2 Best Restaurants in Salina, Sicily

For quick and easy bites, from focaccia loaded with toppings to mixed salads, this food truck-style café (with a smattering of tables under oversize umbrellas) in the heart of Pollara is an island go-to. Stop by for a cold beer or a spritz to watch the nightly sunset from the westernmost point of the island. 

Named for an historic structure that was used to store Malvasia grapes at night after sitting in the sun all day (the pinnata), this restaurant consistently delivers the exact flavors you want to eat on a Mediterranean island. Diners linger late into the evening over raw seafood, roasted fish, grilled octopus, and pastas dressed with wild fennel, caper pesto, fresh ricotta, or rich cuttlefish ink. Dine alfresco on the massive terrace overlooking vineyards and the sea from Malfa's southern edge.