Best Tasting Menus in Taormina
St. George by Heinz Beck and Principe Cerami, both in Taormina, serve a tasting menu as their only format. St. George holds two Michelin stars in The Ashbee Hotel's villa, with chef Salvatore Iuliano under Heinz Beck. Principe Cerami holds one Michelin star inside San Domenico Palace under chef Massimo Mantarro. The list there runs to 1,190 selections, with particular depth in Sicily, Italy, and France.
Otto Geleng, La Capinera, and Kisté - Easy Gourmet, in Taormina, offer a tasting menu and a la carte, as does Vineria Modì in historic centre. La Capinera's wine list spans Sicily, Italy, and Europe. Kisté - Easy Gourmet holds a Michelin Plate in the 15th-century Casa Cipolla. Blum in Mazzarò serves a tasting menu in a 12-seat room with an Etna-focused cellar, and Brizza in Mazzarò / Taormina Mare serves a tasting menu and a set menu on Villa Sant'Andrea's private beach.
How this list is chosen: Restaurants serving a tasting menu or omakase, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.
Blum
Virtually on the water’s edge, Blum in Taormina pairs sea-swept romance with inventive tasting menus—think Scampi Carpaccio with Green Apple and Caviar—supported by a sommelier-driven Etna-focused cellar and polished, smart-elegant service.
Brizza
Brizza belongs to the sea-level side of Taormina dining, where Ionian catch, citrus, capers, herbs and Etna-grown produce matter more than theatrical service. The address on Via Nazionale places it away from the hill-town promenade rhythm, so the editorial case rests on coastal context, ingredient clarity and how it fits beside Taormina’s broader restaurant circuit.
Kisté - Easy Gourmet
Set inside the 15th-century Casa Cipolla in Taormina's historic centre, Kisté - Easy Gourmet holds consecutive Michelin Plate recognition for 2024 and 2025, serving contemporary Sicilian cooking at a mid-range price point accessible to most visitors. The summer terrace adds an outdoor dimension that few comparable addresses in town can match.
La Capinera
1 Michelin star
A Michelin-starred address on the coastal road below Taormina, La Capinera channels Sicilian produce through tasting menus that map the island's four elements: sea, air, earth, and fire. Dishes named after films and raw Mazzara prawns paired with mozzarella foam signal a kitchen working at the intersection of regional tradition and contemporary technique. The wine list spans Sicily, Italy, and Europe with uncommon depth.
Otto Geleng
1 Michelin star · Deep wine list
A Michelin-starred terrace on via Teatro Greco 59, Otto Geleng distills the Sicilian fine-dining proposition into eight tables, an Etna-facing view, and a tasting menu format that re-reads regional classics through a precise modern lens. Among Taormina's upper-tier restaurants, it occupies one intimate end of the €€€€ bracket, where format discipline and a 400-label wine list carry as much weight as the cooking itself.
Principe Cerami
1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence · Deep wine list
Principe Cerami holds a Michelin star inside the San Domenico Palace, a former monastery perched above the Ionian Sea in Taormina. Chef Massimo Mantarro's kitchen draws from across Sicily, with seasonal produce, coastal ingredients, and the island's volcanic interior all represented. The wine list runs to 1,190 selections, with particular depth in Sicily, Italy, and France.
St. George by Heinz Beck
2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence · Deep wine list
Set within The Ashbee Hotel's early-20th-century villa on the edge of Taormina's historic centre, St. George operates under a dual-chef model: Heinz Beck's two Michelin stars and La Liste recognition (84pts in 2026) sit alongside resident chef Salvatore Iuliano's Calabrian-rooted Mediterranean sensibility. The terrace, framing the Straits of Messina through palms, is among the more considered dining settings in southern Italy.
Vineria Modì
1 Michelin star · Deep wine list
A Michelin-starred address on Via Calapitrulli that evolved from a wine bar into one of Taormina's most considered contemporary Sicilian kitchens. Chef Dalila Grillo's cooking leans on Sicilian provenance with broader Mediterranean influences, supported by a wine list that remains the programme's spine.
Planning tasting menus in Taormina
- Which restaurants serve only a tasting menu?
- St. George by Heinz Beck and Principe Cerami, both in Taormina, serve a tasting menu as their only format. At St. George, chef Salvatore Iuliano cooks under Heinz Beck with a Calabrian-rooted Mediterranean approach, and the terrace frames the Straits of Messina. At Principe Cerami, chef Massimo Mantarro draws on seasonal produce, coastal ingredients, and Sicily's volcanic interior, with views over the Ionian Sea.
- Which tasting-menu restaurants hold Michelin stars?
- Five restaurants on this list hold Michelin stars. St. George by Heinz Beck in Taormina holds two Michelin stars. Principe Cerami, Otto Geleng, and La Capinera, also in Taormina, hold one Michelin star each, as does Vineria Modì in historic centre.
- Which tasting-menu restaurants are in historic centre, Mazzarò, or Mazzarò / Taormina Mare?
- Vineria Modì is in historic centre, Blum is in Mazzarò, and Brizza is in Mazzarò / Taormina Mare. Vineria Modì offers a tasting menu and a la carte under chef Dalila Grillo. Blum serves a tasting menu in a 12-seat platform with an Etna-focused cellar. Brizza serves a tasting menu and a set menu on Villa Sant'Andrea's private beach.