The lunch hour generally starts around one in the afternoon. Dinner is served from eight in the evening. On Monday, many restaurants are shut. Trattorias, the informal restaurants, shut shop on Sundays. Pizzerias do not serve lunch. It is always better to reserve a table if you're planning to dine in any of the Sicily hotels (http://www.sicilyholiday.info/
Palermo has many restaurants like Spinnato, Cin-Cin, Cucina Papoff, Piazza Olivia, etc.
Spinnato is located in the center of Sicily. It is difficult to find restaurants here that serve meals in the afternoons. It serves affordable, delicious food. Salads, cold cuts, pasta and pizza are available here. They allow you to sit outdoors and enjoy your meal in the summer months. They serve fabulous ice cream. You should reach there before one in the afternoon in order to get a table easily. Cin-Cin is one of the best in Palermo. It is pretty inconspicuous. It is located on Via Manin. You have to go down the stairs to reach it. It has a number of rooms for customers who want to be cut off from others when they are dining. They have a huge wine list which includes many local vintages. The cuisine is “Baroque” style. It is not open in the afternoons. The Cucina Papoff serves excellent traditional local food. It is an informal restaurant. It is located close to the Politeama Opera house. The interior decoration is done in such a way that you feel you've entered a castle. They have a large collection of wine. The Piazza Olivella is a famous, informal restaurant in Palermo. It has 15 branches in Palermo. You can sit outdoors to dine when the weather is favorable. It is open in the evenings.
Some renowned restaurants in Taormina are Gran Duca, La Buca, Dracena, etc. Gran Duca is a famous restaurant in Taormina. You have to climb down a flight of stairs to reach it. The seafood is excellent. The same could be said for their other dishes, too. The wine list is large. It is open in the afternoons as well as the evenings. La Buca serves both lunch as well as dinner. It allows you to enjoy intimate dinners. Its open terrace overlooks the sea and mountains. There are a variety of dishes on the menu. Dracena is open only in those months when the weather is warm. It is a charming restaurant. Its garden is surrounded by an Italianate wall made of stone. They serve seafood, pastas as well as salads.
Popular restaurants in Siracusa are Trattoria Kalliope, Don Camillo and Trattoria La Foglias. The Trattoria Kalliope is situated in Ortygia. They offer a varied number of dishes but they excel in sea food. You can dine out doors in summer. Don Camillo has a medieval décor with stone arches. All the dishes prepared there are very tasty. They serve lunch as well as dinner. TheTrattoria La Foglia specializes in serving varied vegetarian dishes. It is located in Ortygia. It is open in the afternoons as well as evenings. They specialize in meat dishes and seafood, too.
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