Berberè Pizzeria Isola

Each visit to Milano we have dined at Berbere twice! while it might sound crazy to do, in a city of amazing restaurnats, Berbere is a solid choice and amazing pizza - the best we have ever had in Italy. You cannot go wrong with any of the pizzas! Suggest skipping any of the Starters and just get an "starter pizza" as their are so many great choices. We have only ever gone to the Milano Isola location out of habit, but the Firenze location looked great and in a good lcoation so we were tempted - but had dinner plans already set each night in Firenze - next trip there we'll give that location a chance.

This pizzeria makes a pizza which, for several years in a line, was listed among the "50 Top Pizza" in Italy by the "Il Gambero Rosso" cuisine magazine. And very good it is, indeed. Their menu lists a limited variety of pizzas, most of them very classical but with quality ingredients, mostly typical gastronomic excellences in their respective categories. For the pizza dough, one can choose between three options, starting from the one based on sourdough, to the semi-wholemeal organic one, to finish with the extra light one, made by starch hydrolysis, without added yeast. Besides the pizza, they have a good choice of starters, among which it's worth mentioning especially the Montanarina, which is a kind of very small, bite-size pan pizza, which is proposed with a few alternative tasty toppings. As for the draft beer, they have a craft IPA one, which I liked very much, but I didn't manage to understand what brand it was. Last but not least, the desserts: the tiramisù and cannoli looked really good, but I tried the blueberry sorbet, which was quite good, but definitely too frozen, missing its characteristic softness. The service was good, quite fast and kind to the customers, although some had to remember the delivery of the ordered stuff. However, the waitress was very kind at us, and always smiling. The furnishing and decoration of the place is deliberately simple and essential, with a few sophisticated touches, such as the beautiful chandelier and the fresco in the main room. Overall the atmosphere is pleasant, even if the customers are a bit too crowded, which results in an environment that is too hot and noisy. The prices are slightly high, but I suppose that they are reasonable for Milano. The location is within the limited traffic area of the city, so be careful if you drive there, because you won't find easily a parking in the immediate surroundings.

I will never order from this restaurant. Bad taste of the pizza. Bufala is 10.5 eur, small and without taste, as the ingredients were not cooked together. In the same area i had better pizza. Also it is crouded and i don't undestand why people are eating there. There were usualy older persons, maybe they are just used with it.

Great pizza in Isola, although there are quite many pizzerias around Isola, Berbere is one of the best ones. The overall taste versus what you pay is value for money. We ordered 6 different Pizza for a dinner with friends and had a great experience. All of managed to enjoy relish and finish the pizza although it was a take away and we had at home. Definitely will recommend to try out this joint. The place is neat and tidy and the service is pretty fast. I would recommend to reserve as the place can get crowded quite easily.

Absolutely loved this place! Recommended by a friend for our trip to Milan. Got a shared platter of meat, olives and bread to start - would say it would be nice to have some oils/balsamic vinegar to go alone with this! Got three pizzas to share between us 3 - sausage with broccoli (our least favourite but still tasty nonetheless), spicy salami (my parents favourite), and the spinach with lemon (my personal favourite) - delicious! Shared cannoli and tiramisu with my mum, both were fantastic! The staff were all so friendly and the venue was very nice, and the atmosphere was great! 10/10!!

Nearly perfect pizza. Slightly thicker than classic Neapolitan, but in a good way. Good dough, aged well, treated properly, simple tomato sauce, no fuss. Also, great olives, beer that goes well with pizza (selection of local and international bottled beers), focus on hops and anger asked. Very friendly staff. I liked that many of the staff spoke English, though that doesn't change the rating - in Italy after all. Negative - the plates were cold which meant the pizza cooled down too quickly.

Great pizza place for lunch breaks. I loved the dough. Ingredients are on the sophisticated side. Don’t expect your classical ham and mushroom pizza. Waiting time can be long at peak lunch hours. No coca cola but some Italian home made version.

Fantastic pizzas with a large variety of high quality flavors as well as 3 types of dough so you can choose the one you want and like. The natutal fermentation is a totally different flavor to others I've tried. Strongly recommended