10 cocktail bar places in Palermo we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Palermo | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Palermo drinks late, and the cocktail crowd gathers thickest around the Vucciria and the Kalsa. Bocum Mixology on Via Cassari and Botteghe Colletti on Via Paternostro are the names that put the Vucciria on the map for serious mixing, while Barril and Kursaal Kalhesa work the Kalsa side of the old town. Buonivini on Via Dante and Champagneria del Massimo cover the smarter end nearer Politeama.
Bocum Mixology ★ 4.7
vucciria · Via Cassari 2-4, 90133 Palermo
Bocum Mixology on Via dei Cassari in Palermo's Vucciria is the city's senior cocktail bar, Gambero Rosso's Sicily benchmark, deep Sicilian-spirits list.
Barril ★ 4.3
kalsa · Via Giuseppe Fiorelli 11, 90133 Palermo
Barril on Via Giuseppe Fiorelli in Palermo's Kalsa is a modern cocktail and natural-wine bar with a 50-seat dining room, drawing the city's young creative.
Botteghe Colletti ★ 4.4
vucciria · Via Alessandro Paternostro 77, 90133 Palermo
Botteghe Colletti on Via Alessandro Paternostro in Palermo's Vucciria runs a small-room natural-wine bar with a Sicilian-only list. Booking recommended.
Ferramenta ★ 4.3
loggia · Via Giuseppe D'Alessi 31, 90133 Palermo
Ferramenta on Via Giuseppe D'Alessi behind the Palazzo Steri in Palermo runs a 30-seat speakeasy-style cocktail bar in a former ironmonger's shop.
Ballarak Birrificio ★ 4.2
kalsa · Piazza Magione 28, 90133 Palermo
Ballarak on Piazza Magione in Palermo's Kalsa is the city's first craft brewery since 2016, four taps of house beer, brewpub kitchen with sfincione-style.
Buonivini ★ 4.3
liberta · Via Dante 8, 90141 Palermo
Buonivini on Via Dante in Palermo's Liberta runs a wine-shop-and-bar hybrid, full Sicilian wine list with rare Marsala bottlings, aperitivo plates and bottle.
Antico Caffe Spinnato ★ 4.4
politeama · Via Principe di Belmonte 107, 90139 Palermo
Antico Caffe Spinnato's pedestrian terrace on Via Principe di Belmonte in Palermo's Politeama is the city's senior cafe-bar for aperitivo, drawing the local.
Aperitivo Vucciria ★ 4.2
vucciria · Piazza Caracciolo, 90133 Palermo
The Vucciria piazza-bars on Piazza Caracciolo in Palermo light up from 19:00 with open-air spritz and beer tables, the city's biggest evening aperitivo scene.
Kursaal Kalhesa ★ 4.3
kalsa · Foro Umberto I 21, 90133 Palermo
Kursaal Kalhesa inside the Norman bastion walls on Foro Umberto I in Palermo runs a wine bar and small-plates room under vaulted ceilings, with a courtyard.
Champagneria del Massimo ★ 4.2
politeama · Via Salvatore Spinuzza 59, 90133 Palermo
Champagneria del Massimo on Via Bara all'Olivella behind the Teatro Massimo in Palermo is a small-room champagne bar with 30 bottles by the glass.