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Caffè Sicilia
( 093 183 50 13; Corso Vittorio Emanuele 125; desserts from €2; 8am-10pm Tue-Sun) Dating
from 1892 and especially renowned for its granite , this beloved place vies with its next-
door neighbour, Dolceria Corrado Costanzo, for the honours of Noto's best dessert shop.
Frozen desserts are made with the freshest seasonal ingredients (wild strawberries in
springtime, for example) while the delicious torrone (nougat) bursts with the flavours of
local honey and almonds.
GELATO
Il Liberty
( 093 157 32 26; www.illiberty.com ; Via Cavour 40; meals €27-35; noon-2.30pm & 7.30-10pm
Tue-Sun) Step into the atmospheric vaulted dining room and sample chef Giuseppe An-
gelino's contemporary spin on Sicilian cookery. An excellent local wine list supplements
the inspired menu, which moves from superb appetisers like millefoglie - wafer-thin lay-
ers of crusty cheese and ground pistachios layered with minty sweet-and-sour vegetables
- straight through to desserts like warm cinnamon-ricotta cake with homemade orange
compote.
MODERN SICILIAN €€
Trattoria Crocifisso
( 093 157 11 51; www.ristorantecrocifisso.it ; Via Principe Umberto 48; meals €30-35; 1-2.15pm &
8-11pm Thu-Tue) High up the many stairs of Noto Alta, this Slow Food-acclaimed trattoria
with an extensive wine list is a Noto favourite. The rustic antipasto is rich in creamy au-
bergine, fried fennel, olives, cheeses and so on, and this is a great place to taste a Sicilian
classic, in season - macco di fave (broadbean puree) with ricotta and toasted breadcrumbs.
RISTORANTE €€
MODERN SICILIAN €€
Ristorante Il Cantuccio
( 093 183 74 64; www.ristoranteilcantuccio.it ; Via Cavour 12; meals €30-35; dinner Tue-Sun, lunch
Sun) Chef Valentina presents a seasonally changing menu that combines familiar Sicilian
ingredients in exciting new ways. Try her exquisite gnocchi al pesto del Cantuccio
(ricotta-potato dumplings with basil, parsley, mint, capers, almonds and cherry tomatoes),
then move on to memorable main courses such as lemon-stuffed bass with orange-fennel
salad.
Information
Tourist office ( 093 157 37 79; www.comune.noto.sr.it ; Piazza XVI Maggio; 9am-1pm & 3-8pm)
An excellent and busy information office with multilingual staff and free maps.
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