The 10 best Italian restaurants in Berlin

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Whether it's with pizza, pasta or pesce, but certainly with dolce vita: Munich celebrates Italian culture with a variety of authentic cuisines from boot heel to shank. The Falstaff editorial team has put together the best tips for you.
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In Giacomo Mannucci's new perfectly styled restaurant, excellent Italian meats play the starring role with premium on and off the bone cuts from Italian butcher Dario Cecchini. The Bistecca Fassone of Tuscan Chianina beef is first class fine dining.

Torstraße 96, 10119 Berlin, Germany

Walter-Benjamin-Platz 4, 10629 Berlin, Germany

In 2015 Mani in Pasta opened a store in the gourmet oasis Markthalle Neun in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Angelo is the pasta master who brought the best Sicilian cuisine to Berlin. Now there is the restaurant to go with it in Kreuzberg, following the traditions of the best Italian cuisine.

Reichenberger Straße 125, 10999 Berlin, Germany

Puglia, in the south of Italy, is praised for its simple cuisine with excellent ingredients. From this region comes chef Antonio Lagalante, who is known for a creative cuisine; for culinary poetry try Tagliolini with pecorino cheese, coconut and lime

Grunewaldstraße 82, 10823 Berlin, Germany

"Sexy and wild" is the motto of this all-red restaurant. The cuisine is authentic Italian. The produce comes from 180 small producers from all over Italy, which Chef Fabio Fisicaro and 27 young chefs transform into great dishes. Magnificent view of Weinmeisterpark!

Veteranenstraße 9, 10119 Berlin, Germany

The chic restaurant claims to offer "fun dining". In concrete terms, this means a large selection of modern Italian dishes at an upscale level, accompanied by exciting wines and drinks.

Meinekestraße 10, 10719 Berlin, Germany

The hippest pizza address in Berlin. Flour, yeast, water, a little salt - that's how the dough of the Neapolitan pizza is made. In addition, the finest ingredients from the Naples/Vesuvius region such as San Marzano tomatoes and Fior di Latte. Complemented with funky downbeat and electronic soul - That's Amore.

Spreewaldplatz 5, 10999 Berlin, Germany

Classic pizza, pasta and fish dishes in a quaint trattoria with exposed brickwork and a large busy terrace. Recommended is the "Luccio Perca alla Livornese", pike perch fillet with olives, garlic, capers in tomato sauce.

Sredzkistraße 23, 10435 Berlin, Germany

Wines from Abruzzo and Sicily, chandeliers on the ceiling, and a top location. This small Italian restaurant also scores highly with an extensive appetiser menu (very fine octopus salad) and authentic pasta dishes.

Stargarder Str 72, 10437 Berlin, Germany

If an Italian vacation is not possible, a visit to LimaLim satisfies longings with its dishes from the southern regions of the peninsula. Accompanied by a glass of Bardolino or Greco di Tufo - pure Bella Italia feeling.

Schlüterstraße 74, 10625 Berlin, Germany