Antonio e Marco is a story of two passions that became one. Twenty years ago, Raphaël and Lucas — two food-lovers — met and bonded over a single shared obsession: eating well. Culinary travels, heads full of projects, shared tables, and above all one revelation: the family cooking of Antonio e Marco, two brothers of the Morreale clan, a family of Italian restaurateurs going since 1966. One idea never left them — to make real Sicilian cuisine shine in a city by the sea, where sun, conviviality, and good food go hand in hand. That dream has now found its home in Montpellier, in a modern trattoria where Sicilian tradition meets the easy warmth of the South — a table you come to for the food and stay for the soul of the place.
More than a restaurant, it's a spot for sharing, emotion, and sincerity, set in a warm, convivial room that's perfect for dinner with family, friends, or someone special. Everything is fatto in casa, made with fresh, seasonal produce and ingredients brought directly from Italy. The antipasti set the tone, from the 48-hour-simmered Sicilian caponata and the creamy stracciatella with Espelette pepper to crisp Roman-style artichokes, melanzane alla parmigiana cooked in the wood-fired oven, and ragù-stuffed arancini (around €8.50–11). For the table, the generous Piatto della Casa heaps Italian charcuterie, cheeses, and focaccia (€24), while the Fritto Misto sends a "squadra" of fried fish and seafood your way (€20.50), and house salads like the Caprese e Basta and the beef-carpaccio Lolo Manzo (€16.50–18) round things out.
The pizze are the heart of it — from the classic Margherita (€12) and the spicy Zia Spianata through the mozzarella-lovers' I Bianchi range to the lavish I Gioielli creations topped with 18-month Parma ham, burrata, truffle, and pistachio (up to €24.50, with a tongue-in-cheek €100 Hawaïenne "the one time Sicilians price a pizza so as not to sell it"). All are available gluten-free on request, and you can even ask for yours shaped like a heart. The artisanal pasta is just as lovingly made: gnocchi alla sorrentina, paccheri alla carbonara with guanciale, the white-truffle Love mafaldine, the clam-laden "Sexy Vongole," and the chef's 24-hour Genovese (roughly €16.50–24). Heartier secondi follow with lasagne, Nonna Antonina's Sicilian meatballs, a Milanese veal cutlet, osso bucco, grilled octopus, and a basil-cream prawn risotto (€19.50–26), and there's a Bambino menu for the little ones too.
To drink, the wine list is a tour of Italy region by region — whites, rosés, reds, and pétillants by the glass, carafe, or bottle, from a Sicilian Nero d'Avola to a Valpolicella Ripasso, alongside Prosecco, Lambrusco, and Champagne. There's a sunny line-up of spritzes (Aperol, Hugo, Limoncello, Bellini at €10–11), a Moro'jito and Gin Tonico, plenty of zero-alcohol options, and Italian beers like Moretti and Flea. Save room for the dolci: the star cannolo, a generous tiramisù (café or Sicilian pistachio), the Nutella-or-pistachio pizza dolce, an affogato al caffè, and the house Gloria gelati in flavours from stracciatella to Bronte pistachio.
True Italian coffee, a digestivo from the cave, and the motto that says it all — Bevi bene, ridi spesso, ama molto. Warm, generous, and rooted in genuine Sicilian know-how, Antonio e Marco is an address for lovers of Italian cooking where you take your time and every plate reflects tradition, authenticity, and homemade craft — an authentic taste of Sicily right in the heart of Montpellier.