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La Pineta Via del Secco 0923 972 818, campinglapineta.it. With a bar,
pizzeria, a pool and bungalows to rent, this is the best of San Vito’s campsites, shady
and efficiently run, located a 10min walk from town east along the seafront. Camping
€10.30 per person, plus tent pitch €8.80

EATING AND DRINKING

Via Savoia and the lungomare are lined with bars, ice-cream parlours and pizzerias,
and there’s no shortage of fish restaurants either, most on the pricey side. It’s always
worth booking during San Vito’s festivals, when restaurant queues are common.

Agorà Piazza Marinella 5 0923 974 442. Always busy, this smart trattoria near the

seafront has tables in the piazza, and serves pastas for €8–15, mains for €12–15, or
fresh fish at €5.50/kg. The house speciality is cassatelle Agorà, fresh pasta stuffed
with zucchini, pistachio and basil, served with mussels and shrimps (€12). Mon–Tues
& Thurs–Sun lunch & dinner, Wed dinner only; closed Wed in winter.

Caffè Pino Via Savoia 24 392 358 0791. A nice choice for breakfast, with friendly
service and delicious cakes and pastries. Try the torrone ice cream and the cannoli,

but preferably not at the same time. Closed Thurs Oct–June.

Delfino Via Savoia 15 0923 972 711. A pizzeria-trattoria on the main street and
near the beach, with smoked-fish antipasti, fresh pasta, fish couscous and a short list
of decent pizzas to eat in or take away. One of the cheaper places in town, it offers
tourist menus for €15.50 including wine. Daily lunch & dinner.

Pocho Contrada Macari 0923 972 525. Small and casually chic, and with an
unparalleled location overlooking the rocky coast 4km south of town, this place has

tables inside – where there’s a collection of Sicilian puppets – and on a lovely
panoramic terrace. Inventive dishes are available on a six-course set menu (€38
including water and an aperitivo). The owner, Marilù, occasionally ends the evening
with Sicilian songs. On Sunday there is a special couscous lunch (€38 per person).
Mon–Sat dinner, Sun lunch.

La Sirenetta Via Savoia, corner of Via Faro (no phone). Gelateria overlooking the

beach, with a summer shaded terrace and a choice of twenty ice creams. Specialities
are gelsomino (jasmine flower, summer only), torrone and caldofreddo (ice cream
with hot chocolate sauce). Daily 9am–late; closed Tues Nov–March.

Thaam Via Duca degli Abruzzi 32–36 0923 972 836. Elaborately decorated
restaurant with a marked Tunisian influence, with merguez, kebabs and couscous (all
€12–13) featuring alongside more mainstream Italian dishes. The outdoor tables

beneath a tent-like canopy fill fast, so book or arrive early. Daily lunch & dinner.