18 cafe rooms in Palermo we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Palermo | Cafe across every city.
Coffee in Palermo runs from the marble-counter caffe to the modern roaster, often within a few streets of each other. Antico Caffe Spinnato on Via Principe di Belmonte and Bar Touring near Via Ruggero Settimo hold the traditional ground in Politeama, while Casa Stagnitta and the Stagnitta and Morettino roasting houses around the Loggia push the specialty side. Morganti Caffe and Torrefazione Alescaffe extend the circuit into the Liberta quarter.
Antico Caffe Spinnato ★ 4.5
politeama · Via Principe di Belmonte 107, 90139 Palermo
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.
Casa Stagnitta ★ 4.6
loggia · Discesa dei Giudici 46, 90133 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.
Morettino Caffe Palermo ★ 4.5
loggia · Via Vittorio Emanuele 308, 90133 Palermo
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.
Bar Pasticceria Alba ★ 4.5
liberta · Piazza Don Bosco 7/C, 90143 Palermo
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.
Pasticceria Cappello ★ 4.7
albergheria · Via Colonna Rotta 68, 90134 Palermo
Pasticceria Cappello on Via Colonna Rotta is home to the Sicilian Setteveli, Palermo's defining seven-veil chocolate cake refined by Salvatore Cappello AMPI.
Gelateria Stancampiano ★ 4.6
liberta · Via Emanuele Notarbartolo 56, 90145 Palermo
Stancampiano on Via Notarbartolo in Palermo's Liberta is the city's reference granita-and-brioche counter, three generations of family operation.
Moltivolti Cafe ★ 4.3
albergheria · Via Giuseppe Mario Puglia 21, 90134 Palermo
Moltivolti's daytime cafe-coworking room on Via Puglia in Palermo's Ballaro serves espresso, North African and West African tea alongside Sicilian breakfast.
I Segreti del Chiostro ★ 4.6
loggia · Via Discesa dei Giudici 33, 90133 Palermo
The dolceria inside the Santa Caterina d'Alessandria monastery off Piazza Bellini in Palermo serves convent-recipe Sicilian sweets with espresso.
Bar Touring ★ 4.0
politeama · Via Ruggero Settimo 70, 90139 Palermo
Bar Touring on Via Ruggero Settimo in Palermo's Politeama is the working-Palermitan morning cafe, espresso al banco, cassatina and arancina.
Pasticceria Costa ★ 4.4
liberta · Via Gabriele D'Annunzio 15, 90144 Palermo
Pasticceria Costa on Via D'Annunzio in Palermo's Liberta is a senior Setteveli pasticceria-cafe, with espresso bar and monoporzione case for sit-down.
Antica Focacceria San Francesco ★ 4.1
kalsa · Via Alessandro Paternostro 58, 90133 Palermo
Antica Focacceria San Francesco in Palermo since 1834 doubles as a sit-down cafe-restaurant; espresso al banco, granita and Palermitan pasticceria alongside.
Casa Stagnitta ★ 4.6
loggia · Discesa dei Giudici 46, 90133 Palermo
Casa Stagnitta on Discesa dei Giudici behind the Quattro Canti in Palermo has roasted coffee on premise since 1928, three generations of family operation.
Morettino ★ 4.6
loggia · Via Vittorio Emanuele 308, 90133 Palermo
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.
Casa Stagnitta ★ 4.7
loggia · Discesa dei Giudici 46, 90133 Palermo
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.
Torrefazione Alescaffè ★ 4.0
liberta · Via Montalbo 75, 90142 Palermo
Torrefazione Alescaffè on Via Montalbo in Palermo is a second-generation family roaster operating since 1953, wood-roasting espresso blends visible.
Torrefazione Stagnitta ★ 4.3
loggia · Via Roma 248, 90133 Palermo
Torrefazione Stagnitta on Via Roma in Palermo runs the family roastery satellite branch, espresso bar and retail coffee counter in the historic centre.
Morettino Falcone Borsellino ★ 4.2
mondello · Aeroporto Falcone Borsellino, 90045 Cinisi
Morettino's airport branch at Palermo Falcone Borsellino is the family roaster's gateway counter, full Morettino espresso carte plus Sicily-grown bean retail.
Morganti Caffe ★ 3.9
liberta · Via Empedocle Restivo 89, 90144 Palermo
Morganti Caffe on Via Empedocle Restivo in Palermo runs a family roastery supplying espresso bars across the western Sicily coast since 1972.