Palermo Original Street Food & Market Tour – All-Inclusive
Explore the markets in Palermo's city centre with a local food expert. Learn about locals' daily life, and traditional recipes, and taste a range of favorite local foo...
What to order at Buatta Cucina Popolana
- Must order
- Sarde a beccafico and the caponata, the carte flagships.
- Signature dishes
- Sarde a beccafico, Caponata, Pasta con le sarde
- Editor tip
- Book ahead. The mixed antipasti for two is the efficient lunch order.
Signature dishes: Sarde a beccafico, Caponata, Pasta con le sarde
Must order: Sarde a beccafico and the caponata, the carte flagships.
Tip: Book ahead. The mixed antipasti for two is the efficient lunch order.
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Location
Address: Via Vittorio Emanuele 176, 90133 Palermo
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Casa del Brodo dal Dottore ★ 4.4
Casa del Brodo on Corso Vittorio Emanuele in Palermo's historic centre has run since 1890, the city's last broth-and-boiled-meat house with daily-changing.
Signature: Tortellini in brodo, Bollito misto, Antipasti siciliani
Order: Tortellini in brodo and the bollito misto with mostarda.
Tip: Closed Tuesday. The 16-dish antipasto trolley is the value lunch; cash works fastest.
More casual dining in Palermo
Le Angeliche ★ 4.7
Le Angeliche in Palermo's Capo market is a four-women-owned bistro with a hidden garden courtyard, market-sourced Sicilian plates from breakfast.
Signature: Pasta alla Norma, Sarde a beccafico, Cassata
Order: Pasta alla Norma and the sarde a beccafico, with a cassata to finish.
Tip: Closed Sunday evening and Monday. Book the secret courtyard table by phone.
Osteria Ballaro ★ 4.4
Osteria Ballaro on Via Calascibetta at the edge of the Ballaro market in Palermo runs a candlelit two-room space, Sicilian seafood carte and live music most.
Signature: Pasta con le sarde, Tagliata di tonno, Cannoli
Order: Tagliata di tonno and the pasta con le sarde, with a Grillo by the glass.
Tip: Book ahead at weekends. Live music starts 21:30; ask for the back room if you want quieter.
Casa del Brodo dal Dottore ★ 4.4
Casa del Brodo on Corso Vittorio Emanuele in Palermo's historic centre has run since 1890, the city's last broth-and-boiled-meat house with daily-changing.
Signature: Tortellini in brodo, Bollito misto, Antipasti siciliani
Order: Tortellini in brodo and the bollito misto with mostarda.
Tip: Closed Tuesday. The 16-dish antipasto trolley is the value lunch; cash works fastest.
Moltivolti ★ 4.5
Moltivolti in Palermo's Ballaro is the city's coworking and solidarity restaurant since 2014, employing refugees from 15 communities. Located in Albergheria.
Signature: Anelletti al forno, Senegalese mafe, Tunisian brik
Order: Anelletti al forno or the Senegalese mafe, with a glass of Grillo.
Tip: Book ahead. The Ballaro courtyard fills first in spring; lunch is the value entry.
Osteria Lo Bianco ★ 4.1
Osteria Lo Bianco on Via Emerico Amari near the Politeama in Palermo is a working-lunch trattoria with a daily seasonal carte under 15 euros, no tasting menu.
Signature: Pasta al pesto trapanese, Falsomagro, Pasta con le sarde
Order: Pasta al pesto trapanese and the falsomagro, the daily mains pick.
Tip: Closed Sunday. Arrive 12:30 for a table; the set lunch is the value order.
Trattoria Piccolo Napoli ★ 4.7
Piccolo Napoli on Piazzetta Mulino a Vento in Palermo's Borgo Vecchio is a 70-year family seafood trattoria; daily carte dictated by the morning market.
Signature: Spaghetti con bottarga, Pesce alla griglia, Crudi di mare
Order: Spaghetti con bottarga and whatever crudi arrived that morning.
Tip: Lunch only most days. Book one day ahead; the catch board is dictated verbally.