I will finally get to show Sicily to LLD! Very excited about the trip, and for most of it I feel pretty comfortable with going back to places I have been before. But this will be my first time in Ragusa (Ibla), where we have 2 nights, and I didn’t love the place my hotel recommended last year in Catania (this is putting it mildly - I thought it was awful). We’d like to stay in the Ibla section for our two dinners, and in Catania we’ll be down by the Duomo/main square, and would like to stay in that area for dinner. We’re looking for places that are NOT fancy. We’d like somewhere cozy, romantic, great food, easy to be in and friendly service. I prefer to eat seafood or vegetarian when possible; LLD is a meat fan.
We’ll also be in Rome at the end of the trip for one night, staying near the Torre Argentina. We had planned to go back to a fried cod place that we have fond memories of, but it turns out they are closed on Sundays. We would love to be able to just drop in somewhere and not have to worry about reservations/timing, but maybe this is unrealistic. Any recommendations in that area/Campo dei Fiori for easy and delicious dining? I found one place 2 years ago that was great and had a couple snacks for lunch, but then had a pretty grim dinner because I hadn’t planned in advance. We’re ok with pizza or sandwiches (but not meat for me) if it fits the bill of delicious and easy.
Thanks very much in advance! kari
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I can’t wait to see your posts!
I haven’t been to Rome since 2017 and I’m a broken record, so I won’t bother saying (edit: all of) my same old again. LOL. I will say I did not worry about reservations and I was able to find a tables at places I liked through reservation apps that secured tables with a credit card.
My one regret is that I couldn’t try the fairly formal Armando al Pantheon that @roxlet recommended to me. (Edit: sorry, Armando al Pantheon is also closed Sundays). I would book that table at Armando al Pantheon on a future visit if I have a few days to a week in Rome.
You might want to consider a meal in the Jewish Quarter, since they have some nice regional dishes that don’t involve meat. I liked Nonna Betta, which is pretty good and quite cheap. There is probably an even better slightly more upscale option for the same types of dishes. Nonna Betta is open Sundays. Closed Tuesdays.
Ba Ghetto is Kosher, and it offers both dairy dishes and a meat dishes.
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When will you be there? You might be in Italy during Artichoke Season!
We only flew in and out of Catania & stayed much further south, save for the few days in Ortigia at the end, so I gotz niente, but as someone who fell in love with Sicily so much we’ve visited twice 2 years in a row I’m very much looking forward to your travel report.
When are you heading there? Earlier in the year to avoid the heat & masses — besides Rome, of course, which I hear is always packed, regardless of what time of the year?
