Maritime Avenue Hartlepool TS24 0XZ Portofino Restaurant Hartlepool – Italian, Pizza & Mediterranean Restaurant HartlepoolAbout Portofino's RESTAURANT Portofino first opened its doors in October 1997 and since then, has been a landmark restaurant to the seaside town of Hartlepool. On 19th February 2018, Noel Stamp, the head-chef since 2000 purchased Portofino from Krimo. https://www.portofino.co.uk/