di Russillo · since 1981
From Picerno to Berlin
Two brothers from Basilicata, making ice cream and pizza in Berlin since 1981. Our story in pictures.
Chapter I
Picerno
-
1966
Picerno
Mario and Angelo grow up on a farm in Picerno and help out in the fields from an early age.
Chapter II
Berlin
1966–1976
First arrival in Berlin
In 1976, Mario and Angelo fly from southern Italy to Berlin.
-
1976
First arrival in Berlin
Their first job in Berlin: at Luigi Da Dalt’s ice cream parlour. The connection remains to this day.
Chapter III
Going independent
-
1980
The first restaurant
They go into business for themselves: a restaurant of their own.
-
1981
The first ice cream parlour
A friend offers them an ice cream parlour to run. They accept.
Chapter IV
The ice cream lab
-
1982–1984
Recipes of their own
Their first recipes of their own take shape in the ice cream lab, tested with many ingredients and blends.
-
1983–1985
Their own ice cream lab
They buy the ice cream lab they had been leasing.
Chapter V
Growth
-
1985
Ice cream parlour and Pizza Europa
An ice cream parlour and the Pizza Europa pizzeria open side by side.
-
1989
The next location
Another location opens, on the site where the Gropius Passagen stand today.
-
1995
Pizza and ice cream under one roof
In the new Gropius Passagen, then Berlin’s largest shopping centre, the first shop serving pizza and ice cream together opens. The lab is expanded and modernised.
Chapter VI
The name
-
1999
The first Eiscafé di Russillo
Another location in the Gropius Passagen, for the first time under the name “Eiscafé di Russillo”.
Chapter VII
Schlossstraße
-
2005
Forum Steglitz
Two ice cream parlours in Forum Steglitz: one with an indoor terrace on the first floor, one with an outdoor terrace at Schlossstraße 1.
-
2014
Schloss-Straßen-Center
Right next to Forum Steglitz, an ice cream parlour opens in the Schloss-Straßen-Center.
-
2017
La Pizza di Russillo
La Pizza di Russillo opens on Schlossstraße, along with an ice cream kiosk near the underground station.
Chapter VIII
New locations
-
2022
Europacity
In Europacity, right on the Spree: an ice cream parlour and pizzeria with Italian cooking, wine and cocktails by the water.
-
2022
Stralsund
The first location outside Berlin: Stralsund, Ossenreyerstraße 8.
-
2024
Forum Köpenick
In Forum Köpenick, an ice cream kiosk opens on the ground floor and an ice cream parlour with more than 100 seats on the first floor.
Today
Berlin and Stralsund
One ice cream parlour has become several ice cream parlours, a pizzeria and a ristorante.
Our locations
- Schlossstraße since 2005 Eiscafé di Russillo · La Pizza di Russillo · Gelato di Russillo
- Europacity since 2022 Ristorante di Russillo
- Forum Köpenick since September 2024 Eiscafé di Russillo
- Stralsund since 2022 Eis di Russillo
Map data: Natural Earth · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Future
What comes next
We want to keep growing. Do you know a suitable location or project? Write to us using the contact form or speak to us at one of our locations.
- Angelo Russillo
- Mario Russillo
