WHEN?
Monday, 10th November
WHERE?
Magazin in der Heeresbäckerei
WHAT?
La Dispensa della Mamma by Mammafiore: Fair of Italian products + True Italian Awards: Awards Ceremony of the Italian Gastronomy in Berlin
Berlin is getting ready to celebrate its more Mediterranean soul with the first edition of the True Italian Awards, a new recognition dedicated to the best Italian restaurants in the German capital. The initiative, created by True Italian, aims to enhance the quality, creativity, and diversity of the Italian food scene in Berlin, which is now more vibrant and authentic than ever.
On the same day, the “La Dispensa della Mamma” fair, organized by Italian product distributor Mammafiore, will be held at the same location. Guests can visit the fair, which offers a sensory experience of Italian specialties, and stay for the award ceremony.
Please note that this is a private event with limited access, and participation is only possible upon prior registration. Make sure to secure your spot by registering in advance using the button below!
DISCOVER ALL CATEGORIES AND NOMINEES
Pasta Restaurant of the Year - Powered by Pasta Armando
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Bruderherz
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Let Enzo Out
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Mani in Pasta
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Mozzarella Bar
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Talea – Botanisches Bistro
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Vino e Cucina
Pizzeria of the Year - Powered by Latticini Orchidea
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Ammazza che Pizza
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Futura Neapolitan Pizza
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Gemello
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Malafemmena
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Selecta Modern Pizza
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Standard Serious Pizza
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W Pizza
Aperitif Place of the Year - Powered by Campari
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Bar Nonno
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Cuore di Vetro
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Centopassi
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Lisbeth – caffè, aperitivo & cultura
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Spazio Italian Bistrot
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Sorsi e Morsi
Italian Cocktail Bar of the Year - Powered by Disaronno
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Bar Milano
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Bar Nonno
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Centopassi
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Facciola
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Glasweise Weinbar
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Talea – Botanisches Bistro
Premium Italian Restaurant of the Year
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Bocca di Bacco
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Caligari
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Francucci
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Lagalante
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Mine
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Zum Heiligen Teufel
Italian Delicatessen Shop of the Year
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Altrovino
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Amore Store
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Centro Italia
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Modì – Salumeria e Bistrot
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Olio Costa
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Terra Verde Landkost aus Sizilien
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Viani
Gelateria of the Year
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Artigiani das natürliche Eis
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Cuore di Vetro
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Duo Sicilian Ice Cream
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Early Bird
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Peggy Bee
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Zàgara
Italian Café or Pastry Shop of the Year - Powered by Coffee Mood
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Cicala Caffetteria Italiana
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Giomecca
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Kuchen von Gaia
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Lato Dolce
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Sironi
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The Sanctuary
Most Innovative Menu of the Year - Powered by Acqua San Benedetto
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Gemello
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Lagalante
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Mamida
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136 Berlin
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Vino e Basilico
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Zum Heiligen Teufel
New Opening of the Year - Powered by Vecchio Amaro del Capo
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Cielo Winebar
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Focacciando
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Let Enzo Out
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Lisbeth – caffè, aperitivo & cultura
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Trattoria Senza
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Totti
Restaurant for Italian Regional Cuisine of the Year
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Domu Nosta (Sardinia)
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La Lupa (Lazio)
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Modi – Salumeria e Bistrot (Basilicata + Umbria)
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Mozzarella Bar (Basilicata)
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Ristorante Enoteca L’Angolino (Veneto)
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Sicula Bar (Sicily)
Italian Street Food of the Year
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Dolci e Salati
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Focacceria San Francesco
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Mani in Pasta
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Sanpietrino
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Sironi
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Zerostress Pizza
Italian Restaurant of the Year
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Gemello
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Lagalante
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Lisbeth – caffè, aperitivo & cultura
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Malafemmena
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Selecta Modern Pizza
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Talea – Botanisches Bistrot
Special Awards: “Italian Restaurant of the Year” and “Career Award”
The “Italian Restaurant of the Year” will be assigned based on a cross-sectional analysis of all categories. The six restaurants that received the highest number of total votes – meaning the ones most frequently visited by the jurors – will be considered. Among these five, the overall average of all the votes received (in all categories) will be calculated, and the restaurant with the highest average will be declared “Italian Restaurant of the Year.”
Additionally, the aforementioned Special Career Award will be decided directly by the True Italian team. This year, Pino Bianco and Angela Matarrese, founders of the historic Trattoria A’ Muntagnola, will be awarded.
THE VOTING SYSTEM
For the first voting phase, True Italian has selected between 20 and 40 establishments per category. Each juror was able to vote for each restaurant by assigning a score from 1 to 5 or selecting “I don’t know.” The average score for each restaurant will be calculated by taking into account the valid votes (from 1 to 5), ignoring null answers.
The 6 restaurants with the highest average score in each category will proceed to the final phase, where the jurors will receive a new voting card and can vote again, with the same procedures. Each category will have a winner, who will be announced during the award ceremony on November 10th.
THE JURY
The winners will be chosen by a jury of 18 experts, including journalists, influencers, and professionals from the Berlin gastronomy sector.
Claudia Campus
Spreeradio
Half Sardinian, but born and raised in Germany, Claudia Campus comes from Erlangen and has lived in Berlin for 26 years. At 16 years old, she was Germany’s youngest radio presenter and has remained true to her calling to this day. After working at many radio stations, including 104.6 RTL, she can now be heard every afternoon from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 105,5 Spreeradio.
Claudia Thomas
Holy Fruit Salad!
Claudia has been blogging since 2006 on the blog holy fruit salad!, where she also writes about Italy, especially Italian cuisine. She is very grateful for the fantastic, innovative offerings of Italian restaurants in Berlin, which bring this wonderful country to the table time and again, even when Italy is far away. In her opinion, people in this country should drink Italian spumante much more often!
Claudio Berardinetti
Crossfatberlin
Claudio Berardinetti has been sharing his culinary discoveries on Instagram as @crossfatberlin. Born in Como, with roots in the sunny Apulia, he has been living in Berlin for 10 years. His passion for good food runs in the family, from his nonna’s parmigiana to his mother’s creative dishes.
Federico Quadrelli
President Comites
Federico Quadrelli is President of Comites in Berlin, sociologist and lecturer in political education. For years he has been committed to supporting the integration of the Italian community abroad, particularly in Germany.
Francesca Recchi
Manager food court Hauptbahnhof
Born in Umbria and a Berliner by choice, born in 1983, with twenty years of experience in the world of gastronomy and large-scale distribution. Today, I live a life that balances my career with conscious choices, exploring healthy eating without sacrificing the pleasure of taste. Vegan, athletic and curious, I believe in food that nourishes those who eat it, respects those who produce it and is good for the world around us.
Gesa Noormann
Berliner Morgenpost, Gourmetwelten
Born in the flatlands of northern Germany, Gesa developed a passion for Italy at an early age. After graduating from high school, she went to Rome, then studied comparative literature and Romance languages in Bonn and Paris. As a food journalist, she is always looking for exceptional restaurant and wine experiences. She lives in Berlin, but she is always eager to escape the gray of Germany for the Mediterranean.
Ilaria Bertin
Hungry in Berlin
Through Hungry in Berlin, Ilaria showcases the city’s vibrant food scene, improving restaurants, chefs and brands online presence and creating unique culinary experiences. Alongside, she leads curated food tours that introduce people from around the world to Berlin’s most authentic and innovative flavors.
Manuela Blisse
Berliner Morgenpost, Märkischen Allgemeinen Zeitung
Food and lifestyle journalist Manuela Blisse lives in Berlin, where she writes about food, drink and hotels for daily newspapers, magazines and trade publications, both at home and while travelling. Her work can be found in the Berliner Morgenpost, Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung (MAZ), Mein Geld, Connoisseur Circle, Top Hotel, Erstklassig, Finest Manufacturers and Creme Guides. She has also written numerous travel guides.
Mara Gergolet
Corriere della Sera
Mara Gergolet is the Berlin correspondent for Corriere della Sera. She previously served as Foreign Editor, and before that worked on the foreign desk and as a reporter, mainly in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. She has always loved trying local cuisines wherever she went, convinced that they are essential to understanding a culture and its genius loci. You might not guess it, but she loves to cook.
Maria-Lucrezia Schiavarelli
Pastamadre
In 2015, Maria-Lucrezia Schiavarelli founded the Pastamadre project, a cooking school dedicated to teaching the Italian art of cucina povera, offering the opportunity to rediscover simple, healthy, sustainable, tasty and authentic cuisine, the ‘cuisine of grandmothers’, prepared with heart and intuition, and to enjoy an authentic human experience, rich in culinary tips, emotions, history and memories.
Marianne Rennella
tipBerlin
Marianne Rennella works as a freelance writer and photographer in Berlin. Her main areas of interest are Berlin’s gastronomy and food craftsmanship, as well as everything related to Italy. She started her own blog over ten years ago and has been writing regularly for the city magazine tipBerlin for the past three years. When Marianne isn’t eating out at restaurants but at home, she prefers to make dishes that are as simple as possible: spinaci e ricotta or bread with butter. Which happens to reflect the identity of the Italian-German Berliner quite well.
Marina Beuerle
Mit Vergnügen
Marina Beuerle is a food editor at Mit Vergnügen and eats her way through the city’s most exciting food spots for a living. For her, home tastes like pretzels and spaetzle, while holidays taste like pizza and pasta. As an editor, she loves discovering new culinary destinations and telling the stories of the people behind them – whether they come from Bologna or Berlin.
Mauro Meggiolaro
Freelancer Journalist
He has been living in Berlin since 2013 and write about economics and politics for Italian newspapers and magazines (Scarp de’ Tenis, Il Fatto Quotidiano, Domani, Il Tascabile). He loves to cook. His specialities are rigatoni with sausage sauce and risotto with asparagus. He hates sour coffee and wines that smell like feet.
Natalie Avila
The Berliner
Natalie Avila is a Berlin-based food writer, journalist, and content creator. She has covered Berlin’s culinary scene for over five years on her blog, natalieetc.com, and serves as the Food Editor of The Berliner, Germany’s largest English-language culture magazine.
Tina Hüttl
Berliner Zeitung
Tina Hüttl grew up in Bavaria and loved her grandmother‘s perfect steamed dumplings. Since 2010, she has been a food critic for the Berliner Zeitung newspaper, writing her own weekly restaurant column. Tina Hüttl is also chair of the jury for the ‘Berliner Meisterköche’ (Berlin Master Chefs) award, which honours the capital’s best restaurants and chefs every year.
ORGANIZERS AND PARTNERS
The first edition of the True Italian Awards is organized by Berlin Italian Communication within the project True Italian.
Partner of the event are Mammafiore, Campari, Pasta Armando, Acqua San Benedetto, Disaronno, Latticini Orchidea, Vecchio Amaro del Capo and Coffee Mood.
Media partner is Berlino Magazine, the Italian magazine in Germany.
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Berlin Italian Communication
The creative agency for business development in Germany.
