Where Palermo shops, snacks and lunches: the markets worth your morning.
Food markets, farmers markets and covered halls: where Palermo shops, snacks and lunches.
Mercato di Ballaro in Palermo's Albergheria quarter has run since the 10th-century Arab era, extending from Piazza Ballaro along Via Albergheria to Corso.
Go for: Street food, Stigghiola, Fruit and vegetables
Tip: Best on Saturday morning when all stalls open. The stigghiolari fire braziers from dusk for night-market street food.
Mercato della Vucciria on Piazza Caracciolo in Palermo is the city's oldest market (1,000-plus years), quiet by day, raucous at night when sfincione.
Go for: Sfincione, Polpo bollito, Nightlife street food
Tip: Best at night for the street food and bar scene. Morning fish market starts 05:00; sfincione vendors at the Piazza San Domenico end.
Mercato del Capo runs along Via Sant'Agostino, Via Carini and Via Beati Paoli in Palermo's Seralcadio quarter, the city's prime fish and cheese market.
Go for: Fish, Cheese, Fruit and vegetables
Tip: Best on Saturday morning. The fish stalls peak 08:00-11:00; Le Angeliche bistro hides in the market at Vicolo Abbadia.
Mercato di Borgo Vecchio between Castelnuovo and the new harbour in Palermo is the city's newest historic market; the night-market grills fire from 20:00.
Go for: Night market street food, Fish, Grilled meat
Tip: Day market is quieter; night market is the show. Cash only at the night braziers; peak hour 23:00-02:00.
Palermo's working wholesale fish market on the Cala waterfront runs from before dawn Tuesday to Saturday, where restaurants and households source the daily.
Go for: Fish, Tuna, Octopus
Tip: Arrive 04:00-08:00 for the live trade. Polpo, gambero rosso and tuna are the headline catches; bring cash.
Piazza Sant'Anna in Palermo's Kalsa hosts a smaller daily market with a Sunday antiques rotation; fruit, vegetables and a handful of pastry counters serve.
Go for: Antiques, Fruit and vegetables, Sicilian sweets
Tip: Quieter than Ballaro or Capo. Good for morning espresso and sfogliatella shopping; closes by 13:30.