I migliori ristoranti di cucina italiana in Messina

29/11/2025: Excellent quality roast chicken, generous amounts of fried food. Very friendly staff. The place needs a makeover to reflect the quality of the products and the friendliness of the staff. I discovered it by chance and always love returning.

24/08/2025: Delicious chicken, spectacular parmigiana. It reminded me of my grandmother's. All at a very low price: 4-5 euros.

23/09/2025: We were sitting on the beach in front of the restaurant. The smell of food made us hungry. I then found cozze (mussels) on the menu. The portion was a generous €15. I've never tasted better. Slightly spicy, with garlic, tomato, and white wine. Coperto was €1.50. The cozze is a dream. Good service with a sea view. Moretti draft beer is too expensive at €6 (0.4l).

22/09/2025: Lack of transparency... a well-kept beach in an excellent location... but what we consumers cannot and will not forgive is the lack of transparency and the unclear information regarding prices for admission, sunbeds, umbrellas, etc.

08/01/2026: I often go to dinner with my kids. For an all-you-can-eat restaurant, it's not bad at all. I'm sorry that instead of an age limit for the children's menu, they've put a height limit... I find it quite discriminatory. Does a tall child eat more than a short one? Another sore point: some waiters have a really unpleasant odor. I understand that people sweat while working, but deodorant is an option. In short... a rather conflicting opinion.

30/12/2025: Super restaurant! Excellent food and very friendly staff! Highly recommended! We'll be back regularly!

29/10/2025: We will never forget our stay in this magnificent place! The location is quite good, between Mount Etna, Isola Bella, and the Alcantara Gorge. The staff is helpful and friendly. The breakfast is plentiful. The dinner menu offers healthy and varied dishes. There is also a swimming pool and a reading area. While the Wi-Fi doesn't work in the rooms, it is available in the breakfast and dinner areas. This is a minor inconvenience compared to the overall experience. I highly recommend it.

17/10/2025: The accommodation is beautifully landscaped. The room is clean and spacious. Tanja is very friendly and helpful at breakfast. She also speaks German. As a German, you'll need plenty of time at the restaurant. From appetizer to main course, it takes 1.5 hours. They said that's normal in Sicily. 🤔 We'll see, we'll try a different restaurant tomorrow.

23/10/2025: I am speechless. I never ate such a sad potatoe in my whole life before. The rest wasn't better. The most joke was that they aren't using capers from the island, which is also called the caper island. Instead they use capers from the jar with vinegar. What...?

15/10/2025: I had a very tasty meal here, and the service was quick and friendly.

22/11/2025: We went to the restaurant for lunch. It was quite late (almost 3 pm) and the service was wonderful. Santino and his wife are lovely; they recommended what to order, and everything was spectacular. Great food, great service, and a personal touch that was simply unbeatable. Everything we ate was of excellent quality, and the recommended wine was equally good. The restaurant is beautiful, with a fantastic garden and a giant pine tree over 300 years old, which Santino personally showed us. You couldn't ask for more; the service was outstanding.

17/08/2025: The location is truly beautiful and well-kept: it's a real shame to find the weather bad on August 15th and not eat outside. The fish is fresh, certainly well-frozen and of high quality, but it's prepared without imagination, without that special something that makes you remember it. With two bottles of wine, appetizers, and a first course, we spent €50 per person (considering we had three small children). Dessert needs rethinking: the flans are fine, but the crème brulee and freshly defrosted cheesecake aren't up to par with the place, and especially the bill. The service is truly lame (missing menus, endless waits for dessert, lack of coordination, sloppiness). There's no parking: you have to park in the middle of the street. I don't think we'll be back.

08/11/2025: Exceptional products, from bread to catering. Highly recommended.

28/09/2025: Messina's top focaccia and excellent butter arancini

10/10/2025: I think I've been a good customer and would have liked to continue being one, but the young owner is too fickle for my tastes, smiling and helpful one day, sulking and indolent the next when I ask a simple question. The service is decent but sometimes a bit counterintuitive. The rotisserie is decent but with above-average prices; the restaurant upstairs offers fairly good meat. What a shame! Customers, especially the good ones, need to be kept close. This review isn't about your competitors, but about a dissatisfied former customer.

17/09/2025: I had there the worst burger in my life, congrats

03/11/2025: A wonderful experience! Although it doesn't look like much from the outside, we were attracted by the good reviews and the location very close to our accommodation. The pizza is very good and the prices are more than decent. Only the seafood pizza is 18 euros, most pizzas are between 7 and 12 euros. The pictures speak for themselves! Cover 2.5 euros / person.

26/10/2025: We stopped for dinner and all ordered pizza, delicious, thick and soft, and made with quality ingredients. Really good prices. The atmosphere is family-friendly and the staff are friendly. They offered us a truly bitter amaro, not for everyone but definitely worth a try, and a truly delicious Sicilian cannoli-flavored cream liqueur. Highly recommended.

07/09/2025: Nice place, excellent food, and good service. The wine list offers an excellent selection. A place you'll gladly return to.

19/08/2025: This place embodied what keeps Sicily from standing out above all others. A dinner for vacationers with a craving for meat. Five of us showed up and were seated at a table inside, which I was forced to appreciate, despite the heat and the mere presence of fans, since everywhere outside, people are still allowed to smoke rudely in front of those eating. People need to be legally obligated; respect and civic duty are nonexistent. Luckily, we were first to arrive, even though it was 8:00 PM. So, no delays with service. We skipped the first courses, ordering three appetizers to share and five second courses: fillets, tagliata, veal cheek, as well as a good 2017 Sicilian wine. All excellent. What's the flaw? The side dish for the two beef fillets, as per the menu, was "ash-fried potatoes"; the other three second courses included mashed potatoes. When the dishes arrived, they all contained mashed potatoes. Naturally, we prefer to eat hot, but as soon as one of the staff approaches, I ask why the side dish was changed from the menu, adding with a smile, "Maybe the chef didn't feel like making the potatoes à la citron." Unless I misunderstood, I was told the chef was on vacation and was handed the menu so I could verify what I was already sure of. Nothing more. I don't apologize for the forced change, but at least offer a half-word to justify it. Nothing at all. At the end of the dinner, I ask another woman in the dining room about it, who tells me they had a reception at lunch that messed everything up. End of excuse... But can you? If I order a pizza with chopped cherry tomatoes, can you just bring it to me with the sauce and not care? It's still tomato, right? What was the point of coming to the table before the dishes arrived and saying a few words about it? Who would have objected? Oh well, in Sicily, simmu cussi! I pay the bill, after pointing out the extra glass of wine I'd ordered before opting for the bottle, which is promptly deducted. I thank them for the excellent meat (not the side dish), say goodbye, and leave. Nothing is missing from achieving excellence. Except, perhaps, it doesn't matter. And as a native of the island, that's precisely what bothers me.

29/09/2025: Top service and high quality food

21/09/2025: An Ode to Culinary Perfection: Le Due Torri Allow me to express my sincerest gratitude for the unforgettable experience I had at Le Due Torri restaurant. This gem, nestled on the picturesque Santa Teresa waterfront, is more than just a place of refreshment, but a true sanctuary of flavor and tranquility. Its privileged location, with tables directly overlooking the waterfront, offers a breathtaking setting, ideal for a romantic and intimate evening, enhanced by an atmosphere of refined elegance that permeates every detail, both indoors and outdoors. The authentic character of this restaurant is clearly evident in its family-run operation, where kindness and professionalism are not just words, but the cornerstones of attentive and thoughtful management. The staff, with their impeccable courtesy and discreet attention, proved the perfect culmination of an already perfect evening, making every moment relaxing and extraordinarily enjoyable. But what elevates Le Due Torri to a higher level is undoubtedly its culinary offering. The quality of the dishes is surprisingly high, an eloquent testament to the respect for the ingredients and the Chef's mastery. The freshest fish is the undisputed star, enhanced by preparations that demonstrate genius and passion. The dish that literally captivated me and is etched in my taste buds was the risotto with shrimp and pistachios, a culinary work of art that I found simply sublime, a perfect balance of flavors and textures. Le Due Torri is not just a restaurant, but a destination for the soul and the palate, a place where culinary excellence blends harmoniously with the beauty of the landscape and the genuine hospitality. The experience was so rewarding that I can't wait to immerse myself in this enchantment again. See you soon, Le Due Torri.

15/10/2025: There's parking, quality products, and fast service. Friendly staff. One of the best places in the area.

05/08/2025: Welcoming and friendly staff. The venue's modern look makes it ideal for after-hours aperitifs. Especially recommended for aperitifs with live music.

25/09/2025: Delicious and affordable. The environment is great, facing the ocean. The waiters, though they don't speak English, are very welcoming. Highly recommended. Chinese people don't cheat Chinese people.

08/09/2025: Beautiful place right on the beach. Service a little slow, but probably because it's the end of the season. Pizza was so-so, a little undercooked.

07/08/2025: Delicious granitas and ice creams, very kind, helpful and clean staff!

16/07/2025: The artisanal ice cream and granita are delicious and I recommend it to everyone.

08/06/2025: ho acquistato recentemente una setteveli al bar move' e devo dire che è veramente superlativa, per esprimermi in poche parole. La consiglio vivamente a tutti coloro che amano questo tipo di dolci. Provatela.

30/04/2025: It's a unique place. You arrive in a special place, with incredibly good gelato, a wonderful Aperol Spritz, and a splendid view. It's not too touristy, which allows you to experience the real Italy. But the real highlight is the girl at the counter. She's incredibly kind and helpful, brilliant yet modest, cheerful and sociable. It's the best place in Messina.