Cafe€€mondelloDaily 05:30-23:00Public cafe
Morettino's airport branch at Palermo Falcone Borsellino is the family roaster's gateway counter, full Morettino espresso carte plus Sicily-grown bean retail.
Tip: The Sicily-grown bag with two bars of Modica chocolate is the standard travel souvenir.
Sources from: Sicily (Palermo), Ethiopia, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Cafe€€loggiaDaily 07:00-22:00Public cafe
Morettino on Via Vittorio Emanuele at Quattro Canti in Palermo is the city's flagship roaster since 1920, the first Italian roaster to grow coffee in Sicily.
Tip: Try the Sicily-grown lot if interested in northernmost European coffee. Espresso al banco is one euro.
Sources from: Sicily (Palermo), Ethiopia, Brazil, Colombia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Cafe€€loggiaMon-Sat 07:00-18:00, closed SundayPublic cafe
Casa Stagnitta on Discesa dei Giudici in Palermo has roasted coffee on premise since 1928, three generations of the same family, the city's most serious.
Tip: Single-origin filter at the back room. The Sant'Antonino bag is the house blend on retail.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Brazil, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Cafe€€libertaMon-Sat 07:00-13:30, 16:00-20:00
Torrefazione Alescaffè on Via Montalbo in Palermo is a second-generation family roaster operating since 1953, wood-roasting espresso blends visible.
Tip: Closed Sundays. The Café do Brasil and Montalbo Famiglia blends are the house bags; whole-bean retail by the kilo at the counter.
Sources from: Brazil, Ethiopia, Vietnam
How they serve: Espresso, Whole bean retail