We liked this restaurant. We were here on a hot day, we ate outside on a shaded patio. All our food…read morewas good but the meatballs were like little hamburger patties- just ok. Carbonara was very good. Service was great, cold beer and sodas, friendly staff. Good location, between port and the tower.

One of the few places open during the Italian 'siesta' - They have a large outdoor seating area…read morewith some nice shade. Basically a tourist trap, but we were in the mood for some real Italian pizza, which was fresh and lightly topped. The service was kind of slow, had to ask for our check multiple times.

This place was decent. Variety of things from pastries to sandwiches to noodles, pizza etc. We…read moreordered a variety of things all of which came out pretty quickly. The pastry looked better than it tasted, the pizza was just so-so, the noodles were plenty and decent and the surprise hit were the sandwiches for like 3 euro. They were big, warm and tasty on fresh bread. We stopped here because not much was open on this day and we needed something before we went back to our ship. You aren't going to get a great Italian meal here but it will fill you up and be quick.

Yes! I was all up in here when I visited Messina, Italy very recently with a relative. I had the…read morelemon granita and a creme filled pastry. The granita puts any Italian ice I have ever had in America to shame honey! *two snaps and a head roll* I wanted to lick my cup when I was done. I also tried a delicious, soft-baked roll split down the middle and filled with homemade, whipped heavy cream. We ended up here after the tour guide gave us free tasting coupons and we thought this was the shop she was talking about. After some very unique conversation in broken English, Spanish and Italian between the server, cashier and myself; we quickly assessed that we had the wrong shop. However, the employees were very nice about it and still gave us a smile while helping guide us into the correct direction. I decided to stay and just pay the couple of euros because the experience was worth it. There were a lot of places I felt unwelcomed as both an American and a Black person while traveling in Europe but this place was NOT one of them.

Great place to get a coffee, limoncello, aperol spritz etc…read more They have outdoor seating as well as a few indoors. They also serve gelato and some nibbles. The family and staff that work here are super friendly and welcoming. Stop by if you're coming off a cruise or just in the area & walking around.