Pizzeria Santa Maria in Köln

Very tasty pizza and lots of nice people. We had a lovely evening. Very inexpensive and recommended.

Ordered here again for the first time since the change in ownership. Unfortunately there is no comparison to before. The food came hot and at the desired time, but the quality decreased enormously. I won't order there again.

Very good service! Ordered extra hot and received extra hot! The pizza is a poem...

Unfortunately the owner changed and no longer recommended🥺

Very tasty food and very nice, attentive service! The atmosphere was great and we will definitely be back! Highly recommended 👌

Such a great evening! We celebrated a friend's birthday. The food was delicious and at the end we were even allowed to play music and celebrate a bit. The service was great, we will definitely be back!

Nice service, good tasting pizza

Excellent Italian restaurant. Great service. English menu. Very attentive. Great for families with children. Very clean restrooms. They have Hawaiian pizza! Great for a rest- open Saturday all through the day.

These were the best Tortelloni Neri with salmon and scampi of my life 😍 great, great starters and good wine 👍

Very good cuisine with delicious plated dishes. Fresh, changing fish excellently prepared. Service leaves nothing to be desired.

Super delicious food, great service and a very pleasant atmosphere. I ate the truffle pasta and loved it. Very highly recommended!

Not a real Italian pizza. In pizza - ham mayonnaise in it! Inattentive staff. Never again..

Very nice staff and top service. The birthday table was lovingly prepared and decorated and the pizza and truffle pasta were also delicious ☺️ It was also very nice to sit outside!

New owner but same family, delicous and easy athmosphere

Es "war" unser Familien-Italiener und dann kam der Betreiber-Wechsel. Wir haben uns länger nicht hin getraut, weil wir Angst vor einer Enttäuschung hatten. Gestern war es dann aber so weit und wir sind sehr erleichtert. Die Standard-Karte ist geblieben und bietet weiterhin italienische Klassiker, während die Tageskarte in unseren Augen noch abwechslungsreicher geworden ist. Wir hatten Thunfisch-Carpachio, Kalbsleber und Nudeln mit Trüffel und Rinderfilet. Alles von erstklassiger Qualität und sehr lecker zubereitet. Wir kommen jetzt wieder regelmäßig - versprochen!

"Our" family Italian restaurant that has changed hands. We didn't dare go there for a long time and were relieved to realize yesterday: we can still go. The standard menu has remained and the daily menu has become even more unusual and elaborate. Everything that came to the table was of very good quality and very tasty. Keep it up!

A delight. We had a wonderful dinner, the waiters were adorable and the place was peaceful and cute.

There is good, authentic and fresh Italian cuisine here. Both the food, which always uses fresh products, and the service are very good. No more TK Vongole or Frutti di Mare! The additional €5 is more than WELL spent. One of the best Italian restaurants in Cologne.

We went to the Santa Maria Restaurant the food was delicious, the service was very good and the employees were very friendly. I recommend this restaurant.

Very tasty pizza and quiet outside area

Beautiful ambience, courteous staff and incredibly delicious food! Especially the salami pizza.

It was our first time there and our expectations were exceeded. It looks like we have found a new regular Italian.

Today we were in the Santa Maria for the first time since the change of ownership. Sadly, it's not the same as it used to be. A top Italian has become a good, average Italian. The food is of good quality but lacks authenticity. The service is friendly and quick, there's nothing wrong with that. The new owner is Amanprit Singh. If I had a suggestion, I would rethink the business model and focus on authentic cuisine. I suspect that the new team comes from the Indian-German community. The last time we ate Italian food there. I think with authentic cuisine we would like to come back and re-evaluate.

It was an extraordinary evening. Both the classics of Italian cuisine as well as the tasty dishes on the changing weekly menu and the service fully deserve the stars.

Even if the restaurant looks rather unspectacular from the outside. The food on the daily menu is sensational. The seafood pasta in particular is to die for. At the same time, you can also eat simply and well here. There is something for every taste and budget. Price-performance is unbeatable. Thank you Happy for replacing Anna so gracefully.

Once Upon a time. Have been regular guests for many years and are very sad about the change in ownership. The food has been consistently delicious and unrivaled in Cologne for years. Unfortunately, the level could not be maintained after the change. Even the bruschetta was completely overcooked and the pizza wasn't as good as before. Very unfortunate. Thanks to Anna, Daniel and Angelo for the many years of good hospitality/kitchen and all the best for the future.

Very friendly staff who take care of things quickly. Reasonable prices and delicious food, I can't understand the harsh comments. I feel comfortable there.

Very nice and organized pizzeria, I got 3 good pizzas but really good, the dough and the seasoning were exceptional. The owner and staff are friendly, we'll be back and the prices are very affordable.

Good food, friendly service and fair prices.

I ordered carbonara and a pizza margherita. The pizza looks and tastes quite good. However, I find it questionable to charge €1 for garlic oil. At most pizzerias this is free. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed with the carbonara. The description says “with eggs, ham and tomato cream sauce”. What I got was dry pasta with 1/4 of a piece of cooked ham for €12... It's a shame after all the 5 star reviews here, I actually expected more. I can't say anything about the ambience since I ordered.

Super tasty food, although a bit on the salty side. Very nice service and cozy atmosphere.

It was a very beautiful evening. The service was very friendly and attentive, the food was very tasty whether it was fish or schnitzel. I can only recommend the restaurant.

Best meal of whole holiday. Pizza the best I've had outside of Italy. Salad was so fresh. Service outstanding, the waiter was so pleasant. Very good value, reasonably priced. Highly recommend.

Amazing service, great food and wine and nice setting

Absolutely amazing service, very accommodating and flexible. Speaks English, cash and card.

Mega delicious pizza! I'll be back. Definitely!

I've been going to Santa Maria for years and was a little worried after the change in ownership. But this was totally unfounded. The service was better than ever and the pizzas were very good too. The price-performance ratio is simply right. Still an absolute recommendation for everyone in the Pantaleons district and beyond :)

Delicious pizza, hot & fresh in Cologne city center! Top

Would you like to eat good Italian food, receive friendly service and enjoy the typical ambience of “the Italian restaurant next door”? The Santa Maria restaurant is a good choice for delicious pasta, quick pizza and fine fish. I'm really excited, keep it up!!

Always friendly service, super tasty, happy again and again, 100% recommended

Nice trattoria near Barbarossaplatz - good food and nice/attentive service - I'd be happy to come again when I'm nearby.

Thanks to my friend's recommendation, I had the pleasure of dining at Santa Maria and it was absolutely fantastic! From the moment we were warmly greeted and shown to our table. The atmosphere was just perfectly stylish and inviting.

Very pleasant atmosphere, great service, food was delicious, no complaints, I can recommend it 100% and will come back without exception!

I had the pleasure of dining at Santa Maria in Cologne and absolutely loved it! From the moment we arrived we were warmly welcomed and shown to our table. The atmosphere was elegant and cozy, perfect for a special evening. The service was first class - attentive, friendly and professional. Our server was very knowledgeable and was able to give us excellent recommendations for both food and wine. The food was simply sensational. Every course was a work of art, both visually and taste-wise. Particularly worth mentioning was that it was simply heavenly. The ingredients were fresh and of the highest quality, and the preparation was great Overall, our visit to Santa Maria was an unforgettable experience. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for an exquisite dining experience in Cologne. We'll definitely be back!

Landed here by chance during a short trip to Cologne. It was very tasty and the service was attentive and fun! Gladly again if you're on the corner again.

Super hospitable. Excellent fish soup and great wine.

Splendid! I am in Italy! Happy makes us happy!'

Just everything is muuuaa amazing I would like to be here in my free time

I like this place very much because here guests are served with respect and excellent food

Super tasty, super friendly Price ratio Perfectly fine I can only recommend it..

Sehr leckeres hochwertiges Essen und herzliche Bewirtung. Sensationelle Fischsuppe und tollen wild Steinbutt. Leckeren Wein und sehr gute Stimmung

It was an incredibly beautiful experience both in terms of cuisine and atmosphere. The service is attentive, fast, friendly and very attentive. The recommendations were right for everyone and the food was delicious! Whether it's a simple pizza or an unusual fish or meat dish, everyone will find something here and the quality is incredible. Extraordinarily good price-performance ratio. We will definitely come back and bring friends and family with us! Great, keep it up!!!!

Unfortunately, it's no longer what it used to be since the change of ownership. Totally a shame. It was always my local bar. But it doesn't taste the same anymore and the vibe isn't the same anymore. Really a shame. The new owners are trying hard, but it's no longer original Italian cuisine.

On Christmas afternoon we visited this small place without prior reservation. We ordered insalata mista, fish soup, pizza capricciosa and saltimbocca alla romana. After a while, we received treats - warm rolls with garlic butter and mini bruschetta. The first courses were soon served. The fish soup was tasty, with lots of fish. Fresh lettuce was ok too. Then the second course: pizza and saltimbocca. Everything tasty and freshly prepared. For dessert there was panna cotta and cappuccino. OK too. In total we paid 87 € including 0.75 liters of Lambrusco wine. I recommend

We were seated right on a quiet side street, chairs were comfortable and the table stood firmly without wobbling. The lasagna was good, as was the greeting from the kitchen, you just need to work on the pizza rolls and the hard butter.

authentic Italian cuisine with a family flair. Definitely “favorite Italian around the corner” potential!

The first contact with the staff was an excellent greeting from the kitchen, immediately after the seat was assigned. The order was then taken straight away and we received our pizza within 17 minutes. The waiters were very polite and didn't make you wait long. The outside ambience is due to the location, right on the street and nothing special. But compared to most other restaurants, it at least has an outdoor ambience. The price-performance ratio is excellent. So a clear recommendation to visit the restaurant if you fancy Italian cuisine.

Really can only be recommended. Super friendly conditions, food was brought quickly and tasted really good. Prices are absolutely fine for Cologne. There was also bruscetta and espresso on the house. Very nice and thank you! Gladly again at any time

Hello Daniel and family, your regular guests from Monday evening wish you all the best and thank you for the great food and service over the years, we were there one last time last night. Unfortunately, you probably gave up the restaurant. The pizza and pasta are subpar, the service is overwhelming

Unfortunately, the previous operators Anna and Daniel seem to have handed over the Pizzeria Santa Maria to new owners. Today's pizza rolls and bruscetta were just a copy of the past. At least the pizza was ok.

Very, very tasty. Great service. Good prices

Really great here. Food delicious, service great. Were very satisfied

An authentic Italian restaurant. We have never been disappointed with our visits approximately every 2 months for the last almost 10 years. We always found the service to be friendly and calm, even when, as is often the case, it gets very busy in the evening. Therefore, a timely reservation is recommended. In summer or on warmer days there are now also seats outside in front of the restaurant.

Great people, great pizza and super delicious lasagna. I am thrilled and can only recommend it.

Best steak I've ever eaten. Whenever I'm in Cologne I have to go to Anna and Daniel.

Unfortunately we couldn't enjoy much of the food, it never came. I wish I could say it arrived, but unfortunately not. I completely understand why the place is very busy and it can be stressful. But unfortunately it didn't arrive

Urig, lecker, locker! Sehr freundlich und ein Stück Italien, mitten in Köln.

Hervorragendes und authentisches italienisches Restaurant, in dem mit Liebe gekocht wird.

Legendäres Personal und sehr gutes Essen! Gehen immer sehr gerne hier essen und fühlen uns wie zu Hause!

Herzliche Atmosphäre, megahutes Essen! Klare Empfehlung für jeden, der authentische, hochwertige Küche zu schätzen weiß! Jeder Zeit wieder!

Wir haben mehr als wundervoll gegessen Service genau so wie die Küche einfach top on top die Besitzerin die einfach mit einer charmanten Mischung aus kölschem und italienischen Humor den Laden führt jeder Zeit wieder

Das absolute Highlight war der extrem sympathische Service und die sehr familiäre Atmosphäre, da war das super leckere Essen nur das I-tüpfelchen!

Waren heute zu dritt und es war wieder vorzüglich. Wir speisten 2x Gericht von der Tageskarte und 1x Lasagne. Alles perfekt. Der Rosé war süffig und der Limoncello (hausgemacht) ein Gedicht. Das Lokal war gut besucht.

Der Umgang mit einer älteren Frau ist völlig unhöflich und ekelhaft. Dasselbe sollte in Restaurants nicht getan werden, um Menschen zu empfangen. Hier spreche ich über meine persönlichen Erfahrungen.

Wir waren an einem Mittwochmittag zum ersten Mal in der Pizzeria Santa Maria und waren rundum begeistert! Obwohl alle Tische besetzt waren, wurden wir nicht weggeschickt und konnten nach kurzer Wartezeit Platz nehmen. Geschmeckt hat es großartig und bedient wurden wir wie alte Freunde! Wir kommen gerne wieder!

Das Essen schmeckt sehr lecker. Ich habe eine Pizza Bolognese gegessen und sie war sehr lecker.

War ein schöner Abend. Lecker und reichhaltig

Schöner kleiner Italiener.....die Chefin einfach einzigartig toll....Mischung aus italienischem Temperament und kölsch Mädchen. Ambiente und Service super. Das Essen einfach super lecker.....für uns einer der besten Italiener in Köln.

Kleines Familien Restaurant, sehr freundlich, mit einer tollen Auswahl, die Portionen sind vernünftig. Sehr zu empfehlen Man sollte reservieren,

Sehr leckere Pizza Salami und Rigatoni Bolognese. Die Bedienung war sehr freundlich und das Essen kam schnell.

Trattoria Atmosphäre pur. Und das ohne rot-weiße Tischdecken. Dafür freundlich, schnell und herzlich. Ein lebendiger Ort mit entsprechender Lautstärke, wenn es voll ist. Trattoria eben 😉 Pasta mit Schwertfisch frisch und lecker.

Ich habe hier sehr leckere Spaghetti Puttanesca gegessen!

Wir waren spontan Pizzen zum Abholen bestellen vor Ort. Haben sofort die Pizzen gebacken, obwohl der Laden komplett voll war. Extrawunsch war kein Problem. Die Pizza Vegetaria war die beste, die ich je hatte.

Was mir am besten gefällt ist, dass der Laden ein bisschen unter dem Radar fliegt. So ein bisschen normal und klassisch, aber sehr gut!

This was a no go for me. I ordered the Pasta Funghi and it turned out to be a whole plate of carbs (minimal ingredients), worst part was it was way too salty. I had a spoonful of pasta, picked out the ingredients and left the rest untouched (before - first photo, & after - second photo).

Essen bestellt und das kam vollkommen versalzen an. Auf einen telefonischen Hinweis wurde mit einem unfreundlichen „Was willst du denn jetzt?“ und dem Angebot ich kann mir was Neues abholen kommen reagiert. Ton und Wortwahl war allerdings alles andere als akzeptabel - ich hatte das Essen schließlich nicht versalzen. Schade. Update: Nach erneutem Anruf war ein anderer Mitarbeiter am Telefon der sehr freundlich und besonnen regiert hat und veranlasst hat, dass wir eine neue Lieferung des selben Essens bekommen.

Bester Italiener in Köln. Wir sind dort bereits seit über 20 Jahren regelmäßig. Daniel und sein Team sind wie eine riesige große Familie, in der man sich herzlich willkommen fühlt. Liebevoll wöchentlich individuell zusammengestellte Speisekarte mit vielen Eigenkreationen. Insbesondere die Nudelgerichte sind der Hammer.

Super italienisches Restaurant. Man versucht alle Wünsche zu erfüllen.

Sehr leckeres Essen! Sehr nette Bedienung! Man hat das Gefühl in Italien zu sein! Top.

Excellent food, prices and service highly recommended.

Einfach alles sehr Lecker und gut!!

ich bestelle dort gerne, weil mir die pizza wirklich außerordentlich gut schmeckt! der käse ist schön würzig, die tomatensauce lecker und der teig einfach mega gut. ich freue mich darauf, wenn ich mal vor ort essen gehe!

Wir sind so froh, dass uns damals unser Freund das Restaurant empfahl. Es ist immer wieder ein unwahrscheinlich schönes Erlebnis hier einzukehren. Das Essen ist durch die Bank ganz toll. Geschmacklich einfach super und der Laden strahlt eine Gemütlichkeit aus, bei der man sich einfach nur wohlfühlen kann. Vielen Dank für die wirklich schönen Genussmomente.

Super leckeres Essen in einer sehr angenehmen Atmosphäre!!!Die Chefin absolut herzlich und aufmerksam. Glücklicherweise konnten wir kurzfristig einen Tisch bekommen. Wenn wir wieder in Köln sind kommen wir sehr gerne wieder.

Schon bei der Begrüßung merkte man die Herzlichkeit. Die Speisen (Bruschetta, Pizza und Nudelgericht) waren ein Gedicht. Rosé Wein lecker und der hausgemachte Limoncello hervorragend. Wir waren auf Empfehlung dort und werden wieder kommen.

Eine absolute Katastrophe! Zweieinhalb Stunden auf essen gewartet …. Und das für Tomate Mozzarella und was Fleisch als Hauptgang. Absolute Frechheit!!!

Die Atmosphäre finde ich etwas kalt, außerdem war die Tischdecke dreckig. Service wirklich sehr freundlich, aber erheblich zu langsam. Zwischen dem ersten und dem zweiten Getränk musste ich 20 Minuten warten. Als Vorspeise gab es Pizzabrötchen und kleine Bruschetta, aufs Haus, eine sehr freundliche Sache. Suppe und Vitello Tonnato waren lecker. Der Teig der Pizza und der Pizzabrötchen hat mir leider nicht so gefallen, zu fest und nicht luftig, eventuell zu wenig Teigruhe(?). Für Pizza leider nicht meine erste Wahl, werde aber sicher mal ein Nudelgericht versuchen. Kartenzahlung ab 20 Euro.

Mittlerweile wirklich mein Lieblingsrestaurant. Das Essen ist ehrlich, abwechslungsreich und geschmacklich einfach hervorragend. Was Santa Maria vom Rest abhebt, ist dann nochmal sein familiäres Ambiente und der tolle Service, der zum langen und gemütlichen Verweilen einlädt. Top!

Als Gast von außerhalb braucht man echt Glück, denn hier scheint es immer voll zu sein. Aber absolut zu Recht! Das Essen ist wirklich phantastisch! Geschmacklich Klasse, frisch und auf den Punkt. Die Chefin wie es sich in Köln gehört, t kein Blatt vor den Mund und ist eine richtige aber auch sympathische Donna. Wir haben uns hier extrem wohl gefühlt, haben sehr lecker gegessen und werden mit absoluter Sicherheit wiederkommen!

Das Team von Santa Maria arbeitet gut zusammen, und geht auch gerne auf individuelle Wünsche ein! Ich habe dort schon oft gegessen, und war immer von der Qualität begeistert!!! Jedem, der gut abgeschmeckte Speisen genießen möchte, ist bei SantaMaria gut aufgehoben!!! Ich gehe immer wieder gerne zu SantaMaria!!!