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The pizza
It is how a lot of Berliners found this courtyard in the first place — and the reason they keep coming back. It has never left the menu and it is not going to.
- Since 1977
- Always on the menu
The kitchen
We don't have a fixed menu.We have a market.
Every morning we decide what gets cooked. The fish arrives, the vegetables arrive, the pasta gets rolled. What's written on the blackboard by the door tonight wasn't there yesterday, and may not be there tomorrow.
How to find out what's on today
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The blackboard at the entrance
The day's menu is written by hand on the board next to the door, at Kreuzbergstraße 71. The oldest and most reliable method there is.
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A phone call
Call +49 (30) 5779 2999 between noon and midnight: we'll happily tell you what came in this morning and what we'd recommend tonight.
+49 (30) 5779 2999 - 03
Ask at the table
Once you sit down we'll talk you through the day's dishes. Tell us what you like or what you need to avoid, and we'll guide you.
What never changes
Six fixed points. Everything else turns around them, differently every day.
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House-made pasta
Rolled in house every day: tagliatelle, ravioli, gnocchi, depending on what the season asks for. The sauces change with the market; the technique doesn't.
- Fresh daily
- Seasonal fillings
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The fish
It arrives fresh and it dictates the evening's menu. Sometimes a whole sea bass from the oven, sometimes a fritto, sometimes served raw. We don't freeze it and we don't keep it for the next day.
- Fresh, never frozen
- Different every day
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The meat
Selected cuts on the grill, simple cooking, sides that don't get in the way. The steaks have been here for decades and are still among the most ordered things in the courtyard.
- Grilled
- Selected cuts
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The garden
Vegetarian and vegan dishes that aren't an afterthought: seasonal vegetables treated with the same care as everything else. Ask at the table — the day's choice is almost always wider than what's written down.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Seasonal
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The cellar
Italian wines chosen region by region, prosecco always on ice, beer on tap and coffee made properly. And gelato, which in the courtyard in summer is close to compulsory.
- Italian wines
- Prosecco
- Beer on tap
Allergies and intolerances
There are always vegetarian and vegan options. We do not make gluten-free pizza. Tell us about allergies when you order — better still, when you book — and the kitchen will plan around it. We won't promise a completely allergen-free environment, but we will be straight with you about what we can and can't guarantee.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Children's portions