Osteria di Venere restaurant in Erice is a family run and honest restaurant serving realiable, authentic and freshly cooked Sicilian food along with friendly welcome and quick service. Read more about Osteria di Venere
Gambero Rosso restaurant in Taormina is a lovely and friendly restaurant offering honest Sicilian food and flavours. It combines Sicilian influence, home-style cooking and contemporary approach Read more about Ristorante Gambero Rosso
Simple, but traditional decor, friendly service and food like your mum would make (If she were Sicilian!), that's the Trattoria Taverna dei Cordari in Siracusa surrounded by history and tradition. Read more about Trattoria Taverna dei Cordari
Trattoria La Cambusa is a lovely and family run restaurant at Lipari Island set against a backdrop of Volcanos, crystal clear sea and splendid beaches. Read more about Trattoria La Cambusa
The no frills trattoria Al Padrino in Messina will give you a dining experience as if you were in your own home - the idea being it's relaxed and informal with simple but classic Messinese dishes. Read more about Al Padrino
For the best panini in the whole of Siracusa, go to Bedda Matri in Ortigia. A panini has never been so tasty. Once I bit in to a paninio with marineted courgettes, aubergines and olives, I was hooked
Budget restaurants in Sicily are usually no frills and provide honest cooking. The local trattorias are the cheapest and offer good value for money. But don't think the food is not good, on the contrary in fact as it is usually very tasty.
Another good option while travelling on budget, but still wanting to explore the local cuisine are pizzerias and panini's places where as you guessed correctly panini and foccacia- Sicilian flat bread with several different fillings feature on the menu Also the further you walk from the centre, the more down goes the price.
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