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there's also direct access to a rocky platform below. Most rooms have terraces and high
ceilings; they're a bit tired and bland otherwise.
Eating & Drinking
Fish abound in the waters of the archipelago and include tuna, mullet, cuttlefish and sole,
all of which end up on local menus. Try
pasta all'eoliana,
a simple blend of the island's
excellent capers with olives, olive oil, anchovies, tomatoes and basil.
Bars are concentrated along Corso Vittorio Emanuele and down by Marina Corta. In
peak season everything stays open into the wee hours.
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
( 090 981 10 75; Vico Selinunte 41; pizzas €5-9, meals €28-33; 7-11pm Mar-Oct)
Hidden down narrow
Vico Selinunte is the new location of this perennial local favorite. Food runs from high-
quality wood-fired pizzas to superb pastas, fish dishes and wild cards like stewed lamb
with veggies or couscous-crusted anchovy fritters. The casual-chic dining room is all min-
imalist white decor juxtaposed against grey linen tablecloths and stone walls; out back
there's a candlelit garden.
MODERN SICILIAN, PIZZERIA
€€
E Pulera
( 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
upscale but relaxed choice for a romantic dinner. Start with a carpaccio of tuna with blood
oranges and capers, choose from a vast array of Aeolian and Sicilian meat and fish dishes,
then finish with
cassata
or
biscotti
with sweet Malvasia wine.
MODERN SICILIAN
€€€
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