5 upscale rooms in Palermo, editor-picked. occasion rooms in Palermo — destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Palermo food.
Osteria Mercede ★ 4.6
liberta · Via Sammartino 1, 90141 Palermo
Osteria Mercede on Via Sammartino in Palermo's Politeama quarter is a 25-cover seafood-only room with nautical decor; carte runs raw plates, pasta with sea urchin and grilled red tuna.
Tip: Book a week ahead at weekends. The 8-course tasting tracks the day's market.
Trattoria Piccolo Napoli ★ 4.5
borgo-vecchio · Piazzetta Mulino a Vento 4, 90139 Palermo
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 arrived from the market.
Tip: Lunch only most days. Book one day ahead; the daily catch board is dictated verbally.
Corona Trattoria ★ 4.5
liberta · Via Guglielmo Marconi 9, 90141 Palermo
Corona Trattoria on Via Marconi in Palermo's Liberta quarter sources seafood daily from the city's fishermen, with a modern raw-plate carte alongside the Palermitan pasta classics.
Tip: Book three days ahead at weekends. The chef's tasting is the kitchen's verdict on the day's catch.
Trattoria Piccolo Napoli ★ 4.5
borgo-vecchio · Piazzetta Mulino a Vento 4, 90139 Palermo
Piccolo Napoli on Piazzetta Mulino a Vento in Palermo's Borgo Vecchio is a 70-year family seafood trattoria; daily carte dictated by the morning market.
Tip: Lunch only most days. Book one day ahead; the catch board is dictated verbally.
Ristorante Cin Cin ★ 4.4
politeama · Via Daniele Manin 22, 90139 Palermo
Cin Cin on Via Manin off Via Liberta in Palermo is one of the city's senior fine-edge restaurants, a Sicilian seafood and meat carte ranked in L'Espresso's top 5 Palermo rooms.
Tip: Dinner only Monday to Saturday from 19:00. The wine list is entirely Sicilian; ask about Etna by the glass.