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.

Find the Best Restaurants in Sicily

  • #1
    Tommy's wine - Enoteca, Osteria
    #1 of 113 Places to Eat in Enna
    TripAdvisor Traveler Rating 5 based on 249 reviewsTripAdvisor (249)
    $ - $$ | Italian, European, Wine Bar, Sicilian, Southern-Italian, Mediterranean
    Piazza F.P. Neglia 1, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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  • #2
    Paccamora Bio Bar
    #2 of 113 Places to Eat in Enna
    TripAdvisor Traveler Rating 4.5 based on 574 reviewsTripAdvisor (574)
    $ - $$ | 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 113 Places to Eat in Enna
    TripAdvisor Traveler Rating 4.5 based on 197 reviewsTripAdvisor (197)
    $ - $$ | Italian, Pizza, Seafood, Mediterranean, European, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
    Via Unita d'Italia, 17, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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  • #4
    Le Tre Rose
    #4 of 113 Places to Eat in Enna
    TripAdvisor Traveler Rating 4.5 based on 526 reviewsTripAdvisor (526)
    $ - $$ | 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 8 Places to Eat in Pergusa
    TripAdvisor Traveler Rating 4 based on 641 reviewsTripAdvisor (641)
    $ - $$ | Italian, Pizza, Seafood, Mediterranean, European, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
    Viale Dei Miti 22, 94100 Pergusa, Enna, Sicily Italy
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  • #6
    La Rustica
    #6 of 113 Places to Eat in Enna
    TripAdvisor Traveler Rating 4.5 based on 487 reviewsTripAdvisor (487)
    $ | Italian, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
    Via gagliano castelferrato, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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  • #7
    Liola Enna Ristopizza
    #7 of 113 Places to Eat in Enna
    TripAdvisor Traveler Rating 4.5 based on 316 reviewsTripAdvisor (316)
    $ - $$ | 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 113 Places to Eat in Enna
    TripAdvisor Traveler Rating 4.5 based on 224 reviewsTripAdvisor (224)
    $ - $$ | Italian, Pizza, Mediterranean, European, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
    Via Lombardia 6 Castello Di Lombardia, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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  • #9
    Ristorante Ariston
    #9 of 113 Places to Eat in Enna
    TripAdvisor Traveler Rating 4 based on 343 reviewsTripAdvisor (343)
    $ - $$ | Italian, Pizza, Seafood, Mediterranean, European, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
    Piazza Napoleone Colajanni 6, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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  • #10
    La Trinacria Ristorante Trattoria
    #10 of 113 Places to Eat in Enna
    TripAdvisor Traveler Rating 4 based on 485 reviewsTripAdvisor (485)
    $ - $$ | Italian, Mediterranean, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
    Via Sant'Agata 80, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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  • #11
    I Cofano Trattoria
    #11 of 113 Places to Eat in Enna
    TripAdvisor Traveler Rating 4.5 based on 124 reviewsTripAdvisor (124)
    $ | Italian, Mediterranean
    Via Liberta' 95, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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  • #12
    Ristorante Centrale di Pirrera G
    #12 of 113 Places to Eat in Enna
    TripAdvisor Traveler Rating 4 based on 433 reviewsTripAdvisor (433)
    $ - $$ | 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 113 Places to Eat in Enna
    TripAdvisor Traveler Rating 4 based on 228 reviewsTripAdvisor (228)
    $ - $$ | Italian, Pizza
    Contrada Sberna a.n.c., Enna, Sicily Italy
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  • #14
    Baglio Balata
    #14 of 113 Places to Eat in Enna
    TripAdvisor Traveler Rating 4 based on 363 reviewsTripAdvisor (363)
    $ - $$ | Italian, Pizza, Mediterranean, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
    Via a de Gasperi, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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  • #15
    Al Carrettino
    #15 of 113 Places to Eat in Enna
    TripAdvisor Traveler Rating 4 based on 277 reviewsTripAdvisor (277)
    $ - $$ | Italian, Pizza, Seafood, Sicilian, Southern-Italian, Mediterranean
    Viale Dei Miti 13, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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  • #2
    Hotel Ristorante Villa Giulia
    #2 of 8 Places to Eat in Pergusa
    TripAdvisor Traveler Rating 4.5 based on 130 reviewsTripAdvisor (130)
    $ - $$ | Italian, Mediterranean
    Via Dafne 2, 94100 Pergusa, Enna, Sicily Italy
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  • #3
    Garden
    #3 of 8 Places to Eat in Pergusa
    TripAdvisor Traveler Rating 4 based on 269 reviewsTripAdvisor (269)
    $ - $$ | Italian, Seafood, European
    Viale Dei Miti 72, 94100 Pergusa, Enna, Sicily Italy
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  • #18
    Azienda Agrituristica Grottacalda
    #18 of 113 Places to Eat in Enna
    TripAdvisor Traveler Rating 4.5 based on 94 reviewsTripAdvisor (94)
    $ - $$ | Italian, Mediterranean, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
    Contrada Grottacalda ,1 Piazza Armerina, 94015, Enna, Sicily Italy
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  • #19
    Grotta Azzurra
    #19 of 113 Places to Eat in Enna
    TripAdvisor Traveler Rating 4 based on 166 reviewsTripAdvisor (166)
    $ | Italian, Mediterranean, Sicilian, Southern-Italian
    Via Capitano Alberto Colaianni 1, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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  • #20
    Tavola Calda Pavone
    #20 of 113 Places to Eat in Enna
    TripAdvisor Traveler Rating 5 based on 35 reviewsTripAdvisor (35)
    $ | Italian, Pizza
    Via Mercato Sant'Antonio 26, 94100, Enna, Sicily Italy
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