Restaurants in Sicily
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Maffei's
A small restaurant with a pretty courtyard garden and some of the best fish dishes in Taormina. Here you can enjoy a cornucopia of fish, cooked to your liking, however, it is always a good bet to go for the house special.
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Da Francesco
This place overlooking the dock offers 12 pleasant rooms, some with sea-view terraces, for a fraction of the price you’d pay elsewhere on Panarea. Meals in the attached restaurant are also excellent value at €25 to €30.
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Fiaschetteria Biscari
In the former stables of Palazzo Biscari, this wonderfully atmospheric wine bar and restaurant places a high value on quality; the menu is built around ultra-fresh ingredients from the nearby fish and produce markets.
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Da Giovanni
A reliable option with piazza seating, smooth service, classic Sicilian dishes and mind-blowing cassata(sponge cake with ricotta and fruit). It gets quite busy on Saturday evenings, when bookings are a must.
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Ristorante Medusa
At this elegant eatery run by an Italian-Tunisian family, the week’s highlight is the Thursday night couscous feast, but it’s worth a visit any day of the week for the delicious seafood-based pasta dishes and mains.
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Al Cortile Alessi
Catanians of all ages flock here on weekend evenings, drawn by the excellent pizzas, draft beer and relaxed atmosphere. The outdoor courtyard is especially fun, with its banana trees and overhanging silk tapestries.
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Antica Hostaria
This Slow Food-acclaimed eatery is famous for its pork ragú, an ancient mountain staple served only in winter; no worries if you’re visiting in summer: the menu features other fine local recipes year-round.
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Giulia
One of the town centre's best eating options is Giulia, which is renowned for its seafood. It's small and busy so book ahead. Also try the fantastic pizza at Schiticchio (Via Tre Mulini; pizza around €6-8).
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Trattoria Archimede
The most authentic restaurant in Ortygia, with B&W photographs of the island as it once was. Three formal dining rooms serve an array of seafood dishes and pasta. The menu changes often so you never get bored.
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Do Schogghiu
A very basic, family-run spaghetteria that serves up pasta a million different ways, with plenty of agreeable father-son banter in the background. Ask for the free aperitivo offered on the menu.
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Osteria dei Sapori Perduti
On Modica’s main drag, this attractive restaurant mixes rustic decor, elegantly dressed waiters, and very reasonable prices on Sicilian specialities like cunigghju à stimpirata (sweet and sour rabbit).
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Ristorante Duomo
It has been called Sicily’s best restaurant. Inside, a quintet of small rooms are outfitted like private parlours, ensuring a suitably romantic atmosphere. Dishes reflect a creative approach to classic recipes.
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Acanto Blu
New-town elegance together with inventive cooking make L’Acanto one of the most fashionable restaurants among the designer-chic crowd. In the summer tables are set out back on the patio and fill up around 10pm.
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Pasticceria Caprice
An old-style pasticceria, this café is highly recommended. Located on Via Etnea it is the perfect place to come during passeggiata. Try a selection of minitarts filled with fresh fruit.
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Kalòs
This is a top-end restaurant serving quality cuisine close to the centre of town. The whopping service charge of 20% is a bit steep, especially when the place can feel a little funereal early in the evening.
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Les Amis
A community trattoria with tasty fish and pasta dishes, Les Amis has had consistently good recommendations over the years. It’s decorated in classic Italian style, with terracotta walls and peachy lighting.
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Il Cappero
Wonderfully unpretentious, with excellent pasta and fish dishes. Try the local speciality, ravioli con menta e ricotta (ravioli with mint and ricotta cheese). Bookings recommended for Saturday.
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Antica Pasticceria del Convento
One of the numerous pastry shops in town is Antica Pasticceria del Convento. Try the bellibrutti, dense marzipan concoctions bursting with the fragrance of almonds and lemons.
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Salamone e Mare
A wonderful restaurant north along the isthmus. Its terrace juts out over the water, giving it attractive views, which are accompanied by a delicious array of seafood, including a lobster speciality.
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Il Covo del Pirata
A cheap spot for a quick lunch. Il Covo serves sandwiches, a limited number of pasta dishes and filling salads. Ask for a seat on the tiny terrace overlooking the port. At night it turns into a club.
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I Mulini
Located in a converted mill, this is one of Pantelleria's best restaurants. The most famous dish on the menu is the baci, a dessert composed of crispy layers of pastry stuffed with ricotta.
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E Pulera
Filippino’s sister restaurant just west of the centre has a serene garden setting and equally exquisite food. Despite the upmarket ambience, the menu includes some surprisingly affordable choices.
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Nangalarruni
A restaurant famous throughout Sicily for its mushrooms, local cheeses, roast meats and vegetable dishes. Spike your appetite with zuppe di funghi e legumi (mushroom and vegetable soup).
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Caffeteria Grand Italia
This is one of the most popular cafés in Marsala, though its customers are mainly in the 80-plus age bracket. It has a good-value tavola calda (hot table) and some mean ice creams.
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Ristorante Per Bacco
The set menus – including antipasto, primo, secondo, contorno, local wine, water and dessert for under €20 – are a great deal at this restaurant just above Via Atenea.
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