Eating is never a problem in Palermo. The local gastronomy is rich and good to taste and even beautiful to see: from the historical Markets (Vucciria, Capo, Ballarò) to the street food. In fact Palermo offers particular dishes, combining uncommon elements in the classical Italian cooking: almonds, pistachios, pine nuts, raisins, ricotta cheese, saffron, mulberries and prickly pear are just some of the ingredients used in the imaginative and savory cooking of Palermo.
Dinner in a Wine bar
Via Alloro, 105
Inside one of the most beautiful buildings rich of history in via Alloro, an intimate place where to taste the best Sicilian and Italian wines with cold cuts and cheeses.
Trattoria da Salvo
Via Torremuzza 32
A typical eating house on the street, a family-run business, which combines folklore and flavor. It’s possible to taste excellent fish barbecues and delicious first courses with seafood. First rate and moderate prices
Bar Touring
Via Lincoln, 18
Bar and pastry store with the typical street ‘rosticceria’. To try at least once in your life: the very famous bomb ‘arancine’ (big rice croquette stuffed with various meats and cheese). Suggested for a quick-lunch.
Restaurant L’Ottava nota
Via Butera, 55
Refined restaurant with particular attention to the furniture. Re-interpretation of Sicilian cooking which combines flavor, beauty and tradition with innovation.
Osteria dei Vespri
Piazza Croce dei Vespri, 6
Inside the princely Ganci palace, there is this delicious restaurant whose cooking gets inspiration from the valorization of typical products and from the incursions of specialties coming from the rest of the world.
Restaurant / Pizzeria Paninfarinah
Piazza Marina 52/53
International restaurant specialized in natural rising pizza cooked in wood-fired brick oven in the enchanting setting of Piazza Marina.
Ristorante Gadir
Via dello Spasimo, 44
The preciousness of the cooking art, with dishes and recipes coming from the best regional, national and international cuisine, in front of the wonderful historical walls of the former Spasimo.
Mi Manda Picone
Via A.Paternostro, 59
Evocative wine bar with a corner for beer tasting, in a structure of the 14th Century set in the most ancient part of the historical centre; wines from all the parts of the world and a selection of cheeses in the wine-bar, meat and fish courses at the first floor or in the tasting area at the ground floor.
Focacceria San Francesco
Via A.Paternostro, 58
Exciting smells, unique flavors and ancient feelings in the oldest restaurant in Palermo. It combines the wise quickness of the “street food” and the pleasure of the most traditional slow food, putting a particular care on the quality and rustic excellence of the popular recipes.
