Bar Pasticceria Alba is a bakery in Liberta, Palermo.
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.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Cannoli are filled to order; never pre-filled. The arancina ai porcini is the savoury order; granita with brioche in summer.
Address: Piazza Don Bosco 7/C, 90143 Palermo
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 and seasonal.
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
Gelateria Stancampiano on Via Notarbartolo in Palermo's Liberta has been the city's reference gelateria for three generations, the canonical brioche col.
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
Pasticceria Oscar on Via Migliaccio in Palermo's Liberta since 1965 has filled cannoli to order for three generations of a single family, one.
Tip: Cannoli filled to order. The gelato runs all year; granita di mandorla is the summer top order.
Worth the queue: Cannolo di Oscar
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 and seasonal.
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
Gelateria Stancampiano on Via Notarbartolo in Palermo's Liberta has been the city's reference gelateria for three generations, the canonical brioche col.
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
Pasticceria Oscar on Via Migliaccio in Palermo's Liberta since 1965 has filled cannoli to order for three generations of a single family, one.
Tip: Cannoli filled to order. The gelato runs all year; granita di mandorla is the summer top order.
Worth the queue: Cannolo di Oscar
The second Cappello branch on Via Nicolo Garzilli in Palermo's Politeama is the more convenient central location of the AMPI master pasticceria.
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
Pasticceria Cappello on Via Colonna Rotta in Palermo has run since 1950 under AMPI master pastry chef Salvatore Cappello, home of the Sicilian Setteveli.
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)
I Segreti del Chiostro inside the Santa Caterina d'Alessandria monastery off Piazza Bellini in Palermo bakes from the 21 historic Palermitan.
Tip: Entrance is on Via Discesa dei Giudici 33, behind the Piazza Bellini facade. Cannoli and cassata are the canonical orders; closed during religious holidays.
Worth the queue: Cannoli con ricotta, frutta martorana, cassata
