Set inside a dramatic lava cave formed by Mount Etna’s 1669 eruption — with the Amenano river still running through the basement — this is the buzzing restaurant-bar of Catania’s Agòra Hostel on Piazza Currò. Locals pack in for Sicilian classics and well-made pizza, then stay for aperitivo, cocktails and live music late into the night. The underground setting is genuinely atmospheric, and it’s long been one of the liveliest social hubs in the old-town centre.
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Piazza Currò 6, Catania · lava-cave restaurant & cocktail bar at Agòra Hostel · pizza, aperitivo, live music