Belle Epoque seafront town 12km north of Palermo, with Bye Bye Blues on Via del Garofalo and the Antico Stabilimento Balneare boardwalk. Granita, brioche, summer beach lunches.
Bye Bye Blues on Via del Garofalo in Mondello, the room where Patrizia Di Benedetto became Sicily's first female Michelin-starred chef in 2010.
Signature: Tasting menu, Pasta con bottarga di tonno, Pesce del giorno
Order: The chef's tasting menu; pasta con bottarga di tonno is the most-photographed primo.
Tip: Closed Tuesday lunch. The 6-course tasting is the entry point; book the patio in summer.
Bye Bye Blues on Via del Garofalo in Mondello was Sicily's first female-chef Michelin-starred room under Patrizia Di Benedetto, holding the star from 2010.
Tip: Closed Tuesday lunch. The 6-course tasting is the entry point; book the patio April to October.
Morettino's airport branch at Palermo Falcone Borsellino is the family roaster's gateway counter, full Morettino espresso carte plus Sicily-grown bean retail.
Tip: The Sicily-grown bag with two bars of Modica chocolate is the standard travel souvenir.
Sources from: Sicily (Palermo), Ethiopia, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail