Lunch break: 5 Catania restaurant (ap)proved by CityMap Sicilia

Whether you want a quick snack or a longer break, the places we have selected will guarantee you maximum comfort and, of course, all the goodness of selected and tasty raw materials. We tell you what you will find, which specialties to choose, which optional services there are. We hope you have brought your appetite!

CUTILISCI

Via San Giovanni Li Cuti, 69 – Catania

For those who: lunch with a view.

Among the volcanic rocks and the marina of the seaside village of San Giovanni Li Cuti, Cutilisci restaurant offers a natural cuisine that revisits traditional Sicilian dishes in a modern key, enhancing the flavor of each ingredient. Selecting the raw materials, choosing Sicilian flours and ingredients that are always fresh and with dishes to satisfy all tastes, even vegans and vegetarians.

How much is it: from 12 euros.

Special dish: the main dish Cutilisci with chickpeas panelle, cous cous arancino and fresh vegetables pie.

Special cake: warm chocolate cake with pistachio ice-cream.

Optional services: free wi-fi.

La Cucina dei colori

Via San Michele, 9 – Catania

For those who: tasty and creative vegetarian dishes.

In the center of Catania, a few steps from Piazza Stesicoro, La Cucina dei Colori offers a wide range of vegetarian and vegan dishes. At lunch (but also at dinner) you can compose your dish with two or three meals that you find every day at the restaurant counter, prepared exclusively with fresh, seasonal products.

How much is it: from 12 euros to 14 euros (cakes excluded).

Special dish: cous cous with fresh vegetables crudities and panelle with chickpeas flour and vegetables.

Special cake: chocolate raw cake.

Optional services: all dishes can be transported and enjoyed at home thanks to the boxes for transporting food.

Mè cumpari TURIDDU

Piazza Spirito Santo, 36 – Catania

For those who: authentic Sicilian cuisine with local and slow food products.

Discovering Mè cumpari Turiddu means to enjoy good Sicilian cuisine at all hours. Simple and good recipes, which draw from the grandmother’s ideal recipe book and the quality of seasonal products and, in most cases, slow food products. For this reason, even during your lunch break you will be welcomed in a warm and welcoming environment where, in addition to the restaurant, you can choose the bistrot with the traditional proposals of street food. Ideally you will enter a Sicilian home where the compare’s door is always open.

How much is it: 10-15 euros (bistrot) and 25-40 euros (restaurant)

Special dish: Messina focaccia (bistrot) and spaghetti alla Turiddu and spatola fish rolls (restaurant).

Special drink and cake: Sicilian fig tea, “Susimi” which is a Sicilian tiramisù and summer cannolo with ricotta ice-cream.

Optional services: kitchen open from 10.30 am to 1.00 am, wi-fi. In addition, the “putia” where the raw materials used for the preparation of meals can be purchased.

Polpetteria

via Santa Filomena, 48 – Catania

For those who: even at lunch choose a rich break.

Sicilian-style setting for the restaurant located in the “food street” of Catania. Polpetteria will impress you with its variety of meatballs made with: meat, fish and vegetetables. You could choose a dish composed of a single meatball-taste or more proposals, all prepared with fresh and seasonal ingredients.

How much is it: from 20 euros.

Special dish: horse fillet meatballs with Emmenthal, much loved by the people of Catania, and the Catania-style potatoballs.

Special drink and cake:the beers are all strictly handmade. And you should taste the cheesecake with berry fruit topping.

TERRA²

Via del Bosco, 24 – Catania

Fro those who: bio lunch with ancient flavors.

The first biological bar in Catania, a stone’s throw from one of the largest parks in the city: Parco Gioeni. Terra will welcome you with salads, fresh seasonal fruit extracts, organic vegetables and pani cunzatu (seasoned bread). Inside or in the charming courtyard you can enjoy countless delicacies and you can take home all that you will taste.

How much is it: 7 euros for single dish, drink and coffee.

Special dish: vastedda Alfredo with tomatoes, con pomodori, capers, baked ricotta flakes, tomato capuliato, olives, fresh mint.

Special drink: bio cool tea with licorice and sweet fennel.

Special cake: basil cheesecake.

Optional services: wifi area, inner courtyard, pets allowed, free parking.