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A Foodie Tour of Taormina
Eat your way through Taormina: granita con brioche, pasta alla Norma, cannoli filled to order, Castelmola almond wine and a slow-food dinner — with walking times.
Use this plan in the appmorning
1. Bam Bar
Start where everyone starts: granita con brioche.
The granita institution almond, pistachio or coffee, with a warm brioche.
Via di Giovanni, 45, 98039 Taormina ME
≈ 3 min walk (260 m)
midday
2. Trattoria Da Nino
Pasta alla Norma where the locals actually eat it.
Old-school trattoria near Porta Messina for pasta alla Norma and grilled fish.
Via Luigi Pirandello, 37
≈ 4 min walk (280 m)
afternoon
3. Minotauro Pastry Shop
Cannoli filled to order — never pre-filled.
Pastry shop for cannoli filled to order and a quick espresso.
Via di Giovanni, 15, 98039 Taormina ME
≈ 15 min walk (1.1 km)
sunset
4. Bar Turrisi
Almond wine in Castelmola's most eccentric bar.
Eccentric multi-level bar in hilltop Castelmola, famous for its almond wine.
Piazza Duomo, 19, Castelmola
≈ 18 min walk (1.3 km)
night
5. Tischi Toschi
Slow-food dinner — trust the day's specials.
Pocket-sized kitchen doing fiercely traditional Messinese plates.
Vico Paladini, 3