Siracusa · Italy
The Siracusa food cheat sheet
One page from Chef Amazing · November 2026
The dish to eat
A big, hand-built sandwich of fresh mozzarella, baked ricotta, salumi and grilled vegetables on crusty bread.
Best at Caseificio Borderi, Ortigia market, Via Emmanuele de Benedictis 6. Get: Chef's choice, then the cheese and salumi platter and tricotta
Five places, and what to order
- Bistrot al Bagattorestaurant · Via Dione, OrtigiaGet: Maccheroni alla Norma, homemade tagliatelle, cannolo cheesecake
- Casa Ranierirestaurant · Piazza San Giuseppe, OrtigiaGet: Raw seafood, squid ink linguine, braised beef cheek
- Pourquoi pas Bistrotbistro · Via G. B. PerassoGet: Burrata with sea urchins and poached egg
- La Carnezzeriafor raw seafood and sea urchin · Ortigia marketGet: Fish appetisers and pasta
- Don Camillofor seafood pasta · OrtigiaGet: The sirens' spaghetti with prawns and sea urchin
The market
Street market. Fish, sea urchin and raw seafood, citrus, produce, cheese, salumi, spices, pistachio and…
The line worth it
Caseificio BorderiOrtigia market
Get: the chef's choice sandwich
In season this November
Sea urchin
How it works here
Tip: Not expected. Check for coperto or servizio on the bill; otherwise round up or leave a few euros.
Book: Book dinner a day or two out (weeks for the famous places); bars and pizza al taglio are walk-in.
When locals eat: Lunch 12:30-2:30pm, dinner from 7:30pm; kitchens close between.