Antica Locanda

We arrived just before they opened for brunch. Three other spots we researched- one didn't allow seating until 1pm, one ran out of water and one simply didn't open.
Staff were super friendly and our first Sicily restaurant experience is amazing. Food is superb. Love the pasta & the seafood dish. Definitely worth visiting again!

Okay that was an easy 5 star restaurant.
The staff was amazing! Super friendly, helpful, knowledgeable, the service was very fast and the food was so fresh and warm.
The attention to detail, the beer glass was straight out of the freezer. What a great touch!
Also one of the very few restaurants that have music playing, it was very relaxing and cosy.
This is an amazing value-for-money restaurant, and if you’re in Syracuse for a day you must dine here. Don’t go anywhere else, eating here will worth your time!
We were two people, we had one starter, bread (included), one bottle of water, a glass of local wine, a 600ml beer, two mains and 2 desserts and we paid less than 70€.
You can’t get a better deal than this restaurant.

Also…you have to try the riccota dessert with the wine reduction sauce. Chef’s kiss! 🤌🏼

This place is such a jem. Outstanding seafood for locals. You can eat al fresco in the street. Loving their mixed fish starter with so many different dishes and home-made gluten free pasta.

I will definitely come back again.

Super high quality and fresh food I have never had before. Very friendly staff make you feel very welcome. We had salad with orange and cherry tomatoes with burrata, fresh tasty bread 🥖 with it. Fresh fish that you can choose from the plate. I mean fresh fish is always the best and you are next to the see you should not miss this. Seriously. Giovanni was a very good server of ours gave us recommendations and perfect service.
Come and have a great Sicilian gourmet journey here on this breezy terrace chatting with other tables as you wish because people are super friendly and genuine here.

One of our best meals on our trip to Italy. The pistachio pasta with swordfish was divine! The sauce was perfect. We also had a bottle of local white wine that was so good we are going to order it when we get home. Highly recommend this place

Wonderful meal, amazing first course with small dishes of all appetisers and red snapper for main course. All Beautifully served by the friendly and welcoming staff. Highly recommended.

Our Airbnb-host recommended this restaurant to us, and they did not disappoint! Everything was superb, from the starters, the main course of grilled red snapper and not to mention the desserts. The service was one of the best we've ever experienced. We'll definitely be back!

10/10 would come again. The food was amazing and the seafood was very fresh. We got a ricotta bruschetta on the house, which was a pleasant surprise! A creamy delight. We started with the mussels as the appetizer - super fresh, sauce was superb. For our first main we got the clams spaghetti and the pesto pistachio pasta with swordfish. My first time trying pesto pistachio, but it was definitely worth trying! It blended harmoniously well with the swordfish. This was by far the best thing we had tonight and during our 2.5 day trip in Siracuse.

We ended with the grilled prawns secondi, thought we might as well try it out. I think it's the same kind of prawns which you could buy from the mercato market (which is very close to where this restaurant is located), which was also decent.

Also, bonus points for the attentive service we got at this restaurant. We suck at eating mussels and prawns with forks/ spoons/ knives, so we had to use our hands. On both occasions, the server came with fancy scented wet wipes after so we could clean our hands for the next course. Bravo 👏

Amazing restaurant for an authentic Sicilian dining experience! Very nice staff, great quality of the food, nice vibe and very close to the central area of Ortigia! Recommended the “Paccheri al pesto di pistacchio e pesce spada”and the “Spaghetti Locanda”. Highly recommended!

Delicious fresh food and great wine. We had caponata, octopus and cod, and semi freddo pistachio. Friendly staff who also speaks English. Ideal music volume. Quiet area outside of the main street. The only bad thing was not fresh pieces of salad on each plate. In overall we highly recommend and would come back again.

We had there a dinner, it was amazing experience. We had a pasta with tuna and pasta with swordfish, I never had a better pasta before. If you are a vegetarian, there are also options just with vegetable! Restaurant is very nice and we felt like we are in the 5 stars restaurant! We had a big beer, starter, first course and two plates of pasta and paid around 45 euros :)

Our best meal in Ortigia! Everything was so fresh. Service was excellent. A must try!

So good! The fish is so fresh.. and the dishes are very generous and delicious! I love the way the waiter care about the details, they are very welcoming and nice to talk to! I love this restaurant!

It’s our second trip to Sicily. In total we’ve visited around 30 restaurants and I can fairly say it’s the best one so far. Highly recommend! Seafood is fresh and unforgettably delicious.

Went there three times in two weeks. Each time there was a dish that topped the last meal. I promised myself to fly across the Atlantic again to see if it’s even possible to top again.

Ps: Do yourself a favour and try the pistachio tuna and the ravioli.

We had a very wonderful evening in this place. The polite and helpful staff, delicious food, left a pleasant impression of this place. The octopus with the sauce was delicious, the spaghetti from the snail and were luxurious. Highly recommend this restaurant.

Wonderful place with views towards the Basilica of the Madonna delle Lacrime. Seafood is spectacular and staff very kind.

Fantastic authentic NON-touristy trattoria. All Locals having Sunday lunch when we stumbled on to it. GREAT pasta con vongole and spaghetti.

The best italian food ever! I give 5-star👍

Fabulous fish lunch. blown away by the service and standard of food. Thank you!