Casa Stagnitta is a cafe in Loggia, Palermo.
Casa Stagnitta on Discesa dei Giudici behind the Quattro Canti in Palermo since 1928 has roasted coffee on premise for three generations, the city's serious.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Single-origin filter at the back room is the move; espresso al banco is one euro. Closed Sunday.
Address: Discesa dei Giudici 46, 90133 Palermo
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Signature drink: Espresso, Sicilian-grown coffee
Tip: Espresso al banco one euro. Ask about the Sicily-grown lot if interested in the world's northernmost coffee.
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Signature drink: Espresso, granita di gelsi
Tip: Entrance is on Via Discesa dei Giudici 33, behind the Piazza Bellini facade. Granita di gelsi (mulberry granita) is the summer order with cannolo.
Morettino Caffe at the Quattro Canti in Palermo is the family roaster's flagship since 2024, occupying a late-19th-century palazzo with Sicily-grown coffee.
Signature drink: Espresso, Sicilian-grown coffee
Tip: Espresso al banco one euro. Ask about the Sicily-grown lot if interested in the world's northernmost coffee.
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Signature drink: Espresso, granita di mandorla
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Signature drink: Espresso with Setteveli
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Signature drink: Granita di mandorla, brioche col tuppo
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Signature drink: Espresso, Senegalese karkade
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Signature drink: Espresso, granita di gelsi
Tip: Entrance is on Via Discesa dei Giudici 33, behind the Piazza Bellini facade. Granita di gelsi (mulberry granita) is the summer order with cannolo.
