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( 090 981 25 22; Via San Vincenzo; pizzas €6-10; 7-11pm, closed Thu Sep-Jun)
A lively pizzeria with
vine-draped outdoor seating that has served the likes of Audrey Hepburn; it's one block
east of Via Vittorio Emanuele.
Le Macine
SICILIAN
€€
( 090 982 23 87;
www.lemacine.org
;
Via Stradale 9, Pianoconte; meals €27-36; 12.30-3pm & 7-10pm daily
May-Sep, Sat & Sun Oct-Apr)
This country restaurant in Pianoconte, 4.5km from Lipari Town,
comes into its own in summer, when meals are served on the terrace. Seafood and fresh
vegetables star in dishes such as swordfish cakes with artichokes, shrimp-filled ravioli or
fish in
ghiotta
sauce (with olive oil, capers, tomatoes, garlic and basil). Reservations are
advised, as is the free shuttle service.
Kasbah
OFFLINE MAP
( 090 981 10 75; Vico Selinunte 41; pizzas €5-9, meals €28-33; 7-11pm Mar-Oct)
This perennial local
favourite is hidden down narrow Vico Selinunte. Food runs from high-quality wood-fired
pizzas to exquisite pastas, fish dishes and wild cards like stewed lamb with veggies or
couscous-crusted anchovy fritters. The casual-chic dining room is all minimalist white de-
cor juxtaposed against grey linen tablecloths and stone walls; out back there's a candlelit
garden.
MODERN SICILIAN, PIZZERIA
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La Cambusa
OFFLINE MAP
TRATTORIA
€€
( 349 4766061;
www.lacambusalipari.it
; Via Garibaldi 72; meals €25-27; 12.30-3pm & 7.30-10pm Easter-Oct)
Old seafaring prints and a menu of traditional fish staples give this little trattoria the cosy
air of a retired fisherman's house. Locals and visitors crowd the sidewalk tables and
squeeze into the tiny interior for unpretentious classics such as spaghetti
ai gamberetti
(with prawns) and
sarde a beccaficco
(lightly fried sardines stuffed with breadcrumbs,
raisins, pine nuts and parsley).
E Pulera
OFFLINE MAP
( 090 981 11 58;
www.pulera.it
;
Via Isabella Conti; meals €35-50; 7.30-10pm May-Oct)
With its serene
garden setting, low lighting, artsy tile-topped tables and exquisite food, E Pulera makes an
MODERN SICILIAN
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