Casa Charleston is a french bistro fine-dining restaurant in Politeama, Palermo.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Bistrot lunch is cheaper than the first-floor fine-dining service. Book the upstairs tasting two weeks ahead.
3 hours
A 4-course food tasting menu, each dish paired with a wine chosen from over 370 Sicilian wineries. An evening of Sicilian cuisine and wine culture, presented course by course,
Guided tour · 3 hours
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Address: Via Generale Vincenzo Magliocco 19, 90141 Palermo
Cin Cin on Via Manin near the Politeama theatre in Palermo is one of the city's senior fine-edge rooms, ranked in L'Espresso's top 5 Palermo tables.
Book1 week ahead
TipDinner only Monday to Saturday from 19:00. The wine list is entirely Sicilian; ask about Etna by the glass.
Cin Cin on Via Manin near the Politeama theatre in Palermo is one of the city's senior fine-edge rooms, ranked in L'Espresso's top 5 Palermo tables.
Book1 week ahead
TipDinner only Monday to Saturday from 19:00. The wine list is entirely Sicilian; ask about Etna by the glass.
Corona Trattoria on Via Marconi in Palermo's Liberta is a family-run seafood room opened in 2015 by Gianni Corona, daily catch from the Palermitan fishermen.
Book1 week ahead
TipBook three days ahead at weekends. The chef's tasting tracks the day's catch.
Gagini on Via dei Cassari between Vucciria and Cala in Palermo is a contemporary Sicilian fine-dining room inside the 16th-century workshop of sculptor.
Book2 weeks ahead
TipClosed Monday. The wine pairing is entirely Sicilian; the natural-wine extension flight is worth the supplement.
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.
Book3 weeks ahead
TipClosed Tuesday. The lemon-themed tasting is the signature; book the upstairs terrace at sunset.
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.
Book2 weeks ahead
TipClosed Tuesday lunch. The 6-course tasting is the entry point; book the patio April to October.
MEC Restaurant on Via Vittorio Emanuele opposite Palermo Cathedral holds one Michelin star inside an Apple-computer museum, chef Carmelo Trentacosti.
Book3 weeks ahead
TipClosed Sunday. The caponata with Modica chocolate is the signature opener; book the balcony table.
