Italian Cuisine

If you're looking for Berlin's best Neapolitan pizza in Schöneberg or Prenzlauer Berg, Malafemmena is the place to go. This pizzeria is among Europe's Top 50 and is the only one in Berlin with the official AVPN certificate from the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana.

Located at Adenauerplatz in Charlottenburg since 2010, Bellucci stands for sophisticated Italian cuisine with international aspirations. Handmade pasta, exquisite wines, and an elegant interior make the restaurant arguably the most popular upscale Italian restaurant in Berlin.

Naples meets Mitte: At Capvin on Weinbergsweg and in the Rosenhöfe, World Champion Vincenzo Capuano's pizza stands for uncompromising craftsmanship. The cloudy, airy dough made from specially developed Nuvola flour and ingredients directly from Naples make this pizzeria a go-to address in Berlin.

Kreuzberg's NOI QUATTRO in Kreuzberg is a tip for all those who want to try the diversity of neo-Italian cuisine.

For over twenty years, Papà Pane di Sorrento in Ackerstraße, Berlin-Mitte, has been synonymous with Neapolitan wood-fired pizza of the highest Berliner standard. Three brothers from Sorrento bake here according to original recipes, with buffalo mozzarella, authentic ingredients, and the passion of a large Italian family.

Since autumn 2019, the establishment on Giesebrechtstraße has been cooking according to the Cucina della nonna principle: simple recipes from Piedmont, reinterpreted with seasonal ingredients. The menu is small and changes weekly, and the pasta is homemade. Lasagna with beef ragout 15.50 Euros, Black Angus Controfiletto 35.50 Euros.

What started as a Berlin delivery service has opened its first physical store in Prenzlauer Berg. Milano Vice stands for delivery pizza with real character: special dough, robust toppings, and a rotating guest chef format that consistently rethinks pizza.

Hidden behind an unassuming facade on Linienstraße in Berlin-Mitte is one of the city's most surprising gourmet restaurants. Restaurant 136 combines Peruvian and Italian cuisine into a tasting menu that blends artisanal precision with aromatic depth. The Michelin star it received in 2023 is no coincidence.

At Georg-Grosz-Platz in Charlottenburg, Paulo Scutarro serves top-level Italian cuisine – with a pizza oven from Modena and a pizzaiolo who was among the best in the world at the World Championship. Anyone looking for authentic stone oven pizza on Kudamm is in the right place here.

In Grunewald, where Hubertusallee quietly winds through the villa district, this trattoria serves one of Berlin's crispiest stone oven pizzas. YVONNE Tuscany Restaurant & Pizzeria stands for uncompromising Tuscan hospitality: multiple international awards, with a team almost entirely from Italy.

In the second backyard of Flughafenstraße, a former industrial laundry stands with brick walls, clotheslines, and an open show kitchen. In the evenings, a fixed five-course menu for 62 Euros is served, including wine from Abruzzo, as well as espresso and digestivo at the bar. The cuisine of Latium is cooked, and at lunchtime, the establishment operates as a trattoria.

In a Wilhelminian-era building on Friedrichstraße, Alessandro Mannozzi has been continuing his father's Tuscan tradition since 2001. Bocca di Bacco features an enoteca with 500 Italian wines and a glass-enclosed kitchen with freshly made pasta. As a celebrity restaurant in Berlin-Mitte, it attracts George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon.

Sicilian hospitality on the Havel bank: The harbor restaurant Da Peppe in Spandau-Wilhelmstadt is located directly at the Scharfe Lanke marina and serves Italian cuisine with beach chairs, loungers, and water views.

On the edge of Volkspark Friedrichshain, pasta is ordered using a modular system: first the type, from wholewheat spaghetti to ravioli, then the sauce, gluten-free options available upon request. Stone-baked pizza starts at 12.50 Euros, and the most expensive dish is spaghetti with fresh truffle for 23 Euros. Secondi are intentionally not on the menu.

Authentic Neapolitan pizza directly in Friedrichshain: Spaccanapoli No. 12 on Wühlischstraße stands for airy-soft dough with a high crust, finest ingredients, and recipes originating from Naples' history. Whoever seeks the soul of Southern Italy on their plate in Berlin will find it here.

The Cappuccino Grand Café on Tucholskystraße has been serving all-day brunch with Italian coffee culture since 2017, just a few steps from Oranienburger Straße. Organic eggs, bowls, and sourdough bread are on the menu alongside Eggs Benedict; vegan and gluten-free dishes are marked. Dogs are explicitly welcome.

Maria's Christmas menu at Osteria Maria in Berlin's Steglitz district culinarily entices from December 1st to 31st, 2025, with a 5-course winter menu. This seasonal menu guarantees Italian sophistication and a harmonious variety of flavors for all connoisseurs during the festive season.

Between appetizer and dessert, singers stand next to the table: Pasta Opera combines an Italian menu with live-sung arias, including at Friedrichsfelde Palace.

Right next to the Brandenburg Gate, at Pariser Platz in Berlin-Mitte, Mama Trattoria bakes its stone oven pizzas from organic flour with classic Italian ingredients. The clientele is international, the cuisine deliberately not. If you're looking for a crispy pizza after sightseeing, this is the place to be.

Since 2019, Renato Zorzi has been running the trattoria on Aßmannshauser Straße, with Gaetano Bartoluccio from Sicily in the kitchen. The focus is on fish, from Linguine Scoglio to sea bream in a salt crust; vegetables and herbs come from the garden behind the house in summer. Casarecce alla Norma 15 Euro, Filetto al Barolo 36 Euro.

Instead of a menu, Leydenallee offers a fixed five-course meal, which includes all drinks, from Frizzante to Grappa. Meals are enjoyed in the painted vaulted cellar with Italian live music, and the wine comes from the family's own estate near Olbia in Sardinia. The main menu costs 89 Euros per person and must be booked online in advance.

The restaurant on Sredzkistraße offers a unique interpretation of Italian classics, with homemade pasta, stone oven pizza, and dishes like gnocchi with goat cheese and truffle filling for 19.90 Euros. The wine list is entirely Italian and organized by region, from South Tyrol to Sardinia. For groups of up to 100 guests, the restaurant creates custom menus.

Evolved from a salumeria, the trattoria on Kollwitzstraße has not had a fixed menu since 2001: dishes are presented on a blackboard carried to the table and change regularly. Tagliatelle, ravioli, and tagliolini are homemade, and truffle is the signature of the house. There's no pizza, but there's grilled fish and wine from Piedmont to Sicily.

In Berlin-Steglitz, this Italian private restaurant, seemingly frozen in time, resides in a Wilhelminian-era villa – and for Easter 2026, the Sinnig family transforms its vaulted cellar into a place where spring joy and Southern Italian culinary delight meet.

For over two decades, Trattoria Libau in Friedrichshain has been serving thin, crispy stone-baked pizzas on Libauer Straße. This small restaurant in the Simon-Dach-Kiez is a staple for anyone looking for authentic, no-frills Italian pizza in Berlin.