La Vecchia Hostaria In Siderno

12/03/2025: To spend a different Saturday evening, I wanted to introduce Letizia to a historic venue located in Villa San Giovanni, which was the scene of carefree evenings in my youth: La Sosta. This venue, by virtue of its short distance from the port (only 5 minutes on foot) allows customers coming from Sicily to leave the car in Messina and use the very frequent ferry connections to reach Villa San Giovanni comfortably and economically. Despite a mix-up with the reservation, we were allowed to drink a couple of beers by sitting at a temporary table, while waiting for the one assigned to us to become free. We started dinner with a mixed fry and croquettes filled with smoked mozzarella. Both Letizia and I continued with an amazing 'Smoked' sandwich: 200g Chianina hamburger, smoked scamorza, mushrooms, speck, home-made potatoes, BBQ sauce. We also ended on a high note, with a Nutella crepe and a Coppa Sosta, both very good. I drank two excellent Gordon Scotches, red Belgian beers on tap. Letizia tried two different blonde beers on tap: a Nastro Azzurro (classic Italian) and a Gordon Gold, a tasty, very alcoholic Belgian one. The courtesy of the staff, the quality of the food and drinks and the particularity of the furnishings, combined with the memories that tied me to La Sosta, gave us a wonderful evening. Highly recommended place, especially in the evenings with live music! Remarkable quality/price ratio.

20/02/2025: Era il mio pub preferito più di 30 anni fa, quando ancora vivevo qui... Dopo tutti questi anni ci sono ritornata ed è stato come un piacevole tuffo nel passato, cibo ottimo accompagnato da altrettanta buona birra e musica. Che dite? Quando ritornerò sarà nuovamente una mia meta