Osteria Mercede is an italian fine-dining restaurant in Liberta, Palermo.
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.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Book a week ahead at weekends. The 8-course tasting tracks the day's market catch.
Address: Via Sammartino 1, 90141 Palermo
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.
Tip: Book three days ahead at weekends. The chef's tasting tracks the day's catch.
Casa Charleston on Via Magliocco in Palermo relaunched in November 2025 in the former Pasticceria Mazzara space (the restaurant's original 1967 home).
Tip: Bistrot lunch is cheaper than the first-floor fine-dining service. Book the upstairs tasting two weeks ahead.
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.
Tip: Dinner 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.
Tip: Book 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.
Tip: Closed Monday. The wine pairing is entirely Sicilian; the natural-wine extension flight is worth the supplement.
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.
Tip: Closed 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.
Tip: Closed Sunday. The caponata with Modica chocolate is the signature opener; book the balcony table.
