Il Casoulare

Kreuzberg on the Maybachufer on the Landwehrkanal, about a ten minute walk from Kotbusser Tor U-bahn (U1, U15, and U8).

Ah yes, the problem of finding good pizza in Berlin. If you’re from the US, you’ll be stunned at how hard it is to find really good pizza here. (It’s easy to find average pizza of course). Il Casoulare is one of the few exceptions, where actual Italians actually make pizza well (though the calzone I had once here was terrible). Believe me, this is rare. Prices are normal: between 6 and 12 Euros (in 2002). The restaurant can get crowded, loud, and hot, so sit outside on the terrace next to the canal if you can, where it might just be crowded. The place cultivates a sort of radical left-wing feel, with slogans painted on the walls and written on the menu. That might be the reason that it’s a favorite of touring punk bands playing nearby at the SO36 club. If no musicians are there, be sure to read the graffitti they leave behind on the walls inside.