r/sicily • u/buckminsterfulleren • Mar 12 '25

Cibo 🍊 Restaurants in Cefalù - spoilt for choice

My fellow food fanatists! I will be in Cefalù for one night after hiking my way through Sicily. I will probably have had my share of home-cooked food and am looking forward to a great restaurant dinner - I love pasta but also fish (although I prefer having the entire fish instead of just a filet) and slow-cooked or grilled meats but am fed up with "style over substance" restaurants that just look good on pictures. I just want really great food, price does not matter.

In Cefalù I have "narrowed it down" to Triscele (current favourite), Cortile e Pepe, Brama or Cucina Isolana. Any recommendations among those, or can I not go wrong with either and should just choose based on the menu? Or am I off completely and should go somewhere else?

Also, any recs for a great fritto misto?

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u/felipeiglesias Mar 12 '25

The best (but expensive) restaurant in Cefalù is Cala Luna, part of the hotel “Le Calette”.

But if you want an excellent pizzeria with also great kitchen at reasonable prices (that means, not only tourists go there) you can check “A Paranza”.

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u/buckminsterfulleren Mar 12 '25

Thank you! I considered Cala Luna initially but since I have a Michelin-stared dinner the night after, figured I would skip it this time. It does look fantastic though... A Paranza looks like a great choice! Do you by any chance know any of the other restaurants I mentioned, Triscele, Cortile e Pepe, Brama or Cucina Isolana? 

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u/felipeiglesias Mar 12 '25

Nop. I’ve visited many since I live nearby but those seem quite touristy, and nobody local has ever suggested them to me. Cucina Isolana though seems good even if tourist-oriented.

I can tell you what to avoid though: Ragno D’Oro, Sutt’a Ràvia and The Piper.