Trattoria Pizzeria Il Girasole in Dresden

It was delicious. The decor was quaintly Italian (just as a German would imagine it) and the staff were incredibly friendly.

Our favorite Italian restaurant in Dresden. If it's pizza, it's from here. Easy to order and pick up. Upon arrival, you're greeted warmly and shown to your table. They offer a daily changing menu and fantastic culinary experiences. The decor is reminiscent of Italy. We love coming here.

Finally, a good Italian restaurant in Dresden! The value for money is excellent, the portions are generous, and everything tastes fantastic. The staff are incredibly friendly and attentive; you immediately feel welcome. We'll definitely be back! 😊

Classic Italian restaurant with an excellent weekly menu

A delicious piece of Italy in Dresden🫶❤️

Best pizza there is 😋 especially delicious is the truffle pizza

Fenomenale! Incredible establishment! The service, the atmosphere, the food, the wines—everything at the highest Italian level. Customers are treated like family, the chefs in the kitchen conjure up exquisite dishes, the waitresses adapt to your needs and never let you down. And, of course, the entire operation is supervised by the Comendatore himself... I've visited many Italian restaurants in Dresden—THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST! Prices are absolutely reasonable! I love this place and everyone who works there! Thank you, a thousand my love!

We had a delicious pizza. We could park behind the restaurant.

26.09.2025 Birthday pizzas picked up as always everything tip top my guests were very enthusiastic. Keep up the good work, see you 🥳👍

If you like good pizza and pasta, this is the place for you. Everything is fresh and homemade. Highly recommended. The restaurant is very child-friendly, so it can be a bit noisy.

A thoroughly enjoyable evening in an authentic Italian restaurant! 🇮🇹 We started with bruschetta served with fresh, grilled vegetables and spicy feta. Very aromatic and a great way to start the evening. For the main course, we had pizza with a crispy, airy crust, generous toppings, and fresh arugula on top. The crust was perfectly baked, soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. Just what you'd expect from a good stone-baked pizza. Served with a glass of white wine, the combination was wonderful. The portions are generous, the value for money is absolutely excellent, and the ambiance is very cozy. While the restaurant is a bit cramped, this is precisely what creates a lively, charming atmosphere. The service was friendly and attentive without being intrusive. 👉 Highly recommended: make a reservation in advance, as the restaurant is often very busy! If you're in the area and craving Italian cuisine, this is the place to be.

Best Italian restaurant I've ever been to! Honestly!!! Simply the best food and super nice people ☺️

My colleagues and I were really impressed with the food. No matter who had what, it was delicious, whether it was pasta, pizza, or casserole.

Very good food, ambiance, and service! 5*, gladly again

Great selection and very tasty. Extremely friendly staff. I'd be happy to come back.

A truly great pizzeria with authentic Italian flavor and great food. Always worth a visit.

Wow, wow, wow. Italian is already a delicious cuisine in itself. But whoever's in the kitchen here is a magician. We went there yesterday out of embarrassment. Next time, though, we plan to go straight there. As good as some Italian chain restaurants are these days, they can't compete with that.

There's no better place in Dresden to feel a little more at home—or in Italy. The food is simply a dream: the tomato sauce on the pizza is exquisite, and the desserts are truly delicious. In short, nothing to complain about—only applause! The staff also deserves a special mention: everyone is extremely kind and helpful. I even had the pleasure of speaking Italian occasionally, which made the experience even more enjoyable. Plus, they're very attentive to customer satisfaction. Thank you so much—I'll definitely be back!

The best Italian restaurant in town. Great atmosphere, delicious food, and friendly service. The smaller portions at a reduced price are especially great when you're not that hungry, as are the daily specials. I love coming here.

Delicious food, friendly service, simply excellent! Highly recommended! We'd love to come back!

A very good Italian restaurant with a long tradition at the location

The Trattoria Pizzeria Il Girasole is an absolute insider tip for lovers of Italian cuisine. The food is perfectly prepared and incredibly tasty, every bite is a delight. Particularly noteworthy is the super nice and friendly staff, who make the visit a completely successful experience. Here you immediately feel welcome and in good hands. Absolutely recommended! We'll definitely be back! ☺️

We only ordered takeaway but the food was delicious, prices were normal, the atmosphere was authentic Italian, and it was highly recommended to us by locals.

A very cool pizzeria. You can feel the Italian service. Dishes very tasty , prepared on the fly. Service very friendly , they speak Italian also . I heartily recommend

I visited this restaurant with my two grandchildren, having made a reservation online in advance. We were assigned a table on the terrace. On the table was a cutlery box with three forks, two knives, and a napkin. The meal we ordered consisted of a partially burnt pizza, an overcooked lasagna, and, based on my experience at other Italian restaurants, a very small portion of spaghetti olio (I had to ask for the Parmesan cheese). When I asked to pay by card, the card reader was placed in front of me and I was asked to choose the amount of the tip. The bill was not there. The bill I requested was incorrect. There was one glass of wine too many. I will not visit this restaurant again and I do not recommend it.

Absolute top address for Italian food.

The food is tasty and the price/performance ratio is good.

Great service, the food was delicious... 🤗

In contrast to its sister restaurant in Löbtau, the atmosphere, service, and quality were rather subpar. Unfortunately, it was disappointing for us.

Great restaurant but too congested. Nice service.

Unfortunately I can no longer recommend this restaurant. I've always really enjoyed being here, but obviously the owners have been in Germany too long and have gotten used to the great service. You no longer feel welcome :( what a shame!

We were served very friendly without a reservation and shortly before the lunch break. We enjoyed it very much.

Excellent food, great service... see you next time!

It's been a long time since I've enjoyed such good and authentic Italian cuisine. Great service, food was outstanding. Finally had a really good espresso. This restaurant is a must when visiting Dresden!

Highly recommended, super delicious pizza!

We came without great expectations and were really pleasantly surprised. From the outside the restaurant looks rather inconspicuous and you wouldn't expect what awaits you inside. A super warm family business - we felt like we were in Italy. The food was really tasty, everything was freshly prepared and made with a lot of love. Far from run-of-the-mill – the pizza is definitely one of the best we have ever eaten. Absolutely clear recommendation!

Very tasty, of course friendly people, un-chic cozy. Very nice. Thank you

I have never experienced such an incredibly delicious carbonara at any other restaurant!

Super tasty, fast service despite the full dining room.

This was our first time here, and it was fantastic. The pizza is top-notch, top-notch. And the risotto is great too. If we're in the area again, we'll definitely come back.

Very nice here, there were five of us and we had a large appetizer platter that was started individually according to our wishes. Pasta, pizza, Oktopus Landskronen Pils, Lugana, everything was wonderful. Thank you very much

traditional, Italian cuisine, really great service and family atmosphere

Always my pleasure. Everything fits together there. You can tell it's real Italian cuisine.

classic Italian cuisine... delicious ... Staff very friendly and accommodating...

Spontaneously ended up at the trattoria without a reservation but was still warmly welcomed and got a table after a few minutes. Reservation is still recommended. Relaxed parking situation available on the property. Very attentive, loving and quick staff. Nice ambience, a piece of Italy in Dresden. From the daily menu we chose swordfish and veal medallions with truffle sauce and parmesan and spaghetti aioli. The food was fantastically prepared and simply delicious. Highly recommended, we found our favorite Italian restaurant in Dresden.

We had dinner there for our anniversary, we were allowed in a few minutes earlier than 5:30 p.m. Waiting times for drinks and food weren't too long. Food was super tasty. What's more, it's unbeatable for the price. 2 times beer and 2 main courses less than 35 euros. Highly recommended!

Very cozy trattoria with reasonable prices and very tasty food.

Trattoria in family. We have known each other for almost 30 years. Always beautiful. Food is unbeatably good. Very nice atmosphere. The senior chef comes to every table and chats with the guests. For him, every guest is something special. I'm sure the junior would do it too, but he's always busy. He's just the junior. Highly recommended trattoria! Jochen Wich-Glasen and Petra Had dinner again last Wednesday. Simply beautiful and very familiar. Food and everything fantastic as expected. Senior GG and I were very happy to see each other again. At the end we drank an espresso from KREMOSO. A very, very fine espresso. I can only recommend it. J.W-G

Yes, you will be greeted in a friendly and helpful manner. The food tastes very good.

The best Italian restaurant far and wide. Great service, great food...

Food was delicious, was at the table quickly, everything was great

Get a seat without a reservation. The pizza arrived very quickly and was reasonably priced. Funghi Pizza would have liked to have had more mushrooms. Was already sparsely occupied. But the taste is very good! Table was given for 2 people in the corridor next to the stairs to the toilet, although other tables were still free. That's why the ambience "only" 4 stars. Otherwise ok.

Nice restaurant, nice service, good food, gladly again...

If Italian cuisine in Dresden, then Il Girasole. Once again we were warmly welcomed. The new meat dishes on the menu are worth six stars! The veal was tender and fried to perfection! Before that we enjoyed a mixed appetizer platter. The vitello tonnato is a must at Il Girasole. So delicious. Thank you very much for the wonderful evening. See you next time!

A really nice evening, like many times before, spent here eating with family. Delicious Italian cuisine and such family-friendly staff make the culinary experience an unforgettable event.

A real Italian trattoria, Italian staff and chef. Excellent pizza that we haven't had in a long time 👍😊

The food was super tasty, the service was super nice and very friendly and always there

Super friendly staff and mega delicious food. I can only recommend it!!

We were in this restaurant for the first time and it was really delicious and the service was also very friendly. If we go to Dresden again we will be happy to come back.

In this typical Italian restaurant I was welcomed as a stranger like a friend. The food we ordered was excellent and tasty. This is not a tourist trap.

Very tasty, very friendly, very cozy. Not cheap, but literally inexpensive.

Probably the best Italian in Dresden, which unfortunately many people know and that's why it is often quite full. Whether as a couple or with a larger group in the outdoor area in summer, it's always nice. It doesn't really matter which dish you choose from the menu, everything here is pretty quick.

Had a very tasty starter plate. It was enough for me as a single dish 😀👍

Good and typical Italian food. Very crowded and therefore loud. Service was nice and quite quick when taking the order. Shortcoming... a long wait until the food arrived.

Really good Italian. As soon as you enter the restaurant you will be warmly welcomed. 3rd generation work together here. The ambience is very nice, although modernization measures could be carried out in a few places. The food tasted very good and the portion size was also appropriate. The only reason the service is one point less is because they try to serve as many people as possible and you get the feeling that every available space has been used to give everyone the opportunity to eat here. Unfortunately, this means that it takes a little longer or you have the feeling that the family is running its heels. Nevertheless, they always remained friendly and tried to make the stay as pleasant as possible. Maybe the seats should be reduced so that the flood of guests can be managed. Despite these small points, it was a very nice evening and we will definitely come back again.

We ate here on site and also picked up food - it was always delicious! We felt very welcome, received very warm service and really enjoyed our time!

Friendly staff, the food came super quickly and was really tasty 👍

Nice family, incredibly delicious food! Always happy!

Very good Italian. Pizza with a thin and crispy base, lots of choice. I also tried spaghetti with seafood—> top! Lots of seafood and not just one mussel like other restaurants.

Very busy even during the week, reservations recommended. Very good selection of vegetarian dishes too. Staff very friendly, even when it's busy.

We were there with 18 people and it was great, the food and service were great. Maybe you should renovate something in one place or another, the patina is nice but... We'll be back. 😃👍

Were in the party room. Service was very friendly. Food was very 👍

We would like to join in the praise, but we have no reason to. Lasagna and caneloni were hardly seasoned at all and didn't convince us. We recently went to Italy and had much better food there.

Inconspicuous from the outside but very cozy inside. Also well attended. Reservation is recommended. The food was delicious and the waiter was always there to chat, even when we were under the most stress

It was very tasty and the service was very nice and accommodating...

Very nice family atmosphere. The food was delicious, the prices weren't too expensive and the service was very nice, not too intrusive and just right. Table must be reserved in advance, which was possible for us at short notice. Many thanks to the team for everything. Because I can only recommend Hugo for eating.

Nice Italian, Also well attended during the week, friendly service, appealing food, I would have expected a little more from the tagliatelle tartufo than just a pasta in a cream sauce with truffle oil, I was missing a real Italian extra. What wasn't OK was that we were offered a starter platter for our table of 8, original sound "we'll put something nice together" no price information; Then on the bill 80 EUR were charged for this item alone (2 plates of antipasti and bruscetta), too much, not fair

Great food, very nice service and ambience. We'll be back.😄

Unfortunately, a second visit was another disappointment for me. The first time the service was quite unfriendly and probably couldn't cope with the stress of full tables. We were placed as a closed group in a dark room on the first floor, which in my opinion was a bit too small for so many people. The service was quite quick, but my band noodles were still far too hard. After I complained, the new plate looked like it had just been shoved into a convector or microwave again. Unfortunately the sauce had liquefied as a result. What a shame actually! Some work should also be done on the German communication between the waiter and the guest; communication was sometimes a bit difficult.

The food is always very good, whether pizza or pasta

The waiter took a 5% tip without asking us when paying by card, which isn't much, okay, but still not nice. Pizza is actually good but a bit burnt

Enjoy Italy. No!!! Any Italian would be ashamed of soft-boiled spaghetti and slices of salami (cooked sausage) thick on a pizza that tastes like a refrigerator. Spaghetti was prepared in a garlic broth. Nothing al dente, but soaked and warmed up for a long time. The pizza dough was way too thick and carelessly topped. When we contacted service, there was no apology. Incredible. Never again! There is better cooking in every backyard in Italy!

Spontaneous visit and a great surprise. Very tasty pizza, we will be back.

Get a table on Saturday evening at 7 p.m. without booking in advance. Food was there after a short time. Very good.

Very friendly staff Very tasty food

Wir waren zu dritt und haben jeweils Vorspeisen und Hauptgänge gegessen. Wir waren begeistert. Die Pizza war grandios und eine der besten Pizzen Dresdens! Die hausgemachten Tagliatelle mit Hummer waren ein Gedicht! Wir kommen sehr gern hier her!

Hello, We traditionally go to this pizzeria very often. But unfortunately we were less pleased on our last visit. Our son took advantage of his birthday and ordered a table for 8 of us on Friday at 6 p.m. Ergo, harmony for the weekend after a strenuous week and at the same time a celebratory mood. I'm just sharing this here to point out our real frustrations. Because we were assigned the only table right next to the newly installed giant trampoline and the entrance to the parking lot and when we asked for a table change, we were told that the restaurant was full. We are really child-friendly!!!!, but when even when ordering, communication with the waitress is difficult due to the volume and the parents of the respective children can enjoy their meal peacefully and calmly, you wonder about the usefulness of such sports equipment a pizzeria... Unfortunately we don't remember this evening in a positive way and it's a shame for the actual occasion.

Best Italian restaurant in Dresden with a long tradition, delicious food, nice staff, no rush and always attentive - authentic and genuine, in my opinion. Reservations recommended.

Great authentic Italian restaurant.

I was very positively surprised by this restaurant, everything was right and it was very tasty

Really delicious and relaxed with a pizza stuffed in, really delicate food and thanks to the nice non-existent service

Good food and friendly service.

Very, very nice service, delicious food and otherwise highly recommended! We always enjoy coming here.

Very cozy and authentic restaurant with very good food. Was there for the first time, but definitely not the last time

Wir waren viele Male dort und uns gefällt es sehr. Alle sind sehr freundlich, Kellner Roberto begrüßt uns immer sehr lieb, der Besitzer kam auch und fragte, ob alles gut ist. Die Pizzen sind gut belegt und lecker. Die Pasta schmeckt auch sehr gut. Preise sind gut. Wir sehen ihn als unseren Stammitsliener an!

Super lovely staff. We have been eating or ordering there for years. Very fast, very friendly and polite. In general, everything is nice and clean and tidy, as well as cozy and idyllic. You can tell how everything is prepared and designed with a lot of love.

We were completely satisfied with the food we ordered online for pickup today. Everything was freshly prepared and very tasty. The grilled pulpo was tender, the salad was crunchy and the tiramisu and pannacotta were also extremely delicate. A really highly recommended Italian restaurant!

The best Italian. The food tastes super delicious. Whether pizza or pasta, everything tastes good here.

Please order a table in advance, it is in high demand. Food tastes very good, service is quick.

Best spaghetti, best pizza. Extra picante, extra aglio. Love goes out.