Looking for suggestions for good places to eat (can be trattoria) with or without a view, reasonable price considering it is tourist area. Also priority as to what to see as will be coming from Syracusa and arriving early evening and leaving mid morning
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Mid-Atlantic area
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The main attraction is the Roman theater. You can also take the cable car down to the beach. Other than those, the main thing to me was wandering from one end of town to the other along Corso Umberto. There are churches you can enter and nearby towns you can visit. There are nice views from Piazza IX April. For the couple nights we were there, we ate at Il Baccanale and Pizzeria La Bote, both along Via di Giovanni. Both were fine.
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I love Maffei. A seafood restaurant just off Umberto, between the main piazza and San Domenico Hotel. The menu just consists of the names of the fish they have that day. Pick one and they’ll cook it any way you want.
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The ancient theatre was built by the Greeks and additions were made by the Romans. It is right off of the main pedestrian street, Corso Umberto, and is the main site to visit in Taormina. There is a nice park with beautiful sweeping views of the sea and Mt. Etna, named Communale I think.
Restaurants line Corso Umberto, most have outdoor seating. Two restaurants not far from the main street are Nero d'Avila and Nettuno (seafood). Have your hotel book a reservation ahead of your arrival.
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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If you want to stray from where all the other tourists are bumping into each other, find your way to via Bagni Croce and look for Ristorante al Giardino. The garden” referenced is opposite the restaurant and is known as the English Garden. It is said a young unmarried woman in Queen Victoria’s court, was sent to Taormina to have her child in secret, and donated money for the garden. True? Who knows. But I digress. The restaurant is a family run affair, the food is good and the owner, a master of five languages, is welcoming and personable.
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Chicago
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Rosso Peperoncino, just off Corso Umberto near the Catania gate, is owned by Angelo Longo, and is special. It's been over 8 years, and I still think about this insalata with rocket lettuce, blood orange, green olive and slivered red onion that was out of this world. Very much synonymous with the yin-yang, sweet/sour part of Sicilian cuisine.
Angelo used to own a place up the street called Licchio's, and we took a cooking class there. Maybe he still does them at this place if you're interested.