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HoursMon-Sat 07:00-20:00, Sun 07:00-13:00
The dishArancina, panelle, pane ca' meusa
PaymentCash only

Tip: Cash only. The pane ca' meusa stand at the Via Volturno end fries to order until 14:00.

Location

Address: Via Sant'Agostino, 90134 Palermo

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Polpo bollito del Mercato della Vucciria ★ 4.4

vucciriaDaily 09:00-15:00Cash only

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 for a midday snack.

Try: Polpo bollito (boiled octopus)

Tip: Cash only. Eat warm with lemon; the salt cellar lives on the cart for self-service.

Piazza Caracciolo, 90133 Palermo

Panelle e Crocche del Ballaro ★ 4.4

albergheriaMon-Sat 07:00-20:00Cash only

Panelle and crocche vendors along Piazza Ballaro and Via Albergheria in Palermo fry chickpea-flour fritters and potato croquettes in flat pans through the working day.

Try: Panelle, crocche, sfincione

Tip: Eat in a sesame-seed vastedda bun. The corner of Via Carmine has the busiest counter.

Piazza Ballaro, 90134 Palermo

Mercato Notturno Borgo Vecchio ★ 4.3

borgo-vecchioDaily 20:00-04:00Cash only

Borgo Vecchio's night market on Piazzetta Mulino a Vento in Palermo fires charcoal braziers from 20:00 for grilled meat, panelle and frittole, the after-midnight working snack.

Try: Carne arrostita, panelle, frittole

Tip: Cash only. Peak hour is 23:00 to 02:00 on weekends; the grilled horse meat is a local order.

Piazzetta Mulino a Vento, 90139 Palermo

Ballarak Birrificio ★ 4.2

kalsaFri-Sat 22:00-01:00 DJ programme

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 with house IPA.

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.

Piazza Magione 28, 90133 Palermo

Pani Ca' Meusa Porta Carbone ★ 4.7

vucciriaMon-Sat 11:00-22:00, closed SundayCash only

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' meusa counter.

Try: Pane ca' meusa (spleen sandwich)

Tip: Order maritato (with caciocavallo and ricotta) for the milder version. Cash only; pair with a Messina beer.

Via Cala 62, 90133 Palermo

Friggitoria Chiluzzo ★ 4.6

kalsaMon-Sat 08:00-17:00, closed SundayCash only

Friggitoria Chiluzzo on Piazza Kalsa in Palermo is the canonical panelle counter, four-euro chickpea-fritter-and-crocche sandwiches eaten standing under the palm-tree square.

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.

Piazza Kalsa 11, 90133 Palermo

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