I know, I know. I sure ate a lot of Italian while in Germany. But let's face it, German food is…read moreawful. It's either all pork knuckles, currywurst, and sausages. We met up with a friend who has lived in Berlin for 12 years and she informed us that the hot cuisines right now were Italian, Indian, Vietnamese, and Japanese (but that the well known secret was all the Japanese places are run by Vietnamese so the food is not authentic). She also had friends from Italy who gave her a list of recommendations of the best Italian restaurants in Berlin and this was on their list.
And man oh man were they not kidding. The food was amazing. First, it's a very, very tiny but quaint restaurant in what would've been once East Berlin. The staff and chefs are all from Italy and are extremely friendly. Like most places in Berlin, they refuse to give you free tap water, so you have to buy flat or sparkling mineral water. If you speak German sometimes you can get tap water, which is just perfectly fine, but they will tell you at most places it is awful and they won't give it to you. They did this here, too. Anyway, wasn't gonna fight about it.
Back to the food. We had three entrees. We had a carbonara, and even if the picture looks slightly odd to you maybe, it was amazing and one of the best we've ever had in the world. My kid was in heaven. And they firmly state they don't make it with cream, as it's supposed to be made. Really killer! Also had the fettuccine con gamberi, which was also amazing. Was very happy with this authentic food, as well. Both these pasta dishes had truly decent sized portions and were reasonably priced. I got the lasagna, which was absolutely delicious. To die for. Only problem was my slice was like a baby portion. I could've eaten two of these and would've gotten something twice the size at any other restaurant I ever went to, so that was the only disappointment. Still, all the food was so good, I almost went back again the next night to eat and try something else. I would've had the whole menu if I was there a month.
This is a MUST TRY for anyone in Berlin either living or visiting. Go!!!