La Bettolaccia

We had the best dinner of our stay in Trapani here. Choosing where to eat had been tricky, as other reviews left us unsure, but this gem was recommended by a lovely lady working at another restaurant where we couldn’t find a table. It turned out to be exactly what we were looking for: authentic, fresh, and cooked with love – like a home-cooked meal. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming, with friendly, communicative, and genuinely smiling staff. We started with a delicious caponata, followed by two typical Sicilian pastas where you could taste the freshness of the ingredients. We also enjoyed couscous with fish soup (a Trapani specialty) and another seafood dish – a rich fish soup with seafood and slices of bread – absolutely delicious. We left feeling truly uplifted, especially since we’d found it hard to eat well in Trapani due to mixed experiences elsewhere. The restaurant was full of local people, which is always a good sign. We paid €135 in total for all of this: two liters of house wine, one coffee, one dessert (cassata), and our meals. It was worth every cent for an authentic, well-cooked Sicilian dining experience. Friendly suggestion: the only thing we would skip is using balsamic cream as decoration – the food is so genuine and flavorful on its own that it doesn’t need it.

Walked in and were very lucky someone didn't turn up for their reservations.. very lucky as the food was amazing. We tried both couscous versions, both have the same base and tasted very good! The degustazione antipasto was also fantastic, the panelle with Nero di sepia a revelation! The dishes on other tables also looked very tasty.. service was also great. Decent hous white wine.. I'd definitely return!

Amazing food ! Not cheap but worth every cent !

Food was fine. Fairly expensive. Waiter made a rude comment when ordering.

The owner i believe was the person who helped us order the food though we were new to Trapani he helped us choose the right dishes as we were new to Italy, the food was so good and the service was great too. We had to make a reservation in advance though and that helped. We loved the casatta we had from this place too

Food was fantastic. Had octapus salad and caponata salad + busata (pasta) with sardines and couscous with mixed seadood. Good service, recommend highly!

You cannot go wrong here. The food is absolutely amazing.All of our dishes were superb. We tried Trenetta black with red shrimp and buffalo mozzarella stracciatella, baked sea bass fillet and Red Sea bream. The flavors are explosive. You need to reserve in advance, specially, in the month of August.

Really fresh Trapanese food with incredible flavour! Simple ambience but incredible staff/chef that will recommend the best dishes. We had the “tasting” antipasti, busiate and cuscus. All excellent. Good dessert too

We arrived in Trapani after 12 hours of travel. We wondered in and were so happy that we did! We were welcomed like a valued guest. Lots of delicious, interesting salads different then the ubiquitous caponata. The pasta was homemade and tasty! Ate there twice while in Trapani.

Really fast service, border line pushy. Coucous soup better than fried, both good, but the soup broth is to die for. Lots of local wine available Mix starter, shrimp tartar and octopus really good.

Very nice restaurant. Modern, clean decor and efficient service. We ordered the vitello with orange sauce and rosemary potatoes (very good), the Trapanese pesto busiate pasta (good, but not as good as Gusto or Hostaria Sette Sapori) and the busiate pasta with courgette, raisins and pine nuts (very good). The servings were large. We also had a very fresh caprese salad (excellent) the almond parfait (very good) and the Sicilian Cassata (very sweet and had alcohol in it). Overall a very good meal for a reasonable price and in a lovely setting. We recommend it.

Stumbled upon this place during our second night in Trapani and have returned twice since then to ensure we tried as many dishes before leaving as deciding what to get at this place is quite a challenge. On our third night, we saw a few familiar faces who were onto this place as well - it's that good. The restaurant offers something for everyone: vegetarian, meats, seafood, salads and even a kids menu. Great wine selection; house wine is 4.5 euros for half a liter. Service is wonderful and consistent. Risotto with shrimp (make sure to have it with heads as that's where the flavor is) is cooked to perfection - creamy and packed with flavor of the Mediterranean Sea. Situate a couple of blocks from the main street, this modest gem is going to blow your socks off!