Pasticceria Quaranta - Gelateria - Caffetteria

Everything about this place is great to be honest. All the staff where very welcoming and friendly right off the bat and as the food kept coming I felt like they weee genuinely proud to serve it to me. Speaking of food the “brioche con granita pistacchio” was incredible. The brioche was freshly baked, hot out the oven. Very airy and fluffy, and the orange zest mixed added an extra layer of flavour that was perfect. Also we ordered the “Linguine all’astice e ricci” which is linguini with lobster and sea urchin/uni. And honestly I feel like the name and the picture speak volumes more than I ever could in this review. Last thing the prices are incredible at this restaurant compared Catania Centro area.

Excellent pastries, tavola calda, e gelato. One of the best granitas in Catania and the brioche was hot and fresh.

Very good food. I tried pastries at first, was so yummy. Latest is the seafood. Very good as well.

Randomly found this dessert shop. Long wait but friendly and helpful staff. The dessert is amazing!!! Bought some on the way to the airport. Would definitely come back. It’s way better than the highly rated SAVIA (so unfriendly)!!

Good place to have aperitivo, ice-cream, something sweet or lunch!

amazing place with lovely coffee and sweets.highly recommended, will have to get back for sure.

nice and spacious place, toilet clean :)

Oh myyyyy! This place is paradise for those who have a sweet tooth ❤ loved cannolli, but also really enjoyed a bun with cream called Iris. The pistachio granita is heaven too!

Try the small pastries 'pasta di mandorla' (see the photo) that they sell in the shop. It's a great present to bring back home.

Busy and popular place on the lungomare Ognina, we had a fab brioche with pistacchio gelato that was probably the best we had in out 2 weeks in Sicily. Recommended

Definitely a place to go when visiting Catania! Highly recommend the local tavola calda, aperitivo and sweets!

I had granita pistacchio and chocolate. One of the best in Catania. Close to a beautiful port where you can also have a walk and enjoy the see view

Amazing arancini! And a great spot in the area. A nice trip from the centre of Catania

Lovely views over the old fort and the sea. We had fresh fish, cooked on the grill with frites and a herb sauce and it was delicious. Would definitely recommend.

Great place.
We had to wait a while for our 4 plates of pasta. 3 of then were wrong. But the service was amazing. The apologize very sincerely. They offered us a bottle of wine and some dessert. Food was delicious. And the waiters were extremely friendly. Highly recommend place!

A perfect stop for an espresso and gelato. Excellent service, good food, and a very hip atmosphere.

This place is amazing and has is all. We’ve been here twice and had drinks, antipasti, dessert and it was all top class! The service is quite slow in the busy evening hours but I’m not sitting in a Sicilian restaurant to rush or be rushed. The location is quite unfortunate, since a busy street is right next to it, so I recommend the part behind the glass wall.

Super service, food, everything! Not the cheapest joint in town, but well worth a visit! Waiters have no problem with Engish.... and finding what you want to eat...

The offer is spectacular, such a great variety of both sweet and savoury snacks. Coffee is delicious. The service couldn’t be faster. There is a button on the table that you can press to call the waiter to bring the bill which is fabulous! The outdoors area includes plenty tables.

Awesome little place for food and cocktails... Strong cocktails

It's fantastic, they have 40 flavors for everything. I took gelato con bruche col tupo , delicious 😋

The best ice cream I ever had 🤤🤤