A friend living in Berlin for 12 years had a list of Italian restaurants recommended to her from…read morefriends who are from Italy, and this was one of them. Located near Checkpoint Charlie in the center of Berlin, this very, very small but lovely little Italian restaurant makes amazing, authentic food. If you know a little German it will help you here. If you are a local or can get a reservation, that also would help. Otherwise it might be packed. We got the last table available when we came in. We had the Calamari Fritto app special, which was one of the all time best calamari we've ever had anywhere. We also had the Spaghetti con Gamberetti, which was excellent but could use more aggressive seasoning. People in Germany clearly don't like a lot of seasoning. I had the Penne con manzo e funghi stagionali, which was truly excellent. All the pasta was fresh, all the flavors authentic and appreciated. The only thing weird at all Italian restaurants is this spread they give you which I can only describe as sour cream and chives potato chip dip. I don't get it, but whatever. It's not like you get charged for it. Anyway, if you're in Berlin, put this place on your must try list and go!

Solid experience in many ways…read more Salads are amazing Pastas are over the top - try the osso bucco pockets Carpaccio is wonderful Cute ambiance Owner operated and as such the service is spot on Give it a try Not too many tourists - more locals

Fine Italian dining at its best! And yes, in Berlin…read more I enjoyed a late lunch here. I had walked past the restaurant on numerous occasions in the evenings when it is rather crowded. They offer seating both outdoors and indoors. I opted to dine outdoors. Nice atmosphere. The waiter spoke German, Italian, and English. He was professional and efficient. Complimentary warm, fresh bread and olives were served first. I ordered a Latte Macchiato and the Spaghetti Aglio Olio. The spaghetti was perfectly cooked, al dente. It was simple, not loaded with many ingredients, just garlic, roasted red peppers, Parmesan, and olive oil. Delicious. Reminiscing makes my mouth water. It was a pleasant expensive.

If you're looking for a traditional Italian restaurant in Berlin, this is probably one of your best…read morebets. Because, what they offer, is truly traditional Italian cuisine. Located just down the street from the Brandonburg Gate, this restaurant is easily accessible. They have nice interior seating Plus, they have a very large patio with a lot of tables. What this restaurant offers is, as mentioned, a traditional Italian cuisine. From this, you have a lot of choices: pasta, pizza, and the like. They also have a full bar, plus a good selection of wine, and beer. Plus, all of the expected soft drinks. The food here is prepared fairly well. There's really nothing to complain about in terms of the overall presentation and/or flavor. On a lighter note, our server seem to be pretty grumpy the last time we were there. More than once he would step away from his tables and move out into the front of the restaurant to have a smoke. Then, he would reluctantly come back to take care of his duties. But, nonetheless, he got his job done. Overall, if you want some pretty good Italian food in Berlin, this may be the place for you

great place tasty food and great atmosphere all around this place, I can only recomend itread more

Def a 5 star candidate. The food was amazing, the wines so…read moreso tasty, the servers really nice and quick and the atmosphere is so Italian style. I love. Love. Love.

This is an amazing little Italian gem in Berlin! I lived in Italy for about 6 months and this food…read moreis up there with some of my favorites in Rome and Florence. We started with the anti pasta and it was great! Fresh cheese and salami and prosciutto and in season veggies! Absolutely perfect. I ordered the carbonara...I usually never order creamy pasta but this carbonara is off the charts. It's traditional, the pasta was cooked perfectly with the egg and prosciutto. It wasn't too heavy or creamy because they didn't have to add cream because the egg did it for them. I don't think I've had carbonara better! I highly recommend it!! My friend ordered the spinach ravioli and she is Italian and very particular about pasta and she was also in heaven. The pasta was fresh the dough was light and the spinach just made the ravioli a delight. Overall a great atmosphere, good service and great find. If you're in Berlin and you're craving great Italian food this is the place to go. I wish I lived closer because i would become a regular.

There is only one word DUMP! Disgusting and horrible. So bad an environment that we left before the…read morefood came. Sat right by bathroom door , waiter couldn't care less( left a bottle of water (that was unopened and impossible to open), two slices of bread... loud and horrible. Big NO !!!

This place was extremely slow and service was not great. I had one of the pizzas which was good,…read morenut nothing to write home about. The setup and layout is not suitable for large groups.

I AM LAUGHING that the restaurant took down my HONEST review on google for DEFAMATION. Absolutely…read moreUnbelievable and petty. I am posting my review AGAIN. This review is an epitome of the how bad service ruins the food and whole experience. This combined with an arrogant server is why I have to leave a bad review and I have to recommend not to come here. Service was below mediocre which is whatever honestly. What's not whatever is that the server tried to charge me a 10% tip without informing me until I had inquired about the whole check. Then once I saw he had put a 10% tip he then bothered to mention it to me. Underhanded and arrogant he tried to argue with me, the customer, to put a 10% tip trying to take advantage of my group. Was treated horribly just because it's obvious that I'm a foreigner. The food itself is meh, nothing extraordinary. My truffle pizza barely had sauce and the pesto pasta was not impactful. I don't recommend this place, if you're reading this go somewhere else, especially if you're a foreigner.