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the
caserecce
with a pistachio cream, or couscous with swordfish and
caponata
(pepper
and tomato stew). Finish with a wonderful almond, lemon and chocolate cake. Slow Food
recommended.
Ristorante
Il Cantuccio
MODERN SICILIAN
€€
( 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 in-
gredients 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.
Ristorante Neas
SICILIAN
€€
( 093 157 35 38; Via Rocco Pirri 30; Tue-Sun)
You'll find a high standard of both food and ser-
vice at this place, which opens its terrace in summer. Try the
linguine allo scoglio
(with
mixed seafood), or the legendary fish soup.
Dolceria Corrado
Costanzo
( 093 183 52 43; Via Silvio Spaventa 9)
Just around the corner from Caffè Sicilia (
Click here
)
,
Costanzo is famous for its gelati,
torrone
,
dolci di mandorla
(almond sweets) and
cassata
(with ricotta, chocolate and candied fruit).
PASTRIES & CAKES
€
ICE CREAM & GRANITE
It's a heady claim, but some say Noto has the two best
gelaterie
(ice-cream shops) in the world. Facing off for the
desserts from €2) and, just around the corner, Corrado Costanzo (
Click here
). Of the two, Corrado has the better
ice cream - try a lick of pistachio or
amaro
(dark liqueur) flavour - but Caffè Sicilia is famous for its
granite
(drinks made of crushed ice with fruit juice). Depending on the season, you could go for
fragolini
(tiny wild
strawberries) or
gelsi
(mulberry) flavours, or stick to the classic
caffè
(coffee) or
mandorla
(almond).
Both places make superb
cassata
(made with ricotta cheese, chocolate and candied fruit),
dolci di mandorle
(almond cakes and sweets) and
torrone
(nougat).
