Bakery counters in Palermo worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.

Where to queue for bread and pastry

Pasticceria Cappello ★ 4.8

albergheriaTue-Sun 07:00-21:00, closed MondayWalk-in onlySetteveli chocolate cake, Sicilian pasticceria

Pasticceria Cappello on Via Colonna Rotta in Palermo has run since 1950 under AMPI master pastry chef Salvatore Cappello, home of the Sicilian Setteveli seven-veil chocolate cake and the city's defining pasticceria.

Tip: Setteveli (the Sicilian seven-veil chocolate cake) is the headline order. Second branch on Via Nicolo Garzilli 19 in Politeama.

Worth the queue: Torta Setteveli (seven-layer chocolate cake)

Via Colonna Rotta 68, 90134 Palermo

I Segreti del Chiostro ★ 4.7

loggiaDaily 10:00-20:00Walk-in onlyConvent Sicilian pasticceria

I Segreti del Chiostro inside the Santa Caterina d'Alessandria monastery on Piazza Bellini in Palermo bakes from the 21 historic Palermitan cloistered-monastery recipe books since 2017.

Tip: Enter through the monastery cloister; cannoli and cassata are the canonical orders. Closed during religious holidays.

Worth the queue: Cannoli con ricotta, frutta martorana, cassata

Piazza Bellini 2, 90133 Palermo Book →

Antico Caffe Spinnato ★ 4.5

politeamaDaily 06:30-24:00Sicilian pasticceria, gelato, sfincia di San Giuseppe

Antico Caffe Spinnato on Via Principe di Belmonte in Palermo's Politeama since 1860 is the city's senior pasticceria-cafe, full Sicilian pastry repertoire plus gelato and aperitivo carte.

Tip: The pedestrian street terrace is the seat for aperitivo. Sfincia di San Giuseppe runs March only; granita with brioche in summer.

Worth the queue: Cannolo alla ricotta, cassata siciliana

Via Principe di Belmonte 107, 90139 Palermo Book →

Bar Pasticceria Alba ★ 4.6

libertaTue-Sun 06:30-22:00, closed MondayWalk-in onlyCannoli, arancina, granita

Bar Alba on Piazza Don Bosco in Palermo since 1955 is the city's reference pasticceria-bar, famous for cannoli filled to order, arancini and seasonal granita through summer.

Tip: Cannoli are filled to order; never pre-filled. The arancina ai porcini is the savoury order; granita with brioche in summer.

Worth the queue: Cannolo siciliano alla ricotta

Piazza Don Bosco 7/C, 90143 Palermo Book →

Pasticceria Costa ★ 4.5

libertaDaily 07:00-21:00Walk-in onlySetteveli, cannoli, monoporzioni

Pasticceria Costa on Via D'Annunzio in Palermo's Liberta is one of the city's senior Setteveli pasticcerie, with a parallel Via Maqueda branch near the Quattro Canti.

Tip: Setteveli is the headline order. The monoporzione case at the back has the seasonal flavours; cassata in spring.

Worth the queue: Torta Setteveli, cannolo siciliano

Via Gabriele D'Annunzio 15, 90144 Palermo Book →

Gelateria Stancampiano ★ 4.7

libertaDaily 06:30-24:00Walk-in onlyGelato siciliano, brioche col tuppo, granita

Gelateria Stancampiano on Via Notarbartolo in Palermo's Liberta has been the city's reference gelateria for three generations, the canonical brioche col tuppo with granita summer breakfast.

Tip: Brioche col tuppo with granita is the Palermitan summer breakfast; pistachio of Bronte is the headline flavour.

Worth the queue: Pistacchio di Bronte gelato

Via Emanuele Notarbartolo 56, 90145 Palermo Book →

Pasticceria Oscar 1965 ★ 4.5

libertaDaily 06:30-23:00Walk-in onlyCannoli, cassata, gelato

Pasticceria Oscar on Via Migliaccio in Palermo's Liberta since 1965 has filled cannoli to order for three generations of a single family, one of the city's most consistently good counters.

Tip: Cannoli filled to order. The gelato runs all year; granita di mandorla is the summer top order.

Worth the queue: Cannolo di Oscar

Via Migliaccio 39, 90145 Palermo

Pasticceria Cappello Garzilli ★ 4.6

politeamaTue-Sun 07:00-21:00, closed MondayWalk-in onlyCassata, sfincia di San Giuseppe, frutta martorana

The second Cappello branch on Via Nicolo Garzilli in Palermo's Politeama is the more convenient central location of the AMPI master pasticceria, full Cappello carte and seasonal sweets.

Tip: Same Setteveli recipe as Via Colonna Rotta. Sfincia di San Giuseppe in March; frutta martorana from November.

Worth the queue: Sfincia di San Giuseppe

Via Nicolo Garzilli 19, 90141 Palermo
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