White like cheese, red like tomatoes, green like basil - the first Margherita pizza was baked in Naples in 1889. In honour of the Italian Queen Margherita, the dish bears the colours of the Italian national flag.
Over 130 years later, the pizza has long been a world star. And it is also in great demand in Berlin restaurants. Whether vegan, gluten-free or sourdough-based: look forward to 11 of the best addresses for delicious pizza in Berlin.
Tip 1: Pizza fresh from the hot stone oven: Zola in Kreuzberg
The dough is left to rest for 24 hours, then the pizza is topped and baked for 60 to 90 seconds at 485 degrees in a stone oven. At the Kreuzberg pizzeria Zola, you can expect Neapolitan-style pizza: fresh from the oven, with carefully selected ingredients and crispy dough. Another treat: in good weather, you can look out over Paul-Lincke-Ufer and watch the people in lively Kreuzberg.
Where: Paul-Lincke-Ufer 39-40, Kreuzberg
Tip 2: Feasting in Schöneberg: Sironi La Pizza
Schöneberg's Goltzstraße is one of the trendiest streets in Berlin. In the midst of many small shops, you can stroll around, explore the neighbourhood and enjoy excellent food. A culinary getaway awaits you at Sironi La Pizza: inviting antipasti, excellent wines and fresh pizza from the stone oven.
Spelt fans will also get their money's worth: in addition to the classic wheat flour pizzas, you have a large selection of spelt dough creations. Buon appetito!
Where: Goltzstraße 36, Schöneberg
Tip 3: Sourdough experience at Gazzo: a different kind of pizza
In the Neukölln neighbourhood, Gazzo offers a small culinary revolution: here you can eat pizza based on healthy sourdough. In this dough, the ingredient yeast is replaced by plenty of time for fermentation. Topped with delicious ingredients, the pizza then goes into the oven at around 400 degrees. The result: a crispy dough with a subtle nutty flavour.
Where: Hobrechtstraße 57, Neukölln
Tip 4: Mama Mia! the Malafemmena in Berlin
Whether you like your pizza vegan, vegetarian or with meat, at Malafemmena you have a large selection of delicious dishes. They also serve homemade pasta and salads. If you fancy something a little more unusual, the menu also includes deep-fried and stuffed pizzas - with ricotta cheese or parmesan, for example.
Where:
- Hauptstraße 85, Schöneberg
- Danziger Straße 16, Prenzlauer Berg
Tip 5: Italian pizza in Prenzlauer Berg: Pepe Nero
Pizzeria Pepe Nero is located in the centre of the popular Prenzlauer Berg district. Fresh and homemade dishes await you here. You can enjoy crispy pizzas from the stone oven, optionally without tomato sauce. And if you want to stretch your legs after your meal, the Volkspark Friedrichshain a few streets away invites you to take a relaxing stroll.
Where: Bötzowstraße 30, Prenzlauer Berg
Tip 6: Trattoria Boccacelli: Bravo!
"Qualità di vita": Italian cuisine and lifestyle are celebrated near the beautiful Winterfeldtplatz. Only fresh ingredients are served, which are either home-made or bought at local markets. Boccacelli is a great address for Neapolitan pizza in Berlin: spelt-based or with truffles on request. Other Mediterranean delicacies, from tagliatelle to rigatoni and fusilli, are also on offer.
Where: Winterfeldtstraße 34, Schöneberg
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Tip 7: Simela finest food
Simela finest food is a small, charming restaurant in Charlottenburg, directly on Savignyplatz. Freshly prepared, homemade pizzas and focaccias are served here. Ideal after a long shopping spree on Kurfürstendamm! Particularly practical: these Italian delicacies are also available gluten-free on request. There are a few seats inside and outside or you can simply take your pizza with you and sit on a bench or on the grass at Savignyplatz. The extensive Tiergarten park is just two stops away on the S-Bahn and offers plenty of opportunities for a picnic.
Where: Kantstrasse 146, 10623 Charlottenburg
Tip 8: Delicious in the Kreuzberg neighbourhood: Parma di Vinibenedetti
An insider tip: In Kreuzberg's Wrangelkiez neighbourhood, Parma di Vin ibenedetti serves freshly baked pizza made to an Italian recipe. At number 90 of the eponymous Wrangelstraße, you'll see a red door and dare to take a look inside. You will see a pizza oven in the centre of a small kitchen. The casual, minimalist restaurant is the place to be if you love Italian cuisine with fresh and local ingredients.
Whether vegan, vegetarian or with meat: the pizza comes fresh from the wood-fired oven and takes you on a culinary journey to beautiful Italy.
Where: Wrangelstraße 90, Kreuzberg
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Tip 9: Neapolitan pizza in Berlin-Mitte: Capvin
The aroma of freshly baked pizza fills the air. Pizzas are prepared according to an Italian recipe in the traditional oven at Capvin, using ingredients from Naples. Here you can choose from a wide range of traditional pizzas: with or without meat and, if you prefer, without any animal products at all. Now all you have to do is choose the right beer to go with your pizza. Yes, you read that right: in Italy, pizza is traditionally served with a beer.
Where: Weinbergsweg 24, Mitte
Tip 10: Urban in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg: Zerostress Pizza
For all those looking forward to unconventional pizza in Berlin: the Zerostress Pizza team not only runs a food truck, but also has a location in Kreuzberg. Zerostress Pizza Kreuzberg not only serves classic pizzas, but also more unusual creations: with pumpkin, potatoes, sweet potatoes or pesto. Those who love vegan pizza will be delighted with the varied selection of interesting dishes - without any animal ingredients.
Where: Lausitzer Platz 10, Kreuzberg
Tip 11: The Futura in Friedrichshain
In the centre of Friedrichshain's Nordkiez district, the Italian restaurant Futura invites you to enjoy freshly baked pizza. The restaurant is stylish and modern at the same time; the Neapolitan-style pizza is fresh and crispy. Delicious starters and salads await you on the menu. The classic pizza is available in different variations. You can also enjoy vegan pizza here. Finally, it's worth taking a look at the desserts: tiramisu, lemon tart and other delicacies will make your heart beat faster.
Where: Bänschstraße 91, Friedrichshain
