Pasticceria Basile a SCICLI — Restaurant in Scicli

Pasticceria Basile is off the beaten path — not located near the municipio (aka the Commissariato) where all the Montalbano fans hang out, Basile requires you to go there with intention, and it’s worth it.

In the summer, head there in the morning and ask the lovely Maria-Grazia for a brioche and a roasted-almond-covered-in-a-thin-layer-of-coffee granita. Then if it’s also Sunday, ask for the Testa di Turco — that’s a Turk’s Head, a turban-shaped choux pastry piped generously with either ricotta cream or custard. It’s to die for — just as the poor Turk did. For today, we will leave verbal propriety and cultural sensitivity at home and just enjoy this heavenly pastry.

You also won’t go wrong with any of the fresh cannoli or cookies.

There’s a small table outside if you must eat there, but I suggest carrying the items someplace outdoors in this marvelous little city and channeling the late great Marcello Perracchio as you savor every...

We visited at about 10:30am midweek. We have three children who had no idea what to order (and are fussy English!!) so it took us a while to order and we wanted to taste lots of little bits of things. The staff spoke a bit of English with us and were really kind, especially lovely with the kids. We enjoyed little almond biscuits, croissants, espresso, granita and brioche. Everything was delicious and the highlight was two cannoli that we had packed up to take home - these are made fresh so not on display, you need to ask for them. Worth it entirely! The whole feast cost rough £20 which feels very good value....

I visited this wonderful place a couple years ago during my trip to Sicily and people here welcomed me warmly. And their pastries are heavenly especially cannoli and cookies. I purchased this time as a gift for my friend’s birthday. They helped me out with surprise my friend and she was shocked how good their pastries are. As a gift, or for yourself, you never regret. Highly...