Well lit and airy (for Berlin), this L-shaped bar competes with Schwarzsauer to be the primary Kastanienallee hangout. The food, an odd mix of Asian and...
Kastanienallee 49A small and unassuming restaurant away from the hubbub of Simon-Dach-Strasse, the 'flying table' nevertheless fills up with locals of an evening. Generous...
Mainzer Strasse 10
A mix of modern and traditional Sicilian dishes including some excellent seafood - monkfish wrapped in parma ham, grouper in an almond crust on rocket with...
Willibald-Alexis-Strasse 27The punky staff at I Due Forni look more likely to throw you out of a club than tease your tastebuds. But in a city of cheap pizzas baked by Turks or...
Schönhauser Allee 12This nicely located, first-rate Italian is spread out over two floors. Downstairs there's a small bar for an aperitif or coffee. Starters such as grilled...
Charlottenstrasse 59
Most of Berlin's best Italian chefs paid their dues at this 1977-founded establishment, learning their lessons from a family of restaurateurs from Lecce....
Kreuzbergstrasse 71Streetside windows, an open, high-ceilinged dining room and lots of Italian-restaurant bustle provide a perfect frame for excellent pizzas and delicious...
Ackerstrasse 23
You may have to wait for a table in this popular place, but the turnover's fast. Weekly specials are good, as are the pizzas, and although none of it is...
Langenscheidtstrasse 1Well known for fish dishes (tuna and swordfish carpaccio or loup de mer) and for the pretty courgette flowers filled with ricotta and mint, not to mention...
Rudi-Dutschke-Strasse 23The daily lunch menu is a great way to recharge after a morning of shopping or gallery hopping. Pick up a bottle of wine, some cheese, olives and salami, or...
Tucholskystrasse 34
Behind the daft name and ordinary façade is one of Berlin's best Italian restaurants. Cornerstone dishes are malfatti (pasta rolls seasoned with sage) and...
Husemannstrasse 35It's overcrowded, cramped and pricey, the service varies from rushed to rude, the music is irritating - but the pizzas are excellent and it's always open.
Savigny Passage