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.

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.

Alma Mia in Giesebrechtstraße, Charlottenburg, reinterprets Cucina della Nonna: seasonal, regional, honest. Instead of mass-produced goods, you'll find homemade pasta and a menu consistently focused on quality.

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 courtyard of Flughafenstraße in Neukölln awaits one of Berlin's most unique Italian restaurants: Lavanderia Vecchia transformed an old laundry into a trattoria that, with dishtowels on the ceiling, an open show kitchen, and a fixed menu, sounds, smells, and tastes as if you've just stepped into Southern Italy.

Stars like Matt Damon, Tom Hanks, Demi Moore und Ralph Fiennes feel at home here, making their pick from the exquisite Italian menu at the Bocca di Bacco.

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.

Five minutes from Alexanderplatz, in Friedrichshain, Impasto Rosso serves handmade pasta and thinly rolled pizza with authentic Italian ingredients in a relaxed, uncomplicated atmosphere.

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.

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.

Literally worth a sin: Vale un Peccato in Wilmersdorf offers authentic trattoria cuisine, far removed from Berlin tourism and close to how Italians themselves eat. Sicilian signature, Venetian host, and a terrace where you can easily forget the hustle and bustle of Berlin.

Hidden in a backyard off Leydenallee in Steglitz, you'll find one of Berlin's most atmospheric Italian restaurants: Osteria Maria welcomes its guests in painted cellar vaults, with Sardinian wines and live music that won't let anyone stay seated.

With its concept and urban flair the newly opened deli Kater & Goldfisch in Berlin-Wedding could also fit into Friedrichshain or Kreuzberg.

In Prenzlauer Berg, on Sredzkistraße, Ristorante Mjalt stands for sophisticated Calabrian cuisine. The name means "Honey" in Albanian and is the motto: warmth, hospitality, and dishes that impress with carefully selected ingredients.

What started as a delicatessen is now one of the most renowned Italian restaurants in Prenzlauer Berg: Delizie D'Italia on Kollwitzstraße stands for handmade pasta, fish, and meat from the Campania region, served with true Southern Italian temperament.

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.

Right on the Spree in Berlin-Mitte, with a view of the Berlin Cathedral and Museum Island: La Ciccia combines a generous waterfront location with rustic charm and Italian cuisine centered around hand-picked ingredients.