The best Italian pizzerias and restaurants Sicily

Lost in the middle of the steep landscapes of Cava Grande, this agriturismo offers a particularly tasty vegetable-based cuisine. Typically Sicilian, but prepared with great finesse. From prosciutto to melon to ice cream with an incredible texture, everything is at the height of the breathtaking natural setting. The Ionian Sea below, the horizon in the distance. The sunset on these heights is a privileged moment. Avola Antica also offers guest rooms and has a beautiful swimming pool amidst olive and lemon trees.

In the historical centre, a welcoming and nicely decorated restaurant, adept of slow food. Organic cuisine, locavore (locally sourced), which ensures the quality of each product for high quality (but expensive) dishes. Divine crudo platter (raw fish), sublime antipasti plates. The steamed fish en papillote of leaves with herbs, capers, pine nuts and dried tomatoes was surprising and delicate, accompanied by a good glass of local grillo, the beautiful alliance! The menu included gluten-free specialities and vegetarian pasta.

This good address offers "market cuisine" in the heart of an authentic Sicilian market, that of Ballaro. All the more so as the district does not abound in good tables, too narrow and labyrinthine. Here, the products are fresher than nature, Sicilian, from the slow food circuit. But grandmothers' recipes have been modernized. Large choice of vegetarian, celiac, babies and children (games on site). Theosteria is also enoteca, between 15th century walls and columns, the setting is magnificent, and the range of wines is very wide.

Probably the prettiest restaurant and the most charming terrace in Ragusa Ibla. It serves family cuisine, with specialities of cavatelli (local pasta with pork sauce) and fresh homemade ravioli. Try the roasted local cheese, to be rolled on the floor, and the star of the house specialities: spaghetti alla rustica, with octopus, Sicilian tomatoes and basil. Remember to book if you want to taste this delicacy because the restaurant is often full at dinner time, especially at weekends!

If you have never eatenarancini, those fried rice balls filled with various typical Sicilian ingredients, this is the place to go. And even if you have already tasted them! Because these arancini don't have many competitors. So much so that the online shop ships them all over Europe. In the shop, you'll find them ready to munch on in the window: beef ragout, parmesan and tomato, cheese or pistachio, or ham and mozzarella, or aubergine or spinach and fennel... All tastes are allowed.

This is a good restaurant born from a family history that has lasted for 150 years, located in the small village of Santa Maria della Scala near Acireale, which is worth a stop, below the nature reserve of Timpa. The restaurant is traditional and very well cared for. Exquisite dishes such as insalata di mare, a bouquet of octopus, squid and prawns simply boiled and served in lemon and parsley, fish of the day priced by weight. A picturesque outing appreciated by the Catanese and at a low price to stuff yourself without counting the cost.

A friendly Sicilian family offers simple, tasty home cooking and excellent pizzas at modest prices. Try the delicious parmigiana (fried eggplant, tomato and mozzarella in the oven), the polpette (meatballs with vegetables and tomato sauce) or the home-made cannoli and tiramisù. A very pleasant terrace will welcome you with a surprising view on the bay of Taormina and on Etna. A very warm welcome, you would think you were in a family or even at the theatre, as the members of the family are real characters!

In this small air-conditioned restaurant, rich in colors and atmosphere with its beautiful stone vaults and red walls, one sits down willingly to spend a good culinary moment at an affordable price. The menu is limited but effective, we like the concept of the chosen menus: meat or fish, declined according to the season and the local ingredients, as the rabbit in the oven, the home-made tournedos or theinvoltini of swordfish, a delight. The recipes are simple but tasty, that's the main thing. The wine list is also very Sicilian and harmonizes the tastes.

A family trattoria with a rustic atmosphere serving refined Sicilian cuisine, this is what you are looking for on holiday to discover the local specialities! On the menu, a wide buffet of home-made antipasti that allows you to taste a little bit of everything and dishes around seafood and fresh fish of the day. The dishes are of quality, the service and the welcome are extremely pleasant, but above all the quantities are gargantuan, especially the pasta dishes, prepared to perfection and generous in ingredients. A good address.

In a modern decor, this place offers a tasty and creative cuisine. The address is also a wine bar. The lower floor features comfortable benches ideal for an evening drink, while the upper areas are perfect for a chic dinner. On the menu, copious squash and pistachio risotto, trilogy of tuna, grilled fish, squid stuffed with olives and capers, fillet of beef with green pepper or pork fillet with almonds? : a selection of products handled with inventiveness. Attentive welcome and reasonable prices.

The Razmataz spreads its beautiful shady terrace in the historic centre of Catania. Very lively in the evening when the latter is taken by storm ataperitivo time, this place is a wine bar appreciated for its trendy bistro atmosphere, its simple but tasty cuisine and its low prices. Try the copious red wine risotto! The desserts are just as enticing as the dishes. It is also a good address to discover the local wines or sip a good cocktail. The service is a bit rushed, but that's understandable given the crowds in high season.

Nice osteria where good Sicilian dishes are served around fish, but also panelle, arancini, local antipasti. Lots of fried fish à la carte, don't miss the frittura mista di pesce : a mix of fried prawns, squid and other fried octopus, a delight! The pasta with squid ink, sardines or pesto and shrimps is also worth the fork. Recipes of authentic accuracy, with a strong taste. The terrace is appreciable but the service is a little long. Come early because the restaurant is very busy.

A gastronomic institution of the brothers Andrea and Alberto Rizzo, where the dishes are particularly refined. A true delight for gourmets, to whom we can only recommend the vanilla fried lobster on a pine nut sauce with candied ginger and red pepper mousse . For the record, scenes of the Cheetah were filmed next to the restaurant. A very top-of-the-range table, where the addition is salty. There is also a dizzying wine list, with many Sicilian wines. The setting is intimate, under stone vaults.

A classy table, with elegant white tablecloths and dishes with a refined aesthetic, without being stilted in the heart of the Kalsa. The plates are spectacular. Typical Sicilian cuisine revisited, to discover the Palermo flavours in particular, raw or cooked. Fish fillet in sweet and sour honey sauce with red onions, raisins and dried apricots, or a carpaccio of scottona, a meat from a heifer of the best Italian breed, renowned for its tenderness, marinated in lemon-lime with mushrooms and plums.

Below Piazza Duomo, in the heart of a small fish market where fishmongers sometimes sing bel canto. The chef also tells you the dishes "by voice"! Typical Sicilian cuisine with seafood specialities. This restaurant enjoys a good reputation. The terrace is next to the fish stalls. Very picturesque. Best to book in high season. Of course the fish is extremely fresh. The antipasti are worth the detour. The house has also created its own brand of delicatessen that promotes local products.

Simple, friendly, tasty and cheap. In the high season, the restaurant is open every day non-stop. The house is run by a family. Everyone pitches in, and it works! The cuisine is that of Sicilian grandmothers. Try the risotto with fish from the day's catch, or a famous fish fry, delicious. The pasta is also appetizing. The reception is very friendly, the owner will always have a little story to tell you, and in French please. The terrace overlooks the port.

This is a very reputable institution and frequented by the young people of the city, because the pizzas are gargantuan, delicious and inexpensive. The perfect address for broke travelers who want to eat on a tight budget. Good lasagne in the oven and above all excellent pizzas made over a wood fire, the house speciality. Warm welcome. The popularity of the address makes booking more than necessary, or plan to order take-out to devour your pizza on a picnic in the city.

The house has been in existence since 1877, that's saying something! In an authentic décor of an old 19th century wine press, this restaurant offers traditional seasonal cuisine. Specialty risotto, meat such as Nebrodi pork or game; here, everything is homemade and Antonella will often surprise you with pleasant culinary attentions. The risotto with pistachio or the caponata with bitter chocolate are worth a visit. A good address at low prices.

Castello Cameni is the hotel restaurant of the same name. Sicilian cuisine of local and seasonal cuisine with Italian and international influences. Fish and game specialities not to be missed, including the Fameux black pig. Sausages and homemade cheeses such as the ricotta di Vizzini (molle cheese) or ennese ennese (saffron cheese). Among Chef Anna Sinagra's specialities, we will note his paccheri to calamari and cherry tomatoes on eggplant cream, his thousand-sheet to swordfish and tomatoes, capers and olives, or his black chocolate cake 70% and conference pears topped with hazelnut foam. The wine list is of quality.

This grocery store of local gastronomic products turns into a lunchtime restaurant as the market closes. You can then let yourself be tempted by all the specialities on display, each one more tempting than the next. And you don't even need to know how to speak Italian: you just point and you're tempted! The assortment ofantipasti is delicious, all accompanied by a good wine. Cheese boards with pistachios and jams or cold cuts are also recommended.