Quattro Gastronomia Italiana

Quattro Gastronomia Italiana Restaurant Review:

A Lincoln Road pedestrian mall location, sleek indoor/outdoor décor, and one of Miami’s most winning wine lists enhance the authentic, ingredient-driven regional Italian fare at this hot-spot, popular among sophisticated locals and celebrity visitors alike. The fashionable interior boasts a massive mirrored bar flanked by illuminated wine towers. Executive chef Luciano Sautto, formerly chef de cuisine at Bianca, hails from Naples, Italy. Almost all ingredients are imported from Italy (all cold cuts, cheeses, even salt). Dishes have included the Piemontese cold appetizer vitello con crema di tonno (thin-sliced veal with a thick layer of creamy capered tuna sauce, made with the famous boldly-flavored bluefin from Sicilian waters). Other must-haves could range from house-made ravioli stuffed with nutty imported Fontina to swordfish carpaccio (sparkling-fresh Florida fish in a bath of extra-virgin olive oil and raspberry purée). For a sweet and proper Italian ending, you can't go wrong with the classic tiramisu. The largely Italian, 300-bottle wine collection features many hard-to-find labels and varietals not well known in the U.S.