22 mid-range rooms in Palermo, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good rooms in Palermo — no surprise on the bill, real cooking. All Palermo food.
Buatta Cucina Popolana ★ 4.5
loggia · Via Vittorio Emanuele 176, 90133 Palermo
Buatta Cucina Popolana on Via Vittorio Emanuele in Palermo is the city's flagship cucina povera room, a Michelin Bib Gourmand for seasonal Sicilian plates inside an 1870 grocer's shopfront.
Tip: Book ahead, this is the busiest mid-range room in the city. The shared platter starter for two is the efficient lunch order.
Le Angeliche ★ 4.5
capo · Vicolo Abbadia 10, 90134 Palermo
Le Angeliche in Palermo's Capo market is a four-women-owned bistro with a hidden garden courtyard, serving market-sourced Sicilian plates from breakfast through dinner.
Tip: Book the secret courtyard table by phone. Closed Sunday evening and Monday.
Buatta Cucina Popolana ★ 4.5
loggia · Via Vittorio Emanuele 176, 90133 Palermo
Buatta on Via Vittorio Emanuele in Palermo is the city's flagship cucina povera room, a Michelin Bib Gourmand for seasonal Sicilian plates inside an 1870 grocer's shopfront.
Tip: Book ahead. The mixed antipasti for two is the efficient lunch order.
Le Angeliche ★ 4.5
capo · Vicolo Abbadia 10, 90134 Palermo
Le Angeliche in Palermo's Capo market is a four-women-owned bistro with a hidden garden courtyard, market-sourced Sicilian plates from breakfast through dinner.
Tip: Closed Sunday evening and Monday. Book the secret courtyard table by phone.
Bisso Bistrot ★ 4.4
loggia · Via Maqueda 172A, 90134 Palermo
Bisso Bistrot at the Quattro Canti crossroads in Palermo is a former Casa del Libro bookshop turned communal-table bistro for Sicilian classics, no reservations, queues most nights.
Tip: No reservations. Arrive 12:30 for lunch or 19:30 for dinner; the communal table fills first.
Trattoria Ai Cascinari ★ 4.4
capo · Via D'Ossuna 43/45, 90138 Palermo
Trattoria Ai Cascinari on Via D'Ossuna in Palermo is a 1949-founded family room behind the Capo market, Slow Food praised for the cucina povera carte and Sunday lunch.
Tip: Book a day ahead for Sunday lunch; the room turns three times. Gluten-free pasta is available with notice.
Moltivolti ★ 4.4
albergheria · Via Giuseppe Mario Puglia 21, 90134 Palermo
Moltivolti in Palermo's Ballaro quarter is the city's coworking and solidarity restaurant since 2014, employing refugees from 15 communities, with a Sicilian-meets-North-African and West-African carte.
Tip: Book ahead. The Ballaro courtyard fills first in spring and summer; lunch is the value entry point.
Trattoria Ai Cascinari ★ 4.4
capo · Via D'Ossuna 43/45, 90138 Palermo
Ai Cascinari on Via D'Ossuna in Palermo is a 1949-founded Slow Food trattoria behind the Capo market; Sunday lunch carte runs the full cucina povera repertoire.
Tip: Book ahead for Sunday lunch. The room turns three times; gluten-free pasta with notice.
Bisso Bistrot ★ 4.4
loggia · Via Maqueda 172A, 90134 Palermo
Bisso Bistrot at the Quattro Canti in Palermo is a former bookshop turned communal-table bistro for Sicilian classics, no reservations, queues most nights.
Tip: No reservations; arrive early. The communal table fills first.
Moltivolti ★ 4.4
albergheria · Via Giuseppe Mario Puglia 21, 90134 Palermo
Moltivolti in Palermo's Ballaro is the city's coworking and solidarity restaurant since 2014, employing refugees from 15 communities, Sicilian-meets-North-African and West-African carte.
Tip: Book ahead. The Ballaro courtyard fills first in spring; lunch is the value entry.
Osteria Ballaro ★ 4.3
albergheria · Via Calascibetta 25, 90133 Palermo
Osteria Ballaro on Via Calascibetta in Palermo runs a candlelit two-room dining space at the edge of the Ballaro market, seafood-leaning Sicilian carte with live music most evenings.
Tip: Book ahead at weekends. Live music starts 21:30; ask for the back room if you want a quieter table.
Trattoria Da Salvo ★ 4.3
kalsa · Via Torremuzza 21, 90133 Palermo
Trattoria Da Salvo on Via Torremuzza in Palermo's Kalsa quarter runs a back-street seafood-and-pasta carte with daily-changing antipasti from the Vucciria stalls.
Tip: Closed Tuesday. The piazza-side terrace fills first; book a day ahead at weekends.
FUD Bottega Sicula ★ 4.3
loggia · Piazza Olivella 4, 90133 Palermo
FUD Bottega Sicula on Piazza Olivella in Palermo runs a Sicilian-ingredient burger and hot-dog room, Modica beef in the patties, Nebrodi cured meats and house craft beer on tap.
Tip: No reservations; lunch is the easiest entry. The vegetarian Sicilian burger is the credible meat-free option.
Frida Pizzeria ★ 4.3
capo · Piazza Sant'Onofrio 37, 90134 Palermo
Frida Pizzeria on Piazza Sant'Onofrio in Palermo's Capo quarter runs a Frida-Kahlo-themed dining room with a strong vegetarian and vegan slate alongside the Sicilian-leaning pizza carte.
Tip: Closed Tuesday. Book the courtyard table at weekends; gluten-free crust is available with advance notice.
Trattoria Da Pino ★ 4.3
borgo-vecchio · Via dello Spezio 6, 90139 Palermo
Trattoria Da Pino on Via dello Spezio in Palermo's Borgo Vecchio is a family-run seafood-driven room, daily-changing chalkboard carte dictated by the morning Borgo Vecchio market.
Tip: Cash works fastest. Lunch is the value entry; book one day ahead for Sunday lunch.
Osteria Ballaro ★ 4.3
albergheria · Via Calascibetta 25, 90133 Palermo
Osteria Ballaro on Via Calascibetta at the edge of the Ballaro market in Palermo runs a candlelit two-room space, Sicilian seafood carte and live music most nights.
Tip: Book ahead at weekends. Live music starts 21:30; ask for the back room if you want quieter.
Casa del Brodo dal Dottore ★ 4.3
loggia · Corso Vittorio Emanuele 175, 90133 Palermo
Casa del Brodo on Corso Vittorio Emanuele in Palermo's historic centre has run since 1890, the city's last broth-and-boiled-meat house with daily-changing Palermitan antipasti.
Tip: Closed Tuesday. The 16-dish antipasto trolley is the value lunch; cash works fastest.
Trattoria Da Salvo ★ 4.3
kalsa · Via Torremuzza 21, 90133 Palermo
Trattoria Da Salvo on Via Torremuzza in Palermo's Kalsa runs a back-street seafood-and-pasta carte with daily-changing antipasti from the Vucciria stalls.
Tip: Closed Tuesday. The piazza-side terrace fills first; book a day ahead at weekends.
FUD Bottega Sicula ★ 4.3
loggia · Piazza Olivella 4, 90133 Palermo
FUD Bottega Sicula on Piazza Olivella in Palermo runs a Sicilian-ingredient burger and hot-dog room, Modica beef, Nebrodi salumi and house craft beer.
Tip: No reservations; lunch is the easiest entry. Vegetarian burger is the credible meat-free option.
Frida Pizzeria ★ 4.3
capo · Piazza Sant'Onofrio 37, 90134 Palermo
Frida Pizzeria on Piazza Sant'Onofrio in Palermo's Capo quarter runs a Frida-Kahlo-themed pizzeria, strong vegetarian and vegan slate alongside Sicilian-leaning pies.
Tip: Closed Tuesday. Book the courtyard table at weekends. Gluten-free crust with advance notice.
Ballarak Birrificio ★ 4.2
kalsa · Piazza Magione 28, 90133 Palermo
Ballarak on Piazza Magione in Palermo's Kalsa quarter is the city's first craft brewery and brewpub since 2016, four taps of house beer alongside a Sicilian sharing-plate carte.
Tip: The piazza-facing tables are the best summer seats. Tap list rotates monthly; ask which beer is the freshest.
Trattoria Trapani ★ 4.1
loggia · Piazza Giulio Cesare 16, 90127 Palermo
Trattoria Trapani on Piazza Giulio Cesare near Palermo Central Station is a family-run western-Sicilian trattoria, busiate and couscous-trapanese alongside Palermitan classics.
Tip: Walk-ins seat fast on weekdays; book one day ahead at weekends.