Lo Studente

Lo Studente is an Italian restaurant located in the very centre (Johannisstrasse 18) of Jena. The name says it all - Lo Studente aims at Jena's large number of students looking for an affordable place for dining. It offeres pizza, pasta, salads and desserts in a cosy environment. We went there several times before starting the "Restaurants in Jena" project - the more often we went there, the less impressed we were. If you want to have a good pizza, we'd advise you to invest another 2-3 Euro and go to a proper Italian restaurant (e.g. Versilia). The pasta and salads are alright but then, why go to a restaurant for a dish you can make at home in the same amount of time, and according to your own liking. To be fair, weekly specials such as mussels might surprise you once in a while.

Our verdict: Frozen pizza, here we come!

2.5 Jena towers out of 5