The best restaurants Reggio Calabria

Excellent trattoria that takes place in an ancient butchery of the city. The atmosphere looks like a tavern. On the menu: beans cu oghiu bonu (Sicilian beans), tagliata, macaroni made home to boar stew, interlaced veal and bison… You will have understood this, the specialty here is meat! Beautiful wine map, mainly calabra.

The restaurant is located on the outskirts, in a district without charm, but this defect is largely offset by the quality of the cuisine inspired by the flavours of the sea. It mixes the simplicity of the preparations, exalting the taste of the raw materials, with some creative touches that stimulate curiosity, such as, for example, with these really excellent spaghetti with swordfish carbonara. The fish and seafood are guaranteed to be fresh. Modern and slightly cold setting. Professional service and good wine selection.

In a street perpendicular to Corso Garibaldi, a sign with a discreet frontage and a long, sober and neat room, with subdued lights. You can enjoy classic and well executed seafood cuisine, all for a good price-quality ratio. On the menu, fish and seafood antipasti served in two courses, cold and hot, spaghetti that disappears under the quantity of mussels and shellfish, paccheri with swordfish and good homemade desserts. An address that combines simplicity, consistency and a friendly welcome.

This downtown rotisserie is well known to Reggio Calabria residents who praise the quality of its fried calzoni stuffed with mozzarella and tomato, arancini (rice balls) and the traditional mozzarella in carrozza (mozzarella between two slices of bread, all fried). The prices are low and the service is fast; convenient for a lunch on the go. The house also offers quite good pizzas and some pasta dishes.

You can't miss this café whose terrace occupies the centre of Corso Garibaldi, the pedestrian axis that crosses Reggio Calabria. At aperitivo time, it is here that the locals interrupt the traditional passeggiata to drink a spritz accompanied by appetizers, while distractedly watching the uninterrupted flow of passers-by. The address is appreciated for its old-fashioned service and its lively local atmosphere. You can also have lunch here or enjoy a pastry, a cappuccino or a good bergamot ice cream.