Showing posts with label pizza. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pizza. Show all posts

Thursday, 9 April 2009

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

Wednesday, 10 December 2008

Lavandevil

Style:
Restaurant/Pub with "international food"

More:
Claims to have "the hottest (as in spiciest!) pizza in Berlin"

Reviews:
Qype has two good reviews - both mention how cosy and homey this place is; while one claims that the pizza served there is the second best in Berlin, after Il Casolare

The Basics:
Schustehrusstr. 3, 10585, Berlin-Charlottenburg

Phone: +49 (0)30 342 92 80

URL: Lavandevil

Accessible? according to the Rollimobil site, it is. We haven't measured the toilets, steps, etc. ourselves. Door is 102cm wide; no mentioning of wheelchair toilets.

Child-Friendliness? Between September and May, every Saturday and Sunday at 4pm, there is puppet theatre show in the place

Related Tours/Sites:

Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg Palace/Charlottenburg Castel, Berggruen Museum

A visit could be integrated with the The "Jewish Berlin Tour" in West Berin, a guided tour in the new wing of the Charlottenburg Castle or any of the museums as well as with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****


4 ****
Schlosspark-HotelBest Western Kanthotel Berlin
3 ***
Arktur City HotelEcontel BerlinComfort Hotel an der OperAPAROTEL BerlinAmary City ResidenceHotel Kaiserart'appart suiten berlin
2 **
Hotel-Pension Haubach-CentralHotel Pension Arta
1*
Apartmenthaus Hecke
Hostels:

Apartment Hotels:
Apartmenthaus HeckeAPAROTEL BerlinAmary City Residenceart'appart suiten berlin

Tuesday, 30 September 2008

Ron Telesky

Style:
Pizza, Canadian (?!) style

More:

Reviews:
This is considered to be one of the best pizza places in Berlin, or at least in Kreuzberg. The pizza is different from the basic Italian pizza, but is not as thick as American pizzas. It is a very small place, and in the winter, consider this (plus the fact that reservations seem out of the question): you might have to take your pizza with you or eat it outside.

The Canadian Press is all the rage. We liked it, but did not see it as heavenly.

The Basics:
Dieffenbachstraße 62, 10967, Berlin-Kreuzberg (U8 Schoenleinstrasse)

URL: http://www.myspace.com/rontelesky

+49 (0)30 61 62 11 111 43 74 64 70

Accessible? No, there are stairs getting into the half-basement shop

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:

Kreuzberg

A visit could be integrated with the Kreuzberg tour or with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****


4 ****
NH Berlin Heinrich HeineMercure Hotel Berlin Tempelhof Airport
3 ***
Hotel Ludwig van Beethoven
Best Western Euro-Hotel BerlinMeininger City Hostel Hallesches UferBest Western Hotel am SpittelmarktHotel Erlanger Hof
2 **
Motel One Berlin-MitteMeininger City Hostel Tempelhofer UferA&O Mitte Ostbahnhof
1*

Hostels:
A&O Mitte OstbahnhofMeininger City Hostel Hallesches Ufer
Meininger City Hostel Tempelhofer Ufer

Saturday, 5 April 2008

Clärchens Ballhaus Mitte

Style:
Happy, 1920s style ballroom with live-music and German-Italian simple food

More:

Reviews:
On Been There, Emi writes: "Berlin in a nutshell. [....] Good food and delicious home-made cakes. Music changes depending on the day (cha cha, swing, waltz and tango). In the summer, the garden is an additional attraction."

A review on the New York Times focuses mostly on the fun ballroom and not on the food, but also mentions some celebrity factor ("Willem Defoe, Bjork, the artist Matthew Barney, Charlotte Rampling and other names Mr. Schulz is too tired to tick off, have come to Clärchen’s").

The Basics:
Auguststraße 24, 10117 Berlin-Mitte (S Oranienburger Str.)
+49-(0)30-282 92 95

URL: Clärchens Ballhaus Mitte

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:
The "Jewish Quarter" (Scheunenviertel)
Could be integrated with the Jewish Berlin Tour, or with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

HSH Hotel Apartments Mitte (4 ****) (apartment hotel)
Ramada Hotel Berlin Mitte (4 ****)

Hotel Augustinenhof (3 ***)
Mercure Hotel Berlin an der Charité (3 ***)
Hotel & Apartments Zarenhof Berlin Mitte (3 ***) (apartment hotel)

Am Scheunenviertel Hotel garni (2 ** )

Hotel Novalis (1 *)

Hostel:
Flower´s Boardinghouse Mitte 0-star

Sunday, 30 March 2008

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.

Thursday, 28 February 2008

12. Apostel (The 12th Apostle)

The Basics:

Several branches:

Charlottenburg: Bleibtreustr. 49 (under S-Bahnhof Savignyplatz), 10623 Berlin
+49-(0)30-312 14 33

Mitte: Georgenstraße 2 (S/U-Friedrichstraße), 10117 Berlin
+49-(0)30-201 02 22

Steglitz: Grunewaldstraße 1 / Schloßstraße (in the Schloss shopping centre)
(U/S-Bahnhof Rathaus Steglitz), 12165 Berlin
+49-(0)30-79 74 00 50

URL: 12-apostel.de


Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Style:
Italian, Pizzeria

Related Tours/Sites:
The Charlottenburg branch could be integrated with the Jewish Berlin Tour in West Berlin; The Mitte branch could be integrated with the general tour, the Classical Jewish Berlin Tour and many other tours; The Steglitz branch could be integrated with customised Berlin tours

More:
One of the best pizza places in Berlin.


Reviews:
Fiona Bewely write on "Been There": "An amazing restaurant on Bleibtreustrasse.'The Twelve Apostles', introduced Berlin to 12 types of pizza named for the 12 apostles. The most popular version is the Judas. I have never eaten food so tasty in such perfect surroundings. It is always very popular, so booking is recommended."

More on Been There here.

And The City Present also offer a review.