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lunch & dinner.

Camelot Piazza Federico di Svevia 75 095 723 2103. Lively place where you can
feast for a song on Sicilian antipasti (€5) or barbecued sausages and meat (from €3
per sausage), and drink local wine from plastic cups. Dinner only Tues–Sun.

De Fiore Via Coppola 24 095 316 283. Cosy, family-run trattoria, serving good,
traditional Sicilian food at moderate prices. The spaghetti alla Norma with hand-

made pasta (€6) is wonderful. Daily lunch & dinner; closed Mon in winter.

Oxidiana Via Conte Ruggero 4a 095 532 585, oxidiana.it. Scores of different
sushi and California rolls, along with tataki, tempuras, stir-fries and a marvellous
sesame-crusted tuna (best in May and June, the height of the tuna season). There are
vegetarian options and lots of gluten-free dishes, plus fab cocktails and over sixty
different rums for the trying. A great place, and they deliver too (daily 6.30–8.30pm

only). Daily, dinner only.

La Paglia Via Pardo 23 095 346 838. Simple trattoria (wipe-clean tablecloths,
panel-board walls) that’s the best place in town for a reasonably priced fish-market
lunch – when the signora runs out of something at lunchtime she just bellows through
the kitchen window at the stallholders for more. Antipasti cost €5–10, pasta dishes
such as spaghetti and clams are €7–10, and mains – grilled tuna, perhaps – €10–15.
The house wine is the kind that you can run your car on. Mon–Sat lunch & dinner.

Sicilia in Bocca Via Dusmet 35 095 250 0208. One of the nicest places in town to
sit outside, this is pizzeria one side, restaurant the other (though in practice you can
mix and match menus), sharing a shaded terrace. It’s set in the old arched sea wall
(through Porta Uzeda from Piazza del Duomo and turn left), and service is friendly and
English-speaking. Pizzas are €6–10, pasta dishes €8–12, mains €12–20. Mon dinner,
Tues–Sun lunch & dinner.

La Siciliana Viale Marco Polo 52a 095 376 400. Renowned as one of eastern
Sicily’s best restaurants, with a thoroughly traditional menu, strong on fish and local
specialities like rice with squid ink and fresh ricotta; they also make their own
sensational pastries and desserts. In summer there’s outdoor garden-terrace seating.
It’s expensive, however: count on spending €45 for a full meal without wine. You’ll
need to take bus #628 rosso from the station or a taxi as it’s way up in the north of the

city. Tues–Sat lunch & dinner, Sun lunch only.

CAFÉS AND BARS

Agora Piazza Currò 6 095 723 3010, agorahostel.com. Lively pub that attracts a
mix of locals and travellers from the youth hostel. Non-guests come here for the
restaurant, to catch a DJ or gig (check the website for upcoming events), sit out at the