Find places to eat in Catania, from seafood trattorias beside La Pescheria and pasta alla Norma in the Baroque lanes to Michelin-starred tasting menus and the seafront at Ognina and Aci Trezza. Check contacts and plan your next meal.
Catania eats from its market. At La Pescheria, the fish market behind Piazza del Duomo, swordfish, sea urchins and anchovies go straight to the trattorias of Via Pardo and Via Gisira. Pasta alla Norma, with fried aubergine, tomato and salted ricotta, takes its name from Bellini’s opera, and along Via Plebiscito grills still cook horse meat, a Catanese tradition. Around Via dei Crociferi and San Francesco, historic lanes hold pizzerias and bistros, while Corso Italia, Viale Africa and Ognina gather seafood restaurants and creative tasting menus, including Catania’s two Michelin-starred tables, Coria and Sapio. Holiplanet built this list on 26 October 2026, checking each restaurant on its official website or, where none exists, on the Michelin Guide, Gambero Rosso and the official Italian tourism portal, and keeping only places with table service and a full menu: no takeaway counters, bars or pastry shops. It is an independent selection, never paid. For what to see between meals, open the Catania City Guide below.
30 restaurants · Alphabetical order
Pizzeria and wine restaurant on Via del Colosseo, known for a large sharing pizza first served at its pavement tables.
Restaurant on Via Vecchia Ognina led by chef Seby Sorbello, blending Sicilian tradition with Asian and Latin American influences, terrace.
Seafood restaurant and fish butchery on Viale Africa, known for house-cured fish charcuterie such as tuna ham and swordfish-style mortadella.
Informal restaurant on Via Museo Biscari near the Duomo, focused on seafood: raw and cooked starters, fish Norma, grilled catch.
Fine-dining restaurant on Via Giuseppe Verdi where young chef Manuel Tropea serves an avant-garde tasting menu reinterpreting traditional Sicilian recipes.
Young, women-run trattoria on Piazza San Francesco d’Assisi, giving modern twists to Catanese recipes, including its own Pasta alla Norma.
Seafood restaurant beside Grand Hotel Faraglioni on the Aci Trezza seafront, overlooking the Cyclops sea stacks, with Sicilian, creative dishes.
Seafood restaurant in a former fish shop on Via Cardinale Dusmet beside the Pescheria, serving fresh local fish, closed Mondays.
Upscale seafood restaurant on the Aci Trezza seafront along the Riviera dei Ciclopi, specialising in fresh fish and shellfish dishes.
Popular trattoria near Villa Bellini and the Roman Amphitheatre offering fixed-price menus, caserecce alla Norma and squid-ink spaghetti, modestly priced.
Small youth-run seafood osteria on Piazza Ognina by the old harbour, with a short chalkboard menu based on daily catch.
Family-run seafood restaurant open since 2003, with a fresh fish counter, seafood salads, risotto, mixed fried fish and stuffed squid.
Pizzeria and restaurant on Baroque Via Crociferi with outdoor tables, serving dozens of pizzas alongside meat, fish dishes and wines.
Restaurant inside Habitat Boutique Hotel on Via Teatro Massimo, where chef Bianca Celano cooks seasonal Sicilian dishes from local producers.
Sicilian bistro on Piazza Turi Ferro with an open kitchen, seasonal dishes from small producers, Slow Food ingredients, deli shop.
Restaurant, lounge bar and wine cellar on Via Euplio Reina, cooking contemporary Sicilian dishes over open fire, notably dry-aged steaks.
Seafood trattoria in a former butcher’s shop opposite the Pescheria, serving raw fish, clam spaghetti, fried fish and swordfish parmigiana.
Historic family-run trattoria inside the Pescheria fish market, serving the day’s catch at fair prices, including sea urchin spaghetti dishes.
Long-standing seafood osteria on Viale della Libertà with a fixed menu following the daily catch, traditional dishes and outdoor seating.
Michelin-starred restaurant in Palazzo San Demetrio near the Duomo, where chefs Colonnetta and Patti reinterpret Sicilian dishes with contemporary technique.
Michelin-starred restaurant on Piazza Antonino Gandolfo where chef Alessandro Ingiulla serves tasting menus reinterpreting Etna cuisine with local, seasonal produce.
Wine-focused restaurant on Via Gisira by the fish market, serving modern Sicilian small plates, with weekend lunch and evening dinners.
Trattoria on Via Plebiscito serving Catania’s traditional grilled horse meat and horse meatballs, with table service and summer outdoor tables.
Small traditional trattoria near Castello Ursino with outdoor tables, serving daily specials like sarde a beccafico, Norma and fried fish.
Long-running traditional trattoria on Via Paternò near Via Etnea, known for generous Sicilian portions, low prices, outdoor tables, late opening.
Long-established trattoria near the Duomo with vaulted ceilings, serving rigatoni alla Norma, sea urchin linguine, pesce alla matalotta and cassata.
Family-run trattoria on Via Euplio Reina with summer outdoor tables, serving homemade Pasta alla Norma, caponata, swordfish rolls and cannoli.
Informal Sicilian bistro on Via Penninello in the historic centre, cooking seasonal regional dishes, for example its maccheroni alla Norma.
Restaurant on Via Pantano near Corso Italia offering Italian classics with a modern approach, serving lunch and dinner except Monday.
Osteria beside the Pescheria fish market with outdoor tables, serving market seafood like swordfish carpaccio and half paccheri alla Norma.
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