As one of the Gold Coast’s longest-standing restaurants, Costa D’oro, widely famous for its pizzas and homemade pasta, has been serving authentic Italian food from the same premises in Surfers Paradise since 1987.  The family-owned and operated establishment prides itself on creating traditional Italian dishes using fresh Australian produce, with grass-fed veal and beef and local hormone-free chicken forming part of an impressive menu. Seafood lovers can kick off their lunch or dinner with fresh Tasmanian oysters florentine and move on to the mouth-watering freshly grilled Moreton Bay bugs. For those that prefer dishes from the land, treat yourself to a ridiculously tender veal dish or try one of the authentic Italian pizzas – best enjoyed with a Peroni in hand.