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La Sirenetta Park Via Marina 33, Ficogrande 090 986 025, lasirenettahotel.it.
Four-star hotel set opposite the black sands of Ficogrande, with a decent-sized
outdoor pool, a summer nightclub and access to watersports facilities. The room rates
drop considerably outside summer and at the beginning or end of the season you can

stay for around €120. Closed Nov–March. €240
Vilaggio Stromboli Via Regina Elena 090 986 018, villaggiostromboli.it. With
simple rooms jutting up against the breaking waves, this pleasant, quiet place offers

one of the island’s nicest seaside stays; it also has a good terrace restaurant where you
can gaze out over the water. €190

EATING, DRINKING AND ENTERTAINMENT

CAFÉS AND RESTAURANTS

La Lampara Via Vittorio Emanuele 090 986 009. Dine on pizza, pasta and grilled
meat and fish on the large raised terrace under a pergola of climbing vines among huge
pots of basil and rosemary. Pizza from €6. Daily lunch & dinner; closed Nov–March.

Lapillagelato Via Roma snc 333 320 8966. Artisan ice cream made with natural
ingredients and no hydrogenated fats, added colours or preservatives. Try the fig, the

vanilla with caramel or the dark chocolate with cinnamon. Daily 3.30–11pm; closed
winter.

Locanda del Barbablù Via Vittorio Emanuele 17 090 986 118, barbablu.it.
Stylish restaurant specializing in fresh fish and vegetables, which keeps things simple
by offering just three choices that change every day. Choose between a selection of
four antipasti created from the fish of the day; a pasta dish with fresh fish; or two fish

dishes (no pasta) with vegetables. Each “choice” costs €25, wine and dessert are
extra. Mid-June to mid-Sept daily dinner only; rest of the year open on request.

Zurro Via Marina s/n 090 986 283. Not exactly romantic, with its startlingly bright
lights and sliding aluminium framed windows, but you eat well at Zurro. It’s named
for its bearded, piratical-looking chef, a one-time fisherman who shocked his mates by
tampering with traditional recipes, but opened a restaurant nevertheless. Try razor-thin
slices of raw aubergine, flecked with chilli flakes and served with balsamic-dressed

rocket and parmesan; spaghetti alla strombolana, with cherry tomatoes, anchovies,
mint, chilli and garlic (€14), or pietre di mare: black ravioli stuffed with ricciola
(amberjack) and dressed with capers, cherry tomatoes and basil (€14). The chocolate
cake is a must. Daily lunch & dinner; closed Nov–Feb.

Ginostra

Without seeing its name on boat timetables, you might not even be aware of the