Terroni, a restaurant serving Southern Italian cuisine, resides in an old bank building in the Historic Core of downtown Los Angeles. (It also has a low-key pizzeria on Beverly Boulevard near the Farmers Market.) (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Under the gilt ceilings, Terroni’s atmosphere also includes monitors that play only Federico Fellini’s classic film “La Dolce Vita” and audio recordings of Italian language lessons that are piped into the bathroom. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Bufalina pizza with tomato, basil and buffalo milk mozzarella is one of many crisp, thin, hand-stretched pizzas at Terroni. And note: Those pizzas will not arrive at the table pre-sliced. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Involtini di Melanzane, eggplant rolls stuffed with buffalo milk mozzarella in tomato sauce and ricotta. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Black summer truffle being shaved onto the Tonnarelli alla Norcina, which also includes sausage and pecorino. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Chef Antonio Giordano prepares a dish in the kitchen. All the pastas served in the restaurant are made in house. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Maccheroncini Geppetto includes spicy Italian sausage, bitter dandelion greens and fontina. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Prosciutto d’Anatra e Burrata includes duck prosciutto, burrata and fresh spinach. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Branzino alla Griglia is served with eggplant, zucchini and bell pepper. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
The glassed-in wine room upstairs in Terroni. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
The tables at Terroni are, fittingly, numbered in Italian. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
