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    Il Siciliano

    4.5 (22 reviews)

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    Tonia G.

    Amazing & delicious I enjoyed every minute of the ambiance. I could smell the food when I walked by and it came recommended by concierge on the cruise. Everything was fresh from the spritz to the pizza!!

    Amazing food! Wonderful recommendations! I would highly recommend this place. Very convenient from the cruise port.

    Spaghetti with clams ( what's left)
    Loretta S.

    We are on a cruise and wanted delicious pasta in Sicily - we found it here and close to our ship. What a delight! Delizioso spaghetti with tomato clam sauce and lovely decor in their friendly restaurant. Truly authentic, I highly recommend.

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    Everyone was friendly. The food was amazing and the decoration of the restaurant was beautiful tiles.

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    We ordered the Norma pizza and pasta. Everything was very good! Great location. It can get very busy.

    Sparkling water
    Amy P.

    First stop in Italy. Several pizzas ordered for our group and everyone was happy with their choice. Caprese was super fresh and delicious. Service was attentive.

    Seafood Mix for two
    Mike C.

    We couldn't find our original restaurant we wanted to visit. We stumbled upon this restaurant on our way back to the hotel. The restaurant decor is bright and colorful. The service was excellent, and they spoke English. The menu is in Italian and also in English. We ordered three dishes and enjoyed all of them. The Misto Sfizi Mare for two is a mix of seafood and mussels and was delicious. The size of the plate was too big for two. So if you have four people in the group, this dish is sufficient for everyone. By the time our pasta dishes arrived, we were already fulled, but we powered through knowing pasta in Sicily was going to be mind-blowing. We were not disappointed. The Pasta 'ncaciata and Spaccatelle alla ghinotta di Stocco are local dishes. The description of the dishes are in the picture of the menu. It would be too long to add. The Messina draft beer was also good and we had two rounds. Glad we found this gem, and we will be back soon.

    Diavolo pizza and pomodoro pizza.
    Christina P.

    Delicious food! Diavolo pizza was so good! Wine was delicious and everyone was so nice.

    Lunch for 2
    Javier R.

    If your ever in Italy this is your place. Good food, fresh fish and quality service. Super clean location. The service is quick and the dishes are delicious. The portion sizes are very large so you can easily share the dishes. They have a large variety of options on the menu to meet all your European hunger needs. Great location with good help staff.

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    Gretchen T.

    Came here for lunch one day and got a ham and mushroom pizza. The pizza was a good snack for three people, not a full meal tho. It's close to the port and tourist areas. They have some nice outdoor seating and clean bathrooms. The flavor of the pizza and the texture of the crust was good. I would come back and try other things on the menu.

    Tagliere di Salumi dei Nebrodi for 2
    Sol M.

    Very nice polite people. Definitely recommend. The food was delicious, the drinks on point! The prices were good. Clean clean place

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    Authentic Sicilian pizza. Just what my American daughters wanted. Close to the port entrance.

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    Review Highlights - Il Siciliano

    We were in Messina for a cruise and after our walking tour, we were hungry so we stopped here for lunch.

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    Bellavista

    5.0(7 reviews)
    10.0 km
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    Very special location. Excellent menu. Great portions and quality. Romantic and ideal for a special…read moreoccasion.

    Oh my goodness. This place was amazing…read more I'm not sure where to start, so let's start with the view. The pictures uploaded by others show the view from the restaurant, and it doesn't matter where you're seated--floor to ceiling glass windows give diners an unobstructed view of the shimmering Mediterranean sea. (I'll try to upload a photo as well.) I was there for lunch in August with a few friends (most of whom were locals). We ordered a number of seafood appetizers to share, including raw shrimp and other fish. Presentation was beautiful, and everything was fresh. For the main course, I had spaghetti with sea urchin. Simple, right? Yes, simple done right. The pasta was cooked al dente and smoothly mixed with the sea urchin. Every bite delivered a heady mix of perfectly cooked pasta flavored with the slight brininess from the sea urchin. I finished off my plate fast and looked hopefully at my friends' plates, hoping they weren't able to finish theirs so I could have more. Alas, they seemed to like the pasta just as much as I did as their plates were empty as well. A few others ordered a variety of cooked seafood, including swordfish. Their orders were presented on a heated tile of pink Himalyan salt, which I found fascinating. Yes, I'm easily impressed. :D I tried a bit of swordfish, and though I'm typically not a fan of this particular fish, it was amazing. We finished off our meal with some espressos (passed on dessert as we were all so full). Amazing lunch. The price was more than reasonable too, considering the breathtaking view, the warm and friendly service, and the quality and freshness of the food.

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    Il Glicine

    Il Glicine

    5.0(1 review)
    16.4 km

    Holy heck, what a find! It was just about the only good choice in the little town of Spadafora, a…read moregreat place (my grandfather is from there so that's why we were visiting) and worth a stop if you have a few hours. The name has apparently changed several times and the current chef/owner is in the wrong place (but right for us)! He belongs in an upscale restaurant in a big city, his cuisine is that good. We had the chef's tasting menu, 13! courses in all, which was absurdly cheap (about 20 euros if I remember right) and maybe 8 more for a great bottle of local "viagnier" (OK they can't spell that well, but I do mean great, we are wine snobs). So for antipasti we got 7 (that's right, seven) little gems that were absolutely exquisite, Almost all seafood, insanely fresh, creative and perfectly cooked. For the pasta we were treated to a great seafood risotto, but by that time my wife was stuffed, so I had the second course, a "sea bass" fillet done en Papillote (baked in parchment but he used what I think as a turkey bag, same principal), also with mussels and clams and fresh veggies. Even though I'm pretty sure it was branzino (everyone likes to call their fish sea bass these days) it was cooked perfectly. Dessert was just OK, an obviously homemade strawberry ice cream that was frozen too hard but otherwise tasty. Brush up on your desserts and I would say you are ready for the big time. he came out to see what we thought and I told him he just about killed me with his food, he thought that was very funny. I said his was the freshest seafood we had in Italy and he pointed towards the sea, and said "from there". Probably caught the same day. His sole waiter was friendly, he had been to NYC so he was pretty good at English. The owner's family was eating a couple of his Sicilian pizzas next to us and I almost asked them for a taste, it looked that good. We joked with his brother about getting free food and he said he'd pay for it anyway (as would I if he offered it to me for free)! PS. if you want the real "Stromboli" stuffed pizza (not a calzone!) as far as I know you have to be within sight of the famous volcano offshore from Milazzo. Spadafora was the only place I have seen it outside of a very few "true" US Italian restaurants, and it was delicioso at a little pizzeria we picked at random for lunch.

    Grecale - This is the Buffalo Mozzarella pizza, sadly the only picture captured.

    Grecale

    5.0(1 review)
    9.9 km

    It's not hard to find a cool restaurant by the water in a place like Messina, but when it's a…read moreThursday night and everywhere is absolutely packed and you get lucky enough to fit a group of 12 into a place like Pizzeria 38º15' Grecale, it's a dang miracle. We showed up here around 9:00PM on Thursday night expecting to get turned away for not having space like some of the other places we tried, but luckily a large group just left and we were able to get a large table on the outside patio. The focus of this trip was to order a ton of pizzas to split and that's exactly what we did. During this trip to manage to try some of them Margherita pizza, the Americano pizza, the Buffalo mozzarella pizza, and even a slice of arugula pizza (It was my last night in Italy, don't judge me for eating so much). Margherita Pizza- A simple slice covered in delicious sauce that was sadly the last of the slices I tried. Americano Pizza- The fact that Italy has pizza covered in french fries and hot dogs is both a curse and a blessing. The pizza itself is absolutely delicious and somehow my favourite of the bunch. Buffalo Mozzarella Pizza- This is basically a basic cheese pizza with extra cheese on it (and Buffalo of course). I would say this was the pizza I ate the most of, and also the cheese I enjoyed the most as well. Arugula Pizza- I am not a huge fan of arugula pizza but when someone hands me a slice and says "eat" I give it a go. The slice itself was not bad and tasted pretty good, although it definitely wouldn't be something I would personally order. Overall, I had a really good time and a really good meal at Pizzeria 38º15' Grecale. I would of rather of enjoyed some actual Sicilian Pizza while visiting but when I'm not the one choosing the place, I can only eat where I'm told too. This place is an amazing set up, great staff, and an absolutely stunning view from the outside patio. If you are looking for a beautiful night out in Messina, this is definitely somewhere you should check out.

    Il Siciliano - sicilian - Updated May 2026

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