i Due Forni

Style:
Italian

More:
One of the best pizzas in Berlin, punk-pizza served by salon-anarchists.

Reviews:
I was pretty surprised I haven't reviewed i Due Forni before, given that it is one of our personal favourites in Berlin, despite its disadvantages. The pizza is good, and so is the atmosphere, but the daily dishes (written in unreadable Italian on the board) and the desserts are also great. The service is absolutely horrible.

Birge Amondson in About.com writes about this restaurant:
"

I Due Forni in Berlin is a hip and happening Italian restaurant cantina-style; it's not only famous for its delicious brick oven pizza, but also for its colorful decor and quirky staff.

I Due Forni - Pros

• Best pizzas in town, fresh from the brick oven
• Good prices
• Staff speaks English
• Big terrace and playground

I Due Forni - Cons

• Always crowded; reservations recommended
• Waiters can be short and snippy
• Cash only
• Menu is in Italian and German"
  

The Basics:
Schönhauser Allee 12, 10119 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg (U Senefelder Platz)
+49 (0)30 44 017 333

URL:

Accessible? Yes, but through a quite unpleasant back door (restaurant itself is quite full and it would be difficult to navigate with a wheelchair, let alone get to the disabled lavatories.

Child-Friendliness? playground in the garden, baby seats, one child-toilet (that is, smaller) in the lavatories

Related Tours/Sites:
The restaurant is located in Prenzlauer Berg, close to Kollwitzplatz, the Pfefferberg, etc.

It could be integrated with the Jews & Booze tour and with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:
4****
Hotel LUX 11 Berlin MitteLeonardo Royal Hotel BerlinPark Inn Berlin - Alexanderplatz
3 stars ***
Myer´s Hotel BerlinJurine Hotelackselhaus & blue homeHotel-Pension KastanienhofGLS Hotel BerlinHotel Arena am AlexanderplatzAGON am AlexanderplatzHotel Adele
2 stars **
Meininger City Hostel & Hotel Prenzlauer BergIbis Hotel Berlin MitteFlower's Boardinghouse MitteAlex HotelMotel One Berlin-Alexanderplatz
1 star
Hotel City Quartier
Hostel:
Meininger City Hostel & Hotel Prenzlauer Berg

Il Tramonto

Style:
Italian

More: A nice neighbourhood Italian restaurant; good if you're in the God forsaken area it is in

Reviews:
Il Tramonto (The Sunset) is a neighburhood Italian restaurant, in an area, where there aren't many other restaurant. Food quality, according to a review of Il Tramonto (in German) on Qype, is good, and the service is cheerful. The prices are affordable and there is also a small bowling alley in the cellar.


The Basics:
Hindenburgdamm 79, 12203 Berlin-Lichterfelde (S Botanischer Garten)
+49 (0)30 844 15277

URL: Il Tramonto Berlin Lichterfelde

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:
The restaurant is located near the Botanischer Garten (the Botanical Gardens) and not far from few FU (Free University) buildings, in the suburb of Lichterfelde

It could be integrated with guided tours in the Dahlem Museums and with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

Best Western Premier Hotel Steglitz International

Berlin Aparthotel Residenz 2000 (services apartments)
Ravenna Hotel

Apartment Hotel Landhaus Lichterfelde (serviced apartments)
Hotel il Mulino

Hotel Pension Dahlem (pension)

Il Casolare

The Basics:
Grimmstraße 30, 10967 Berlin (U: Kotbusser Tor)

+49-(0)30-695 066 10

URL:

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?
There is an ice cream parlour with some swings next door.

Style:
Italian/Pizza

Related Tours/Sites:
Kreuzberg
Could be integrated with the Tour in Kreuzberg or with customised Berlin tours

More:
Hailed as a very good pizza with some minor celebrity factor (given the fact that some musicians stop here on their way to or from gigs)

Reviews:
A review at "Been There": "A beautiful Italian restaurant, with a very scenic view [...] It is a busy, but nevertheless charming restaurant which tends to attract younger people who like to enjoy genuine Italian cuisine. The menu is simple (antipasti, pasta, pizza, dolci), but everything [...] is of extraordinary quality and taste. Try the desserts and don't forget to make a reservation!"

Our additions: a very busy restaurant, sometimes the service is a bit slow and the waiters have correspondingly an attitude problem. Pizzas or pastas are very good, not totally excellent, though - a trattoria.