What It Is

Tischi Toschi is a small trattoria in an alley near Taormina Cathedral, recognized with three snails by the Slow Food guide — the highest accolade. The concept is simple: there's no printed menu. Every day the cook goes to the market, buys the best available, and cooks that.

The produce comes from all over Sicily: Trapani tuna, Ragusa cheeses, Nebrodi mushrooms, fish from the Strait. The menu is told out loud, and changes completely from one day to the next. Few covers, no pretence of décor — plain tablecloths, stone walls, zero frills.

Why Go

• Certified Slow Food: three snails aren't handed out at random. The quality of the raw ingredients is the absolute strong point
• Honest cooking: no Instagram presentations, no foams. Dishes that taste of what they are
• Real seasonality: it's not a marketing claim — if an ingredient isn't at the market, it isn't on the plate
• Authentic experience: the spoken menu, the few tables, the private-home atmosphere. It's the opposite of the tourist restaurant

Practical Info

• Address: Vico Francesco Paladini 3, 98039 Taormina (near the Cathedral)
• Official website: tischitoschitaormina.com — authoritative source for hours, menu, prices and reservations
• Reservation: required. Few covers, it fills up fast
• Accessibility: historic alley with possible steps at the entrance; tight interior space between tables. Not guaranteed for wheelchairs — call ahead.

Hours, prices and menus change seasonally. Check directly on the official website or by phoning the restaurant before you go.

How to Get There

• From the Cathedral: 1 min, Vico Paladini is adjacent
• From Piazza IX Aprile: 4 min along the Corso towards Porta Catania
• From Porta Catania: 3 min

Nearby POIs (5 min on foot)

• Taormina Cathedral — 1 min, adjacent
• Piazza IX Aprile — 4 min
• Porta Catania — 3 min

Last verified: 2026-05-31. Sources: tischitoschitaormina.com · Slow Food Osterie d'Italia guide · Google Business profile.