Bisso Bistrot is a street-food stop in Loggia, Palermo.
Bisso Bistrot at the Quattro Canti in Palermo is a sit-down street food bistro inside a former bookshop, Sicilian classics under 10 euros, communal table.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: No reservations. Arrive 12:30 lunch or 19:30 dinner for a seat; the communal table is fastest.
Address: Via Maqueda 172A, 90134 Palermo
The Ballaro stigghiolari fire charcoal braziers along Piazza Ballaro and Via Carmine from dusk in Palermo, grilling lamb intestines on skewers.
Try: Stigghiola (grilled lamb intestines)
Tip: Eat with lemon, no bread. The vendor closest to Piazza Carmine has the freshest skewers.
Sfincione vendors at Mercato della Vucciria on Piazza Caracciolo in Palermo cut thick squares of focaccia-pizza with caciocavallo, anchovies and breadcrumbs.
Try: Sfincione (Sicilian focaccia-pizza)
Tip: Eat warm by the slice. The fishmonger end has the busiest sfincione stand at lunch.
Arancina vendors at the Mercato del Capo along Via Sant'Agostino and Via Carini in Palermo fry rice balls, panelle and pane ca' meusa from morning braziers.
Try: Arancina, panelle, pane ca' meusa
Tip: Cash only. The pane ca' meusa stand at the Via Volturno end fries to order until 14:00.
Octopus vendors at Mercato della Vucciria in Palermo boil whole polpo in steaming pots through the morning, slicing onto paper with lemon, salt and olive oil.
Try: Polpo bollito (boiled octopus)
Tip: Cash only. Eat warm with lemon; the salt cellar lives on the cart for self-service.
Panelle and crocche vendors along Piazza Ballaro and Via Albergheria in Palermo fry chickpea-flour fritters and potato croquettes in flat pans.
Try: Panelle, crocche, sfincione
Tip: Eat in a sesame-seed vastedda bun. The corner of Via Carmine has the busiest counter.
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.
