Ke Palle Arancine d'Autore is a vegan budget eat in Loggia, Palermo.
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.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Vegan and vegetarian fillings labelled. Pistachio is the after-dinner sleeper.
Address: Via Maqueda 270, 90134 Palermo
Ferro di Cavallo on Via Venezia in Palermo serves a three-course Sicilian trattoria menu for under 15 euros, communal-table format, no reservations.
Try: Three-course Sicilian trattoria menu
Tip: Arrive 12:30 for lunch or 19:30 for dinner. Cash works fastest.
Bisso Bistrot at the Quattro Canti in Palermo serves Sicilian classics like pasta alla Norma and caponata at communal tables for under 12 euros.
Try: Sicilian classics under 12 euros
Tip: No reservations. Arrive 12:30 lunch or 19:30 dinner.
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.
Ferro di Cavallo on Via Venezia in Palermo serves a three-course Sicilian trattoria menu for under 15 euros, communal-table format, no reservations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Try: Panelle e crocche sandwich
Tip: Cash only. The corner of Via Carmine has the busiest counter.
