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CaféKalsa
Antica Focacceria San Francesco in Palermo since 1834 doubles as a sit-down cafe-restaurant; espresso al banco, granita and Palermitan pasticceria alongside.
DrinkEspresso, granita
TipEspresso al banco is one euro. The terrace facing the basilica is the seat at breakfast.
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CaféPoliteamaWifi
Antico Caffe Spinnato on Via Principe di Belmonte in Palermo since 1860 is the city's senior cafe-pasticceria, the pedestrian-street terrace seat for morning.
DrinkEspresso, granita di caffe con panna
TipThe pedestrian terrace fills first. Order espresso al banco for one euro; sit-down doubles it.
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CaféLoggiaWork-friendlyWifi
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.
DrinkEspresso, single-origin filter
TipSingle-origin filter at the back room is the move; espresso al banco is one euro. Closed Sunday.
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CaféLoggiaWork-friendlyWifi
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.
DrinkEspresso, Sicilian-grown coffee
TipEspresso al banco one euro. Ask about the Sicily-grown lot if interested in the world's northernmost coffee.
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CaféLiberta
Bar Alba on Piazza Don Bosco in Palermo since 1955 is the city's reference cafe-pasticceria for breakfast, granita with brioche col tuppo and afternoon.
DrinkEspresso, granita di mandorla
TipGranita di mandorla con brioche is the Palermitan summer breakfast. Cannoli filled to order.
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CaféAlbergheria
Pasticceria Cappello on Via Colonna Rotta is home to the Sicilian Setteveli, Palermo's defining seven-veil chocolate cake refined by Salvatore Cappello AMPI.
DrinkEspresso with Setteveli
TipSetteveli single slice with espresso. Closed Monday. Second branch on Via Nicolo Garzilli 19.