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The best pasta in Siracusa
Start with Don Camillo in Ortigia for the sirens' spaghetti with prawns and sea urchin, La Medusa in Ortigia for linguine with clams, prawns, mussels and razor clams and La Pigna in Via della Conciliazione for spaghetti with lobster when available. Here are all 11, with what to get at each.
- Don CamilloOrtigia · Seafood pasta
Get: The sirens' spaghetti with prawns and sea urchin
The iconic dish of a restaurant open since 1985.
- La MedusaOrtigia · Seafood pasta
Get: Linguine with clams, prawns, mussels and razor clams
An Amsterdam Foodie favourite, with octopus salad and smoked fish three ways.
- La PignaVia della Conciliazione · Seafood pasta
Get: Spaghetti with lobster when available
A quiet couple-run trattoria with ultra-fresh fish and a mixed starter.
- A putia delle cose buoneVia Roma, Ortigia · deli and trattoria
Get: Aubergine parmigiana, seafood pasta, octopus and potatoes
- Cortile Spirito SantoPalazzo Salomone, Ortigia
Get: The tasting menu, with bonito and red prawn from Ortigia and the sausage and cauliflower ravioli
- Bistrot al BagattoOrtigia · restaurant
Get: Maccheroni alla Norma, homemade tagliatelle with veal shank ragu, and the cannolo cheesecake
- Pourquoi pas BistrotNear Ortigia · bistro
Get: Burrata with sea urchins and poached egg, and 'ntruccioli pasta with the day's sauce
- Il Tiranno at CaportigiaViale Montedoro · hotel restaurant
Get: Seared tuna with veal and Cantabrian anchovies, smoked lobster carbonara tagliolini
- La CarnezzeriaOrtigia market · Raw seafood and sea urchin
Get: Fish appetisers and pasta
Despite the name, it serves fish-based starters and pastas on the market street.
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Where is the best pasta in Siracusa?
Chef Amazing’s picks start with Don Camillo (Ortigia), La Medusa (Ortigia) and La Pigna (Via della Conciliazione). All 11 places are on this page with what to get, where they are and a map.
What should I order?
At Don Camillo, get the sirens' spaghetti with prawns and sea urchin. At La Medusa, get linguine with clams, prawns, mussels and razor clams. At La Pigna, get spaghetti with lobster when available. At A putia delle cose buone, get aubergine parmigiana, seafood pasta, octopus and potatoes.
Which neighborhood is best for pasta in Siracusa?
Most of these are in Ortigia and Near Ortigia. The map on this page shows every one, numbered like the list.
How does Chef Amazing pick these?
From Chef Amazing’s city guide and lists for Siracusa: the places critics, chefs and locals keep recommending, checked and kept current, with what to order at each. Nobody pays to be on them.
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