La Trattoria Da Ugo — Restaurant in Taormina

Amongst the many restaurants that line the streets and ally’s of Taormina one you should not miss is La Trattoria da Ugo. It is on the corner just outside the arch entrance to Corso Umberto. We spent a week in Sicily and this was the best meal we had. Gabriel the owner is passionate about what he does and will go above and beyond to make sure you have a great dining experience. Starting with the wine decision, he is truly an expert on Sicilian wines and we trusted his recommendation and were very happy we did. We ordered several different appetizers, Sicilian sausages, eggplant parmigiana and prosciutto with melon all were unbelievably good. Next we had the pastas and risotto again all cooked to perfection, we had so many good pasta dishes during our trip but these were the best. We declined having dessert but Gabriel insisted we try some of his special almond wine, WOW was that something. The perfect way to end the meal. We liked it so much we bought several bottles to take home with us. Don’t miss out on this gem of...

Unforgettable lunch ✨

Gastronomy is an important part of traveling, I love to try all kinds of dishes and this time I had the pleasure of trying typical Italian cuisine from Sicily, on our second day in Taormina celebrating my almost birthday in the middle of the rain a place caught our attention in the corner that looked cozy, the attention from the beginning was excellent, they welcomed me with a champagne in celebration and then it was difficult to choose from the menu among so many flashy dishes I chose the gnocchi with pumpkin and gorgonzola sauce which were delicious, the texture was very soft and fresh and the sauce delicious, I loved everything, a red wine... shiraz; my favorite to accompany my dish and to end a delicious tiramisu from the house for the occasion, which was very tasty. Thank you Gabrielle for your hospitality and service, I can't wait to...

I would love to have given 5 stars all across the board, but I cannot. I have just visited Sorrento, Ravello, Palermo and just arrived in Taormina, spent the entire day being treated like family! We have against all travelers advice tipped generously the entire trip, contrare to opinions, but love good food and good service but no more! We were ignored for hours and had to practically beg to be seen after hours! Others were treated quite different than we were and the waiter even tried to clean up previous bad reviews! They could have scored as high as Citysea, in Palermo had they simply treated us with kindness and respect.

Not only did they make us wait for (4 hours) but also our party of 50 that we were expected to meet. We left full but with sour stomachs due to the less than stellar...