Crai Simpatica In Siracusa

A small convenience store, but with a comprehensive and sufficient selection for basic shopping. The deli/cheese section is very good. The grilled vegetables are excellent. A bit more expensive than a supermarket, but that's to be expected given the location.

Tuesday 21 April 2026 to Tuesday 28 April 2026 Too far to walk to Supermercato Deco on the mainland this Spring. During six visits we bought six one kiilogramme bags of Barilla brand pasta (four Sedani Regati and two Tortiglioni) at €1.99 each, eight half kiilogramme bags of Garofalo brand pasta (four Radiatori or "Radiators"and four Route or "Wheels") at €1.39 each, four bars of local chocolate as presents at €4 each and three bags of Gocciole chocolate biscuits as presents at €3.89 each. On the last day we also bought several types of Italian cheeses. Tuesday 7 October 2025 to Tuesday 14 October 2025 We visited this small but very well stocked supermarket twice this October. We bought a total of six bags of Gocciole chocolate biscuits at €3.59 each and three different types of Italian cheeses. Tuesday 20 May 2025 to Tuesday 27 May 2025 We only visited once this May, on Monday, and bought only cheese. Salad Ricotta at €3.64 and Smoked Scamorza at €2.90 cost €6.54. Tuesday 26 September 2023 to Tuesday 3 October 2023 We visited on a Saturday morning and just bought a bottle of mandarin liquor at €16 and two half kilogramme bags of Garofalo brand Rigatoni pasta at €1.55 each. Tuesday 9 May 2023 to Tuesday 16 May 2023 We bought ten one kilo bags of Barilla pasta at €1.49 per bag. Three bags of Caserecce, three bags of Tortiglioni, two bags of Rigatoni and two bags of Sedani Rigati. Thank goodness I have room in my suitcase and the 22 kilo Jet2 allowance is more than enough! On our third visit we met the large black and white cat, who was asking to be fed and batted my wife twice. Beware of a hungry cat!. We bought a bottle of Prickly Pear Liquor at €16, a bag of Gocciole chocolate biscuits at €3.69 and three pieces of Italian cheese for a total bill of €27.89. Friday 25 September 2020 to Friday 2 October 2020 A small supermarket with narrow aisles but this is more than compensated by the sheer variety of items available. We bought four one kilo bags of Barilla pasta (two times Casarecce and two times Spaccatelle at €1.35 each) and four half kilo bags of Voiello pasta (Mafalde Corte at €1.45 each). We went back again and bought a bottle of Cannella (cinnamon liqueur) at €9.00 and two bags of Zigari lemon biscuits (made in Sicily) at €3.70 each. On our final visit we bought two types of cheeses that you just can't get in England! The cost was €5 48 but I gave them €5.55 in loose change. I made the staff laugh by saying (in Italian ) "Here is all my change. It is €5.55. I do not need this in the North of England." Sunday 5 May 2019 to Sunday 12 May 2019 I was greeted by a member of staff as we walked in as I was wearing an "Italia" hoody, despite the fact that we are fair and pale skinned English tourists! Once again we bought eight one kilo bags of Barilla pasta (four Cataneselle and four Casarecce) for €1.35 per kilo bag. We went back a second time and bought a bottle of cinnamon liqueur (€9.00) for Christmas! Sunday 8 April 2018 to Sunday 15 April 2018 This is a quite small supermarket with narrow aisles, even by Italian standards. Nevertheless, they seemed well stocked and had some lovely looking fruit and vegetables. We bought eight one kilo bags of Barilla pasta (four Cataneselle and four Casarecce) for €1.35 per kilo bag.

This place is small (by North American standards) but it packs a lot of good choices… from some refined cheeses and meats, to basics like a good natural Greek yoghurt. Plus their hours saved us on several occasions.

Good choice of food and wine, fair prices, friendly staff, convenient opening hours.

Good prices and few options for Sicily and Italy souvenirs to bring back home! Fine staff