Bisso Bistrot is a sicilian budget eat in Loggia, Palermo.
Bisso Bistrot at the Quattro Canti in Palermo serves Sicilian classics like pasta alla Norma and caponata at communal tables for under 12 euros.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: No reservations. Arrive 12:30 lunch or 19:30 dinner.
Address: Via Maqueda 172A, 90134 Palermo
Trattoria Trapani on Piazza Giulio Cesare near Palermo Central Station serves a Sicilian three-course working lunch for under 18 euros, panelle.
Try: Sicilian three-course lunch
Tip: Walk-ins seat fast on weekdays. Cash works fastest.
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.
Try: Arancina (Palermitan rice ball)
Tip: Vegan and vegetarian fillings labelled. Pistachio is the after-dinner sleeper.
Panelle and crocche vendors along Piazza Ballaro in Palermo sell chickpea fritter and potato croquette sandwiches for 2 to 4 euros, the canonical Palermitan.
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.
Try: Sicilian three-course lunch
Tip: Walk-ins seat fast on weekdays. Cash works fastest.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Try: Pane con la milza, sfincione
Tip: Cash works fastest. Maritato is the gateway to spleen sandwiches.
