Guidebook for Palermo

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Guidebook for Palermo

Food Scene

Typical Palermo specialties - street food: Panelle, Arancine, Sfincione, Pane con la milza, Pasta alla norma , pasta con le sarde
212 locals recommend
Antica Focacceria San Francesco
58 Via Alessandro Paternostro
212 locals recommend
Typical Palermo specialties - street food: Panelle, Arancine, Sfincione, Pane con la milza, Pasta alla norma , pasta con le sarde
Typical Sicilian food , seafood+ nice atmosphere. In a restored old stable of an aristocratic building.
90 locals recommend
Osteria Ballarò
25 Via Calascibetta
90 locals recommend
Typical Sicilian food , seafood+ nice atmosphere. In a restored old stable of an aristocratic building.
Good typical Palermo food in a beautiful square.
26 locals recommend
Osteria dei Vespri
6 Piazza Croce dei Vespri
26 locals recommend
Good typical Palermo food in a beautiful square.
321 locals recommend
Capo Market
. Via Cappuccinelle
321 locals recommend
Good pizza!
66 locals recommend
Ciccio Passami l'Olio
4 Via Castrofilippo
66 locals recommend
Good pizza!
typical palermo dishes; good value for money
175 locals recommend
Bisso Bistrot
172A Via Maqueda
175 locals recommend
typical palermo dishes; good value for money
delicious mini pastries. Cannoli is a must try - well known for its famous "Setteveli"
87 locals recommend
Pasticceria Cappello
68 Via Colonna Rotta
87 locals recommend
delicious mini pastries. Cannoli is a must try - well known for its famous "Setteveli"
For your sweet breakfast. house-made chocolate/apple cakes and biscuits
66 locals recommend
Cioccolateria Lorenzo
7 Via del Quattro Aprile
66 locals recommend
For your sweet breakfast. house-made chocolate/apple cakes and biscuits
this is where the locals go for a hearty Sicilian meal.The prices are reasonable and the atmosphere inviting and cosy.
71 locals recommend
Trattoria Ai Cascinari
43 Via D'Ossuna
71 locals recommend
this is where the locals go for a hearty Sicilian meal.The prices are reasonable and the atmosphere inviting and cosy.
Fantastic typical Sicilian pasta, fish, drinks and worth the price. Beautiful location.
11 locals recommend
Garraffo Ristorante Wine bar
5 Piazza Marina
11 locals recommend
Fantastic typical Sicilian pasta, fish, drinks and worth the price. Beautiful location.
182 locals recommend
Market Ballaro
2-14 Via Dalmazio Birago
182 locals recommend
42 locals recommend
A'nìca Ristorante & Pizza Gourmet
135 Via Alloro
42 locals recommend
28 locals recommend
Gelateria Al Cassaro
214 Via Vittorio Emanuele
28 locals recommend
Excellent, locally-sourced food.
27 locals recommend
Ristorante Le Mura
17/18/19 Foro Italico Umberto I
27 locals recommend
Excellent, locally-sourced food.
They roast their own blends. Many choices of coffees. Ice creams, granita, and pastries.
Stagnitta Caffè
di Via dei Cantieri
They roast their own blends. Many choices of coffees. Ice creams, granita, and pastries.
If you want to explore a more contemporary take on local ingredients with a full Sicilian wine list.
21 locals recommend
Ristorante Ottava Nota
55 Via Butera
21 locals recommend
If you want to explore a more contemporary take on local ingredients with a full Sicilian wine list.
13 locals recommend
Sardina PastaBar
41/43 Via dei Cassari
13 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Aperitivo time. Beautiful at sunset. Tables and sofas are outside on the nice promenade of La Cala, the touristic harbor of Palermo
31 locals recommend
A'Cala
Via Cala
31 locals recommend
Aperitivo time. Beautiful at sunset. Tables and sofas are outside on the nice promenade of La Cala, the touristic harbor of Palermo
92 locals recommend
Nautoscope
Piazza Capitaneria di Porto
92 locals recommend
Le Terrazze del Sole

Parks & Nature

145 locals recommend
Villa Giulia
Via Lincoln
145 locals recommend
144 locals recommend
Botanical Garden
2 Via Lincoln
144 locals recommend

Sightseeing

The outstanding Palatine Chapel is inside
494 locals recommend
Norman Palace
1 Piazza del Parlamento
494 locals recommend
The outstanding Palatine Chapel is inside
746 locals recommend
Palermo Cathedral
490 Via Vittorio Emanuele
746 locals recommend
344 locals recommend
Quattro Canti
Via Maqueda
344 locals recommend
60 locals recommend
Kalsa
60 locals recommend
43 locals recommend
Piazza Bellini
Piazza Bellini
43 locals recommend
131 locals recommend
Via Maqueda
Via Maqueda
131 locals recommend
78 locals recommend
Via Vittorio Emanuele
Via Vittorio Emanuele
78 locals recommend
198 locals recommend
Piazza Marina
Piazza Marina
198 locals recommend
one of the most important Baroque churches in the Italian city of Palermo and in all of Sicily, it is decorated with polychrome marbles, stucco and frescoes
178 locals recommend
Church of the Gesu
21 Piazza Casa Professa
178 locals recommend
one of the most important Baroque churches in the Italian city of Palermo and in all of Sicily, it is decorated with polychrome marbles, stucco and frescoes
212 locals recommend
The Zisa Castle
Piazza Zisa
212 locals recommend
171 locals recommend
Santa Maria Dello Spasimo
15 Via Dello Spasimo
171 locals recommend
one of the most outstanding examples of the Sicilian Baroque in Palermo.
64 locals recommend
Church of Saint Joseph of the Theatine Fathers
SNC Via Vittorio Emanuele
64 locals recommend
one of the most outstanding examples of the Sicilian Baroque in Palermo.
baroque stucco carefully prepared and carried out by Giacomo Serpotta
53 locals recommend
Oratory of Santa Cita
3 Via Valverde
53 locals recommend
baroque stucco carefully prepared and carried out by Giacomo Serpotta
65 locals recommend
Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
Piazza San Francesco
65 locals recommend
it's a picturesque place most famous for the fine mosaics in the town's great Norman cathedral.
193 locals recommend
Monreale
193 locals recommend
it's a picturesque place most famous for the fine mosaics in the town's great Norman cathedral.
296 locals recommend
Piazza Pretoria
Piazza Pretoria
296 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

Medieval history Paintings
259 locals recommend
Palazzo Abatellis
4 Via Alloro
259 locals recommend
Medieval history Paintings
204 locals recommend
Modern Art Gallery Sant'Anna
21 Via Sant'Anna
204 locals recommend
150 locals recommend
Palazzo Chiaramonte
60 Piazza Marina
150 locals recommend
It is the biggest opera house in Italy, and one of the largest of Europe. Renowned for its perfect acoustics.
834 locals recommend
Teatro Massimo
Piazza Giuseppe Verdi
834 locals recommend
It is the biggest opera house in Italy, and one of the largest of Europe. Renowned for its perfect acoustics.
Museum, library, art gallery
50 locals recommend
Palazzo Branciforte
2 Largo Gae Aulenti
50 locals recommend
Museum, library, art gallery
173 locals recommend
Regional Archeological Museum Antonio Salinas
Piazza Olivella
173 locals recommend
79 locals recommend
The Antonio Pasqualino International Puppet Museum
5 P.za Antonio Pasqualino
79 locals recommend
35 locals recommend
Fondazione Sant'Elia
81 Via Maqueda
35 locals recommend

Getting Around

Bus stops
25 locals recommend
Via Roma
Via Roma
25 locals recommend
Bus stops
104 locals recommend
Palermo Centrale
Piazza Giulio Cesare
104 locals recommend

Shopping

Big department store. Great rooftop terrace overlooking the domes of the old Palermo.
117 locals recommend
RINASCENTE Palermo
289 Via Roma
117 locals recommend
Big department store. Great rooftop terrace overlooking the domes of the old Palermo.
Popular pottery shop. Rare pieces of majolica art and ceramics.
Ceramiche Tre Erre
358 Via Roma
Popular pottery shop. Rare pieces of majolica art and ceramics.