Trattoria da Paolino

Panarea


For four and a half decades, Paolino has been serving top-quality, home-style Aeolian specialities on his breezy blue-and-white terrace overlooking the sea, a 10-minute walk north from the harbour. Tuna figures prominently on the menu (smoked, sott'olio, or mixed with pine nuts and wild fennel in pasta magna magna) alongside plenty of other fish, pasta and vegetable dishes.


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Nearby Panarea attractions

1. Spiaggia della Calcara

0.36 MILES

At Panarea's northeastern corner, this pebbly beach with full-on Stromboli views and jets of hot water escaping from undersea fumaroles is reached via a…

2. Spiaggetta Zimmari

0.96 MILES

This small stretch of brown sand backed by a steep overgrown dune, about 25 minutes on foot south of San Pietro, is Panarea's only sandy beach and gets…

3. Villaggio Preistorico

1.2 MILES

Dramatically sited on Punta Milazzese, an elevated headland surrounded by the sea, these round foundations of 22 stone huts are the only vestiges of a…

4. Cala Junco

1.21 MILES

Directly below Panarea's prehistoric village, about 45 minutes south of San Pietro, steps lead down to this gorgeous little cove with a rock-strewn beach…

5. Dattilo

1.22 MILES

Reachable only by private boat, this dramatic islet off Panarea's east coast is best known for the pretty Le Guglie swimming spot at its southwestern tip.

6. Lisca Nera

1.75 MILES

The smallest of Panarea's offshore islands, Lisca Nera is nothing more than a speck of rock protruding from the sea.

7. Bottaro

1.94 MILES

Measuring only 7300 sq metres, Bottaro is the second smallest of Panarea's offshore islands. The island itself is of negligible interest, but scuba divers…

8. Lisca Bianca

2.14 MILES

Only accessible by private boat, this islet off Panarea's east coast offers good swimming on a small white beach.