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Explore the markets in Palermo's city centre with a local food expert. Learn about locals' daily life, and traditional recipes, and taste a range of favorite local foo...
20 street food places in Palermo we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Palermo | Street Food across every city.
Palermo is one of Europe's great street-food cities, and the markets are its stage: panelle, crocche, arancine, sfincione and the famous pani ca meusa. Pani Ca' Meusa Porta Carbone near the Vucciria and Friggitoria Chiluzzo at Piazza Kalsa are pilgrimage stops, while Nni Franco u' Vastiddaru and Antica Focacceria San Francesco do the classics in the Kalsa. The Ballaro stalls, from the Stigghiolari to Panelle e Crocche, and Ke Palle Arancine d'Autore on Via Maqueda keep the tradition running through the day.
Pani Ca' Meusa Porta Carbone ★ 4.7
vucciria · Via Cala 62, 90133 Palermo
Pani Ca' Meusa Porta Carbone on Via Cala by Palermo's port has fried spleen, lung and trachea sandwiches in lard since 1943; the city's canonical pane ca'.
Friggitoria Chiluzzo ★ 4.6
kalsa · Piazza Kalsa 11, 90133 Palermo
Friggitoria Chiluzzo on Piazza Kalsa in Palermo is the canonical panelle counter, four-euro chickpea-fritter-and-crocche sandwiches eaten standing.
Nni Franco u' Vastiddaru ★ 4.4
kalsa · Via Vittorio Emanuele 102, 90133 Palermo
Franco u' Vastiddaru on Via Vittorio Emanuele at Piazza Marina in Palermo is the canonical pane con la milza counter since 1992, founded by a former Antica.
Antica Focacceria San Francesco ★ 4.2
kalsa · Via Alessandro Paternostro 58, 90133 Palermo
Antica Focacceria San Francesco in Palermo since 1834 is the sit-down street food room, canonical pane ca' meusa, sfincione, panelle and the largest carte.
Ke Palle Arancine d'Autore ★ 4.3
loggia · Via Maqueda 270, 90134 Palermo
Ke Palle on Via Maqueda in Palermo's historic centre is the city's flagship arancineria, 20-plus daily flavours fried to order, vegan and vegetarian options.
FUD Bottega Sicula ★ 4.3
loggia · Piazza Olivella 4, 90133 Palermo
FUD Bottega Sicula on Piazza Olivella in Palermo turns Modica beef, Nebrodi salumi and the island's cheese DOPs into a Sicilian burger carte with house craft.
Bisso Bistrot ★ 4.4
loggia · Via Maqueda 172A, 90134 Palermo
Bisso Bistrot at the Quattro Canti in Palermo is a sit-down street food bistro inside a former bookshop, Sicilian classics under 10 euros, communal table.
Stigghiolari del Ballaro ★ 4.5
albergheria · Piazza Ballaro, 90134 Palermo
The Ballaro stigghiolari fire charcoal braziers along Piazza Ballaro and Via Carmine from dusk in Palermo, grilling lamb intestines on skewers.
Sfincione del Mercato della Vucciria ★ 4.4
vucciria · Piazza Caracciolo, 90133 Palermo
Sfincione vendors at Mercato della Vucciria on Piazza Caracciolo in Palermo cut thick squares of focaccia-pizza with caciocavallo, anchovies and breadcrumbs.
Arancina del Mercato del Capo ★ 4.3
capo · Via Sant'Agostino, 90134 Palermo
Arancina vendors at the Mercato del Capo along Via Sant'Agostino and Via Carini in Palermo fry rice balls, panelle and pane ca' meusa from morning braziers.
Polpo bollito del Mercato della Vucciria ★ 4.4
vucciria · Piazza Caracciolo, 90133 Palermo
Octopus vendors at Mercato della Vucciria in Palermo boil whole polpo in steaming pots through the morning, slicing onto paper with lemon, salt and olive oil.
Panelle e Crocche del Ballaro ★ 4.4
albergheria · Piazza Ballaro, 90134 Palermo
Panelle and crocche vendors along Piazza Ballaro and Via Albergheria in Palermo fry chickpea-flour fritters and potato croquettes in flat pans.
Mercato Notturno Borgo Vecchio ★ 4.3
borgo-vecchio · Piazzetta Mulino a Vento, 90139 Palermo
Borgo Vecchio's night market on Piazzetta Mulino a Vento in Palermo fires charcoal braziers from 20:00 for grilled meat, panelle and frittole.
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 and brewpub since 2016, sfincione-style pizza and Suino Nero burgers paired.
Stigghiolari del Ballaro ★ 4.5
albergheria · Piazza Ballaro, 90134 Palermo
The Ballaro stigghiolari fire charcoal braziers from 18:00 to past midnight in Palermo, the canonical after-dark Palermitan working-class street food.
Ke Palle Arancine d'Autore ★ 4.2
loggia · Via Maqueda 270, 90134 Palermo
Ke Palle on Via Maqueda in Palermo fries arancine to order until 22:00, the city's late-evening working-class street food, 20-plus daily flavours sold one.
Antica Focacceria San Francesco ★ 4.1
kalsa · Via Alessandro Paternostro 58, 90133 Palermo
Antica Focacceria San Francesco in Palermo's Kalsa serves the full Palermitan street food carte from 11:00-23:00, the city's reliable late-evening.
Stigghiolari del Ballaro ★ 4.3
albergheria · Piazza Ballaro, 90134 Palermo
The Ballaro stigghiolari fire charcoal braziers along Piazza Carmine from dusk in Palermo, grilling lamb intestines on wooden skewers, the city's oldest.
Nni Franco u' Vastiddaru ★ 4.4
kalsa · Via Vittorio Emanuele 102, 90133 Palermo
Franco u' Vastiddaru at Piazza Marina in Palermo serves pane con la milza, sfincione and the full Palermitan street food carte between 3 and 6 euros.
Antica Focacceria San Francesco ★ 4.1
kalsa · Via Alessandro Paternostro 58, 90133 Palermo
Antica Focacceria San Francesco in Palermo's Kalsa since 1834 sells the full Palermitan street food carte between 3 and 8 euros at the counter.
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