A Putia Dell'Ostello

We didn't even end up eating here but I will share my experience anyway. When we arrived there was way overly loud Italian rap playing upstairs/outside, so we asked to be seated downstairs. We were seated downstairs in the 'cave', which is a pretty interesting room. The only English menus are online via QR code, but there is no mobile service or Wifi downstairs so there is no way to see the menu (and they are supposed to be using online menus generally because of corona). We didn't want to loiter around upstairs on our phones deciding what to order so we just left.

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Very cool place hidden on the back streets. We thought we made a bad decision after seeing all the cute restaurants on the way and this one looked as a cheap pub from the outside (sorry). But we were surprised by the delicious and varied food. Music was nice, guys were super helpful and attentive, warm and you can smoke inside (the tent). We liked the most the fish starter that we shared at the table, good for four, with six types of dishes super delicious (marinated shrimps with strawberry and mint ) , all new for us. The place was almost full at about 9pm on a Wednesday night so I would say it's a popular place. Thanks for a great first dinner in Catania!

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Staff was a little arrogant towards us Dutch. We only went for drinks. The surroundings are cool and there were a lot of young Italian people which was nice. Drinks where decently priced. Musical was also good.

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This place is buzzing with locals and has a fantastic atmosphere. I came twice during my time in Catania and service was always friendly and accommodating. Sitting both outside and in the cave are great options. I had antipasto, pizza, pasta and my friends had lots of seafood and we were all very happy. reasonably priced as well. Overall highly recommend.

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The cocktails are fantastic as are the appetizers. Great atmosphere! I can’t wait to return for dinner down in the cave area.

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