All the flavour of Sicilian tradition

We are pleased to welcome you to a unique location

"Raya Restaurant Taormina" takes its name from the former owner of this building, Angelina Von Geleng, married into Raia, heir to the famous Otto Von Geleng, one of the most important discoverers of Taormina. Thanks to her, today, we have the opportunity to dine in a garden that inspired the paintings of our Prussian painter, now exhibited in the world's most important museums.

Our cuisine uses local ingredients, striving to preserve their freshness and flavours.

Recipes from tradition, reinterpreted in a modern key, aim to be the bridge between past and present.

Enjoy your meal

Valentina Scarpata

Starters

Sarde alla Beccafico (1, 4, 7, 8, 3)

€18.00

Sicilian-style cod salad. Orange gel (4)

€18.00

Piedmontese beef carpaccio. Mixed greens. Piacentino Ennese cheese. Egg sauce (7, 3, 10, 12)

€18.00

Crispy octopus. Fragrant orange-scented carrot velouté (14, 12)

€26.00

Daily fish tartare (4)

€30.00

Seafood crudo (2, 4)

€ 45.00

Raw net-caught prawn (upon request)

€ 110.00 kg

Raw Mazzara red prawn (upon request)

€ 120.00 per kg

Mazzara scampi (upon request)

€ 150.00 per kg

First Courses

Paccheri "Vecchia Taormina". Toasted almonds. Salted ricotta (1, 8, 10)

€20.00

Tagliolini with hunter-style rabbit ragu. Liquid ricotta. Thyme (1, 7, 9, 12)

€20.00

Spaghetti with sardines. Pine nuts. Wild fennel. Saffron sauce. Toasted breadcrumbs (1, 4, 8, 12)

€22.00

Grouper-filled ravioli. Zucchini velouté. Shrimp cream. Confit tomatoes (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 12)

€28.00

Citrus-scented Acquarello risotto. Gillardeau oysters. Salicornia (7, 12, 14)

€30.00 per person (Minimum two portions)

Pasta alla Norma (upon request) (1, 7)

€18.00

Paccheri with meat ragu (upon request) (1, 9, 12)

Spaghetti with clams (upon request) (1, 12, 14)

€22.00

Main Courses

Fried squid, fish, and seasonal battered vegetables (1, 3, 4)

€30.00

Couscous with vegetables and saffron. Seafood and shellfish stew (1, 2, 4, 9, 12, 14)

€32.00

Slice of fish from our sea. Jerusalem artichoke velouté. Smoked salt almond crumble (150g) (1, 4, 7, 8, 12)

€32.00

Irish lamb rack "Nature's Meadow" cooked at low temperature in herb crust. Onion ash (1, 7, 9, 12)

€38.,00

Side Dishes

Sicilian Caponata (12, 13)

€6.00

Baked potatoes

€6.00

Seasonal vegetables

€7.00

Aubergine Parmigiana (1, 7)

€8.00

Tomato and onion salad with salted ricotta, capers, and olives (7)

€12.00

Desserts

Cannoli with sheep's milk ricotta. Modica chocolate flakes. Candied fruit. Bronte pistachio (1, 3, 7, 8)

€9.00

Pistachio Bavarian cream. Salted caramel sauce (3, 7, 8)

€13.,00

Creme Brulée with berries (3, 7)

€13.00

Almond shortcrust pastry with chantilly cream and strawberry sauce (1, 3, 7, 8)

€15.00

Cover charge €4.00

Food Allergens

1. PEANUTS AND DERIVATIVES

Packaged snacks, creams, and condiments containing even in small amounts

2. TREE NUTS

Almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecans, cashews, and pistachios

3. MILK AND DERIVATIVES

Any product containing milk: yoghurt, biscuits, cakes, ice cream, and various creams.

4. MOLLUSCS

Winkles, cockles, scallops, mussels, oysters, limpets, clams, tellins, etc.

5. FISH

Food products containing fish, even in small percentages

6. SESAME

Whole seeds used for bread, flours, even if contained in minimal percentage.

7. SOY

Derived products such as soy milk, tofu, soy noodles, and similar.

8. CRUSTACEANS

Marine and freshwater: shrimps, prawns, lobsters, crabs, and similar.

9. GLUTEN

Cereals, wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, kamut, including hybrids.

10. LUPIN

Present in vegan foods in the form of roasts, sausages, flours, and similar.

11. MUSTARD

Found in sauces and dressings, especially in mustard.

12. CELERY

Both in pieces and in preparations for soups, sauces, and vegetable concentrates.

13. SULPHUR DIOXIDE AND SULPHITES

Pickled, oil-soaked, and brined foods, jams, dried mushrooms, preserves, etc.

14. EGGS AND DERIVATIVES

Eggs and products containing them such as mayonnaise, emulsifiers, egg pasta.

Regarding the law of December 28, 2014, on allergens, we pay the utmost attention to your needs, but we also need your help. Therefore, it is important that you inform us of any allergies or intolerances before ordering.
Our staff is always available for any clarifications and explanations.