FLORA D'ITALIA
About
Flora D'Italia is the Italian counter at CTR Food Works, in suite 264A at 190 Marietta St NW. It comes from chef Steven Ferdinand, who is also behind DessertBox, the pastry and coffee stall in the same food hall. Flora D'Italia has two other kitchens in metro Atlanta: one at Chattahoochee Food Works and one at Vela Park Food Works in Decatur.
The cooking is plain Italian done with care: pasta made by hand in house, Neapolitan-style pizza fired over wood, sandwiches, salads, and the two classics you order without thinking, eggplant Parmesan and chicken Parmesan.
The menu runs long for a food hall stall. Pizzas include Margherita, Bianca, funghi, soppressata and prosciutto, plus a hot honey version. Pastas include potato gnocchi, rigatoni, linguine verde, penne alla Flora and spaghetti and meatballs, along with chicken Parm and eggplant Parm served over pasta. Sandwiches come with house chips and giardiniera: meatball, tomato caprese, eggplant Parm, chicken Parm. Salads are a Caesar plate and an Italian chopped. Dessert is bombolini or cannoli.
It is a straightforward stop, whether you want a quick lunch on a workday downtown or a full plate before an event nearby. See what is coming out of the kitchen on Instagram at @flora_ditalia.