You have to try the Genovese cakes and the chocolates and the tarts and just about everything else here. I read all about MG in The Australian (a newspaper) and had to visit. Not disappointed.

We were adviced from a friend about this pastry shop and during our 2 days stay in Erice we went four times and always totally happy about the different kind of sweets we had. We tried the "genovesi" (the best we ever had), the "cannoli" and also the "granita di gelsi". We also bought some almonds cookies to go, which... More

If you want to taste amazing ,incredible fresh sicilian sweets, this is the place for you. skip the rest and just go in for a qassatella or cannoli with ricotta and an espresso . we also took some almond sweets in a gift wrapped box for friends and they just loved them. this place cannot be missed if you have... More

This place is famous and rightly so - it also helps if you have read Maria Grammatico's book/cookbook, "Bitter Almonds". It tells about her impoverished life growing up in an orphanage run by nuns who taught her the dying art of how to make all these lovely pastries from almond paste. Each item is delectable! We had lunch a few... More

Great quality and really cheap! If you eat out in Erice skip dessert and come here instead

We recently visited Erici, a beautiful little hilltop town in Sicily, and went to Maria Grammatico on the recommendation of Fodor's guidebook. We should have trusted our instincts and gone into the pastry shop right next door which looked much more inviting. The people at Maria Grammatico's were less than friendly, they didn't serve coffee and, worst of all, the... More

This place is busy (way busier than the place next door, much to the chagrin of the guy who runs that place, you can tell). My partner and I shared a cannolli, as we didn't want to die of a sugar overdose - those things are huge! That and a can of soda cost €3.50. The day we left Erice... More

Great trip up the mountain by cable car and a lovely town with fantastic views. Recommend a Peroni in the Town Square.

Even more than the beautiful marzipan creations of fruits and other goodies, her traditional Sicilian dolci are just wonderful. If you like almond flavors and have a sweet tooth. A nice selection of sweet wines is headed by her Passito di Pantelleria. Pleasant shop assistants and best of all, you may see Maria herself.