I migliori ristoranti di cucina italiana in Messina

31/08/2025: Delicious food and impeccable service

27/08/2025: Fresh, tasty, and freshly fried fish. Friendly staff, located on the main street of Canneto. The owner even gave us complimentary bruschetta to start. A lovely lunch on our first day in the Aeolian Islands.

18/09/2025: Fast service and excellent pizza! Pleasant little terrace in the evening.

11/09/2025: Fantastically delicious pizza! Nice service.

20/07/2025: The rustici and focaccia with generous fillings are amazing.

24/05/2025: Arancini and pitoni without anchovies are sublime

19/05/2025: I went in to eat something without much hope (it was 3 pm) but after a simple glance at the few sandwiches present I left in a hurry. I have never understood why hospital bars must necessarily be depressing...

31/10/2025: We ordered 3 portions of fish and chips and squid to take away. The food was prepared very slowly. (approx. 20-30 minutes) When paying, it turned out that we could not pay by card, only cash. The paper cone we received contained very little squid, but at least it was expensive. We will not go here again, I do not recommend it.

29/10/2025: The arancini were okay, but the pizza was just okay in my opinion. Poor edges, cold, nothing special.

23/08/2025: Here's the deal. 7:00 PM. We arrive and find a tall waiter who, without offense, we could describe as apathetic and expressionless. We ask: can we sit down for a drink? He looks around and points to a table: in a moment his colleague cleans the table. Maybe we should also pass her a cloth because there was something spilled on the table.... Beyond him are two other girls, one with her arms folded and the other—well, not even those. I imagine the owner is happy to pay them for this. We wait, then wait some more, then leave. And at the lido next door, two proseccos served by the sea in three minutes and lots of smiles. Terrible service is an understatement. Not recommended.

22/08/2025: The place is worth it, it is definitely worth a visit, staying there gives you the impression of being in a magical place immersed in canals and boats, even if some areas are a bit shabby.

09/09/2025: The environment is very noisy and uncomfortable for the price you pay.

23/07/2025: We've been eating pizzas from Pizzeria Roma for years now, and nothing has ever disappointed me, not even the Margherita, which in its simplicity is truly delicious. A few weeks ago, I saw the new entry "CAPRICIOSA 4.0" on social media. In my opinion, it's a pizza like no other, I'd say superb, for my tastes, obviously. It's not a revisited Capricciosa, which is hard to describe. The superior quality artichokes finish with a hint of truffle oil—in short, it's worth trying.

30/10/2025: Delicious pizzas, at normal prices!

28/08/2025: A good focacceria in the southern area of ​​Messina. The traditional focaccia is excellent! (But they don't use enough anchovies, in my opinion.) Other flavors are good to decent. Free, punctual home delivery service and a friendly staff member. Fair prices.

01/08/2025: Abbiamo mangiato a pranzo in questo ristorante, su una bella terrazza con vista mare. Abbiamo mangiato pane cunzato, frittura mista, spiedini di pesce spada. Buon cibo, piatti tipici, servizio veloce e prezzi adeguati.

22/07/2025: Luftiger Terasse, Blick aufs Meer, sehr gutes Essen: Pizza blitzschnell am Tischund köstlich,,Risotto und Nudel absolut top! Hauswein kühl und leicht. Absolut empfehlenswert!

29/10/2025: Excellent pastry shop, good and tasty ice creams, I'm also satisfied with the good pastries accompanied by the delicious cakes, the friendliness of the staff makes it excellent, I loved the numerous croissants for their true goodness, for my excellent breakfast that accompanies me every morning. If you find yourself passing by Viale Annunziata, stop by and sit down to enjoy the excellent coffee with a good croissant, as well as taking home the delicious pastries.

19/10/2025: I got a black and white for my mother, and it was inedible. The cream puff was hard and tasted awful, extremely sweet but without any kind of flavor. It ended up in the trash, along with the money I spent. Plus, the prices are like those of a good pastry shop! Never again.

27/10/2025: Aperitif break after a crazy adventure, very good service, lovely terrace

18/10/2025: Great place! Very fair prices 👌

23/09/2025: The pizza was delicious, but the wait was too long. An hour and a half for a pizza seems too long.

18/08/2025: A horrifying experience. First time in Montalbano Elicona (a delightful little village, by the way), we decided to stop at this pizzeria in the middle of the pine forest. We sat down at a table at 8:35, and no one brought us menus or water until we flagged down the waiters, who were apparently extremely busy serving the tables outside. We ordered around 9, ordering four pizzas, two of which were the same. The drinks we'd ordered weren't available (I'm talking about a standard Coke Zero and a Corona), despite them offering alternatives. One of the four pizzas wasn't available because the ingredients weren't there, so we had to change our order. So far, nothing special. Then the drama: the wait. We had to wait over an hour and a half for four pizzas. After an hour, we asked how the pizzas we'd ordered were coming along, and instead of apologizing for the wait, we were told it wasn't their fault because there was only one oven and we'd have to wait a couple more orders. I should point out that the restaurant ONLY served pizzas; a single oven to serve 45-50 tables in one evening might be a bit limited. Needless to say, by the time the pizzas arrived, we'd already lost our appetite (and the drinks had also been finished). However, we were delighted to notice that while we were waiting, the waiters and pizza chefs stopped to chat with other customers from the town, making the wait even more unnerving. We got up to pay and were allowed to go ahead of us by some "friends" of the restaurant owners. When we paid the bill, no apology was offered for the wait, nor was there any attempt to remedy the situation. Even though the pizza was good, I wouldn't recommend going there under any circumstances.