Il vero sapore di Ortigia
Un’esperienza che risveglia tutti i sensi
• dal 2016•
Una storia di famiglia
Macallè Sicilian Bistrot è un ristorante nel cuore di Ortigia, a Siracusa, dove la cucina siciliana prende vita attraverso l’estro dello chef Maurizio Moceo. Ogni piatto nasce da ingredienti freschi, locali e stagionali, scelti con cura per raccontare la tradizione in chiave contemporanea. Un luogo intimo e autentico, dove vivere un’esperienza gastronomica che parla di territorio, passione e ricerca.
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Per chi desidera un’esperienza culinaria autentica, il Macallè Sicilian Bistrot è il luogo ideale. Venite a trovarci nel cuore di Ortigia e lasciatevi sorprendere dai nostri piatti, sempre diversi, ispirati alla tradizione siciliana ma aperti al mondo. Ogni creazione nasce da ingredienti freschi, locali e stagionali, con l’intento di raccontare sapori nuovi ogni giorno. Amiamo il cibo, le contaminazioni e la varietà — proprio come voi.
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Ospitato in un locale sapientemente ristrutturato con uno stile che unisce il fascino delle architetture antiche alla sobrietà del design contemporaneo, Macallè Sicilian Bistrot offre un’esperienza culinaria intima e rilassata. Un luogo che si distingue per la sua atmosfera accogliente e per la capacità di sorprendere, ogni volta, sia i visitatori stranieri sia i clienti locali. Qui, la cucina siciliana incontra l’innovazione, regalando momenti memorabili a chi cerca autenticità, bellezza e gusto.
Testimonials
Locale molto particolare e personalizzato. Servizio top. Cibo buonissimo e ricercato, si percepisce che c’è una tecnica e uno studio dietro a ogni piatto. Assolutamente consigliato!
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A very unique and personalized place. Top-notch service. The food is delicious and refined; you can tell there’s a lot of technique and thought behind every dish. Highly recommended!Francesca Negro9 July 2025
Words can’t express how VERAMENTE ECCEZIONALE (truly exceptional!) this experience was for my partner and me last night.
We went all in with the tasting menu, a bottle of wine, and a digestivo to end — and I can honestly say it was the best dinner of our entire trip and well beyond. Chef Maurizio is inventive, authentic, and fun! Absolutely outstanding. His lovely wife was just as wonderful.
We stayed until closing, and they welcomed us like old friends sharing music, stories, and great tips for the rest of our travels. We wanted to book again for tonight, but sadly they close on Wednesdays.
We’ll definitely return to Syracuse with this unforgettable stop always in mind.Maria Camila Pava9 July 2025
Very rarely do you come across restaurants where every little detail is curated to perfection. From the moment you walk up to the restaurant from the street the colorful umbrellas and lights that decorate the restauraunts external terrace greet you along with an eclectic soundtrack gently playing through the speakers.
On the inside the restaurant is a melting pot of vintage decoration pieces, paintings and furniture that all tell a story. To say it has character is an understatement.
The restaurants owner Maurizio greets you with a smile and some friendly words as you walk in, take a seat, and keep admiring all of the restaurants decoration. Its as if the entire place is speaking to you and telling you to feel at home.
Ive traveled the world extensively and have eaten in many of the world’s greatest restaurants on most continents but when I discover gems like this place it makes me happier than dining at any world renowned establishment.
In Japan, the most highly renowned style of cuisine, is Kyoto based Kaiseiki cuisine. Its a style of dining where every single element in the room and on your plate is meant to inspire a sense of zen. The ceramic for each dish is carefully chosen, the type of flowers and decoration in the room, the way every dish is presented at your table and every course is prepared to make you feel as zen as possible.
Sicilian dining is not in any way Kaiseiki, but dining at Maurizios establishment felt like a joyful colorful Sicilian version of this all encompassing style of dining, all senses are stimulated in a blissful way.
I highly recommend choosing the 4 course tasting menu, besides being able to taste a larger variety of dishes in one sitting, it will also include, as a bonus, Maurizio presenting each dish at your table with a few fun surprises.
Restaurant owners who actively work the floor in their restaurants tend to have to repeat all their stories and conversations endlessly with every evenings customer which I imagine can get exhausting but Maurizio tells you about each dish, every item in the room and art piece decorating the walls with joy and excitement as if its the first time he’s telling the story. Make sure to ask him about the big painting hanging on the restaurants wall. You cant miss it, its the center piece of the restaurant, and like its owner, it’s story is comical, joyful and unique.Karim de Sanctis Ricotta9 July 2025
Cenare da Macallè Sicilian Bistrò è un’esperienza. Ambiente curato con eccellente gusto, si vede la mano dell’architetto, ma anche la personalità dei proprietari. Servizio impeccabile e cibo che è cibo. Sapori di una volta, ricerca nella forma e nella qualità. Maurizio è un vulcano , degno della sua sicilianità. Il prezzo vale l’esperienza. Più che consigliato! Sarà tappa fissa quando torneremo in Sicilia
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Dining at Macallè Sicilian Bistrò is an experience. The environment is well-kept with excellent taste, you can see the architect’s hand, but also the personality of the owners. Impeccable service and food that is food. Flavors of the past, research in form and quality. Maurizio is a volcano, worthy of his Sicilianness. The price is worth the experience. More than recommended! It will be a fixed stop when we return to SicilyAlessandra Ruggiero7 July 2025
Sull’isola di Ortigia c’è un ristorante fuori dal comune. Lo chef è un genio dell’arte culinaria, un cantastorie che, mentre gusti ciò che ha cucinato, ti racconta vecchie leggende del mare e antiche saggezze sicule. Macallè un’esperienza che vale il viaggio in Sicilia!
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On the island of Ortigia there is a restaurant out of the ordinary. The chef is a genius of the culinary art, a storyteller who, while you taste what he has cooked, tells you old legends of the sea and ancient Sicilian wisdom. Macallè is an experience that is worth the trip to Sicily!Francesco Aiello7 July 2025
Una bellissima scoperta nel cuore di ortigia. Maurizio ti accoglie in questo bistrot meraviglioso facendoti sentire a casa e regalandoti piatti sublimi. Colori, sapori e odori si mescolano in un’atmosfera inebriante, conquistandoti sin dal primo assaggio. Una delle cene più belle e buone nel panorama siracusano. Complimenti e a prestissimo!!!
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A beautiful discovery in the heart of Ortigia. Maurizio welcomes you to this wonderful bistro, making you feel at home and giving you sublime dishes. Colors, flavors and smells mix in an inebriating atmosphere, conquering you from the first taste. One of the most beautiful and good dinners in the Syracuse panorama. Congratulations and see you very soon!!!Lorilenti1 July 2025
Un’esperienza per il palato, per la vista, per la mente! Ogni piatto è un quadro che lo chef Maurizio ti racconta, con sapienza e simpatia, poi si assaggia e non ci si vorrebbe più fermare! Il menù di Macallè segue la stagionalità degli ingredienti e non si sposta dal suo territorio. Se ti trovi ad Ortigia tappa obbligatoria!
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An experience for the palate, for the sight, for the mind! Each dish is a picture that chef Maurizio tells you, with wisdom and sympathy, then you taste it and you don’t want to stop! The menu of Macallè follows the seasonality of the ingredients and does not move from its territory. If you find yourself in Ortigia, a must-see!Lisa E.26 June 2025
The food is delicious and authentic, the service is attentive. A big thank you to Chef Maurizio for his kindness, good spirit, and especially for his amazing creations.hanadi belhassani24 June 2025
Valentina Elisabetta Ragusa14 June 2025
Abbiamo cenato con una caponata deliziosa e spaghetti con alici, acciughe e capperi lacrimella. Una bottiglia di inzolia. Eccezionale.
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We had a delicious caponata and spaghetti with anchovies, anchovies and capers goccella for dinner. A bottle of inzolia. Exceptional.claudio monte4 June 2025
Great service, nice and accommodating chef. Good wine list, the food was delicious and well thought out. The great quality of the products was apparent. 10/10, I would love to come back at some point.Michael Floess1 June 2025
Eccellente sotto tutti i punti di vista.
Una vera scoperta e un must per chi visita Ortigia. Piatti dai sapori tipici, ma delicati e ben abbinati. Lo chef è simpaticissimo e affabile. Tutto squisito, dall’antipasto al dolce.
Ci torno domani, perché non sono riuscita a provare tutti i piatti!
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Excellent in every way.
A real discovery and a must for anyone visiting Ortigia. Dishes with typical flavors, but delicate and well-matched. The chef is very friendly and affable. Everything is delicious, from appetizers to desserts.
I’ll go back tomorrow, because I didn’t manage to try all the dishes!Patrizia Frighi31 May 2025
Best meal in Sicily. Suggested by our hotel, and a good thing they did. A caponata, a soup, pasta, swordfish finished at the table with a torch and a kind of deconstructed canolo for dessert. Wonderful! Presentation also part of the experience as our server/chef/owner(?) finished our plates at the table, adding fresh herbs he was literally cutting off of living plants in front of us. Also an impressive wine list. So good!Jim Roberts-Miller29 May 2025
Adel Zerrouk25 May 2025
FALI LEON19 May 2025
We had a wonderful meal prepared tableside by Chef Maurizio a couple of nights ago. It was fun to watch him slice the bread, add ingredients to the soup, and flame cook swordfish. Don’t be put off by the scaffolding along the street, if it is still their. An oasis awaits inside the restaurant.Robert Street17 May 2025
Maurizio sei unico, il migliore….non ce ne è per nessuno…qualità delle materie prime eccellenti….tornerò presto….cena indimenticabile
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Maurizio you are unique, the best….there is no one like you…excellent quality of raw materials….I will return soon….unforgettable dinnerCZ17 May 2025
Wonderful restaurant!! Mind-blowing service and best tiramisu I have ever had!Adriana Concin20 April 2025
Wonderful tiramisu!Sally Kenner15 April 2025
Alright, the hospitality and atmosphere at this place is 10/10. Very friendly and kind staff. On top of that, very good food, would recommend!!! Thanks for the warm hospitality and everything!!!גל פרחי (galdoks3)30 March 2025
Miranda Vinay20 February 2025
Una bellissima ed inattesa esperienza. Innanzitutto l’ambiente, molto originale e curato. Poi il servizio: Maurizio è unico, spiega ogni piatto nelle sue particolarità, proprio perché si tratta di trasferire emozioni ed esperienze a chi lo gusta. Infine i piatti: buonissimi, partono dalla tradizione per innovare e stupire. Un must per chi va ad Ortigia, non si può non andare.
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A beautiful and unexpected experience. First of all the environment, very original and well-kept. Then the service: Maurizio is unique, he explains each dish in its particularities, precisely because it is about transferring emotions and experiences to those who taste it. Finally the dishes: very good, they start from tradition to innovate and amaze. A must for those who go to Ortigia, you can’t miss it.Riccardo Mariani6 January 2025
HR13 October 2024
Absolutely amazing experience. Must go! My family and I will truly remember this for the rest of our lives. From the food to the genuine and welcoming experience from the owners, everything was outstanding!Giana Rusden9 October 2024
Excellent service and delicious food plus great selection of vine and beverages. Perfect for a romantic meal with your partner or special occasion with family and friends. Strongly recommend.Erika – Marina24 September 2024
This is a fantastic restaurant, with fresh local ingredients cooked in a classic Sicilian way, but with a twist.Richard Horsey15 August 2024
Cenare in questo ristorante è un esperienza unica. Tutte le materie prime sono ottime, i piatti molto ricercati. Il personale è attentissimo ad ogni dettaglio ci hanno fatto sentire coccolati tutta la sera. Torneremo presto 🙂
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Dining at this restaurant is a unique experience. All the raw materials are excellent, the dishes are very refined. The staff is very attentive to every detail, they made us feel pampered all evening. We will be back soon 🙂Carlotta Maselli12 August 2024
Il locale è molto accogliente e lo chef ci ha fatto sentire a casa.
I piatti sono preparati con maestria e cura.
Possiamo dire che è stata una splendida serata.
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The place is very welcoming and the chef made us feel at home.
The dishes are prepared with skill and care.
We can say that it was a wonderful evening.Gianluca Fronte11 August 2024
Sublime. Un tripudio di sapori, colori ed odori in una tempesta sensoriale che ti lascia sbalordito. Da andarci. Assolutamente
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Sublime. A riot of flavors, colors and smells in a sensory storm that leaves you stunned. Must go. AbsolutelyMarcello Piraino23 July 2024
Gaetano Spampinato19 July 2024
Daniela Schirintino16 July 2024
Proprietario simpatico, accogliente, un vero professionista. Ci siamo fatti consigliare dallo chef che ci ha presentato piatti unici e ricercati con spezie e aromi di Sicilia. È un ristorante in Ortigia da provare assolutamente
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Friendly, welcoming owner, a true professional. We took advice from the chef who presented us with unique and refined dishes with spices and aromas of Sicily. It is a restaurant in Ortigia that you absolutely must trycarmelo scollo28 June 2024
Robert Bennett23 June 2024
Best swordfish I had in Sicily, it was delicious! Seating space could be better, it was windyYasar Selcuk Caliskan23 June 2024
(Translated by Google) Exceptional cuisine – by far the best of our stay in Sicily – and helpful, kind staff who took the time to explain the history of the dishes and the meaning of their composition: absolutely recommend!
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Cuisine exceptionnelle –de loin la meilleure de notre séjour en Sicile– et personnelle serviable, gentil et qui prend le temps de nous expliquer l’histoire des plats et la signification de leur composition : recommande absolument !Madeleine Bonnet4 June 2024
Macallè non è un ristorante, o perlomeno non è solo un ristorante. Macallè è soprattutto la storia di un amore assoluto e del legame carnale ed indissolubile che lega Maurizio a questa terra unica di straordinaria bellezza e che lui racconta attraverso i suoi piatti in questo piccolo ed elegante bistrot che sembra uscito da un dipinto di Salvador Dali.
Macallè è un microcosmo in cui la Sicilia si svela in tutta la sua straordinaria bellezza e autenticità e dove la materia prima si unisce ad una cantina che celebra il terroir siciliano nella sua eclettica unicità.
Macallè è un invito a rallentare, ad assaporare il tempo, a celebrare la vita e le sue meraviglie. Per chiunque ami la buona cucina e desideri immergersi nell’anima più vera di Ortigia, una visita a Macallè è un’esperienza che raccomando, un viaggio emozionante che resterà per sempre nei ricordi più cari. Grazie Maurizio.
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Macallè is not a restaurant, or at least it is not just a restaurant. Macallè is above all the story of an absolute love and of the carnal and indissoluble bond that binds Maurizio to this unique land of extraordinary beauty and which he tells through his dishes in this small and elegant bistro that seems to have come out of a painting by Salvador Dali.
Macallè is a microcosm in which Sicily reveals itself in all its extraordinary beauty and authenticity and where the raw material combines with a cellar that celebrates the Sicilian terroir in its eclectic uniqueness.
Macallè is an invitation to slow down, to savor time, to celebrate life and its wonders. For anyone who loves good food and wants to immerse themselves in the truest soul of Ortigia, a visit to Macallè is an experience that I recommend, an exciting journey that will remain forever in the fondest memories. Thanks Maurizio.Davide Baldoni3 June 2024
Esperienza superba, se vieni in Ortigia devi assolutamente assaggiare l’arte dello chef Maurizio, un viaggio tra il passato e il futuro, con piatti eleganti, di altissima qualità e innovativi
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Superb experience, if you come to Ortigia you absolutely must taste the art of chef Maurizio, a journey between the past and the future, with elegant, high quality and innovative dishesLudovico Scollo29 May 2024
We had a very nice evening! The service was great, very kind people with a lot of attention to the table. Food was amazing. Definitely recommend coming here!Janneke XXX3 September 2023
