Vento Italiano Ristorante

About Vento Italiano Ristorante

Vento Italiano Ristorante is an Italian restaurant on Attar Sokak, a quiet side street in Gaziosmanpaşa, one of Ankara's embassy neighbourhoods. Its Instagram profile credits it to the A77 Restaurant Group, and the restaurant describes its aim as bringing the warmth of Italy to the heart of Ankara. The kitchen is built around a stone, wood-fired oven, which the restaurant says reaches 880°C and bakes thin-crust pizzas from dough fermented daily. Alongside the pizzas, such as a classic Margherita with San Marzano tomato sauce or one topped with burrata stracciatella, the menu covers cold antipasti like beef or octopus carpaccio and burrata with heirloom tomatoes, salads, house-made pasta and risotto (seafood linguine, rigatoni with beef ragù, porcini risotto) and mains including veal steak and ossobuco slow-cooked for 14 hours and served with saffron risotto alla milanese. Desserts include tiramisù and a peach crostata. The menu changes with the seasons, and there is a separate drinks and wine list. Inside, evenings are centred on a fireplace, while the Terrazza is a tree-shaded terrace for dining at sunset or under the stars. The restaurant also hosts birthdays, anniversaries and other private celebrations. Practical notes: the restaurant publishes its hours as 12:00 to 01:00 every day, a dress code applies, and reservations are taken by phone on +90 312 486 00 60 or +90 532 689 06 48.