Sicily Restaurants
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1. A Cucchiara
$$ | |A light nautical theme permeates this stone-walled restaurant, where the open kitchen provides theater and owner Peppe Giamboi takes the stage as a gustatory storyteller, roaming from table to table. The menu is constantly changing, but you'll find excellent work with vegetables (a rarity in Sicily) and really lovely preparations of local cod. In addition to a sublime rendition of stocco in ghiotto (cod in a Messinese sauce of tomatoes, olives, capers, and celery), it also might show up prepared under tender sheets of lardo in a light orange-lemon sauce with fried leeks.
Strada San Giacomo 19, Messina, Sicily, 98122, Italy090-711023Known For
- Elegant food in a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere
- Locally, sustainably sourced seafood
- Robust wine program
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Rate Includes: Closed Sun. -
2. Accursio Ristorante
$$$$ | |This intimate Michelin-starred restaurant is a fantastic option if you are staying in Modica overnight. Forget the usual starchy tablecloths and formal service, this place is all about the food, with the chef cooking his own personal takes on classic Sicilian dishes, including options like trucioli pasta with cheese fondue, lemon, capers, and coffee; grilled lettuce with pork cheek, caviar, and walnuts; and cannoli with ricotta cheese and cotton candy for dessert. The €120 tasting menu comes very highly recommended, but for something more affordable, stop in for lunch to have a similar experience for €50, or consider Accursio Radici (which means Accursio Roots, the cheaper sister restaurant) a few doors down.
Via Grimaldi 41, Modica, Sicily, 97015, Italy0932-941689Known For
- Michelin-starred food at reasonable prices
- Equally extensive and more affordable lunch menu
- Relaxed atmosphere
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Rate Includes: Closed Mon. No dinner Sun. -
3. Al Fogher
$$ | |This culinary beacon in Sicily's interior features ambitious—and successful—dishes with the creative flair of chef Angelo Treno, whose unforgettable pastas topped with truffles or caviar, for example, offer a decidedly different expression of traditional regional ingredients. The unassuming and elegant dining room is inside an old railway house and is the perfect place to enjoy a bottle from the 500-label wine list; in cold weather, you can cozy up to a fireplace, but the terrace is the place to be in summer.
Contrada Bellia, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, 94015, Italy0935-684123Known For
- Sophisticated preparations
- Local ingredients
- Well-thought-out wine list
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No dinner Sun. No lunch Mon. -
4. Castellana
$$ | |This local pizza and BBQ grill offers the usual selection of local cuisine, but with an interesting location in the old grain stores of the Castello di Caccamo. The extensive menu includes antipasti, pasta, mains, and desserts all with a focus on the preparation of local meats and grills.
Piazza dei Caduti 4, Caccamo, Sicily, 90012, Italy091-8148667Known For
- Cool historic location
- Local craft beers
- Lots of character and charm
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Rate Includes: Closed Mon. -
5. Cave Ox
$ | |This casual osteria is frequented by local winemakers who come for pizza dinners and rustic daily lunch specials, but most visitors are smitten with the small but amazing cellar focused on Etna natural wines. Everything's fresh, simple, and delicious—and made to pair with one of the delightful wines suggested by owner and wine enthusiast Sandro. He'll take you back to his cellar for a look, gently guiding you toward a unique bottle you'll never find back home.
Via Nazionale Solicchiata 159, Sicily, 95012, Italy0942-986171Known For
- Superlative selection of natural wines from Etna
- Filling lunches and pizza dinners
- Local winemaker crowd
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Rate Includes: Closed Tues. -
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6. Da Alfredo
$ | |Starting in 1968, the mini-empire of owner Alfredo Olivieri was built one granita and one pane cunzato at a time, and no summer on Salina is complete without a stop at his little shop off the Marina Garibaldi piazza in Lingua. You'll find all the classic granita flavors (almond, coffee, lemon, pistachio), but it's the seasonal fruits that shine here: mulberry, fig, wild blackberries, watermelon, and cantaloupe. For something more savory, the overladen open sandwiches known as pane cunzato (one recent August they served 1,500 in a single day) pile on the signature flavors of the region. Look for the "Eoliana" full of capers, olives, anchovies, peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Olivieri also has a full-service trattoria and a bakery, both steps from the original panineria.
Via Marina Garibaldi, Sicily, 98050, Italy090-9843980Known For
- Charismatic owner
- Seasonally focused granita
- Joyous atmosphere
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Rate Includes: Closed Nov.–Easter -
7. Da Concetta
$$$ | |Feisty Concetta serves a set menu for lunch and dinner from her long terrace, located near the Chiesa San Bartolo. You can expect a large selection of antipasti (such as wild fennel, sautéed shrimp, and roasted eggplant), a pasta course, and some variety of roasted fish. It's true island home-cooking, done in abundance and served with incredible hospitality.
Alicudi, Sicily, 98050, Italy380-1775818Known For
- Incredibly intimate hospitality
- Truly unique dining experience
- Spectacular views
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8. Da Vittorio
$$ | |Located right on the beach at Porto Palo, Da Vittorio is something of a local legend, highly regarded and much loved by everyone from wine and olive oil makers to celebrating families. The focus is on fresh fish and seafood, with pasta for the first course, and grilled fish for a second, all enhanced with traditional Sicilian flavors such as capers, almonds, and wild fennel. The spot dates back to the 1960s when Vittorio, a young cook from Bergamo, fell in love with a Sicilian girl and opened a small restaurant in a beach shack. These days, there’s a smart glass conservatory and cream damask table linens, along with a terrace for alfresco dining, and—a real mark of Vittorio’s success—a local following strong enough to keep the restaurant open all year, a real rarity in these parts.
Via Friuli Venezia Giulia 9, Marinella Selinunte, Sicily, 92013, Italy0925-78381Known For
- Creative seafood on the beach
- Neighborhood institution since the 1960s
- Open all year long
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Rate Includes: Closed mid-Dec.–mid-Jan. -
9. Don Camillo
$$ | Ortigia |A gracious series of delicately arched rooms at this beloved local eatery are lined with wine bottles and sepia-tone images of the old town. À la carte preparations bring together fresh seafood and inspired creativity: sample, for instance, the sublime spaghetti delle Sirene (with sea urchin and shrimp in butter) or cod with saffron from the Ibleian hills with a courgette puree. If you want, you can put yourself in the hands of the chef and opt for one of the exquisite tasting menus, which start at €75 excluding wine. The wine list is, in a word, extraordinary, and allows you to choose from the best wines in Italy and beyond.
Via Maestranza 96, Siracusa, Sicily, 96100, Italy0931-67133Known For
- Fish, meat, and vegetarian tasting menus
- Helpful service
- Fantastic wine list
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun., 2 wks in Jan., and 2 wks in July -
10. Forno Biancuccia
$ | |Lawyer-turned-baker Valeria Messina has singlehandedly revived the use of heirloom grains in Catania. At her welcoming little corner bakery, she uses tumminia, perciasacchi, maiorca, and timilia flours to create crusty sourdough loaves, focaccia, buttery biscotti, and traditional pizza marinara. Don't miss her schiacciata (a sort of filled pizza) stuffed with the ingredients of the season, from broccoli or chicory to roasted peppers with mint or anchovies and capers.
Via Mario Sangiorgi 12, Catania, Sicily, 95129, Italy095-6681018Known For
- From-the-oven tastes of ancient Sicily
- Schiacciata stuffed with seasonal ingredients
- Rye from the slopes of Etna
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon. -
11. Francesco Arena
$ | |You'll smell this panificio and focacceria before you arrive, as the scent of baking bread wafts down the street. The 45-year-old Francesco Arena works with ancient grains (like tumminia, perciasacchi, and rusello) and a hearty mother yeast to produce tender focaccia topped with everything from sun-sweetened tomatoes to escarole, crusty loaves, ham-and-cheese filled pidone, and the flakiest croissants. Arena has bread baking in his bones; his nonna opened the first family bakery in 1939, and his father followed suit with his own in 1970.
Via T. Cannizzaro 137, Messina, Sicily, 98122, Italy090-9218792Known For
- Official master baker
- Detour-worthy focaccia
- Barchette, a pizza "boat" loaded with toppings
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Rate Includes: Closed Sun. -
12. Giovane Hostaria San Marco
$ | |This eatery has minimalist decor and young owners who are committed to local produce—right down to listing all producers on their website—without being scared to experiment. The wine list is really interesting, focusing mainly on small Sicilian bottles, and there is also a good selection of artisan beer.
Via Roma 353, Enna, Sicily, 94100, Italy0935-1960029Known For
- Cool atmosphere
- Inventive food
- Excellent wine list
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Tues. -
13. Gran Cafè Solaire
$ | |Even on rainy days (which admittedly there aren't many of), the sun seems to shine bright here. They serve arguably the best granita in the Catania area; the pistachio is so creamy you'll swear they added dairy. The blood orange highlights the robust flavor of the local citrus while the lemon is refreshingly bright, sweet, and tart and the chocolate is dark and rich. Area residents pop in to have granita with warm brioche for breakfast, lunch, or as an afternoon snack (yes, granita counts as lunch).
Via Provinciale 81, Aci Trezza, Sicily, 95021, Italy345-1656822Known For
- Shaded location off the port
- Sublime granita
- Relatively fast service
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14. Gran Caffè Urna dal 1885
$ | |What Americans know as Sicilian pizza quite frankly doesn't exist in Sicily, but at this historic café and pizzeria that's been around since the 1800s, you'll find the real pizza siciliana. Though you can find the dish throughout the area, especially in Viagrande and Zaefferana, Urna is said to be its inventor: they stuff tender calzone pastry with Tuma cheese, anchovies, and black peppercorns, and then deep fry the half-moon delicacy. The result is a gooey, savory, flaky delight. Eat it in the outside garden or get it to go.
Piazza Urna 36, Sicily, 95029, Italy095-7894579Known For
- Authentic pizza siciliana
- Casual, historic ambience
- Spacious outside courtyard
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15. Il Re di Girgenti
$$ | |You might not expect to find an ultramodern—even hip—place to dine within a few minutes' drive of Agrigento's ancient temples, yet Il Re di Girgenti offers up pleasing versions of Sicilian classics in a trendy, country-chic atmosphere (think funky black-and-white tile floors mixed with shelves lined with old-fashioned crockery) popular with young locals. The thoughtful wine list offers good prices on both local wines and those from throughout Sicily. Weather permitting, be sure to dine on the terrace for outstanding temple views.
Via Panoramica dei Templi 51, Agrigento, Sicily, 92100, Italy0922-401388Known For
- Sicilian dishes with a twist
- Contemporary setting with lovely views
- Delightful wine selections
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Tues. -
16. Il Terrazzino
$$ | |Centrally located on the main piazza in Ustica town, this trattoria's outdoor terrace is a marvelous spot for feeling like you're in the thick of local life while enjoying first-class food. Seafood is the main feature, of course, on a menu that combines traditional dishes, such as prawn ravioli, with more adventurous juxtapositions, like the antipasto of grilled octopus with lentil purée. Service is warm and willing, and there's a good wine list.
Piazza Umberto I, Ustica, Sicily, 90051, Italy388-8990301Known For
- Great location
- Fresh seafood
- Convivial ambience
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Oct.–Mar. -
17. In Cucina Dai Pennisi
$$ | |In the back of a butcher shop that's been operating since 1968, the Pennisi family opened this meat-focused 30-seat restaurant in December 2017. In the front, you'll find cases full of dry-aged beef; house-made sausages, guanciale, lardo, pancetta, and headcheese; whole chickens; beef liver and veal tongue; and skewers of hand-rolled involtini. You choose your meat from the cases, and they prepare it over a live-fire grill in the back, which you can watch through the plate-glass wall.
Via Umberto I 11, Linguaglossa, Sicily, 95015, Italy095-643160Known For
- Salsiccia a ceppo, a hand-chopped pork sausage
- Robust Etna wine selection
- Excellent beef tartare
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon. -
18. La Grotta
$$$ | |With its dining room set in a cave above the harbor of Santa Maria La Scala, this rustic trattoria specializes in seafood. Try the insalata di mare (a selection of delicately boiled fish served with lemon and olive oil), pasta with clams or cuttlefish ink, or fish grilled over charcoal. The menu is small and simple, but expertly prepared.
Via Scalo Grande 46, Acireale, Sicily, 95024, Italy095-7648153Known For
- The catch of the day
- Superfresh seafood
- Unique cave setting
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Tues. and late Oct. -
19. MadoniEAT
$ | Kalsa |Only the finest agricultural produce of the nearby Madonie mountains goes into the simple but fabulous dishes served in this informal eatery attached to the Palazzo Butera art gallery. The frequently changing menu---dependent on the season and what's available from their suppliers---might include chicken breasts in orange sauce and almonds; vegetarian meatballs with ricotta cheese; or sausages braised in red wine with kale. Cheeses, cold cuts, and salads are also on offer, or you might settle for a "gourmet sandwich" stuffed with buffalo mozzarella, prosciutto, anchovies, and mortadella. Many of these items are for sale in the small delicatessen inside, too, where there are a few tables in addition to the ones on the pavement.
Via Butera 20, Palermo, Sicily, 90133, Italy091-7521749Known For
- Seasonal, fresh, and locally produced ingredients
- Convenient for lunch after a visit to Palazzo Butera
- Gourmet sandwiches
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon. and 2 wks in Jan. No dinner Sun.–Tues. -
20. Mare a Viva
$ | |This wholesaler specializes in oysters, mollusks, and crustaceans, and offers a tasting room that has become an obligatory stop for seafood aficionados in town. There are 24 kinds of oysters, all manner of clams (including Galician percebes), local red prawns in several sizes, and a tank of lobsters and crabs as well as fresh seasonal tuna. Choose between having your fish raw, steamed, grilled, or a la gratin, and dine in the simple blue and white conservatory while enjoying a glass or two of local white wine. They also make a fine fish couscous (one portion is ample for two people).
S.S. 115 Km 50, Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, 91026, Italy0923-934151Known For
- Incredible selection of oysters from all over Europe
- Absolute favorite with locals
- Delicious fish couscous
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No dinner Thurs.–Sat. in winter
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