slick Parmigiana pies to Bianca-style creations, such as the “Montanara,” featuring porcini mushrooms and sausage. Even the wine list tells a story, spotlighting native Italian grapes like Arneis and Taurasi alongside reimagined bubbly cocktails.

Altamura Trattoria isn’t just Doral’s newest restaurant; it’s the city’s next chapter. With every handmade pasta and heartfelt detail, the Tundos have turned what could have been another suburban opening into something far more meaningful: a reminder that in Miami, great food can bloom anywhere, as long as it’s made with love.

Altamura Trattoria. 7835 NW 107th Ave., Doral; 786-900-2582; altamuratrattoria.com.