CuisineSicilian
Price€€€€
Tasting menu€115
Neighborhoodloggia
ChefCarmelo Trentacosti
Book ahead3 weeks
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Tip: Closed Sunday. The caponata with Modica chocolate is the signature opener; book the balcony table.

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Address: Via Vittorio Emanuele 452, 90134 Palermo

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