Wide selection of vegetable, meat and seafood-based dishes in Savoca

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Located in the beautiful medieval village of Savoca, in the province of Messina, Gelso Nero’s menu is brimming with Sicilian specialities. We offer vegetable, meat and seafood-based dishes, all made using top-quality ingredients.

Our dishes are crafted with the utmost attention to detail, using only fresh fish and seasonal ingredients, which are accompanied by excellent regional wines.

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Appetisers

Millefoglie di melanzane

Delicate layers of eggplant, cooked through with a tomato based sauce, seasoned with basil and topped with a Sicilian style mozzarella

11€

Caponata Gelso Nero

A Gelso Nero interpretation of a classic Sicilian dish of braised eggplant, zucchini, celery, peppers, mint, tomatoes with seafood and bound with the gentle aroma of a honey and red wine vinegar sauce

12€

Delizie ai colori del Mediterraneo

A combination of smoked tuna, swordfish and marinated seasonal fish, typical of the lonian waters, accompanied by seasonal vegetables

12€

Carpaccio di manzo affumicato con insalatine

Smoked beef carpaccio served with mixed green salad

8€

Laccetti di pesce stocco del Borgo

Strips of stockfish served cold in a marinade of green olives and Siciian blood oranges

8€

Misto di mare con verdurine croccanti

A cold salad of mixed seafood and assorted greens

8€

Selezione di salumi e formaggi siciliani

Selection of Sicilian cold cuts and cheese

8€

First courses

Maccheroni Gelso Nero

A short-cut pasta from Gragnano served with a tomato, eggplant, zucchini and meatball sauce seasoned with basil

12€

Maccheroni raguliati al maiale dei Nebrodi

A short-cut pasta with a sauce made of pork from Nebrodi

12€

Spaghetti al pesto siciliano

Spaghetti with a typical Sicilian style pesto of tomato, garlic, almonds, basil

13€

Spaccatelle al ragù di totano

Spaccatelle, a traditional Sicilian short pasta, served with a tomato and squid ragu

14€

Spaghetti con gamberoni e verdurine

Spaghetti with tiger prawns, seasonal vegetables and tomato served in a bisque sauce

16€

Main courses

Polpette in agrodolce

Sweet and sour meatballs of beef and pork with raisins, pine nuts and onion

12€

Involtini Gelso Nero

Fine, tender fillets of rolled beef filled with Sicilian style mozzarella, seasoned bread crumbs and garnished with a fresh tomato marinade

14€

Filetto di maialino in salsa cioccolato piccante

Fillet of suckling pig from the Nebrodi mountains of Sicily served with a midly spicy chocolate sauce

18€

Filetto di vitello alla griglia con tuma

Fillet of tender grilled beef served with melted Sicilian style mozzarella

20€

Tagliata al ristretto balsamico

A fillet of grilled beef with a balsamic vinegar reduction

20€

Cotoletta grigliata al pane saporito

A herb-infused veal cutlet served with seasonal vegetables

12€

Seafood main courses

Tonno con cipolla e menta in agrodolce

Tuna fillet served with sautéed onion in a sweet mint and red wine vinegar reduction

20€

Gamberoni in salsa di agrumi e bacon

Tiger prawns in a bacon and citrus sauce

20€

Scampi mollicati ai profumi

Delicately-flavoured shrimp

20€

Our menu

Take a look at the gallery below to get an idea of the vegetable, meat and seafood-based dishes our restaurant offers in Savoca, in the province of Messina.