Street food€loggiaDaily 12:00-23:30
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.
Try: Pasta alla Norma, caponata
Tip: No reservations. Arrive 12:30 lunch or 19:30 dinner for a seat; the communal table is fastest.
Street food€albergheriaDaily 18:00-24:00Cash only
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.
Street food€vucciriaDaily 09:00-20:00Cash only
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.
Street food€capoMon-Sat 07:00-20:00, Sun 07:00-13:00Cash only
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.
Street food€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.
Try: Polpo bollito (boiled octopus)
Tip: Cash only. Eat warm with lemon; the salt cellar lives on the cart for self-service.
Street food€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.
Try: Panelle, crocche, sfincione
Tip: Eat in a sesame-seed vastedda bun. The corner of Via Carmine has the busiest counter.