TANTìKKIA - cucina e vino In Catania

If I could give this place a 6th star I would. The experience was incredible from the service down to the dessert! Me and my wife shared the paccheri di mare and it was savory and balanced perfectly! I had the tagliata di Angus while she has the duck breast (sorry I don't speak Italian) and both were so cooked to absolute perfection. My steak was rare but seared exactly how I wanted 11/10. My wife's duck breast was also coated in the same fondue and cooked so tender. We also had a glass of enta red wine that paired with the steak like batman and robin! For dessert we both shared the berry and cream thing and a ricottamisu. Best tirmissu that I have ever had and the berry cream thing was exactly what my wife has been searching for for a while now! Overall a perfect way to spend our Thanksgiving dinner.

An authentic, less touristy restaurant in Catania's historic center. A few tables in a characteristic setting of lava stone and brick. Traditional dishes are delicately revisited and truly delicious. A selection of appetizers, first courses, and second courses of meat and fish are available. Not to be missed, especially for the excellent table service!

Get ready, dear diners, because crossing the threshold of Tantíkkia Restaurant is more than just "going to dinner," it's like donning a wetsuit and snorkel for a full immersion in the wildest and purest Mediterranean. Our recent expedition was a culinary adventure that deserves to be recounted as the most epic of underwater discoveries! ⚓ Stage 1: Encounter with the Giant Mussels The journey began with a Mussel Sauté that proved to be a true test for our palates. We're not talking about just any mussels, but true bivalve "monsters": enormous, fleshy, and incredibly juicy. Each shell was a little treasure to be cracked open, leaving the salty, powerful taste of sea foam in your mouth. An appetizer that mercilessly catapults you into the open sea. 🔱 Stop 2: Gold of the Deep and Spaghetti Maremoto But the true highlight of this immersion was the Spaghetti with Sea Urchins. If the sea had a concentrated flavor, a secret elixir jealously guarded by the gods, this would be it. Each sea urchin had surrendered its purest essence, transforming the pasta into a tidal wave of intoxicating flavor. A flavor so authentic, profound, and unforgettable that the palate still cries out the echo of that "taste of the sea" never tasted with such intensity. It's a mystical experience, not just a simple first course. 🦈 Stop 3: The Mysterious Zoppona, "Deep in the Sea" For the main course, we dared to try the dish dubbed "Deep in the Sea": a fish "Zoppona" (a sumptuous grilled dish or soup, depending on your vision of the deep!). And it was truly deep! A triumph of the freshest seafood treasures, caught just then, whose majestic presentation was reminiscent of a loot recovered from the wreck of a galleon. The flavor was pure, the ingredients treated with almost religious respect. In short: Tantíkkia is not a restaurant, it's a sensory aquarium. Go there if you're ready for a culinary experience without filters or compromises, where the fish is the absolute protagonist and Sicily reveals itself in all its power.

Try all 4 courses. ETNA wine. And Luigi the cat, whom you also have to meet.

Fresh fish!! They even had off-menu fresh raw scampi for me. Thank you!!

The four of us, who are quite spoiled, were simply thrilled! The service, the ambiance, and above all, the outstanding quality of the four different appetizers and four different main courses were all superb. Heartiest congratulations to the staff, the kitchen crew, and the owner! 👍👍👍

Sorry, I wanted to give 5 stars but my finger went off, the fried calamari was excellent, as were the tertare, the waiters were kind, I will go back.

A very quaint restaurant. Attention to detail and beautifully decorated. Memories are made with good food and soft music. Enchanting enchantment. Excellent food.

Delicious eggplant pie. Fish soup was excellent everything was cooked perfectly.

Delicious food and very nice place