44 sicilian rooms in Palermo we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Palermo | Sicilian across every city.
Buatta Cucina Popolana ★ 4.7
loggia · Via Vittorio Emanuele 176, 90133 Palermo
Buatta Cucina Popolana on Via Vittorio Emanuele in Palermo is the city's flagship cucina povera room, a Michelin Bib Gourmand for seasonal Sicilian plates.
Bisso Bistrot ★ 4.5
loggia · Via Maqueda 172A, 90134 Palermo
Bisso Bistrot at the Quattro Canti crossroads in Palermo is a former Casa del Libro bookshop turned communal-table bistro for Sicilian classics.
Trattoria Ai Cascinari ★ 4.5
capo · Via D'Ossuna 43/45, 90138 Palermo
Trattoria Ai Cascinari on Via D'Ossuna in Palermo is a 1949-founded family room behind the Capo market, Slow Food praised for the cucina povera carte.
Trattoria Al Ferro di Cavallo ★ 4.3
loggia · Via Venezia 20, 90133 Palermo
Ferro di Cavallo on Via Venezia in Palermo is the city's archetypal walk-in trattoria, no reservations, communal tables, a chalkboard menu of cucina povera.
Osteria Ballaro ★ 4.3
albergheria · Via Calascibetta 25, 90133 Palermo
Osteria Ballaro on Via Calascibetta in Palermo runs a candlelit two-room dining space at the edge of the Ballaro market, seafood-leaning Sicilian carte.
Trattoria Piccolo Napoli ★ 4.7
borgo-vecchio · Piazzetta Mulino a Vento 4, 90139 Palermo
Piccolo Napoli on Piazzetta Mulino a Vento in Palermo's Borgo Vecchio quarter is a 70-year family seafood trattoria; the carte changes daily with what.
Antica Focacceria San Francesco ★ 4.1
kalsa · Via Alessandro Paternostro 58, 90133 Palermo
Antica Focacceria San Francesco on Via Alessandro Paternostro opposite the basilica is Palermo's 1834-founded sit-down street food room, serving.
Osteria Mercede ★ 4.8
liberta · Via Sammartino 1, 90141 Palermo
Osteria Mercede on Via Sammartino in Palermo's Politeama quarter is a 25-cover seafood-only room with nautical decor, carte runs raw plates.
Trattoria Da Salvo ★ 4.3
kalsa · Via Torremuzza 21, 90133 Palermo
Trattoria Da Salvo on Via Torremuzza in Palermo's Kalsa quarter runs a back-street seafood-and-pasta carte with daily-changing antipasti from the Vucciria.
Le Angeliche ★ 4.7
capo · Vicolo Abbadia 10, 90134 Palermo
Le Angeliche in Palermo's Capo market is a four-women-owned bistro with a hidden garden courtyard, serving market-sourced Sicilian plates from breakfast.
Osteria Lo Bianco ★ 4.0
politeama · Via Emerico Amari 104, 90139 Palermo
Osteria Lo Bianco on Via Emerico Amari near Palermo's Politeama theatre is a local-only working-lunch room, daily-changing seasonal carte under 15 euros.
Corona Trattoria ★ 4.6
liberta · Via Guglielmo Marconi 9, 90141 Palermo
Corona Trattoria on Via Marconi in Palermo's Liberta quarter sources seafood daily from the city's fishermen, with a modern raw-plate carte alongside.
Ke Palle Arancine d'Autore ★ 4.1
loggia · Via Maqueda 270, 90134 Palermo
Ke Palle on Via Maqueda between the Quattro Canti and Teatro Massimo in Palermo is the city's flagship arancineria, 20-plus daily flavours fried to order.
Nni Franco u' Vastiddaru ★ 4.4
kalsa · Via Vittorio Emanuele 102, 90133 Palermo
Nni Franco u' Vastiddaru on Corso Vittorio Emanuele at Piazza Marina in Palermo is the canonical pane con la milza counter, founded 1992 by a former Antica.
Casa Charleston ★ 4.6
politeama · Via Generale Vincenzo Magliocco 19, 90141 Palermo
Casa Charleston on Via Magliocco in Palermo reopened in 2025 in its original 1967 home, the former Pasticceria Mazzara, with a ground-floor cafe and bistrot.
Trattoria Da Pino ★ 4.1
borgo-vecchio · Via dello Spezio 6, 90139 Palermo
Trattoria Da Pino on Via dello Spezio in Palermo's Borgo Vecchio is a family-run seafood-driven room, daily-changing chalkboard carte dictated by the morning.
Gagini Restaurant ★ 4.5
vucciria · Via dei Cassari 35, 90133 Palermo
Gagini Restaurant on Via dei Cassari between the Vucciria market and Cala harbour in Palermo serves a contemporary Sicilian carte inside the 16th-century.
Bye Bye Blues ★ 4.8
mondello · Via del Garofalo 23, 90151 Mondello
Bye Bye Blues on Via del Garofalo in Mondello, the room where Patrizia Di Benedetto became Sicily's first female Michelin-starred chef in 2010.
Trattoria Ai Cascinari ★ 4.6
capo · Via D'Ossuna 43/45, 90138 Palermo
Ai Cascinari on Via D'Ossuna in Palermo is a 1949-founded Slow Food trattoria behind the Capo market; Sunday lunch carte runs the full cucina povera.
Trattoria Al Ferro di Cavallo ★ 4.5
loggia · Via Venezia 20, 90133 Palermo
Ferro di Cavallo on Via Venezia in Palermo is the city's archetypal walk-in trattoria, no reservations, communal tables, chalkboard menu under 12 euros per.
Bisso Bistrot ★ 4.6
loggia · Via Maqueda 172A, 90134 Palermo
Bisso Bistrot at the Quattro Canti in Palermo is a former bookshop turned communal-table bistro for Sicilian classics, no reservations, queues most nights.
Buatta Cucina Popolana ★ 4.8
loggia · Via Vittorio Emanuele 176, 90133 Palermo
Buatta on Via Vittorio Emanuele in Palermo is the city's flagship cucina povera room, a Michelin Bib Gourmand for seasonal Sicilian plates inside.
Le Angeliche ★ 4.7
capo · Vicolo Abbadia 10, 90134 Palermo
Le Angeliche in Palermo's Capo market is a four-women-owned bistro with a hidden garden courtyard, market-sourced Sicilian plates from breakfast.
Osteria Ballaro ★ 4.4
albergheria · Via Calascibetta 25, 90133 Palermo
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.
Casa del Brodo dal Dottore ★ 4.4
loggia · Corso Vittorio Emanuele 175, 90133 Palermo
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.
Osteria Lo Bianco ★ 4.1
politeama · Via Emerico Amari 104, 90139 Palermo
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.
Trattoria Piccolo Napoli ★ 4.7
borgo-vecchio · Piazzetta Mulino a Vento 4, 90139 Palermo
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.
Trattoria Da Salvo ★ 4.3
kalsa · Via Torremuzza 21, 90133 Palermo
Trattoria Da Salvo on Via Torremuzza in Palermo's Kalsa runs a back-street seafood-and-pasta carte with daily-changing antipasti from the Vucciria stalls.
Trattoria Trapani ★ 4.0
loggia · Piazza Giulio Cesare 16, 90127 Palermo
Trattoria Trapani on Piazza Giulio Cesare near Palermo Central Station is a family-run western-Sicilian trattoria, busiate and couscous-trapanese alongside.
Antica Focacceria San Francesco ★ 4.1
kalsa · Via Alessandro Paternostro 58, 90133 Palermo
Antica Focacceria San Francesco opposite the basilica in Palermo's Kalsa is the 1834-founded sit-down street food room, canonical pane ca' meusa.
Ke Palle Arancine d'Autore ★ 4.2
loggia · Via Maqueda 270, 90134 Palermo
Ke Palle on Via Maqueda in Palermo is the city's flagship arancineria, 20-plus daily flavours fried to order, vegan and vegetarian fillings labelled.
Limu ★ 4.8
bagheria · Via Ciro Scianna 177, 90011 Bagheria
Limu in Bagheria 15km east of Palermo holds one Michelin star under chef Nino Ferreri inside the 1565 Torre Ferrante, a lemon-themed contemporary Sicilian.
Bye Bye Blues ★ 4.7
mondello · Via del Garofalo 23, 90151 Mondello
Bye Bye Blues on Via del Garofalo in Mondello was Sicily's first female-chef Michelin-starred room under Patrizia Di Benedetto, holding the star from 2010.
MEC Restaurant ★ 4.6
loggia · Via Vittorio Emanuele 452, 90134 Palermo
MEC Restaurant on Via Vittorio Emanuele opposite Palermo Cathedral holds one Michelin star inside an Apple-computer museum, chef Carmelo Trentacosti.
Mercato della Vucciria di Notte ★ 4.4
vucciria · Piazza Caracciolo, 90133 Palermo
Vucciria at night around Piazza Caracciolo in Palermo's historic market quarter fires grills and braziers from 21:00, the city's most reliable late session.
Aperitivo Vucciria ★ 4.3
vucciria · Piazza Caracciolo, 90133 Palermo
The Vucciria piazza-bars on Piazza Caracciolo in Palermo run from 19:00-02:00, with sfincione, polpo bollito and stigghiola vendors lighting up alongside.
FUD Bottega Sicula ★ 4.2
loggia · Piazza Olivella 4, 90133 Palermo
FUD Bottega Sicula on Piazza Olivella in Palermo runs until midnight on weeknights and later weekends, Sicilian-ingredient burgers, hot dogs and house craft.
Le Angeliche ★ 4.7
capo · Vicolo Abbadia 10, 90134 Palermo
Le Angeliche in Palermo's Capo market is the city's most reliable insider lunch, market-sourced Sicilian classics in a hidden courtyard, no street sign.
I Segreti del Chiostro ★ 4.8
loggia · Via Discesa dei Giudici 33, 90133 Palermo
I Segreti del Chiostro inside the Santa Caterina d'Alessandria monastery off Piazza Bellini in Palermo bakes Sicilian convent sweets from 21 historic.
Friggitoria Chiluzzo ★ 4.6
kalsa · Piazza Kalsa 11, 90133 Palermo
Friggitoria Chiluzzo on Piazza Kalsa in Palermo is the city's cheapest serious meal, panelle and crocche sandwich at 2 euros eaten standing on the piazza.
Pani Ca' Meusa Porta Carbone ★ 4.6
vucciria · Via Cala 62, 90133 Palermo
Pani Ca' Meusa Porta Carbone on Via Cala in Palermo sells the canonical pane ca' meusa for 3 to 5 euros, fried spleen and lung in sesame buns.
Stigghiolari del Ballaro ★ 4.4
albergheria · Piazza Ballaro, 90134 Palermo
The Ballaro stigghiolari fire charcoal braziers along Piazza Carmine from dusk in Palermo, grilling lamb intestines on skewers for under 6 euros.
Bisso Bistrot ★ 4.3
loggia · Via Maqueda 172A, 90134 Palermo
Bisso Bistrot at the Quattro Canti in Palermo serves Sicilian classics like pasta alla Norma and caponata at communal tables for under 12 euros.
Panelle e Crocche del Ballaro ★ 4.3
albergheria · Piazza Ballaro, 90134 Palermo
Panelle and crocche vendors along Piazza Ballaro in Palermo sell chickpea fritter and potato croquette sandwiches for 2 to 4 euros, the canonical Palermitan.