I Ruggeri boutique restaurant In Messina

The service was great. The food was off the charts. This is the way to experience Messina.

An excellent lunch with balanced dishes that hark back to tradition, with the addition of appreciated variations. The service was excellent, and the host, Alvise, was always a pleasure to be around.

While passing through Messina, we stopped at this restaurant for lunch. The food is good, the presentation is meticulous. We were treated to an appetizer worthy of a gourmet restaurant. At first, the service was good, but as the customers arrived, even though the owner had helped out, things started to drag...

Nice. Music, great service, very well plated and tasty food!

One of the best restaurants I've ever visited in Sicily

Pasta is expensive and very salty. Good beer

The food was amazing, and so was the service! I will definitely come back here again. It was the best Italian meal I have ever had. I ordered the lobster pasta, tiramisu, local red wine, and my waiter brought me out a variety of homemade bread and shot of pistachio liqueur. The staff make me feel at home and not like a tourist. Top notch experience!! Highly recommend ❤️

Every time I return to Messina, alone or with my family, a stop at Ruggeri has become an essential ritual. It's there that I rediscover the authentic flavors of the Strait, reinterpreted with mastery and vision. I trust Alvise implicitly: we've been friends forever, having known each other since the days when we rowed together at the Club Nautico Paradiso. And it was through him that I discovered the cuisine of Ambra Gigante, now the restaurant's chef, a discovery that has unfolded, dish after dish, over the years. Ambra has embraced and transformed the legacy of Franco Ruggeri, Alvise's father: an internationally renowned chef who, after traveling the world, chose to return to his beloved Messina. Here, he has created a refined, signature cuisine capable of elevating local products through modern techniques and cultural influences, in a constant dialogue between East and West. Ambra has inherited her father's legacy, transforming it into a vision all her own, carrying on her father's philosophy with a personal, ever-evolving style. She travels, experiments, and reinvents herself. Her menu is a living, ever-changing organism, morphing with the seasons and the inspiration of the moment. Her dishes are never replicated identically, but follow a process of continuous growth. Each creation is an act of love: a harmonious interweaving of flavors, aromas, and textures that seduce the palate and tell a story. It's a cuisine that excites, that takes you on a journey through time, between memories of the past, contemporary inspirations, and visions of the future. And then there's Alvise, who, with his profound knowledge of wines, always knows how to guide you toward the perfect pairing, adding another layer to the sensory experience. What do I recommend if it's your first time at Ruggeri? Try the daily menu. Let us take you on a unique journey, where every dish is a discovery and every bite a celebration of taste.

Finalmente dopo una settimana in giro per la Sicilia a mangiare roba da turisti e prezzi da stellati, quando avevamo perso le speranze e tornavamo a casa, prima di traghettare ci siamo imbattuti in questo ristorante eccezionale, personale gentile cucina autentica con la giusta rivisitazione che non guasta, ho mangiato una tartara di alalunga incredibile e una pasta con bergamotto e bottarga stupefacente. Carta dei vini ottima e soprattutto ho pagato davvero poco dopo le batoste dell ultima settimana. Qualità prezzo davvero incredibile. Al mio prossimo viaggio in Sicilia sarà tappa fissa

Adoriamo questo ristorante, con la sua atmosfera un po’ chic e un po’ old style. Ogni volta che passiamo da Messina, la tappa è obbligatoria. La qualità del cibo è sempre altissima: pesce freschissimo e una selezione di vini davvero eccellente. Stavolta abbiamo scelto un Etna Bianco spettacolare. I bucatini con le sarde meritano 5 stelle, così come la cacio e pepe (rubata dal piatto di mia nipote!). Ottima anche la tartare di branzino, scelta da mio marito. Io ho preso, oltre alla pasta, gli involtini di pesce spada: deliziosi, anche se mi aspettavo una preparazione senza salsa di pomodoro. Ma è stato un mio errore: alla messinese si servono così. In ogni caso, la qualità del pesce e del ripieno era eccellente. Servizio impeccabile, professionale ma con il giusto tocco di calore. Insomma, una tappa consigliatissima!