Mezzaparola Cocktail Art Pub. Mezzaparola
Cocktails, shots and art, in the centre of Catania.
Open Tuesday to Sunday from 18:00 to 03:00, closed on Monday
Via Landolina, 23 Take me there
We drink, we play music and chess, and we speak every language. A few steps from the Teatro Massimo Bellini.
No need
to say more.
I’ve got it all.
So: mezzaparola.
In Italian, “capirsi a mezza parola” means getting each other with half a word. It is the line on our Facebook page, and it is our name.
The binder
Our menu lives in ring binders on the counter. Here we tear out one page, with no prices: the prices are in the binder.
Shots
The word that comes back most in our reviews. Lots of them, colourful, in layers.
Shot 
Pinse 
Tagliere di salumi e formaggi
The nights
- Theatre
- Open stage
- Drag show
- Chess
- Poetry
- Live painting
- Open mic
- Live music
- Language exchange
- Exhibitions
Every week
- Thursday, 18:00 Bar Marsella Experience: exhibitions, live painting, poetry and music
There is always something on. We post the programme on Instagram. Instagram
Half a word is enough.
Our guests write it, in their own language.
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A volte quando mi chiedono l’indirizzo di casa per sbaglio dico che sto da mezza parola.
Sometimes, when people ask for my home address, I say by mistake that I live at mezza parola.
Google review, October 2026
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Widać, że odwiedzane przez lokalnych mieszkańców.
You can tell the locals come here.
Google review, July 2026
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Un sitio para curiosear y charlar al mismo tiempo
A place to look around and chat at the same time.
Google review, July 2026
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This place slaps.
Google review, October 2026
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Als Shot ist der Jellyfish zu empfehlen.
As a shot, go for the Jellyfish.
Google review, October 2026
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Heel goeie cocktails met mooie prijzen!
Really good cocktails at nice prices!
Google review, July 2026
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Nagyszerű aperol, jó fej kiszolgálás.
Great aperol, cool service.
Google review, August 2026
4.6 out of 5 1232 reviews on Google, as of 12 November 2026. Read them all on Google
The photographs
An original photograph by Sebastião Salgado is always on our walls. Next to it hangs the photograph by Tony Gentile of Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino together.
We do not put them here. Come and see them for real.
Where we are
We are in Via Landolina 23, a pedestrian street in the old centre, a few steps from the Teatro Massimo Bellini. There are tables outside too, in the street.
When
Open Tuesday to Sunday from 18:00 to 03:00, closed on Monday.
Via Landolina, 2395131 Catania
333 691 3266
For a table, call us on 333 691 3266.
- Tables outside
- Dogs welcome
- Free Wi-Fi
- Cards accepted
- Step-free door and accessible toilet
Questions
When is Mezzaparola open?
We are open Tuesday to Sunday from 18:00 to 03:00, closed on Monday.
Where is it?
We are in Via Landolina 23, 95131 Catania, in the old centre, a few steps from the Teatro Massimo Bellini.
Can I book a table?
Yes. Call us on 333 691 3266.
What can I drink?
Layered shots, cocktails, spritz, wine by the glass and beer. We also have teas from around the world and single-origin coffee.
Is there food too?
Yes: boards of cured meats and cheeses, pinse, focacce and bruschette.
Do you speak English?
Yes. And if that is not enough, half a word will do.
Can I bring my dog?
Yes, dogs are welcome.
What does mezzaparola mean?
Half a word. In Italian, getting each other “a mezza parola” means you do not need to say it all.
Half a word is enough.
Call us. 333 691 3266