Cafe Tiramisu

Cafe Tiramisu is a family-owned Northern Italian restaurant in the North Ridge Shopping Center on Falls of Neuse Road, and it has been part of that center for more than thirty years. The room is small and comfortable, with decor that dresses an evening up a little.

Richard DeMartino, his brother RD and their father Paolo have owned it since 1996. Chef Paolo cooks the dishes he knows best, and the kitchen keeps the tiramisu coming, since the family holds that no evening is complete without dessert.

What to know

• The family brings more than fifty years of experience with Northern Italian cooking.
• The restaurant takes its name from its signature tiramisu.
• The DeMartinos entered the Raleigh restaurant business in 1976 with Piccolo Mondo.
• Some long-time diners have followed the family since those Piccolo Mondo years.