Enoteca Solaria

Syracuse


Sommeliers Elisa and Gianfilippo source wines they personally enjoy for their wonderfully old-school enoteca (wine shop), with rows of rustic wooden tables and dark bottles lined up on floor-to-ceiling shelves. Over two-thirds of the drops are Sicilian, with numerous natural wines in the mix. A limited selection of nibbles includes bruschette and taglieri (boards) of cheeses, charcuterie and olives.


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