Eat well in Palermo for under €15 a plate: the locals'-budget edition.
Eat well in Palermo for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
Friggitoria Chiluzzo on Piazza Kalsa in Palermo is the city's cheapest serious meal, panelle and crocche sandwich at 2 euros eaten standing on the piazza palm-tree square.
Try: Panelle e crocche sandwich
Tip: Cash only. Eat on the church steps opposite.
Pani Ca' Meusa Porta Carbone on Via Cala in Palermo sells the canonical pane ca' meusa for 3 to 5 euros, fried spleen and lung in sesame buns, the Palermitan working lunch since 1943.
Try: Pane ca' meusa (spleen sandwich)
Tip: Cash only. Maritato (with caciocavallo and ricotta) is 50 cents more.
Ke Palle on Via Maqueda in Palermo is the city's flagship arancineria, 20-plus daily flavours fried to order between 2.50 and 4 euros each, two arancine make a full meal.
Try: Arancina (Palermitan rice ball)
Tip: Vegan and vegetarian fillings labelled. Pistachio is the after-dinner sleeper.
Franco u' Vastiddaru at Piazza Marina in Palermo serves pane con la milza, sfincione and the full Palermitan street food carte between 3 and 6 euros at the standing window.
Try: Pane con la milza, sfincione
Tip: Cash works fastest. Maritato is the gateway to spleen sandwiches.
Ferro di Cavallo on Via Venezia in Palermo serves a three-course Sicilian trattoria menu for under 15 euros, communal-table format, no reservations, the city's value sit-down meal.
Try: Three-course Sicilian trattoria menu
Tip: Arrive 12:30 for lunch or 19:30 for dinner. Cash works fastest.
The Ballaro stigghiolari fire charcoal braziers along Piazza Carmine from dusk in Palermo, grilling lamb intestines on skewers for under 6 euros, the canonical after-dark Palermitan budget snack.
Try: Stigghiola (grilled lamb intestines)
Tip: Eat with lemon, no bread. Cash only.
Antica Focacceria San Francesco in Palermo's Kalsa since 1834 sells the full Palermitan street food carte between 3 and 8 euros at the counter, the city's best-value sit-down street food.
Try: Pane ca' meusa, arancina, sfincione
Tip: Counter pickup is fastest. The terrace seats double the bar price.
Bisso Bistrot at the Quattro Canti in Palermo serves Sicilian classics like pasta alla Norma and caponata at communal tables for under 12 euros, the city's best value bistro lunch.
Try: Sicilian classics under 12 euros
Tip: No reservations. Arrive 12:30 lunch or 19:30 dinner.
Panelle and crocche vendors along Piazza Ballaro in Palermo sell chickpea fritter and potato croquette sandwiches for 2 to 4 euros, the canonical Palermitan working-lunch street snack.
Try: Panelle e crocche sandwich
Tip: Cash only. The corner of Via Carmine has the busiest counter.
Trattoria Trapani on Piazza Giulio Cesare near Palermo Central Station serves a Sicilian three-course working lunch for under 18 euros, panelle, spaghetti alle vongole, cotoletta.
Try: Sicilian three-course lunch
Tip: Walk-ins seat fast on weekdays. Cash works fastest.