1 week, 32 Italian restaurants, 15€ for a pasta specialty and a drink: the True Italian Pasta Week 2022 is just around the corner.
Gnocchi al tegamino with guanciale and walnuts served with taleggio cheese cream; Buckwheat pizzoccheri with dandelion, farm salty ricotta, and garden herbs; Lasagna with ricotta and truffles; Tagliatelle with yellow tomatoes cream, stracciatella, and lard of Colonnata or anchovies; Fresh pappardelle on pumpkin cream and amaretto breadcrumbs; Spaghetti “arriminati” with cauliflower, anchovies, raisins, and breadcrumbs; Gnocchi with pecorino cheese, pepper, and guanciale with pumpkin cream…These and many others are the specialties to taste during the True Italian Pasta week, from the 14th to the 20th of November 2022.
The event, organized by True Italian, aims to celebrate one of the main symbols of Italian cuisine par excellence: pasta. This year 32 restaurants, around Berlin, will be offering two custom-made original recipes for this year’s True Italian Pasta week!
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True Italian Pasta Week: the event
True Italian Pasta Week is a Berlin Italian Communication initiative organized within the True Italian project. The event takes place on the occasion of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, during which 32 of the best Italian restaurants in Berlin will offer a pasta dish (to be chosen between two particular recipes, including at least one vegetarian or vegan option) and an Aperol Spritz or a glass of wine for only 15 €. The offer will be valid in all participating restaurants (full list of restaurants at the bottom of this article) and to join you will only have to go to one of them and ask for the specialties of the event. Partners of the event are Aperol, METRO, Acqua Panna & S. Pellegrino, and the hotel Art Hotel Commercianti in Bologna. Indeed, by joining the event you will have the opportunity to win a stay in Bologna and try the best Italian handmade pasta. You just have to participate in the contest on True Italian Food’s Instagram page, try your luck!
Homemade tagliolini with garlic, oil, broccoli, crusco peppers and breadcrumbs
The kind of pasta you can taste during the event
The aim of the event is to celebrate pasta in all its many forms and flavours. From the classic homemade pasta made with eggs and flour – like pappardelle, trenette, lasagne – to more colorful and creative pastas – like pistachio gnocchi, spaghetti alla chitarra with squid or spinach macaroni. Finally, there are many recipes that pay homage to the many culinary traditions of the Bel Paese: Buckwheat pizzoccheri from Valtellina, maccheroni al ferretto from Calabria, canederli from Trentino, cavatelli from Lucania, pumpkin ravioli and amaretti from Mantua.
Today, Germany is one of the most important export markets for Italy. Current data show a 20% increase in demand and consumption of pasta in Germany since the beginning of the pandemic. Contributing to this trend has been the ease of preparation of the product and the external setting in which Germany was already a great admirer of genuine Italian cuisine. Please find attached the list of recipes.
Homemade tagliatelle veggie carbonara with smoked tofu and truffle
True Italian Pasta Week: the map
Locating the restaurants taking part in the event is extremely simple thanks to a map inspired by Berlin’s public transport system. The map shows all the restaurants area by area with their addresses, specialties, and drinks on offer (Aperol Spritz or glass of wine).
The map is available both as a downloadable PDF and as Google Maps, and also as a printed version as a flyer that can be found in the participating restaurants or at the True Italian office at Gryphiusstr. 26, Berlin Friedrichshain.
The True Italian Pasta Week Map
Click here to download the map
The True Italian project
True Italian is a network that wants to preserve authentic Italian restaurants in Berlin through the trademark (registered at the Deutsches Patent und Markenamt and the EUIPO) and a series of initiatives and events throughout the year. The project is carried out by Berlin Italian Communication. True Italians are all those ambassadors of Italian cuisine who, starting from the choice of the ingredients, demonstrate their commitment to spreading good food every day. Let’s be clear: when it comes to True Italian, the focus is not on the nationality of the chef/manager or owner, but on the approach to cooking. Original recipes and high-quality ingredients are the two key rules of True Italian restaurants.
True Italian Pasta Week Berlin 2022
14 – 20 November 2022
32 Italian restaurants in Berlino
15€ for a pasta recipe, an Aperol Spritz, or a glass of wine
Facebook Event –True Italian Facebook Page – True Italian Instagram page
Participating restaurants with addresses, specialties, and drinks offered
MITTE
Bar Internazionale
Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 31, 10178 Berlin
Paccheri alla Norma (with fried aubergines and salted ricotta) OR Caserecce with Tropea onions and sausage + wine
Bötzow-Privat
Linienstr. 113, 10115 Berlin
Paccheri with sausage and porcini mushrooms OR Lasagne with ricotta and truffle + Aperol Spritz
ItaloFritzen
Friedrichstr. 105, 10117 Berlin
Homemade tagliatelle with sausage ragout and broccoli OR Fresh spinach Maccheroni with pears, walnuts, and gorgonzola cream + wine
Marina Blu
Weinbergsweg 8a, 10119 Berlin
Gnocchi Cacio & Pepe (pecorino and pepper) with guanciale on a pumpkin cream (vegetarian option available) OR Paccheri with squid, cherry tomatoes, capers, and breadcrumbs + wine
Mozzarella Bar
The offer is available only from 12 pm to 7 pm
Auguststr. 34, 10119 Berlin
Homemade cavatelli with flat pancetta, oven-baked olives, tomato sauce, ricotta, and pecorino OR Homemade Tagliolini with garlic, oil, broccoli, crusco peppers, and breadcrumbs + wine
WEDDING
Spazio – Italian Bistrot
Torfstr. 15, 13353 Berlin
Homemade potatoes and spinach gnocchi with Corbarino tomato cream, walnuts, and basil OR Tagliatelle with yellow tomato cream, stracciatella, and Colonnata lard or anchovies + Aperol Spritz
Monella Wedding
Liebenwalder Str. 35, 13347 Berlin
Spaghettoni Carbonara OR Spaghettoni Amatriciana (tomato sauce, guanciale and pecorino) + Aperol Spritz
FRIEDRICHSHAIN
Cargo Gastronomia
Samariterstr. 37, 10247 Berlin
Fresh orecchiette with pumpkin cream, friarielli (turnip tops), and salted ricotta (or aromatic toasted bread crumble, vegan option) OR Fresh Maccheroni “al ferretto” (made by rolling it over a tool called ferretto) with sausage, potato cream, red onions from Tropea and Roman pecorino + Aperol Spritz
Coppa di pasta
Neue Bahnhofstr. 25, 10245 Berlin
Homemade tagliatelle alla veggie carbonara with smoked tofu and truffle OR Homemade tagliatelle in a lemon sauce and salmon + Wine
Madre
Gärtnerstr. 12, 10245 Berlin
Paccheri from Gragnano with prawns, bisque, mint courgettes OR Spaghetti from Gragnano with friarielli (turnip tops) and cherry tomatoes + wine
MedEATerannean Trip
Gabriel-Max-Str. 19, 10245 Berlin
Homemade pistachio gnocchi on a pumpkin cream (vegan) OR Homemade squid ink tagliatelle with squid, cherry tomatoes, and burrata + Aperol Spritz
Il Moro
Wühlischstr. 39A, 10245 Berlin
Baked pasta alla Norma with fried aubergines, tomato sauce, and salted ricotta OR Spaghetti Alla Tarantina with mussels, garlic, oil, and parsley + Aperol Spritz
Sicula bar
Scharnweberstr. 46, 10247 Berlin
Calamarata with swordfish, mint, and cherry tomatoes OR Lasagne with pumpkin béchamel sauce and chopped pistachios + wine
Spaccanapoli Nr. 12
Wühlischstr. 12, 10245 Berlin
Puff pastry timbale with porcini mushrooms, sausage, pumpkin, béchamel and herbs from Provence OR Lasagna Contadina with peppers, olives, capers, aubergines, zucchini, and vegan béchamel + Aperol Spritz
NEUKÖLLN
Barettino
Reuterstr. 59, 12047 Berlin
Fresh maccheroncini with sausage ragout OR Spaghetti “aglio, olio e peperoncino” (garlic, olive oil and chili) vegan + Aperol Spritz
DocG
Emser Str. 120, 12051 Berlin
Gnocchi al tegamino (baked) with guanciale and walnuts served with taleggio cheese cream OR Farfalle with gorgonzola cream, truffle and zucchini + wine
Gran Casino
Weserstr. 208, 12047 Berlin
Calamarata with sausage and friarielli OR Linguine with veracious clams + wine
KREUZBERG
Glasweise Winebar
Reichenberger Str. 109, 10999 Berlin
Homemade gnocchi with creamy basil pesto OR Homemade gnocchi with fresh tomato sauce + wine
Terra
Grimmstr. 1, 10967 Berlin
Yellow pappardelle: fresh pappardelle with yellow tomato sauce, ‘nduja, stracciatella, and herbs OR Buckwheat pizzoccheri with dandelion, farm salted ricotta, and herbs (also vegan) + wine
PRENZLAUER BERG
Come Va Va*
*Open on Monday and Tuesday from 4 pm until 10.30 pm, especially for the event
Danziger Str. 144, 10407 Berlin
Homemade gnocchi with meat ragout OR Homemade gnocchi with tomato sauce and basil (vegan) + Aperol Spritz
La Margherita – Pizza & Fritti
Danziger Str. 35, 10435 Berlin
Paccheri with deer ragout and parmesan OR Gnocchi with pumpkin cream, gorgonzola, and walnuts + Aperol Spritz
Mami Camilla
Hufelandstr. 36, 10407 Berlin
Rice flan alla Norma (aubergines, San Marzano tomato sauce, and salted ricotta) OR Homemade mint gnocchi with butter and lemon + Aperol Spritz
Spaghetteria Pasta-Bar
Kollwitzstr. 89, 10435 Berlin
Homemade ravioli with truffle OR Homemade spaghetti alla chitarra with squid ink and scallop ragout + Aperol Spritz
CHARLOTTENBURG – WILMESDORF
Bellucci*
*The offer is available only from 11 am to 6 pm
Brandenburgische Str. 35, 10707 Berlin
Spaghetti with basil pesto on a burrata cream and salmon tartare OR Homemade gnocchi with gorgonzola and crispy “Arlecchino” vegetables + wine
Enoteca l’Angolino
Knesebeckstr. 92, 10623 Berlin
Tagliatelle with duck ragout OR Risotto with radicchio and Piave Mezzano cheese + Aperol Spritz
Francucci
Kurfürstendamm 90, 10709 Berlin
Homemade spaghetti alla chitarra all'”arrabbiata abruzzese” (spicy tomato and pecorino sauce) OR Homemade ravioli stuffed with pumpkin served with parmesan, marjoram, and butter sauce + wine
Vale un peccato
Aßmannshauser Str. 26, 14197 Berlin
Homemade tagliolini alla Siciliana with artichokes, mint, sun-dried tomatoes, and crumbled feta OR Homemade linguine with pesto and salmon + wine
Vinoteca Berlin
Windscheidstr. 22, 10627 Berlin
Bis of Canederli (gnocchi from Trentino): one with Italian speck and one with cheese OR
Bis of vegetarian Canederli: one with spinach and one with beetroot + Aperol Spritz
SCHÖNEBERG
Trattoria LuNa
Gotenstr. 18, 10829 Berlin
Homemade pappardelle on a pumpkin cream, and amaretto breadcrumbs OR Homemade gnocchi with radicchio, and Italian speck + Aperol Spritz
Prometeo
Goebenstr. 3, 10783 Berlin
Pappardelle with wild boar meat OR Rigatoni with broccoli cream and toasted almond flakes + Aperol Spritz
Trattoria a’ Muntagnola
Fuggerstr. 27, 10777 Berlin
Homemade pumpkin ravioli with amaretti in butter and sage sauce OR Homemade trenette pasta with cherry tomatoes, Italian tuna fillet, capers, and black olives + Aperol Spritz
TEMPELHOF
Trattoria Lauretta
Burgemeisterstr. 74, 12103 Berlin
Spaghetti “arriminati” with cauliflower, anchovies, raisins, and breadcrumbs OR Fresh tagliatelle simmered in red wine with sausage, porcini mushrooms, and chilli pepper + Aperol Spritz
(*) A vegetarian or vegan option is always available at every restaurant
