It was surprisingly cold and damp when we visited Sicily a few Februaries ago. After walking about Catania for a few hours, it was always nice to stop for a cup of coffee and a pastry, to rest and warm up some.
A most pleasant finding was this fine bakery/cafe/snack bar in Catania, which we visited daily while in that city. The place exuded elegant 19th century charm, like so many in Europe. Here we met a wonderful cafe employee who was very kind to us but whose name currently eludes me. He treated us like welcome members of his family. You’ll see him in the following few photos.
The place specialized in a large variety of fresh-baked pastries and snacks (like pizza and buns with meat). Everything looked great and everything we tried was terrific! I was especially fond of the cannoli and fruit tarts.
Just looking at these photos makes we yearn for a return visit!
