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If you are visiting the local historic market nearby, this is a singular spot to queue and refuel, although online plaudits have made it überpopular. The owner Andrea and squadra can usually be found outside tempting people with their bulging panini stuffed with cheese, ham, grilled vegetables, jam, and piquant pickle.
With a scorching urban music soundtrack, Saretta and his young squadra work 8 am till late over the flames to prepare well-priced, simple, and tasty plates of seafood. Grab a seat by the open kitchen or on the cooler street-side dining tables, and order one of their heaped plates, like the fab mixed seafood (squid, shrimp, and catch of the day) and a cold DOC Messina beer.
A gracious series of delicately arched stone rooms at Giovanni Guarneri's famed eatery, which opened in 1985, are lined with wine bottles and sepia-toned images of old Ortigia. It's all about the freshest seafood and inspired creativity here: from the historic Radici tasting menu sample for instance, a 1986-classic spaghetti delle serene (with sea urchin and shrimp in butter), or partake in a special from 1999, seared tuna with red and green bell pepper dipping sauces. The wine list and pairings, guided by long-serving Neapolitan sommelier Vincenzo, are extensive and extraordinary.
