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Province of Messina, Italy Food Guide: 10 Sicilian food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Giardini Naxos
Find out what Sicilian restaurants to try in Giardini Naxos. Giardini Naxos (Sicilian: Giaddini) is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Messina on the island of Sicily in southern Italy. It is situated on the coast of the Ionian Sea on a bay which lies between Cape Taormina and Cape Schisò. Since the 1970s it has become a seaside-resort.
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10. La Spelonca
Overall Ratings
4 based on 415 reviews
Reviewed By teeshtash578
La Spelonca is a charming, rustic and welcoming local Italian restaurant in Catania, Sicily. Ran by the warmest lady Betrem, who I was lucky enough to let the day before I dined there (6th September 2019). Fresh bread, which you don't get at all restaurants in the area. Swordfish Rolls delicatable, just the right amount of seasoning and garnish.Their Spaghetti Scoglio was absolutely amazing...I will definitely be returning to have this again!Desserts were also superb, we had both the Tiramisu and Pannacotta with Berries.A well deserved 5 stars! Tip: Definitely go hungry...you'll be glad you did!Happy Eating!
9. Garden da Nino
Overall Ratings
4 based on 718 reviews
Reviewed By helgekrs
Based on high ratings on TripAdvisor we chose this restaurant for our final meal in Giardini Naxos. We got so disappointed. Our first course was ham and melon. The melon was rather hard and not so juicy. Parts of the ham had a slightly different color - and not so good taste. The highlight of the meal should have been the lobster. The menu warned that some fish might have been frozen. We were reassured that the lobster we were to be served should be fresh. When the dish arrived it both looked, smelled and tasted NOT fresh. Based on many meals with shellfish in our Norwegian homeland, and during many visits to Italy, we insisted to the waiter that these small lobsters must have been frozen. He promised to tell the kitchen. He never came back to us. We got no apology from anyone, and no reduction in price for the meal. We will definitely not return to this place. Disappointed mature couple from Norway
8. Spizzicannu Ristorante Pizzeria
Overall Ratings
4 based on 617 reviews
Reviewed By ivanl291
Just been there with my wife for lunch. We got a very rich appetizer, per owner's suggestion and it was really good. it started with raw fish (tuna, shrimps, clams, sea snail and aromatized dried salmon ),followed by caponata, shrimp cocktail and, at the end, fried calamari and shrimps. Local white wine was nice, from Santa Venerina, a local town close to Giardini Naxos. Service was friendly and efficient. Definitely a go and we will be back!
7. O'Neil Bar Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 794 reviews
Reviewed By MMH58
Food good....Great atmosphere and good fun when the traveling musicians drop in. Wine good and good size glasses.
6. Ristorante Valentino
Overall Ratings
4 based on 430 reviews
Reviewed By Jane B
The atmosphere, welcome we received and food served were all first class. We ate here on our last two nights in the resort and wished we had dined here during our previous 8 days. A late discovery! It is a family run and staffed restaurant who take pride in their delicious food and the way it is served. To begin with, while we were waiting for our food, we were served with the best olives I have ever eaten and lovely fresh bread. On the two evenings we ate there we had grilled swordfish (excellent), a generous portion of homemade lasagne, veal cutlets, salad and chips. The food was freshly cooked and the salad was crisp and fresh. The tiramisu is also homemade and wonderful. The wine we had was a fruity red and the beer was very good (my husband said). The atmosphere was friendly and comfortable; we chatted with a Danish couple on the next table who were great company. Other people in the restaurant were also happily chatting. A quartet of local musicians appeared and played for us while we were dining and stayed for about 10 minutes until moving on to the next restaurant. We would certainly dine at this restaurant next time we visit Giardini Naxos and recommend it for excellent food and reasonable prices.
5. La Bettola da Za Mela
Overall Ratings
4 based on 232 reviews
Reviewed By voyage74
The waitress Maria is kind and super nice. She raccomanded the Sicilian antipasto made of vegetables only, grilled or oven baked, probably the nicest antipasto in naxos. The pig cutlets and the tuna are also very nice and nicely prepared but nothing truly special you cannot find elsewhere. They have also a small sortiment of craft beers well worth to try, personally I was more fond of the polyfemo a blend with a small amount of local wine nerello mascalese. Reccomended
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4. La Cucina del Palladio Ristorante & Bar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 568 reviews
Our kitchen work in the traditional style, using only fresh, locally sourced, seafood and seasonal organic highest quality produce. We create our tasting menus as a trip between the old and healthy Sicilian recipes to discover the wealth of the Ionian sea
Reviewed By Trippwales
Dined here as a family of 4 with children. Really enjoyed ourselves, beautiful roof terrace dining with relaxing ambiance. Excellent service and food was amazing, one of the best meals weâve had here. They were very accommodating with our children, making them meals that were not on the menu. We hope to return.
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3. Al Vicolo dei Capricci
Overall Ratings
4 based on 581 reviews
Very sicilian street food
Reviewed By 944giorgiog
We wanted to have something special in Giardini di Naxos and wanted to stay away from restaurants on the 'lungomare" .. Having read about this place, we walked the narrow streets that led to it and discovered literally "a hole in the wall", packed with locals ordering their dinners. Some eating there and many taking large trays away, likely home. The place is super small and tables are across the narrow street the restaurant is on. It's all rather primitive, but the food is well worth the rather long wait and sitting on a plastic chair at a plastic table with plasticware. The food is some of the best we had in Sicily.
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2. 'A Putia
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1165 reviews
Reviewed By Ann C
Working in a 4m squared kitchen with his assistant, the food produced is incredible. The quality and standard is unbelievable, and the presentation is Michelin. The staff made perfect recommendations for the wine and also the food. I can say no more than a perfect night. I will let the pictures show the full story
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1. Bistrot du Monde
Overall Ratings
4 based on 269 reviews
Reviewed By Launder26
The only place we ate at twice. The service was excellent and we only ended up here because we couldnât get in to the very over rated and disappointing restaurant next door with the queue. What a result! First time we had the beef fillet with cheese fondue. Oh my god. No steak knife needed. Next visit I had the Vongole. By far the best Iâd ever had. The wine was food. The bread was beautiful and fresh. Honestly, donât miss this place out. Excellent. Grazie per aver recensito il nostro ristorante. à un onore sapere che siamo stati lâunico posto in cui abbiate mangiate per due volte. La nostra carne è selezionata grazie al nostro macellaio Alberto che ci rifornisce della prodotto migliore. La nostra carta dei vini è di certo ricca ma la dobbiamo migliorare. Il pane devo dire che ci da grandi soddisfazioni e lâabbinata con il nostro olio è stato un successo. Grazie ancora per le vostre gradite parole e speriamo di rivedervi presto. Giuseppe e Patrizia
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