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Tasting €135InternationalVucciria
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.
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Tasting €140SicilianBagheriaChef Nino Ferreri
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.
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TipClosed Tuesday. The lemon-themed tasting is the signature; book the upstairs terrace at sunset.
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Tasting €130SicilianMondelloChef Patrizia Di Benedetto
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.
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TipClosed Tuesday lunch. The 6-course tasting is the entry point; book the patio April to October.
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Tasting €115SicilianLoggiaChef Carmelo Trentacosti
MEC Restaurant on Via Vittorio Emanuele opposite Palermo Cathedral holds one Michelin star inside an Apple-computer museum, chef Carmelo Trentacosti.
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TipClosed Sunday. The caponata with Modica chocolate is the signature opener; book the balcony table.
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Tasting €85ItalianKalsaChef Alberto Rizzo
Osteria dei Vespri on Piazza Croce dei Vespri in Palermo's Kalsa quarter occupies a wing of Palazzo Gangi (the Visconti film Il Gattopardo location).
Book1 week ahead
TipClosed Sunday. The two tasting menus run 65 and 85 euros; the wine list is one of the city's deepest.
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Tasting €80ItalianLiberta
Osteria Mercede on Via Sammartino in Palermo's Politeama runs a 25-cover seafood-only fine-dining room with raw plates, ricci di mare pasta and grilled red.
Book1 week ahead
TipBook a week ahead at weekends. The 8-course tasting tracks the day's market catch.