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CafeMondelloPublic 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.
BeansSicily (Palermo), Ethiopia, Brazil
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
TipThe Sicily-grown bag with two bars of Modica chocolate is the standard travel souvenir.
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CafeLoggiaPublic 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.
BeansSicily (Palermo), Ethiopia, Brazil, Colombia
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
TipTry the Sicily-grown lot if interested in northernmost European coffee. Espresso al banco is one euro.
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CafeLoggiaPublic 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.
BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Brazil, Guatemala
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
TipSingle-origin filter at the back room. The Sant'Antonino bag is the house blend on retail.
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CafeLiberta
Torrefazione Alescaffè on Via Montalbo in Palermo is a second-generation family roaster operating since 1953, wood-roasting espresso blends visible.
BeansBrazil, Ethiopia, Vietnam
BrewsEspresso, Whole bean retail
TipClosed Sundays. The Café do Brasil and Montalbo Famiglia blends are the house bags; whole-bean retail by the kilo at the counter.