Dog-Friendly Restaurants in Taormina

A Slow Food-affiliated Sicilian osteria on a hidden piazzetta off Corso Umberto, run by chef Turi Siligato, working exclusively with Sicilian DOP and IGP producers (Nero d'Avola wines from Pachino, pistachio from Bronte, salt from Trapani, Modica chocolate). Vine-shaded outdoor courtyard welcomes leashed dogs year-round; the small indoor dining room admits only assistance dogs.

A tiny 18-cover trattoria on a stepped vicolo behind Piazza IX Aprile, opened by chef Luca Casablanca, serving strictly traditional Sicilian street-food classics (caponata, arancini, pasta alla Norma, pesce spada alla messinese, granita and brioche colazione). The pedestrian stepped vicolo seats five tables outside and welcomes leashed dogs year-round; the indoor room admits only assistance dogs.

A seafood trattoria on the Mazzaro waterfront 200 m below Taormina (5 minutes by Funivia cable car), run by the Cundari family since 1962, serving the daily catch landed by the small Mazzaro fishing boats facing Isola Bella. Sea-facing pebble-edge terrace welcomes leashed dogs year-round; the small indoor salon admits only assistance dogs.