Where to eat in Palermo after midnight, and the classic 2am move.
Where to eat in Palermo after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
Borgo Vecchio's night market on Piazzetta Mulino a Vento in Palermo fires charcoal braziers from 20:00 to 04:00, the city's most reliable after-midnight street food destination.
Try: Carne arrostita, panelle, frittole
Tip: Peak hour 23:00 to 02:00 on weekends. Cash only; the grilled horse meat is a local order.
The Ballaro stigghiolari fire charcoal braziers from 18:00 to past midnight in Palermo, the canonical after-dark Palermitan working-class street food, grilled lamb intestines on skewers.
Try: Stigghiola (grilled lamb intestines)
Tip: Eat with lemon, no bread. Cash only. The Piazza Carmine vendors close last.
Ballarak on Piazza Magione in Palermo's Kalsa is the city's first craft brewery and brewpub, kitchen runs until 01:00, sfincione-style pizza and Suino Nero burgers with house craft beer.
Try: Sfincione-style pizza, Suino Nero burger
Tip: Piazza tables fill first in summer. The tap list rotates monthly.
The Vucciria piazza-bars on Piazza Caracciolo in Palermo run from 19:00 to 02:00, with sfincione, polpo bollito and stigghiola vendors lighting up alongside the open-air drinking scene.
Try: Sfincione, polpo bollito, panelle
Tip: Cash works fastest. Peak hour 22:00 to 24:00.
Ke Palle on Via Maqueda in Palermo fries arancine to order until 22:00, the city's late-evening working-class street food, 20-plus daily flavours sold one at a time from the counter.
Try: Arancina (Palermitan rice ball)
Tip: Arancina classica and porcini are the most-ordered after dinner.
FUD Bottega Sicula on Piazza Olivella in Palermo runs until midnight on weeknights and later weekends, Sicilian-ingredient burgers, hot dogs and house craft beer on six taps.
Try: Sicilian-ingredient burgers and hot dogs
Tip: Cash works fastest at the counter. The vegetarian Sicilian burger is the credible meat-free option.
Antica Focacceria San Francesco in Palermo's Kalsa serves the full Palermitan street food carte from 11:00 to 23:00, the city's reliable late-evening sit-down street-food option.
Try: Pane ca' meusa, sfincione, panelle
Tip: Counter pickup is fastest. The terrace facing the basilica is the late-night seat.