In Scicli, an ancient “dammuso” has been transformed into a refuge for connoisseurs born from Salvatore Spadaro’s passion for cooking and Bartolo Finielli’s love for wines, who here, after a thousand journeys and adventures, have created their dream place.
In the heart of Scicli, a splendid UNESCO Baroque town, Prosit was born from the idea of creating a place of connections with the common denominator of the most authentic conviviality, research into raw materials, and wines that express the territory.
Opened in 2016, here sea and land intertwine, from breakfast to lunch to dinner, from appetizers to desserts, from artisanal wines to spirits observing the “peasant” rules, from seasonality to the use of local ingredients and traditional recipes.
It is the most beautiful city we have ever seen. Perhaps it is the most beautiful of all the cities in the world. And people are happy in cities that are beautiful. (Elio Vittorini)
In the name, prosit from the Latin “to enjoy”, the toast par excellence, the promise of being well together that begins, as per the credo of Bartolo and Salvatore, from a pantry – also available for purchase – always full and rich with every local delicacy, such as the artisanal pasta made from ancient Sicilian grains by Pastara, a small pasta factory in Chiaramonte Gulfi, the biscuits “Mangia ca a crisciri” by Martina Timperanza from Scicli, and the botanical enoliths, ancestors of Vermouth, made with natural wines and aromatic plants.
A true marvel is Stappo, the wine cellar of Prosit, Bartolo’s kingdom, created, like the restaurant, in an ancient dammuso (typical structure with a tuff stone vault) covered in wood where you can find a selection of wines that are the maximum expression of the territory from Sicily.
For both areas, the design leaves room to natural rough materials, such as wood and iron, as in the small internal courtyard covered with a boiserie of arelle, reed-leaf wattle on which grapes were traditionally left to rest, combined with a wall of aromas.
The cuisine, coordinated by Salvatore with previous experience in international high-hospitality groups, expresses a genuineness that focuses on substance with recipes such as Pasta with pistachio potato cream, pistachio grains and chili pepper threads, Ash-cooked octopus on a fondue of aged Ragusano cheese or Pork cheeks cooked at low temperature with a side of artichoke wedges and apple cream.
An experience to live and that brings back memories of grandparents, the pleasure of a fresh citrus juice to start the day, the smell of biscuits or homemade pasta, the deliciousness of Sicilian tapas, from battered cod fritters to horse meat or squid ink arancini, all accompanied by a good wine.
Enthusiastic supporters of the territory, Salvatore and Bartolo also collaborate with many events, such as Teruar, a natural wine fair in Scicli, and organize many tastings and meetings with producers.
A corner of goodness and authentic Sicily.
The Secret
The word dammuso, derived from the Sicilian dammusu which means “vault”, indicates a stone architectural structure of Byzantine origin, initially built with stone and a mixture of earth and water.
Useful Info
Prosit Sicilian Bistrot
Via Dolomiti 6
97018 Scicli, Ragusa
Tel. +39 0932 842028
Starters: from 6 euro
Pasta courses: from 12 euro
Second courses: from 9 euro
