Sicily Travel Guide

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What to Eat in Sicily

Sicily has been influenced by many cultures, including Greek, Roman, Norman, Arab and more, so its cuisine is a unique mixture of many traditions. Some classic dishes include arancini (a fried rice ball), cazzilli (pan-fried, potato croquettes), crispeddi (fried potato fritters) and the island's famous pastries like pignolata (a dessert of fried dough) typically enjoyed during Christmas. Sicily is known for the production of many foods and food products like extra virgin olive oil, capers, prickly pears, blood oranges and olives. Be sure to give their pecorino and Ragusano cheeses a taste and sample their sumptuous sausages.

The Principe Cerami at the San Domenico Palace Hotel, overlooking the Ionian Sea in Taormina, is a fine dining restaurant serving haute cuisine with a Sicilian touch. The menu features pastas with black truffle, smoked anchovies and stuffed guinea fowl, as well as a variety of Mediterranean fish entrees.

For a bistro setting, check out Antica Focacceria San Francesco in downtown Palermo, which dates back to 1834. Sample their brand of arancini, focaccia sandwiches and Sardinian meatballs. Palermo is also known for its street food with items like boiled octopus, fritters and rice croquettes cooked up roadside.

Seafood lovers won't want to miss L 'Oste e Il Sacristano in Licata where visitors recommend the pasta in fish broth with red prawns. Other options include barbecue octopus and pasta with clams.

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#1
Tommy's wine - Enoteca, Osteria
#1 of 94 Places to Eat in Enna
TripAdvisor (253)
$ - $$ | Italian, Mediterranean, European, Wine Bar, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
Piazza F.P. Neglia 1, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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#2
Paccamora Bio Bar
#2 of 94 Places to Eat in Enna
TripAdvisor (582)
$ - $$ | Contemporary, Healthy, Italian, Bar, Cafe, Mediterranean, European, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele 21, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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#3
Burger Sicily
#3 of 94 Places to Eat in Enna
TripAdvisor (203)
$ - $$ | Italian, Pizza, Seafood, Mediterranean, European, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
Via Unita d'Italia, 17, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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#4
Le Tre Rose
#4 of 94 Places to Eat in Enna
TripAdvisor (535)
$ - $$ | Italian, Seafood, Mediterranean, European, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
8, Via Candrilli vicino comune di San Giuseppe , Piazzale Coppola ., 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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#1
Ristorante Da Carlo
#1 of 9 Places to Eat in Pergusa
TripAdvisor (676)
$ - $$ | Italian, Pizza, Seafood, Mediterranean, European, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
Viale Dei Miti 22, 94100 Pergusa, Enna, Sicily Italy
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#6
La Rustica
#6 of 94 Places to Eat in Enna
TripAdvisor (489)
$ | Italian, Mediterranean, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
Via gagliano castelferrato, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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#7
Liola Enna Ristopizza
#7 of 94 Places to Eat in Enna
TripAdvisor (318)
$ - $$ | Italian, Pizza, Seafood, Mediterranean, Sicilian, Southern-Italian, Gastropub
Via Duca d'Aosta 2 Via Amedeo di Savoia Duca D'Aosta, 2, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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#8
Meimuna
#8 of 94 Places to Eat in Enna
TripAdvisor (225)
$ - $$ | Italian, Pizza, Mediterranean, European, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
Via Lombardia 6 Castello Di Lombardia, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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#9
La Trinacria Ristorante Trattoria
#9 of 94 Places to Eat in Enna
TripAdvisor (501)
$ - $$ | Italian, Mediterranean, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
Via Sant'Agata 80, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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#10
Ristorante Ariston
#10 of 94 Places to Eat in Enna
TripAdvisor (346)
$ - $$ | Italian, Pizza, Seafood, Mediterranean, European, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
Piazza Napoleone Colajanni 6, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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#11
I Cofano Trattoria
#11 of 94 Places to Eat in Enna
TripAdvisor (125)
$ | Italian, Seafood, Mediterranean
Via Liberta' 95, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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#12
Ristorante Centrale di Pirrera G
#12 of 94 Places to Eat in Enna
TripAdvisor (435)
$ - $$ | Italian, Seafood, Mediterranean, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
Piazza Sei Dicembre n. 9, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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#13
Pinocchio Ristorante Pizzeria
#13 of 94 Places to Eat in Enna
TripAdvisor (234)
$ - $$ | Italian, Pizza, Mediterranean
Contrada Sberna a.n.c., Enna, Sicily Italy
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#14
Baglio Balata Ristorante Pizzeria
#14 of 94 Places to Eat in Enna
TripAdvisor (362)
$ - $$ | Italian, Pizza, Mediterranean, European, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
Via De Gasperi Alcide, 6, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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#15
Al Carrettino
#15 of 94 Places to Eat in Enna
TripAdvisor (285)
$ - $$ | Italian, Pizza, Seafood, Mediterranean, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
Viale Dei Miti 13, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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#16
Caffe Russo
#16 of 94 Places to Eat in Enna
TripAdvisor (131)
$ - $$ | Italian, Bar, Pizza, Cafe, European, Sicilian, Southern-Italian, Pub
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele 28, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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#2
Hotel Ristorante Villa Giulia
#2 of 9 Places to Eat in Pergusa
TripAdvisor (130)
$ - $$ | Italian, Seafood, Mediterranean, European
Via Dafne 2, 94100 Pergusa, Enna, Sicily Italy
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#3
Garden
#3 of 9 Places to Eat in Pergusa
TripAdvisor (271)
$ - $$ | Italian, Seafood, European, Mediterranean
Viale Dei Miti 72, 94100 Pergusa, Enna, Sicily Italy
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#19
Tavola Calda Pavone
#19 of 94 Places to Eat in Enna
TripAdvisor (40)
$ | Italian, Fast Food, Pizza
Via Mercato Sant'Antonio 26, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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#20
Azienda Agrituristica Grottacalda
#20 of 94 Places to Eat in Enna
TripAdvisor (95)
$ - $$ | Italian, Mediterranean, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
Contrada Grottacalda ,1 Piazza Armerina, 94015, Enna, Sicily Italy
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