Thanks for the name and for the, ahem, AM entertainment.originally posted by georg lauer:
In Catania I liked Me Cumpari Turiddu a few years ago. Still listed with a bIb in the Michelin so might be worth try. Traditional dishes a bit freshened up and they also sell great Sicilian ingredients to take home.
In Catania one really needs to go to the market very early in the morning, wonderful atmosphere. My favorite is the tripe dealer presenting his different wares on a carousel like contraption we usually see for scarves.
We won't have a car so basically yes.Also, are you limited to the cities proper?
Ooh, yes, thank you for the reminder.originally posted by Oliver McCrum:
I use the Slow Food app called Osterie d'Italia, which is now also in English. They only review places they like, geographically organized and easy to use.
This looks very promising. Thank you, Claude.originally posted by Claude Kolm:
My experience with the recommendations of the Austrian Wine and Food publication Falstaff is highly positive, especially for getting you to restaurants that have both good food and good wine. Their Naples list is here: https://www.falstaff.com/en/rf/lr/cso/italy/campania/napoli
Thanks, Georg. This will require a lot of reading and automatic translations.... But it does look thorough and you say there are good things hereoriginally posted by georg lauer:
A google map (in German) from somebody I really trust in all things food who lived in Napoli for a few years recently
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Thanks for the reminder, O.originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
Kirk only appears here every now and then, but has lots of good suggestions if you pm him.
One thing, I don't know how up to date it is. Their Paris page is at least a few years old, but the suggestions for Rome earlier this year were really good and it also looks good for an upcoming Lyon trip.originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
This looks very promising. Thank you, Claude.originally posted by Claude Kolm:
My experience with the recommendations of the Austrian Wine and Food publication Falstaff is highly positive, especially for getting you to restaurants that have both good food and good wine. Their Naples list is here: https://www.falstaff.com/en/rf/lr/cso/italy/campania/napoli
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
Thanks, Georg. This will require a lot of reading and automatic translations.... But it does look thorough and you say there are good things hereoriginally posted by georg lauer:
A google map (in German) from somebody I really trust in all things food who lived in Napoli for a few years recently
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Thanks for the offer! My partner would most like a seafood place; I would take a place with decent wine and a menu of things characteristic of the city.originally posted by georg lauer:
I can pick out some if you tell me what you are most interested.
Thank you. Noted. I also found it on this little list of wine bars.originally posted by JasonA:
Jus Enoteca NaturaleA couple of years ago on the tail end of two weeks in Positano we tackled a couple of days in Naples. Of course, it turned out to be the only days it rained on the entire trip. As in New York the umbrella hawkers come out and an escape to a local museum found it closed due to roof leaks. That aside, we had a wonderful evening at JUS. Set more or less on an alley near the water with tables that spill into the alley. Pick your bottle from the shelves or ask for recommendations. The food, small plates/tapas, was very good and a step up from the heavy street food of Naples. I don't know if I would try to make a dinner out of the menu but after a lunch of deep-fried mac and cheese, it hit the right note.
That looks wonderful. I very much enjoy spending time at a little table with a caffe and a little something sweet to nibble on. (I have very fond memories of doing just that in Paris and in Antwerp. Oh, and Paris in a different arrondissement and Perugia.)originally posted by Jason D:
I enjoyed Catania a lot more than the guidebooks suggest you will. My one suggestion is to make sure you check out Pasticceria Savia just as a general vibe check. Food and sweets are good. You sit outside on a terrace across from a park on one of the main streets.
We drove through a not totally nice part of town that appeared to feature lots of open air grilling. If I went back I would totally want to investigate that. It looks like Katie Parla might have a piece on it but her website looks down.
originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
Thanks for the offer! My partner would most like a seafood place; I would take a place with decent wine and a menu of things characteristic of the city.originally posted by georg lauer:
I can pick out some if you tell me what you are most interested.
We are staying a few blocks south of the Duomo, rather (too) near the Via Marina.
Added to my notes. Thanks! The fish market is a 20 minute walk from our hotel so very doable.originally posted by Oliver McCrum:
I have had some very good meals at Osteria Antica Marina, which is right next to the main seafood market in Catania. I can't speak for the wine list, although by now there should at least be some good white wines from Etna.