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!

Service was flirty and delightful. Seated immediacy and the. They were patient as we added another…read moretwo to the table with 45 min wait. We came because it was as recommended as a great pasta al Norma which is ubiquitous but not always well done. This was divine. Of also recommend the pasta with garlic and lemon, the tuna and the prawns - as table favorites. The menu was broad and as a smart one does we followed server advice and had two apps - antipasto and ' a thousand leave a of Parmesan' ( a mini eggplant lasagna) , two pasta and three fish dishes for 6 folks to share and we were pleasantly full (no solid meals that day until this sit down at 2100). We crushed several bottles of local wine and had Camilo (a Sicilian creation) and tiramisu for desert- only because they're ran out of the promised divine panna cotta- stinking cute charming server! All was delish. Will recommend forward and at here again - possibly this weekend!

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.

Delayed flight, transfer to the hotel (which confusingly had a high name similarity to several…read moreothers, such that we initially went wrong), and in the end, it was about 10 pm before we could go hunting for food. Is that a problem. It would be in the US, but in Italy, nessun problema! We walked through the narrow and still very crowded streets of the center around the Dome. The trattoria di Antonio was packed (with mostly Italian guests), but Antonio just created an extra table to seat us. What else would you expect from Italy than having delicious food? And so it was: Antipasto siciliano, octopus salad, rigatoni and risotto pescatorio were all perfect - paired with the warm outdoor seating and the so charming attitude of the Italian staff. Bookmarked for return!

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!

This is the freshest fish bought from fish market right outside . We had a authentic squid ink…read morepasta which is a must try. The

We had an absolutely fantastic lunch at this restaurant right at the Catania fish market…read more Everything we ate was delicious, particularly the raw fish and shrimp and the squid ink pasta which didn't just have the black ink color, you could actually taste the squid flavor and the pieces of squid were so tender. We also got a grilled seabream, picked by us with the help of the chef. It was grilled to perfection, deboned table side for us and enjoyed with a cold potato salad. Dessert was also good but we expected something different when we read "ricotta and almond cake". Their wine selection is also impressive, at the recommendation of our server we had a delicious bubbly from a vineyard at the foot of Etna that was bone dry, so refreshing and paired perfectly with our food.

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!

This place is fantastic. A gorgeous gem surrounded by very nice people and a nice staff. This is my…read morefirst time in Catania and this place is the highlight of my visit thus far. It's a beautiful atmosphere.

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.

For a unique Sicilian seafood treat, Scirocco has got you covered!…read more The fishy/lively atmosphere, the location overlooking the Catania Fish Market, and the flavorful fried foods, makes Scirocco a good spot to relax and people watch. If you're unsure of what to get and/or you're not really too adventurous, just get the fried octopus and squid cone. Do get a Sicilian beer to go with your meal. It's little gems like these that make a trip worth your while!

Located in the heart of Catania's fish market is Scirocco, a renowned street food eatery serving…read morecones of fried fish and other seafood dishes. The item that caught my eye as I walked by was their dish of the day, a seafood caponata. Caponata is a typical Sicilian dish made of chopped eggplants, peppers, onions, tomato paste, olives, capers, and pine nuts, but the unique feature of Scirocco's caponata was that it also contained fried chunks of a local Sicilian fish called capone (incidentally making this a capone caponata!). The eggplant salad was served chilled and had the perfect balance of sweet, acidic, and savory flavors from the combination of the cooked vegetables and tomato paste, but it was the meaty chunks of fish that really brought this caponata over the top!