Bar Pasticceria Mangiafico Mandolfiore : Via Ducezio, 2, 96017 Noto SR, Italy

On our day trip to Noto we passed this amazing local pasticceria - on a side street with some seating outside next to a small church. You walk in and order/pay pastries and coffee on the left hand side, then proceed to the right to show …

All of the sweets we tried really hit the spot. The pistachio sfogliatelle was a culinary masterpiece — PARADISO! It was super crunchy, the cream rich and intense, and perfectly balanced — not too sweet. We even went back to try it again at another location of this pastry shop in Syracuse.

Good cassata, but the highlight was their pear and ricotta hazelnut torta. That was probably the best dessert I've had in Sicily.