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Il Sale Art Cafe'

Via Santa Filomena no 10, Catania, Sicily, Italy
095-316-888
Ranked #11 of 172 restaurants in Catania
4.5 of 5 stars 204 Reviews
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Good for: Romantic, Business, Local cuisine, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours, Dessert
Neighbourhood: Centro Catania
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Paris, France
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW
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This is a restaurant/pizzeria that can sit around 100 people, but it's not at all your run-of-the-mill pizza place for the masses with the acceptable pasta and the trivial secondi. Andrea Graziano, the manager (and perhaps owner as well?), makes sure that if you choose the pizza, you will have his own preferred size: "one and a half". He's right,... More

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Los Angeles
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012

Went here on recommendation from hotel. Lovely place. Very helpful waiters; especially tolerating our non-italian. On the "hip" side with the menu on thier i-Pads... so we could see pix of the menu choices. Also good wine selection. More

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New York
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2012

This place was recommended to us by our hotel (UNA Palace) and we went and it was fine. Reasonably priced, good food. It was not the best - no one spoke any English, it was very loud and very warm inside - but the food was good. If you are looking for something comfortable and easy with a good variety... More

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Sydney
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 February 2012

We had been wandering the streets of Catania for some time trying to find a place that would do pizza/pasta as we were not in the mood for the more common trattoria style of food. Stumbled across Il Sale Art Cafe by accident, and when we asked for a table for two we were told there would be a half... More

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Sicily, Italy
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2012

One of the best and large pizza and food in Catania. Il Sale il one of my dinner place in town. You can enjoy good food with innovative recipe and fresh ingredients. The "ravioli fuori dalla norma" are a creative way to present a local typical recipe. Meat is very good and service is great. If you are a pizza... More

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Placerville
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 January 2012

We sat at a table in the cobblestone street, although there are numerous tables inside the restaurant. They start you off with a glass of champagne, and we started with the salmon carpaccio w/arugula, avacado,sundlower seeds & some wonderful dressing; we were served a long narrow tray of breads - no oil, no butter, just a wonderful variety of breads.... More

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Brooklyn, New York
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 January 2012

Best pizza and clearly one of the cool spots in town. Get the Arrabiata!!!! More

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3 reviews 3 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 December 2011

Just finished a great dinner at his fine restaurant. Highly recommended. More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 November 2011

Very good food i suggest it to everyone my favorite is the pizza but everything is excellent More

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Sweden
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 October 2011

The entrance of the restaurant doesn't give much guidance of what to come, but when coming it get's interesting. The meny not a standard italian meny with the fish dishes all raw and not cooked. We choose a "tapas" starter and shared that one. Excellent variety of tasts! For main course we choose smoked fish which was ahuge portion of... More

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