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The Best Places to
Eat Tiramisu

Ristorante Beccherie moderate
A gastronomic institution, this historic restaurant
opened its elegant doors to diners in 1939
and the founder’s grandson and his wife are
continuing the tradition as ideal hosts. Unless
you have some knowledge of the local dialect,
you’d never guess that these lovely premises
were a butcher shop back in the 1700s. Alfresco
dining is delightful in summer when the tables
spill out into the traffic-free square, whereas in
winter they’re moved back inside under dark
timber beams. The service is both impeccable
and friendly, with attention to details like warm
plates and tasting portions of extra dishes.
Tiramisu is just one dish that has made this
restaurant so well known. Flat slices of the
delicate dessert, its thin layers of mascarpone
cream and sponge imbued with coffee and
cocoa, are served year-round. The rest of
the menu respects seasonal produce. Fall
brings faraona al forno in salsa péarada –
baked guinea fowl in a delicious sauce of liver
and herbs. Flavorsome red radicchio stars in
winter in delights such as a warming soup or
crepes, then at warmer times of year there’s
risi e bisi – risotto with fresh peas.
Piazza Ancilotto, Treviso; open for lunch
and dinner Tue–Sat, lunch only Sun;
www.anticoristorantebeccherie.it
Also in Treviso
Run by a celebrated pastry chef, Pasticceria
Andrea Zanin (+39 04 2254 0437;
moderate) is a cake shop and café tucked
down a narrow street near the main square.
It is an ultra-modern haven for professionals
and residents who pop in for a quick espresso
and something sweet. Heavenly tiramisu is
but one of the irresistible mini-portions lined
up on the glass counter, a feast for the eyes
as well as for the waistline.

Also in Italy
One of the oldest and most venerable cake
shops in Venice, Pasticceria Rizzardini
(+39 04 1522 3835; moderate) is a tiny
standing-room-only establishment. It offers a
tough choice: should you opt for an individual
slice of luscious tiramisu, a freshly baked fruit
tart, or a mini beignet with zabaglione with your
cappuccino? The crunchy croccantini (peanut
toffee) makes a perfect take-home gift.
Around the World
Run by a non-Italian brother and sister team,
Sydney’s Alio (www.alio.com.au; expensive)
serves Italian-inspired food made with the
freshest produce and immaculate attention to
detail. The almost classic tiramisu is enhanced
Above Tiramisu – literally “pick-me-up” – is certainly an uplifting by the addition of Marsala wine to the fluffy
dish, with a kick of coffee and sometimes liqueur mascarpone mixture, giving a more pungent
flavor, while scrumptious albeit bitterish grated
Left Central Treviso is a maze of streets lined with arcaded
chocolate is the finishing touch.
walkways and dotted with tiny osterias