Palermo city guide :)
Street food and Restaurants
Here you can find must-visit places for real foodies in Palermo listed by price (€ - €€ - €€€).
Definitely the best pizza in Palermo.
Special diets: vegetarian friendly, vegan options.
€€
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Pizzeria Frida
37/38 Piazza Sant'OnofrioDefinitely the best pizza in Palermo.
Special diets: vegetarian friendly, vegan options.
€€
Very good and cheap traditional fish dishes.
€
66 Einheimische empfehlen
Trattoria Al Vecchio Club Rosanero
18 Vicolo CaldomaiVery good and cheap traditional fish dishes.
€
Typical Sicilian dishes. Well priced!
Special diets: vegetarian friendly.
€
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Osteria Nonna Dora
7 Piazza ColonnaTypical Sicilian dishes. Well priced!
Special diets: vegetarian friendly.
€
Amazing sicilian seafood and fish.
Special diets: vegetarian friendly, gluten free options.
€€€
45 Einheimische empfehlen
Osteria Mercede
n 1 Via SammartinoAmazing sicilian seafood and fish.
Special diets: vegetarian friendly, gluten free options.
€€€
Delicious hamburgers and vegetarian choices strictly made with sicilian local ingredients. Also artisan beer from sicilian brewery.
€
6 Einheimische empfehlen
PPP burger
49 Piazza S. Francesco di PaolaDelicious hamburgers and vegetarian choices strictly made with sicilian local ingredients. Also artisan beer from sicilian brewery.
€
Sicilian artisan burgers and fried dishes, really delicious.
Special diets: vegetarian friendly, fegan Options, gluten Free options.
€€
93 Einheimische empfehlen
FUD
4 Piazza OlivellaSicilian artisan burgers and fried dishes, really delicious.
Special diets: vegetarian friendly, fegan Options, gluten Free options.
€€
MadoniEAT
20 Via ButeraRistorante Ottava Nota
55 Via ButeraPerciaSacchi
5 Piazza del Monte di PietàFerro di Cavallo
20 Via VeneziaKus-Kus
9 Piazza VirgilioBest meat and fish cous cous in Palermo. Reccommended.
Ice cream and coffee bar, all made with traditional sicilian recipes.
20 Einheimische empfehlen
Casa Stagnitta
46 Discesa dei GiudiciIce cream and coffee bar, all made with traditional sicilian recipes.
Coffee bar with lovely garden, ideal for a break within Palermo's historic centre.
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Cioccolateria Lorenzo
7 Via del Quattro AprileCoffee bar with lovely garden, ideal for a break within Palermo's historic centre.
Chic-retró sicilian restaurant immersed in the beautiful neighboorhood of Kalsa.
FlaM Osteria Contemporanea
1 Via della VetrieraChic-retró sicilian restaurant immersed in the beautiful neighboorhood of Kalsa.
Best pizza in Palermo. Once you try it, you never go back to normal pizza! Simply an experience.
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Archestratus
2/F Via NotarbartoloBest pizza in Palermo. Once you try it, you never go back to normal pizza! Simply an experience.
Lato B cocktail club
122 Via Mariano StabileSciampagna
10 Via Riccardo WagnerGo if you want an incredible ice cream brioche!
Sardina PastaBar
41/43 Via dei CassariOne of the best Pasta Bar in town. Don't miss a try ;) €
Absolutely an excellent restaurant for tipical sicilian food served in a modern key. Very reccommended.
€€
90 Einheimische empfehlen
Osteria Ballarò
25 Via CalascibettaAbsolutely an excellent restaurant for tipical sicilian food served in a modern key. Very reccommended.
€€
Places to visit nearby Palermo
Train to Cefalu:
You can reach Cefulù from the Central Station, just two minutes from the apartment, using the Trenitalia
service. There are 17 trains every day (excluding Sundays). The first train leaves at 05:08am, and the last
one at 21:35pm. The journey only takes around 50 minutes. Tickets cost between 6€ and 9€.
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Cefalù
Train to Cefalu:
You can reach Cefulù from the Central Station, just two minutes from the apartment, using the Trenitalia
service. There are 17 trains every day (excluding Sundays). The first train leaves at 05:08am, and the last
one at 21:35pm. The journey only takes around 50 minutes. Tickets cost between 6€ and 9€.
Bus to Barcarello:
With just two buses you can reach the beautiful nature reserve Barcarello, a protected area with nice spots
to go for a swim.
From the Central Station take the 101 bus to “Stadio Fante” (the football stadium). From here, take the 616
and get off at “Punta Barcarello”. It’s just a few minutes walk from here to the nature reserve. In total the
journey should take around 1 hour 20 minutes
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Riserva Naturale Orientata Capo Gallo Sferracavallo
73a Via BarcarelloBus to Barcarello:
With just two buses you can reach the beautiful nature reserve Barcarello, a protected area with nice spots
to go for a swim.
From the Central Station take the 101 bus to “Stadio Fante” (the football stadium). From here, take the 616
and get off at “Punta Barcarello”. It’s just a few minutes walk from here to the nature reserve. In total the
journey should take around 1 hour 20 minutes
Monreale is only a few miles from the centre of Palermo.
Take the bus AST (Azienda Siciliana Trasport) or the bus 389 (AMAT, the local bus company) from Piazza Indipendenza (behind Palazzo dei Normanni). The bus AST goes directly to Monreale (Piazza C. Inghilleri behind Corso P. Novelli about 200m from the Duomo) while the bus 389 (AMAT) stops at Piazza Vittorio Emanuele (Piazza Duomo). Tickets cost about 1,40 € (one way)
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Monreale
Monreale is only a few miles from the centre of Palermo.
Take the bus AST (Azienda Siciliana Trasport) or the bus 389 (AMAT, the local bus company) from Piazza Indipendenza (behind Palazzo dei Normanni). The bus AST goes directly to Monreale (Piazza C. Inghilleri behind Corso P. Novelli about 200m from the Duomo) while the bus 389 (AMAT) stops at Piazza Vittorio Emanuele (Piazza Duomo). Tickets cost about 1,40 € (one way)
The nearest beach is Mondello and you can reach it by bus.
To reach Mondello's beach take bus line 101, 102 or 124 from via Roma to Piazza Castelnuovo (commonly called Piazza Politeama) and then from there take bus line 806 to Mondello.
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Mondello
The nearest beach is Mondello and you can reach it by bus.
To reach Mondello's beach take bus line 101, 102 or 124 from via Roma to Piazza Castelnuovo (commonly called Piazza Politeama) and then from there take bus line 806 to Mondello.
Monte Pellegrino
Via Bonanno PietroThe Orto Botanico di Palermo (Palermo Botanical Garden) is both a botanical garden and a research and educational institution of the Department of Botany of the University of Palermo. The earliest beginnings of the garden go back to 1779. The garden is open to visitors during the working week from 9.00am to 5.00pm (from April to October to 6.00pm). Weekend hours are from 8.30am to 1.30pm. It's absolutely worth a visit!
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Botanischer Garten
2 Via LincolnThe Orto Botanico di Palermo (Palermo Botanical Garden) is both a botanical garden and a research and educational institution of the Department of Botany of the University of Palermo. The earliest beginnings of the garden go back to 1779. The garden is open to visitors during the working week from 9.00am to 5.00pm (from April to October to 6.00pm). Weekend hours are from 8.30am to 1.30pm. It's absolutely worth a visit!