The places in Palermo the guidebooks miss. locals-only counters, after-hours rooms and the spots tourists walk past.

Food tour in Palermo

Street Food Walking Tour with Local Guide & Tasting

★ 4.8 (1,070)2.5 hoursfrom €44

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Sicilian tours and tastings in Palermo

3 of the hidden gems on this list serve sicilian.

Sicilian Cooking Class★ 5.0 (315)
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Viator · 4.5 h

Sicilian Cooking Class

The Sicilian Pantry is a family run cookery school located in the heart of the Historical centre of Palermo. We offer daily market tours & cookery lessons of tradition...

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MiniM Bistrot

  • ★ 4.5

Order Coffee, kombucha, a selection of natural wines and creative dishes.

MiniM Bistrot, at Via Antonio Gagini 31, is a bistrot with a garden inside the Officine Bellotti, an urban refuge to take a break, work or share ideas.

MadoniEAT

  • ★ 4.2

Order Fresh pasta with pumpkin, garlic, mint, almonds and crispy breadcrumbs.

MadoniEAT, at Via Butera 20 in Palazzo Butera, serves fresh pasta with black pork ragout, ricotta from Madonie and lonza from Nebrodi; the menu changes daily.

Fiumefreddo DOC

  • ★ 4.2

Order Mignon and specialities of the Sicilian rosticceria.

Fiumefreddo DOC, at Via Saverio Landolina 19, is a bar, rosticceria, pasticceria and gelateria that opened in 2018 near via Montepellegrino.

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