Cinque Archi

Amazing food, service, and beautiful view! Their seafood is served fresh catch of the day. You get the option to choose your fish, crab, or lobster if you please. My daughter ordered steak over salad and she loved it. I ordered cavatelli with prawn and OMG it was so delicious and you can taste the freshness of the prawn. We also didn’t realize that this restaurant was Michelin selected until we left and saw the sign. 10/10 would recommend!

A very good restaurant in the heart of the city! We loved it! Service was great! First presentation was a very polite lady! A German accent speaking Italian! Also the waitress were great! We were served with very good food paired with a good etna wine, in a great atmosphere outdoor at the stairs of the restaurant, in background we could hear nice instrumental live music (by the cocktail bar at the square)!

The fish baked in salt is something that you dream of. The flavor and texture were amazing. The fresh crab pasta was top notch. The tuna tartare was great. You can’t go wrong.

Excellent place in Taormina for a nice and romantic dinner. Make sure you request a table in the balcony to have a great view of the Piazza. Food was very delicious.

We had a good meal here , both of us had the fresh fish of the day which happened to be sea bass , sadly they had run out of potatoes to go with it but the mixed vegetables were good . It was all really tasty but I would say very overpriced snd not Michelin standards in any way . I personally think you’re paying for the view and location ( very romantic with the music from the piazza . The waiter needs better glasses , he left a lot of bones in my fish 🙈

Even though it's right in a tourist area, it's definitely not a tourist trap. You can get beautiful views if you arrive early and get the balcony. The food is very good, extremely fresh seafood. Prices are high.

WARNING!!! TOURIST TRAP!!! I do not know why it got a michelin guide. THIS RESTAURANT IS OVERPRICED!!! First of all, they charged us the service fee which was 8.50€ per person (we were 5). The wine that we ordered costs 10-15€ originally (in the market), however it was sold to us for 130€, even though it wasn’t high quality. The fish wasn’t fresh and the beef fillet was raw. The plates, cutlery and wine glasses are SUPER cheap and it was really noticeable. DO NOT come here unless you want to spend money on something that’s not high quality.

Went to cinque archi for dinner with two other friends. We were literally taken to the cleaner. We had ordered one crab for appetizer. After weighing the crab the waiter came to the table to inform us the this crab will cost 122 euros!!!! For one little crab. Of course we didn’t buy it. No stead we ordered two orders of octopus tentacles for appetizer. It was 24 euros each order and each order consisted of two very small tentacles. Each person had one bite!!! The taste was bland. The lobster pasta were soggy. Highly not recommended.

We had the ravioli, sea bass, sea bream, tiramisu, and panna cotta. All were delicious, we just wish the portions were bigger. This is a gourmet style restaurant. The sea bass and sea bream were maybe 3-4 oz portions and the ravioli was 3 ravioli. Service was excellent, the restaurant is extremely clean and the decor and view were beautiful.

Located at the main Piazza IX Aprile in Taormina, the restaurant is located on the 2nd floor with a breath taking view of the square as well as a spectacular sea view. If you are coming in for a table for 2, recommend to book way in advance and request a table with the view. (There are about 5 of these tables for 2). The restaurant was packed the night we were there, so expect service to run slow. Food is amazing! We had the raw red prawns that were very sweet and fresh. I can eat a few dozen of these local red prawns! For the main, we had the half lobster with pasta, which for 37 Euro it has a more than fair portion of a half lobster that tasted fresh. Pasta is cooked perfectly al dente. Recommend to book the tables with a view ahead of time.