My wife and I had one of the best dining experiences of our life at Trattoria Giglio Rosso…read more This morning, while walking in Catania we spotted this place and decided to visit it tonight...BOOM! It was delicious! I think we were taken care by the owner judging by the care and passion he gave to us. He gave us some recommendations which we skipped because we wanted to have pasta that night. We ordered grilled octopus with verdure sauce as an appetizer, it was super fresh and delicious. After that we ordered our pasta dishes, my wife went for the Catanian classic Rigatoni alla Norma and I went for the linguini alla Giglio Rosso ( with mussels, prawns, tomatoes, parsley and toasted almonds), it was to die for. We were full by the time to order desserts, my wife and decided to share one, the owner ran away and brought a dessert of its choice for two! BINGO! He blew our taste buds again! We thanked him for the experience and the wonderful food. Top notch!

We popped in upon the recommendation of our airbnb host. There is a large selection of both seafood…read moreand non-seafood dishes. The food was sooooo good. Our server Showeb and the owners were extremely friendly. One of our party spilled sauce on her shirt and the owners graciously brought out stain remover. You do not get that kind of service in my home country. They also ended our meal with complementary homemade almond wine. I highly recommend this restaurant.

The food was very tasty and it was lovely sitting outside with a view of Castello Ursino.read more

Outside. Beautiful. Table clothes. Very nice and kind service. Food came out quickly, almost too…read morequick. Didn't care for any of the food. We had two apps and left. Wine was ok they brought out two different bottles to try, place is now packed. Try at your own risk. Not my favorite here. Doris approved 3.5 stars. The whole meal everything pictured was 22.00euro Everyone else cleaned their plates so maybe we didn't pick the right meals.

Dined at Trattoria Il Mare while in Catania, and it may have been our most truly authentic Sicilian…read moremeal of the trip. The atmosphere was cozy, with a small streetside feel, and the service was genuinely traditional -- it honestly felt like dining in someone's home. We enjoyed a full plate of alici fritti, Insalata Pantesca, pasta con vongole, and scaloppina al Marsala -- everything was perfectly cooked, full of flavor, and paired beautifully with the vino di casa. Overall, a fantastic spot and a definite trip highlight. I only wish we had more time for repeat visits. Saluti

Wanted seafood so tried out Trattoria Il Mare for dinner. It was packed outside but no wait for a…read moretable inside. Menu and ordering is straight the QR code. Coperto was 2,00€/person. - White wine (1,50€ for 1/4L) - Red wine (1,50€ for 1/4L) - Mixed platter (12,00€) - mix of octopus, oyster, squid, sardines, baby shrimp and mixed fried seafood. Favourite was the octopus. Came with a fried fish fritter (surprisingly tender). - Mix grilled seafood (15,00€) - swordfish was dry. Seafood wasn't grilled. Platter was better - Red peppers (4,00€) - cold, marinated style. Meh - Grilled mushrooms (4,00€) - cold, salty porcini mushrooms. Skip it

A very good afternoon stop for bubbly and chips…read more Recommended. Seaside view. Wait. More than a view. The patio is seaside. Bubbly - Santa Tresa Il Grillo Brut €22. Quite good. Homemade potato chips. Delicious. Service was spot on. €31.50 for 2

Cute place but not so friendly people working. There was 8 of us and we wanted to sit by the water…read moreand the waitress acted like we were an inconvenience. We asked for bread and we were brought bread but no oil. The pizza was great though!!!

Top of the hotel restaurant. Good pasta dishes, limited local wines. Service a bit slow but…read morefriendly. Reasonably priced. Sit outside away from the larger parties.

Service was amazing I ended up going with the sea bass it and I was quite delighted . We had the…read moreplace to our selves and the ambiance was extravagant.

Usually the restaurants open at 8pm, we arrived early but they let us in and patiently explained…read morethe menu to us. Very fresh seafood, reasonable pricing and friendly people! Will go back for sure!

Great place for good seafood and friendly people. Awesome price too! I've been to enough places…read morearound Italy and Sicily to know that a few restaurants rip you off. This place was NOT one of them. I recommend it to locals and tourists. Had the appetizer buffet and stuffed swordfish. Really good!

An absolute gem! Incredible fresh seafood and amazing service! If you are in Catania, you must stop…read moreby!

This restaurant is in the heart of the fish market. We sat outside and could see the workers…read morecleaning fish in the market (the smells). The place is a bit hidden away but the seafood is very fresh. This is not anything fancy but worth a try if you are in Catania.

We ate here twice while in Catania and enjoyed quality meals each time. The restaurant is tucked…read moreoff a main street in a small courtyard which adds to the ambiance. The restaurant staff were friendly and engaging.

Yummmmmm. Wandered around looking at the garden and went in for some food. The place has a cute…read morevibe but the food is great too! The pizza with spicy salami was recommended and I couldn't stop eating it. Even after I was full. So so good. But the highlight was the most delicious wine that our server told us to get. Trust me. Get the Frappato!

Lovely cafe with iconic views of the square. I stopped here for both cappuccino and an Aperol…read moreSpritz with a treat. The Aperol Spritz wasn't wonderful so I would stick with wine or coffee but the treat (seriously don't know the name!) was tasty and they had a nice variety of savory and sweet items. Prices were very reasonable given the location too.

Great cafe!! Beautiful patio and servers were great . They were very accommodating and all the food…read morebeing served looked delicious!!

I was in Catania for business and this is the place the two local Italians took me for dinner. It's…read moreat the top of their list of places to go. We started with the seafood soup. It's not really soup. It was a lot of mussels and clams in a sauce with some bread. It was really good and the mussels were meaty and tender. The bread is used to soak up the juices. For my main course I had the swordfish rolls which was thinly sliced swordfish rolled around some crab filling. They were wonderful. There was four of us and we all enjoyed our meals. The menu was in Italian and English which helped a lot.