The Best Restaurants in Ortigia Island

Ortigia Island is one of the most beautiful places to visit in Sicily and is just a 40-minute drive from Noto. There is so much to see and do on your visit to Ortigia, so along the way, you will want to refuel. Here are my personal recommendations for dining out...

Lunch in Ortigia Island

Chiodo

Chiodo is a quirky lunch location in a small courtyard off one of Ortigia Island’s main corso, Via Roma. It is set amongst old benches and bar stalls, and it offers a small selection of quirky items for sale.

Instagram: Chiodo

Location: Via Roma 15

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Caseificio Borderi

Caseificio Borderi has a reputation for serving the best panini or sandwiches not just in Ortigia Island or Sicily but throughout Italy. It would only be fitting that you make your own judgement, although, with so many other food options, it's a tough choice.

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Location:  Via Emmanuel de Benedictis 6

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Sorelle a Mare

This is a local eatery on the marina side of Ortigia Island, so it's a lovely place to sit and enjoy lunch in the sunshine or shade, as per your preference. There are numerous eateries along this strip, but Sorelle a Mare is away from the most touristy spots.

Instagram: Sorelle a Mare

Location: Lungomare Alfeo 11-13

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Il Cucchiaino

Il Cucchiaino is a fantastic ice cream parlour offering various neighbourhood-made gelato and granita. Who said ice cream isn’t a lunch as long as you eat enough of it

Instagram: Il Cucchiaino

Location: Via Cavour 79-81

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Dinner in Ortigia Island...

Cortile Spirito Santo

Cortile Spirito Santo is Ortiga Islands' first Michelin Star Restaurant, thanks to Chef Giuseppe and his team. In the summer, you can dine in the courtyard (Cortile) behind the Church of the Holy Spirit (Spirito Santo), and during the cooler months, you can eat inside the hotel (Palazzo Salmone Luxury Suites) where the restaurant is located.

Instagram: Cortile Spirito Santo

Location: Via Solomone 21

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Don Camillo

Don Camillo is an old-school restaurant at its very best, with stone arches, linen tablecloths, impeccable service and outstanding food and wine.

Instagram: Don Camillo

Location: Via della Maestanza 96

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MOON

MOON, standing for ‘Music Out Of Normality’ - don’t ask me why, but I’m sure there will be a reason - is Ortigia Island’s vegetarian restaurant. There is alfresco seating for the summer and inside seating for the cooler months.

Instagram: MOON

Location: Via Roma 112

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Clou

Clou is the fine-dining restaurant of Grand Hotel Des Étrangers, a 19th-century palace turned luxury hotel. I have never visited, which is a serious oversight on my part. I will soon rectify this, but the pictures and reviews mean I have included it here.

Instagram: Clou

Location: Passeggio Adorno 10/12

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Sicily Pizzeria & Lounge Bar

Sicily Pizzeria is a super relaxed urban backstreet eatery offering the Ortigia Islands' very best pizza. Swift service delivers the most scrumptious pizza you may have ever tasted.

Instagram: NA

Location: Via Cavour 67

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