Almond alone for purists, combined with pistachio for those with a sweet tooth, coffee with whipped cream for those who can't give up caffeine in the morning: whatever the choice, granita is the best option for the Sicilian breakfast, to be enjoyed together with the typical brioche col tuppo bun. But the coffee bar offer does not end here: here are the best places for a good breakfast in Catania.
The best bars in Catania for breakfast
Caffè Europa
Under the arcades of the last stretch of Corso Italia is a refined café suitable for a tasteful break. In the morning, you can start with a good coffee or an excellent cappuccino to go with typical city delicacies. Here, then, are the irises (primarily pistachio) fried to perfection, shortbread panzerotti, ricotta ravioli, croissants and treccine. Inevitable are the brioches, warm and fragrant, either with “tuppo” bun or simple with sprinkles, perfect with the excellent granitas (pistachio and chocolate with cream is the recommended one).
Caffè Europa – Corso Italia, 302 – Facebook
C&G Cioccolato e Gelato
The name already says it all: a beautiful, bright room with a well-kept display of chocolate sculptures, a long counter with ice cream (beautifully made), pralines, and the goodies of the day. In the assortment of traditional pastries, the cannoli stands out, with its crispy rind and well-processed ricotta; also worth trying is the chocolate and pistachio granita with whipped cream, together with well-leavened brioche.
C&G Cioccolato e Gelato – Piazza Abramo Lincoln, 21 - Facebook
Pasubio
This historic city workshop often floods the street with the scent of freshly baked pastries, its shop windows filled with artisanal goodness and boxes of chocolates, pralines and candies. At breakfast you can eat soft, simple, cream-filled brioche, fried doughnuts and cream-filled doughnuts. The raviole with ricotta, a classic Sicilian pastry, are also excellent.
Pasticceria Pasubio – via Pasubio, 2F - pasticceriapasubio.it
Savia
Enjoying a textbook arancino is always a worthwhile experience at Savia, one of Catania's oldest (and most famous) establishments, even more so. But you can also find excellent desserts here, from the cannolo to the minnuzze di Sant'Agata. Good (Sicilian) coffee and creamy cappuccinos, perfect with croissants, ricotta-filled handkerchiefs, and strawberry baskets, when you don't prefer the ritual of brioche and granita at breakfast.
Savia – via Etnea, 300/302 - lnx.savia.it
Spinella
The beautiful ceramic tables along Via Etnea are packed at all hours of the day, and are the perfect calling card for this renowned establishment that has been around since the mid-1930s. Frequented by Catanese and tourists alike, it is popular for its artisanal offerings centred on traditional local specialities. To start the day, tasty brioches and treccine, iris and panzerotti, raviole and cornetti to accompany a soft-foamed cappuccino or an excellent coffee (try the granitas too).
Spinella – via Etnea, 292/298 - spinellapasticceria.it
Terra²
Gourmand granitas topped with soft whipped cream: they are a must for the Catanese in the morning, and this place has some really good ones. To accompany, of course, the legendary brioche col tuppo. A café where you can have the classic Sicilian breakfast, but which also offers chocolate and pistachio croissants and slices of cake. For those who prefer something savoury, the tramezzini with homemade pan bauletto are excellent.
Terra² – via del Bosco, 24 - Facebook
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