Panelle e Crocche del Ballaro is a street-food stop in Albergheria, Palermo.
Panelle and crocche vendors along Piazza Ballaro and Via Albergheria in Palermo fry chickpea-flour fritters and potato croquettes in flat pans.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Eat in a sesame-seed vastedda bun. The corner of Via Carmine has the busiest counter.
Address: Piazza Ballaro, 90134 Palermo
Borgo Vecchio's night market on Piazzetta Mulino a Vento in Palermo fires charcoal braziers from 20:00 for grilled meat, panelle and frittole.
Try: Carne arrostita, panelle, frittole
Tip: Cash only. Peak hour is 23:00-02:00 on weekends; the grilled horse meat is a local order.
Ballarak on Piazza Magione in Palermo's Kalsa is the city's first craft brewery and brewpub since 2016, sfincione-style pizza and Suino Nero burgers paired.
Try: Sfincione-style pizza, Suino Nero burger
Tip: Piazza tables are the best summer seats. The tap list rotates monthly; ask which beer is freshest.
Pani Ca' Meusa Porta Carbone on Via Cala by Palermo's port has fried spleen, lung and trachea sandwiches in lard since 1943; the city's canonical pane ca'.
Try: Pane ca' meusa (spleen sandwich)
Tip: Order maritato (with caciocavallo and ricotta) for the milder version. Cash only; pair with a Messina beer.
Friggitoria Chiluzzo on Piazza Kalsa in Palermo is the canonical panelle counter, four-euro chickpea-fritter-and-crocche sandwiches eaten standing.
Try: Panelle e crocche (chickpea fritters and potato croquettes)
Tip: Cash only. The panelle e crocche sandwich is the order; eat on the church steps opposite.
Franco u' Vastiddaru on Via Vittorio Emanuele at Piazza Marina in Palermo is the canonical pane con la milza counter since 1992, founded by a former Antica.
Try: Pane con la milza, vastedda al lardo
Tip: Maritato (with caciocavallo and ricotta) is the gateway; ask for la vastedda al lardo if you want the bread alone.
Antica Focacceria San Francesco in Palermo since 1834 is the sit-down street food room, canonical pane ca' meusa, sfincione, panelle and the largest carte.
Try: Pane ca' meusa, sfincione, panelle
Tip: Counter pickup is fastest at lunch; the terrace facing the basilica is the sit-down seat.
