This cozy restaurant is in a quiet neighborhood setting a short walk from the center of Leipzig. My…read morewife and I sat outside in the tree-covered patio. Our appetizer arugula salad with Parmesan was delicious. We shared a pasta with salmon dish and a vegetarian pizza. Both were generous portions and superb. Prices were very reasonable, especially after coming from Berlin. Service was excellent with kind staff willing to help us, the only non-German speakers there. We considered this a real find.

Rude, rude, rude staff. Accepted a reservation for a party for 8 PM and upon arrival told us they…read morewould kick us out at 10. "I won't keep this open a single minute past 22:00" said the manager. Once we had a couple of extra people, they refused to move a couple of tables in order to get everyone seated together. The food was bland and overpriced for its quality.

Odd that the Greek food spot next door and Rizzi share the same staff and tables. Initially went to…read morethe Greek food spot, was told need cash, went to get cash, came back. No English menu for either, I asked. I was going to order Greek food but then peeked at the Rizzi menu - noticed a gnocchi section. An entire section for gnocchi. Wow. So I ended up getting gnocchi with sausage and pepper sauce, and it was delicious. Glad I made that choice! Gnocchi was chewy, sauce was flavorful, good amount of food for €11.

After not being able to enter the place we were trying to go for dinner the reviews and location of…read morethis place fit us nicely. We were quickly given a table and were given a moment to review menu and order some good beverages and later ordered a pizza to share with the promise to quickly order more should we need it. We shared a pizza with great crust and toping ratio. If back in the area and craving pizza or italian would definatly hit this place up again as the staff was super friendly and accomodating, food was great!

Your basic Italian restaurant with an extensive menu of traditional Italian recipes and some very…read moregood pizza. Good service and a small bill at the end of the evening.

From the owner: Trattoria Nr. 1 ist ein niveauvolles italienisches Restaurant, wo man sich in einer lockeren…read moreAtmosphäre eine schönen Abend mit frischen Fisch, Fleisch, Pizza oder Pasta verbringen kann.

Amazing place to grab some Italian food while taking a stroll around downtown Leipzig! Good…read moreportions, great service and the owner even keeps a close eye on the level of satisfaction of the people eating here. Definitely recommend it, and grab a beer while you're at it.

The pizza was burned. So the server promised another one. However, because he wanted to have a…read morepizza, too, he got his first, demonstratively ate it, and then, following our repeated requests, brought ours - this time undercooked. All this happened while we had 3 pizzas on the table and one person was helplessly waiting for theirs.