Cantina Siciliana
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In the Jewish quarter of Trapani, and a place on the island to eat the western-Sicilian dishes that don't really travel beyond the province.
If you're driving west, this is the meal. Three small rooms in a sandstone palazzo on Via Giudecca, run by chef Pino Maggiore for thirty years. Cous cous di pesce (fish couscous in a saffron-tomato broth, an Arab-Sicilian dish brought back by Trapani fishermen) is the dish to order. Busiate al pesto trapanese (the local pasta with a raw-almond, tomato, and basil pesto) is a close second. Erice and Marsala dominate the wine list. €40–55 per head. Closed Mondays.
- Price — €€€
- Order — cous cous di pesce · busiate al pesto trapanese
- book ahead
- Trapani · Via Giudecca 36
- Western Sicilian only
- Closed Mondays
From the HALA guide, reviewed August 2026.
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