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    Spinella

    4.1 (22 reviews)

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    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Jeanne F.

    OMG if you love Aranchini's, this is the place! It was soooo good, we went here twice! So many Aranchini varieties to choose from. We had the spinach, carne and cheese. Unfortunately, I did not get pics of the selection of savory options but this is a place you have to visit. They also offer a nice variety of gelato. Best to go during the day if you don't want to wait in long lines as it's always packed at night but still worth the wait. Don't go too late though, we did and were disappointed when most items were sold out....Sad. Enjoy your tasty treats and beautiful Catania in their outdoor patio.

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    Terrible service, rude. The waiter kicked me out of the place because I ordered at the counter. Ice cream was too sugary and owner was having a fight with someone on the phone. Zero atmosphere.

    Arancini, one of my favourite Sicilian dishes
    Stefano P.

    When it comes to Arancini or "tavola calda" (hot snacks like small pizzas bites etc) Spinella is personally my favourite in Catania and the one I always go to when in town. First of all, location: You couldn't be more central than that. Spinella is right in the middle of Via Etnea, the main street, facing Villa Bellini which is the most famous park/garden in Catania. They have tables outside and it's the perfect spot to sit, relax and do some people-watching. The food is excellent too. This place is famous for serving the best Arancini and Cannoli and I have to agree. I literally go there any time I am in Catania. They serve a lot of different pastries and savoury specialities (such arancini, cartocciate, cipollina). Prices are REALLY good as well, you can have lunch there for less than 10€, and staff is friendly and quick. Love this place. Been a customer for years and will keep going back. Bonus: There's also free WiFi which can be handy :)

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    G M.

    Asked a gentleman (a resident of Catania) on the bus into town from the airport, "Where can we get the very best Cannoli"? Spinella! We found it. We got two Cannolis for two of us which was entirely too much but they were devilishly good. A bit sweeter than I would like but the Cappuccinos made it all perfect. We stocked up on other candies e.g Marzipan. What these counter staff do is offer you samples. You know what happens next? Purchase up. There's a charming park with steps across the street we found to dwell while enjoying our deserts. Giardino Bellini

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    Best cannoli in Catania. Filling is light with strong ricotta flavor. A little cannella dust in the shell as well

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    This place is famous for serving the best Arancini and Cannoli and I have to agree.

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    Pasticceria Savia

    Pasticceria Savia

    4.3(41 reviews)
    0.0 km
    €€

    This was quite the happening place when our party arrived in the afternoon. Tables were filled and…read moreit took a moment for us to get seated. After being seated, we were never provided a menu of any sort and actually sat for several minutes before someone came by for our order, still with no menu. Regardless, we knew we were ordering granitas, brioche, and the arancini. Granitas - They verbally gave us a limited list of what flavors were available. We tried the almond, strawberry, pistachio, and limon. All flavors were delicious, not overly sweet, and very refreshing. A lighter more slush like version of gelato. Brioche - The brioche here is light and delicious, served warm, and is an amazing accompaniment to granitas. Definitely order one to balance out the granita if it gets too cold. Arancini - The ragu arancini is absolutely amazing. It was actually the better of the three items ordered in my opinion. I came for the desserts, but found myself fully enjoying this item more. The ragu is hearty and the flavors robust. A masticating delight of flavors. If you're not a smoker, definitely try to top for a seat indoors. Sitting outdoors will likely expose you to several patrons and even passersby or individuals sitting on nearby benches to cigarette smoke. Overall, the food and desserts here are amazing. I wish I had the stomach and time to try more of what they had to offer. Everything looked amazing and all seemed to be very reasonably priced.

    Avoid Pasticceria Savia at all costs. The staff were…read moreshockingly rude and aggressive. My mother, who is disabled and uses a walking stick, simply wanted to sit while a table was being prepared. Instead of showing even basic decency, a staff member repeatedly dismissed her, saying "no, no" in an aggressive and disrespectful way and physically pushing her away from sitting. It was humiliating to watch. We waited about 20 minutes and were treated like we didn't matter the entire time. There was zero respect, zero explanation, and absolutely no empathy. It got worse!my sister tried to use the restroom while we were waiting, and it was disgusting. No soap, no toilet paper, and clearly not cleaned. We ended up leaving because the treatment was so offensive. Between the appalling behavior and the filthy facilities, this place does not deserve your time or money.

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    I Dolci di Nonna Vincenza

    I Dolci di Nonna Vincenza

    4.0(9 reviews)
    1.0 km
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    Closed- no longer in business restrictions in place we walked off the beaten path to find this…read moreplace, but then it was closed

    If you are looking for "Saint Agatha's tits" (sorry, I am not making this up, I am quoting directly…read moreas they are called "minnuzzi ri Sant'Àjita" in Sicilian dialect), you must visit the "best pasticceria" (pastry shop) in Catania, I Dolci di Nonna Vincenza. In a nondescript building in a piazza just off of Via Vittorio Emanuele (they actually have four locations in Catania), my Sicilian wife was looking for Minnuzzi di Sant'Agata (aka St. Agatha's tits - it's a long story), a Catanese specialty, to take to her relatives in Erice (near Trapani). I mean no disrespect as I am only telling you the story of Saint Agatha's breasts as told by Sicilians. The short version being that Saint Agatha's breasts were torn from her body during her martyrdom and she is now the patron saint of breast cancer patients as well as Mount Etna. The Catania Duomo (cathedral) is also named after this venerated 3rd Century saint. How the tradition of cakes in the shape of breasts and fondly called "St Agatha's Tits" (translated from Sicilian dialect) came to be is unknown to me or any of the locals I talked to. The ricotta filled pastries bearing her name actually look like a lovely white breast, red nipple and all. You can apparently only get these extremely sweet pasties, I mean pastries, during the Christmas season and around her name day (February 5th). The filling is sweet ricotta and covered by an extremely sweet sugar-based shell, topped with a red confection in the shape of a nipple. If you eat them the right way, like a pizza, with more filling than sugary shell, they are actually quite tasty. After all, I never tasted a tit I did not like (sorry Saint Agatha, I could not help myself). Anyway, back to I Dolci di Nonna Vincenza ... The shop, which was recommended and known by every local we talked to, sits on the side of a piazza and looks quite small, even smaller as you first walk in. But if you walk up the stairs to your left, you enter the first large room filled with cookies and candies. Go around the corner to the next big room filled with cakes and St. Agatha's breasts, both large and small. At €2.50 ($3) a pop, St. Agatha's breasts are not a cheap treat. It is, reportedly, the "best" pasticceria in Catania, but the prices I saw were rather high and not a "great value" in my eyes. CombatCritic Gives I Dolco Di Nonna Vincenza 7 Bombs Out Of 10 ... More Breasts, I Mean Bombs, Are Better!

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