Our history

The journey starts in a little town called Picerno in the very south of italy near Potenza. Growing up on a farm with big fields, helping their parents from a young age was necessary as their father worked in construction full-time to feed the family.















1966
The journey starts in a little town called Picerno in the very south of italy near Potenza. Growing up on a farm with big fields, helping their parents from a young age was necessary as their father worked in construction full-time to feed the family.
1976
1980
1981
1982-1984
1983-1985
1985
Two new stores right next to each other were opened: Eiscafé & Pizza Europa. The roles between the brothers were clear and it was time to expand.
1989
Constant improvement of the ice cream and pizza recipe led to opening another store in Berlin, where the famous shopping center “Gropius Passagen” is today.
1995
The biggest Center of Berlin “Gropius Passagen” was built and as a known brand they were offered their first combined store with Pizza & Ice cream in one. The pizza & ice laboratory expanded in size and technology.Â
1999
Another store was opened in “Gropius Passagen”. Sticking to their products the concept from 1995 was duplicated. The first “Eiscafé di Russillo” was opened.
2005
Forum Steglitz in Berlin offered area to repeat the concept. They opened two new stores, one in the first floor and one downstairs with an outside terrace.
2014
The “Schlossstraße” In Berlin is a beloved shopping street. Right next to “Forum Steglitz” another store was opened in the shopping center “SchlossstraßenCenter”.
2017
2017 “La Pizza di Russillo” opened. As so far, they could only offer their ice cream along one of the biggest shopping streets in Berlin, a Pizza store was the perfect choice to offer very high-quality pizza in a fast-paced environment. Along with that a small ice cream shop “Gelato di Russillo” was positioned near the metro station.
2022
2022
To fulfill the companies vision we plan on expanding in specific regions of Germany. The first step in this direction is the opening of our first store in Stralsund at the beautiful German sea.
Future
We are looking forward to fulfilling the vision and expand. If you know about an exciting area or project that could harmonize with what we do, feel free to contact us over our contact formular or ask for the founder’s contacts in one of our stores. Thank you for your interest in us. Let’s create something great together, di Russillo.




















Our standards
We want to offer our customers the best possible experience in fast paced environments. The standards of the gastronomy industry have party changed. Tradition, attention to detail and high quality-products can rarely be found in gastronomic companies nowadays.
To continue manifesting these standards our ice cream and pizza is being produced using only the finest ingredients and perfected recipes in our own premises. Our stores and furniture are designed and produced in Italy to follow the initial vision to transfer traditional Italian foods and in addition the specific style. When it comes to employees we rely on a long-termed
employment relationship and are super thankful and proud for every single one of our team members as they are an important part of our company.





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