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Al
Fogher, Piazza Armerina (En)
Experienced
Angelo Treno is the chef of this welcoming restaurant
in Piazza Armerina. Rustic in appearance, Al Fogher
serves regional cuisine. Not to miss: macco
of fava beans, tuna tartar with dates, and pork with
pepper in a pistachio sauce.
Reviewed by: Le Guide
dell'Espresso, Veronelli, Gambero Rosso, Michelin
Guide (login required), Class, Touring Club, Ristoranti
D'Oro D'Agostini.
| Address:
Contrada Bellia
Piazza Armerina (En)
Tel.:
(0935) 68 41 23
Fax: (0935) 68 67 05
Web site: www.alfogher.net
General Information
- Closed 1 week in January, 20 days in July, and
on Sunday dinner and Monday
- Meal price: € 33/45
- Major credit cards accepted
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Antica
Focacceria San Francesco, Palermo
At the Antica
Focacceria San Francesco, a local favorite since
1834 (in the Palazzo Reale/Monte di Pietà district),
they sell focaccia farcita (flat
pizza-dough baked with different toppings), arancini
di riso, torte salate (savoury “cake”),
panelle, fried ricotta cheese, and sfincione.
Reviewed by: Fodor's,
Frommer's,
The
Indipendent.
| Address:
Via A. Paternostro, 58
Palermo
Tel.:
(091) 32 02 64
Fax: (091) 612 88 55
Web site: www.anticafocacceriasanfrancesco.it
General Information
- Open daily 10am-midnight
- Meal price: € 20
- Major credit cards accepted
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Baglio
La Pergola, Ragusa
Find flavorful local
dishes at Baglio La Pergola: crostatina
di carrubo with Ragusano cheese mousse (carrub
pie with cheese), pistachio pesto maccheroncini
with shrimp and orange zest, and rabbit sautéed with
Moscato from Pantelleria, pine nuts and fennel.
Reviewed by: Michelin
Guide (login required).
| Address:
Contrada Selvaggio
Ragusa
Tel.:
(0932) 68 64 30
Fax: (0932) 66 80 39
Web site: www.baglio.it
General Information
- Closed January 7-21 and Tuesday
(August: closed for lunch)
- Meal price: € 26/37
- Major credit cards accepted
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Il
Cuciniere, Catania
Pleasant, attractive
and appetizing, Il Cuciniere offers typical
Sicilian cooking. Chef Carmelo Chiaromonte
and his staff invent and reinterpret traditional Sicilian
dishes. Not to miss specialties include the Passeggiata
in un mercato di Beirut (stroll through a market
in Beirut), a pre-dessert made with fresh oregano,
pomegranate and rose water.
Reviewed by: Il Sole
24 Ore, Gambero Rosso.
| Address:
Via Finocchiaro Aprile, 110
95129 Catania
Tel.:
(095) 74 70 702
Fax: (095) 74 70 172
Web site: www.katanepalace.it
General Information
- Meal price: € 40
- Major credit cards accepted
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La
Gazza Ladra, Modica (Rg)
Located in the Palazzo
Failla building in Modica, La Gazza Ladra
is an elegant and stylish restaurant. In the kitchen is
Accursio Craparo, one of the most acclaimed
young Sicilian chefs.
Reviewed by: Michelin
Guide (login required).
| Address:
Via Blandini, 5
97015 Modica (Rg)
Tel.:
(0932) 94 10 59
Fax: (0932) 94 10 59
Web site: www.palazzofailla.it/gazza.htm
General Information
- Closed Tuesday
- Meal price: € 30/60
- Credit cards: American
Express, Diners Club and Visa accepted
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La
Madia, Licata (Ag)
Rising star, chef
Pino Cuttaia, rediscovers traditional cuisine
and reivents local flavors with an imaginative touch. The
restaurant, rated one Michelin Star, suggests unique culinary
creations, such as arancini di triglie (seafood
rice balls), pistachio couscous, cassatina all'arancia
(little traditional Sicilian pie flavored with orange zest).
Reviewed by: Le Guide
dell'Espresso, Veronelli, Gambero Rosso, Michelin
Guide (login required), La Stampa, Touring Club, Ristoranti
D'Oro D'Agostini.
| Address:
Corso Filippo Re Capriata, 22
92027 Licata (Ag)
Tel.:
(0922) 77 14 43
Fax: (0922) 77 14 43
Web site: www.ristorantelamadia.it
General Information
- Closed Tuesday and Sunday dinner;
in August, closed Sunday for lunch
- Meal price: € 30/60
- Credit cards: American
Express, Diners Club and Visa accepted
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Da
Nino, Letojanni (Me)
Close to Taormina
in Letojanni, Da Nino is a local institution
where you can enjoy the specialties such as pasta with sea
urchins and bruschetta with mussles au gratin.
| Address:
Via Rizzo, 29
Letojanni (Me)
Tel.:
(0942) 36 147
General Information
- Closed Decembr - February
- Meal price: € 46
- Credit cards: American
Express, Diners Club and Visa accepted
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Graziano,
Villafrati (Pa)
Considered the best
restaurant in Sicily and formely known as Il Mulinazzo,
Graziano is well worth the 45 minute drive
from Palermo. You'll dine in ultimate comfort and be attended
to by its excellent waitstaff. The menu at Graziano has
many French touches, but the dishes highlighted on the menu
are taken from Sicilian tradition, like purée of
fava beans enriched with scallops, ricotta and extra virgin
olive oil.
Mentions: Frommer's,
Michelin Guide, NYTimes.
| Address:
Frazione Bolognetta, località Mulinazzo
Villafrati (Pa)
Tel.:
(091) 87 24 870
Fax: (091) 87 24 870
General Information
- Closed January 10-24 and July
6-26
- Meal price: € 55/60
- Major credit cards accepted
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Locanda
del Borgo, Rosolini (Sr)
Locanda
del Borgo is located
inside a pictoresque feudal castle. Renowned chef Giovanni
Alpha cooks with local ingredients such as: fava
beans from Cottola di Modica, carob flavored mulled
wine, Grano Russello floor, wild asparaguses, Ragusano
DOP cheese, pistachio from Bronte and pork
from Nebrodi Mountains.
Reviewed by: Gusto Canale
5, Le Guide dell'Espresso, Gambero Rosso, Gulliver, Il Giornale,
Touring Club.
| Address:
Via Controscieri, 11
96019, Rosolini (Sr)
Tel.:
(0931) 85 05 14
Web site: www.locandadelborgo.net
General Information
- Closed Tuesday
- Meal price: € 40/50
- All credit cards accepted
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Locanda
del Vinattiere, Valverde (Ct)
The dishes at Locanda
del Vinattiere, enriched by the creativity of
the chef, evoke flavors and ancient traditions. This restaurant
uses only fresh and OGM free ingredients. The cellar offers
a wide selection of Italian and international wines.
| Address:
Via Fontana, 10
95028 Valverde (Ct)
Tel.:
(095) 72 11 865
Fax: (095) 52 40 76
Web site: www.locandadelvinattiere.it
General Information
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Ristorante
Duomo, Ragusa Ibla (Rg)
Ristorante
Duomo in Ragusa Ibla, rated two Michelin Stars,
is one of the best places to eat in Sicily. Chef Ciccio
Sultano creates dishes like spaghetti sauced with
carrot juice, fresh anchovy tartare and a pungent jolt of
tuna bottarga, rosy baby lamb chops with Etna pears
braised in jasmine honey and crusted with Bronte pistachios,
and chocolate cake served with pine-nut ice cream, saffron
cream and wild-fennel sauce.
Reviewed by: Food
& Wine, NYTimes,
Canale 5 Gusto, Le Guide dell'Espresso, Veronelli, Gambero
Rosso, Michelin
Guide, Class, Touring Club, Ristoranti D'Oro D'Agostini.
| Address:
Via Capitano Bocchieri, 31
97100 Ragusa Ibla (Rg)
Tel.:
(0932) 65 12 65
Fax: (0932) 65 12 65
Web site: www.ristoranteduomo.it
General Information
- Closed January 23 - February
2 , November 7-17, Sunday and Monday lunch (May-September,
except August), Sunday dinner and Monday during
the rest of the year
- Meal price: € 40/90
- Major credit cards accepted
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Il
Ristorantino, Palermo
Enjoy traditional
cuisine at one of Palermo's most celebrated restaurants.
Chef Francesco Inzerillo suggests an interesting menu where
tradition and modernity meet. Specialties include mackerel
with caper sauce and a tasty soup of zucchini and fresh
seafood.
Mentions: Frommer's,
Michelin Guide.
| Address:
Piazzale Alcide De Gasperi, 19
Palermo
Tel.:
(091) 51 28 61
General Information
- Closed 2 weeks in August and
January 1-7
- Meal price: € 33/45
- Major credit cards accepted
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La
Scuderia, Palermo
In the heart of
Parco della Favorita in Palermo, La Scuderia
offers warm hospitality from its highly qualified staff
and serves traditional Sicilian dishes, such as caciocavallo
cheese (see picture on the left); involtini
(roulade) of eggplant or veal; risotto with seafood;
and maccheroni Nettuno (pasta with swordfish, eggplant,
and tomato sauce).
Reviewed by: Frommer's,
Michelin
Guide (login required).
| Address:
Viale del Fante, 9
90146 Palermo
Tel.:
(091) 52 03 23
Fax: (091) 52 04 67
Web site: www.lascuderiasnc.it
General Information
- Closed from August 13-24 and
Sunday
- Meal price: € 34/50
- Major credit cards accepted
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Charleston
Le Terrazze, Mondello (Pa)
In the bathing area
of Mondello and in Art Nouveau style, Charleston
Le Terrazze is an establishment that has made history
in Sicily. The ambience and staff are of an excellent standard.
The swordfish is done to elegant perfection, the risotto
with shellfish is a savory delight and dessert might be
an almond parfait or crepes suzettes.
Reviewed by: Froomer's,
Michelin
Guide (login required).
| Address:
Viale Regina Elena, 1
90151 Mondello (Pa)
Tel.:
(091) 45 01 71
Fax: (091) 32 13 47
General Information
- Closed January 7 - February
5 and Wednesday (except April-October)
- Meal price: € 40/70
- All credit cards accepted
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Taverna
Paradiso, Trapani
Taverna
Paradiso is located on the city's promenade. Ideal
for a taste of local fish, the restaurant is well known
for its tuna dishes.
Reviewed by: Le Guide
dell'Espresso, Michelin Guide.
| Address:
Lungomare Dante Alighieri, 22
91100 Trapani
Tel.:
(0923) 22 303
Fax:
(0923) 22 303
General Information
- Closed Sunday (June-October),
Wednesday for the rest of the year
- Meal price: € 30/50
- Major credit cards accepted
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Trattoria
del Pescatore, Mazara del Vallo (Tp)
One of the province's
finest establishments for fish, Trattoria del Pescatore,
serves glorious seafood dishes. Not to miss are the fish
couscous and seafood croquettes (see picture on the left).
Reviewed by: Michelin
Guide (login required).
| Address:
via Lo Zano, 11
91026 Mazara del Vallo (Tp)
Tel.:
(0923) 94 75 80
Fax: (0923) 67 04 52
General Information
- Closed on Monday and September
1-15
- Meal price: € 33/60
- Major credit cards accepted
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Hostaria
del Vicolo, Sciacca (Ag)
Right in the historic
center of Sciacca, Hostaria del Vicolo
offers an elegant and welcoming atmosphere. The cuisine
is inspired by the local culinary tradition with a touch
of modernity.
Reviewed by: Le Guide
dell'Espresso, Veronelli, Gambero Rosso, Michelin
Guide (login required), Touring Club, Ristoranti D'Oro
D'Agostini.
| Address:
Vicolo Samaritano, 10
92019 Sciacca (Ag)
Tel.:
(0925) 23 071
Fax:
(0925) 23 071
Web site: www.hostariadelvicolo.com
General Information
- Closed from October 14 to November
1 and on Monday
- Meal price: € 35/40
- Major credit cards accepted
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