Bye Bye Blues is a sicilian fine dining restaurant in Mondello, Palermo.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
3 hours
Enjoy a private Sicilian pasta masterclass led by a local chef. A refined, hands-on culinary experience with tasting, designed for guests who value quality, comfort an...
3 hours
Discover Sicilian cuisine in a setting reserved for a limited number of guests. This is a private culinary experience designed for travelers who value privacy, authent...
3 hours
Experience the authentic flavors of Palermo with a small-group cooking class. Hand-roll pasta and traditional dishes with a local chef, sip Sicilian wines, and take ho...
Address: Via del Garofalo 23, 90151 Mondello, 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.
OrderSarde a beccafico and the caponata, the two flagships of the Palermo carte.
TipBook ahead, this is the busiest mid-range room in the city. The shared platter starter for two is the efficient lunch order.
Bisso Bistrot at the Quattro Canti crossroads in Palermo is a former Casa del Libro bookshop turned communal-table bistro for Sicilian classics.
OrderPasta alla Norma and the involtini di melanzane, with house red.
TipNo reservations. Arrive 12:30 for lunch or 19:30 for dinner; the communal table fills first.
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.
OrderPasta con le sarde and the anelletti al forno, the Sunday Sicilian standards.
TipBook a day ahead for Sunday lunch; the room turns three times. Gluten-free pasta is available with notice.
Ferro di Cavallo on Via Venezia in Palermo is the city's archetypal walk-in trattoria, no reservations, communal tables, a chalkboard menu of cucina povera.
OrderPasta alla Norma and the polpette al sugo, the house standards.
TipNo reservations. Arrive by 12:30 lunch or 19:30 dinner. Cash works fastest; service is fast and direct.
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.
OrderTagliata di tonno and the pasta con le sarde, with a Grillo by the glass.
TipBook ahead at weekends. Live music starts 21:30; ask for the back room if you want a quieter table.
Piccolo Napoli on Piazzetta Mulino a Vento in Palermo's Borgo Vecchio quarter is a 70-year family seafood trattoria; the carte changes daily with what.
OrderSpaghetti con bottarga and whatever crudi arrived that morning.
TipLunch only most days. Book one day ahead; the daily catch board is dictated verbally.
