72 hrs True Italian Food 2016: the longest happy hour of the best Italian food in Berlin
Are you looking for the article about the event in 2018? Click here!
The authentic Italian cuisine Festival in Berlin: starting on Thursday 22nd September at 7 pm until Sunday evening 25th September, 47 Italian restaurants, pizzerias, wineries, bakeries and bars will offer their own specialties to all Berliners for just 6€. Aubergine Parmigiana, Sicilian Caponata, homemade gnocchi, creamy salted codfish, Sarde in Saor (sweet and sour sardines), fresh salmon carpaccio with cucumber emulsion, handmade Sardinian gnocchi, slices of pizza and focaccia, porchetta (savoury, fatty and moist boneless pork roast), linguine with Genoese pesto, Knödel (boiled dumplings) with cheese, selection of Italian cold cuts and cheeses, dark chocolate and Bronte pistachio ice creams, cappuccino, bruschetta, pasta with sardines, Amatriciana and much more. The event was organised with the Italian Cultural Institute and the Deutschland Sommelier Association support and with Amaro Lucano, Lavazza e Olio Costa-Italienisches Olivenöl sponsorship.
You can read this article in German here and in Italian here.
Italian cuisine is one of the most appreciated cuisines in the world: thanks to its simple and healthy ingredients it can also conquer those who are on a vegan diet. So just get ready for the 72 hours event: basically it will be a tasting tour where you could discover real Italian restaurants in Berlin and their specialties; it will involve the whole Berlin and you will have the chance to taste Italian food specialties with tasty wines, Amaro cocktail or sometimes also Lavazza espresso (depending on the bar/restaurant). In order to facilitate your tasting tour, we have created the 72 hours True Italian map: it is a metro map that indicates the location of every restaurant participating in the event.
THE MAP OF THE TRUE ITALIAN RESTAURANTS IN BERLIN
CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO SEE IT IN HIGH SOLUTION
How to participate? It’s quite simple: you only have to go to a restaurant participating in the event and order the True Italian specialty. Every restaurant has its own specialty consisting of a food specialty matched with a glass of wine, an amaro Lucano cocktail or a non-alcoholic drink, furthermore your 6€ can also include an Espresso (only in restaurants serving Lavazza). During the 72 hours True Italian event restaurants will also offer their usual menu to fully satisfy your appetite.
Check the map (click on it) to discover all restaurants specialties: the tasting tour will involve all Berlin districts. On the map (download it here) you could find all restaurants, bars, wineries and bakeries participating in the event, their addresses, their opening times and their True Italian specialty.
Italian cuisine is versatile and it is open to different interpretations, but there are many Italian restaurants in Berlin that have nothing to do with Italian cuisine: you only need to take a look at menus to find spelling errors, wrong recipes and not to mention cooking videos that explain how to make “pasta risottata”. Anyway in Berlin there are people who work hard everyday to serve authentic Italian cuisine: they are Italian people who arrived in Berlin and have become taste ambassadors, or simply German and foreign people who love Bel Paese culinary tradition and respect it; they only use quality ingredients directly coming from Italy or they buy them from trusted suppliers. Products respect and care of ingredients quality: these are the key words of all True Italian restaurants.
72 hrs True Italian Food
22nd – 25th September 2016
From Thursday evening to Sunday evening
In every True Italian restaurant in Berlin (discover all on the map)
6€ for True Italian specialty and a glass of wine/cocktail/non alcoholic drink
WHAT THE TRUE ITALIAN RESTAURANTS ARE OFFERING FOR 6€ DURING THE 72 HRS EVENT
Kurfürstendamm 90, 10709 Berlin
Porchetta-sandwich + glass of wine + Lavazza espresso
Thu 19-24 / Fri-Sat 12-24 / Sun 12 – open end
Fuggerstraße 27, 10777 Berlin
Tomato bruschetta and bottarga + glass of wine or Amaro Lucano cocktail + Lavazza espresso
Thu 19-24 / Fri-Sat 17-24 / Sun 17 – open end
Torstraße 96 10119 Berlin
Bruschetta with tomatoes and Italian cheese + glass of wine or Amaro Lucano cocktail
Thu 19-23/ Fri-Sat 12-23
Hannoversche Str. 2, 10115 Berlin
Canederli made with cheese with spinach and melted sage butter + glass of wine (Pinot bianco-Weißburgunder 2015 Cantina Kellerei Andrian Glas 0,1 l)
Thu 19-24 / Fri 12.30-14.30 and 17.30- 24
Krossener Str. 36, 10245 Berlin
Aubergine caponata with Pane Carasau (typical Sardinian bread) + glass of wine or Amaro Lucano cocktail
Thu 19-01 / Fri-Sat 17- 02.30
Neue Bahnhofstraße 7B, 10245 Berlin
Gnocchi alla Sorrentina (gnocchi with tomato sauce, cheese and basil) + glass of wine or Amaro Lucano cocktail
Thu 19- 21.30 / Fri-Sat 11- 23
Sonntagstraße 10, 10245 Berlin
Cappuccino, cornetto and sandwich
Fri 07-19 / Sat- Sun 11- 19
Kuchen Von Gaia
Boxhagener Platz food market (only on Saturday)
4 bigné at your choice (Italian sweets filled with different types of cream)
Sat 09.15- 15.30
Herrfurthpl. 6, 12049 Berlin
Baccala mantecato alla veneziana (Venetian style creamed salted codfish) + glass of wine
Thu 19-23/ Fri-Sat 18-23/ Sun 18- open end
Liegnitzer Str. 18, 10999 Berlin
Veggie Burger and mini pizza raw + glass of wine or Amaro Lucano cocktail
Thu 19- 24/ Fri-Sat 12- 24/ Sun 12- open end
LimaLima Café-Bistro, Ristorantino
Schlüterstraße 74, 10625 Berlin
Tortino alle cipolle alla napoletana, miniparmigiana, olive verdi e taralli (onion pie, little aubergine parmigiana, olives and taralli) + Amaro Lucano cocktail or special cocktail
Thu 19-22 / Fri-Sat 12-22
Max-Beer-Straße 33, 10119 Berlin
Different antipasti with tigelle, typical Italian thin round shaped bread + glass of wine
Thu 19-23/ Fri 09- 23/ Sat 10- 23/ Sun 10- open end
Mainzer Str. 23, 12053 Berlin
Different types of ravioli and dessert + glass of wine (if red Sangiovese, if white Albana)
Thu 19-23/ Fri-Sat 13- 23/ Sun 13- open end
Flughafenstraße 46, 12053 Berlin
Tortino di melanzane (aubergine pie) + glass of wine + Lavazza espresso
Thu 19-23/ Fri-Sat 17- 23/ Sun 17- open end
Reuterstraße 59, 12047 Berlin
Rosemary focaccia with mortadella (Italian ham) or veggie Panoni + glass of wine or Limoncino on ice
Thu 19- 22/ Fri-Sat 09- 22/ Sun 09- open end
Colbestraße 3, 10247 Berlin
Two pizza slices + non-alcoholic drink
Thu 19-23 / Fri-Sat 12-23
Holteistraße 13, 10245 Berlin
3 focaccia pieces + non-alcoholic drink or Amaro Lucano cocktail + Lavazza espresso
Thu 19- 22 / Fri-Sat 12- 22
Nansenstraße 22, 12047 Berlin
Lasagne + glass of wine
Thu 19- 02/ Fri 15-03/ Sat 11- 03/ Sun 11- open end
Prenzlauer Allee 198, 10405 Berlin
Mortadella sandwich + 0,3 l Lambrate beer
Thu 19-02 / Fri-Sat 17-02 / Sun 17- open end
Grimmstraße 1, 10967 Berlin
Gnocchi pistachio pesto and lime + glass of wine + Lavazza espresso
Thu19- 24 / Fri-Sat 18-24 / Sun 18- open end
Planufer 92d, 10967 Berlin
Sundae ice cream + caffé and Amaro Lucano cocktail
Thu 19-22 / Fri-Sat 11- 22 / Sun 11- open end
Warschauer Str. 85, 10243 Berlin
Aubergine parmigiana + glass of wine or Amaro Lucano cocktail
Thu 19-23 / Fri-Sat 11.30-23
Eberswalder Str. 21, 10437 Berlin
Pizza Margherita or Napoli + glass of wine or Amaro Lucano cocktail
Thu 19-23 / Fri-Sat 11- 01 / Sun 10.30- open end
Pannierstraße 32, 12047 Berlin
Pasta with sardines + glass of wine or Amaro Lucano cocktail
Thu 19- 24/ Fri-Sat 10- 24/ Sun 10- open end
Utrechter Str. 31, 13347 Berlin
Gnocchi alla Genovese (meat sauce) + glass of wine (white Bianchello from Marche or red Merlot from Friuli Venezia Giulia)
Thu 19- 23 / Fri-Sat 11- 23 / Sun 11- open end
Charlottenstraße 59, 10117 Berlin
Porchetta d’Ariccia + glass of wine Pelofino 2014 IGT Toscana Rosso (Fattoria Le Pupille- Elisabetta Geppetti) or Amaro Lucano cocktail
Thu 19- 24/ Fri-Sat 12- 24/ Sun 12- open end
Schonhauser Allee 88, 10439 Berlin
Ice-cream tasting (5 different flavours) + non-alcoholic drink
and coffee
Thu 19- 20 / Fri-Sat 11- 20 / Sun 11- open end
Zionskirchstraße 77, 10119 Berlin
Cheese tasting with mostarda and jam + glass of wine + Lavazza espresso
Thu 19- 22 / Fri-Sat 11-22
Tucholskystraße 18/20, 10117 Berlin
Linguine with pesto + glass of wineor Amaro Lucano cocktail + Lavazza espreso
Thu 19- 01 / Fri-Sat 08- 01 / Sun 08- open end
Wörther Str. 24, 10405 Berlin
Pizza mix + drink or Amaro Lucano cocktail
Thu 19- 23 / Fri-Sat 12- 23 / Sun 13- open end
Kienitzer Str. 116, 12049 Berlin
3 gluten-free cake tasting + homemade sgroppino
Fri-Sun 13-19
Brückenstraße 10B, 10179 Berlin
Bucatini with Amatriciana sauce + glass of wine
Thu 19- 22 / Fri 11.30-22
Forster Str. 5, 10999 Berlin
Bagna Càuda (warm dip typical of Piedmont) traditional or vegan and polenta + glass of wine or Amaro Lucano cocktail+ Lavazza espresso
Thu 19-24 / Fri-Sat 11- 24
Winsstraße 53, 10405 Berlin
Bigoli in salsa (homemade pasta with anchovies, onions, raisins, pine nuts, white wine and extra virgin olive oil) + glass of wine
Thu 19- 23/ Fri-Sat 11- 23/ Sun 11- open end
Ristorante & Vinobar CaliBocca
Schlüterstraße 30, 10629 Berlin
Tris of bruschette with swordfish ,orange strips and pink pepper and with Guanciale (italian jowl bacon) and Pecorino sardo and with tomato, garlic and basil + glass of wine or Amaro Lucano cocktail
Thu 19- 24 / Fri 10-24 / Sat 17-24
Weinbergsweg 5, 10119 Berlin
3 flavors ice-cream + “bicerin” (espresso, hot chocolate and cream)
Thu 19-21 / Fri-Sat 09-21 / Sun 09- open end
Wielandstraße 38, 10629 Berlin
Lamb meatballs with Fregola salad (type of pasta from Sardinia) + glass of wine (white Agnobianco or red San Martino from Valle d’Agno)
Thu 19-24 / Fri-Sat 17-24
Eisenbahnstraße 42, 10997 Berlin
3 focaccia pieces (tomato, potato, stracchino)
Thu 19- 22 / Fri 08- 20 / Sat 08- 19
Ristorante Café Aroma Photogalerie
Hochkirchstraße 8, 10829 Berlin
Tagliatelle with porcini mushrooms and bacon + glass of wine or Amaro Lucano cocktail
Thu 19- 24 / Fri 17-24 / Sat 14-24 / Sun 11- open end
Bergmannstraße 31, 10961 Berlin
Pâté of lamb and caramelised figs on focaccia (vegetarian version available) + glass of wine
Thu 19- 24/ Fri 18- 24/ Sat 13- 24/ Sun 13- open end
OAK (in collaboration with Orlando Gourmet Street Food)
Weichselstr. 66, 12043 Berlin
Arancina and aubergine caponata + glass of wine
Fri 09.30- 18/ Sat-Sun 10- 18
Oranienburger Str., 10117 Berlin
Pumpkin gnocchi with butter and sage + glass of wine or Amaro Lucano cocktail
Thu 19-22/ Fri 08.30 -22/ Sat 12- 20/ Sun 12- open end
Kantstraße 55, 10627 Berlin
Gourmet pizza + drink
Thu 19- 22.45 / Fri-Sat 11- 22.45 / Sun 11- open end
Skalitzer Straße 77, 10997 Berlin
Ice-cream, pistachio cake and special Duo-voucher + coffee
Thu 19- 22/ Fri-Sat 10- 22/ Sun 11-open end
Dieffenbachstraße 63, 10967 Berlin
Focaccia filled with ham/veggie + glass of wine or cappuccino
Thu 19- 21/ Fri 08- 21/ Sat 09- 21/ Sun 09- open end
Weichselstraße 17, 12045 Berlin
Fried pizza (“Montanara”: tomato, parmesan, basil or “Calzone” with ricotta and salami) + glass of wine
Thu 19- 23/ Fri- Sat 18- 23/ Sun 18- open end
Knesebeck Straße 92, 10623 Berlin
Sardines in sàor + glass of wine
Thu 19-24 / Fri 16-24 / Sat 12-24
