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where on the island. Signature dishes include
gamberetti marinati
(marinated prawns) and
spaghetti
alla stromboliana
(with wild fennel, cherry tomatoes and breadcrumbs).
Ai Gechi
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( 090 98 62 13; Vico Salina 12, Porto Scari; meals €31-35; noon-3pm & 7-11pm Easter-mid-Oct)
Follow
the trail of painted lizards to this great hideaway, down an alley off Via Roma. Flanked by
a towering cactus, the shaded verandah of a whitewashed Aeolian house serves as the din-
ing area, eclectically decorated with ship lamps and a whale skeleton the owner dis-
covered nearby. Gorgeous traditional seafood is served with a slightly modern twist,
backed by an excellent local wine list.
SEAFOOD
€€
Locanda del Barbablù
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( 090 98 61 18;
www.barbablu.it
; Via Vittorio Emanuele 17; mains from €25; dinner mid-Jun-mid-Sep)
This
dusky pink Aeolian inn houses the island's classiest restaurant, with the same owner and
staff since 1984. It's a fashionable port of call for the August aperitif set, with a lively bar
and rustic-chic decor. The three daily offerings are all built around fresh-caught local sea-
food: a seafood antipasto, a fish-with-pasta dish, and a grilled fish special with vegetables.
There's also an excellent list of Sicilian wines.
SEAFOOD
€€
La Tartana Club
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SICILIAN, BAR
€€€
( 090 98 60 25; Via Marina; meals from €35; June-mid-Sep)
Break bread with Dolce and Gabbana
and the president of Italy at this chic restaurant-bar, a long-standing favourite of Strom-
boli's beautiful people. Lunch is a casual buffet on the seafront terrace, while the evening
scene is more refined, with aperitifs and cocktails at the piano bar and diners romancing
over candlelit tables.
Regulars also flock here to read the morning paper over coffee at breakfast time or in-
dulge in La Tartana's trademark dessert,
coppa Stromboli
, a volcano-shaped mass of
chocolate, sweet cream and hazelnut ice cream studded with candied cherries and doused
in a lava flow of strawberry syrup.
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