Food & Drink - Restaurants, Cocktail Bars, Taverns, Pastry Shops, and Discos of Palermo City

Sfizio is characterized by offering its customers a quality of pizza produced from a blend of soft wheat flour from the Neapolitan mill Caputo , so as to guarantee a highly digestible, soft and crispy dough, combining the flavors of a Neapolitan and Sicilian pizza at the same time.
Sfizio also reserves space for Typical Sicilian Gastronomy , with appetizers, first and second courses of meat and fish.

Sferracavallo, one of the most characteristic seaside villages of Palermo, is the location of the Season.
This place offers a wide range of opportunities to spend a day at the seaside under the sun, enjoying aperitifs and listening to live music, from morning until night.
One of the strengths of the Season, which makes it one of the most popular beaches, is the wide variety of fresh and tasty food available, which can be enjoyed in complete relaxation on the beach or during a dinner or aperitif.
The menu offers options such as Hawaiian bowl, salads, typical Palermo sandwiches and sushi.
The Season offers various locations to meet the needs of visitors, including comfortable loungers on the sand under umbrellas and a particular solarium terrace equipped with mats and cushions.
Furthermore, from your workstation, you can consult the kiosk menu and order what you want.

The hospitable atmosphere of the Monkey Pub makes it one of the most popular pubs in Palermo.
It is located in one of the busiest squares of Palermo nightlife, Piazza Sant'Anna.
During the week it offers live music with the participation of local and non-local artists.
The Monkey Pub offers excellent brands of spirits, beer and cocktails, but it is also a coffee bar in the morning where you can enjoy excellent cappuccinos and coffees, and an excellent alternative for a sandwich-based lunch.

The Poke Home is a dark kitchen specialized in the preparation of the typical Hawaiian dish, the poké bowl.
The kitchen offers a wide selection of fresh, high-quality ingredients, including marinated raw fish, rice, seasonal vegetables and fruits.
The restaurant is committed to sustainability and uses only sustainably sourced fish and seasonal ingredients.

Poké Hawaian Taste is a restaurant that specializes in the preparation of the famous Hawaiian dish, poké.
This dish consists of cubes of raw fish marinated in a mixture of soybeans, sesame oil and other ingredients, served on a rice or salad base.
The restaurant offers a large selection of fresh, high-quality ingredients to customize your poke to your taste.
With a relaxing and welcoming atmosphere, Poké Hawaiian Taste is the perfect place to enjoy authentic Hawaiian flavors.

Mind House the Music Factory of Palermo, founded in 2015, entirely dedicated to recording studios, equipped rehearsal rooms and a new live club.
Mind House was created to be a dynamic and constantly evolving space, designed for music, but capable of opening up to all-round culture.
In addition to rehearsal rooms and studios, there will be training activities, meetings, and the goal is to create a creative, open and inclusive community.
Mind House wants to be a point of reference for both nightlife and daytime activities and stand as one of the city's epicenters of change.

Tatum Art is a jazz club, born from the desire to create a meeting place for jazz music enthusiasts.
At Tatum Art you can listen to local, established and emerging artists, but also national and international, all accompanied by excellent cocktails and dinner with exclusively live music.

The MEC restaurant was born from the idea of the architect Giuseppe Forello to have a unique space in which to contemplate the explosive energy of the digital conquest preserved in the Apple product collection of the Jobs Foundation and to experience the innovative taste experiences of Chef Carmelo Trentacosti.
In the renovated high-tech setting of Palazzo Castrone, an illustrious late sixteenth-century scenario in the historic center of Palermo, a stone's throw from the Arab-Norman Cathedral, the 8 museum rooms of the MEC become the set for a unique restaurant of its kind.
Chef Carmelo Trentacosti, Sicilian of origin even if born in a very small town in northern Germany, carries within him all the colors and flavors of his land and the ability to blend aromas and ingredients of the different gastronomic traditions of the Mediterranean.
Its winning weapons are simplicity, rigour, respect for the raw material and attention to the aesthetic aspect in its shapes and colours.
From November 2009 to December 31st 2012 he was part of the Italian National Chefs team, representing Italy in international competitions.
He has collected important awards including the Michelin star.

The concept lies in the name: spatial reference and proposal are behind his choice, Locale.
This innovative idea of ​​a modern tavern and cocktail bar arrives in Palermo in 2017 thanks to the intuition of two young, very brother entrepreneurs (who still love each other) Daniel and Greta together with their father Maurizio Bellavista.
The smart combination of “plates” and cocktails is the key… what is it ?.

I Sapori di Polly is a culinary shop , where you can find the best of traditional Sicilian and Italian products , both of cured meats and cheeses, as well as meat.
Thanks to the direct relationship with the producers, which we have been able to build and cultivate over time, we can offer you products of excellent quality at an affordable price, always guaranteeing their origin.
We offer both table service, inside our restaurant, but also take-away and delivery service with the possibility of cooking our delicacies for you.

Much more than just a bar, the bar you were missing.
Bakery Cafe was born in 2013, a welcoming Bar-Dining Point where you can feel at home.

We tell you a story with a sweet flavour, rich in tradition and passion. The story is that of the link between the art of confectionery, Palermo and the Di Gaetano family.< br> It all began in 1965, when Vincenzo Di Gaetano opened the Oscar pastry shop in Palermo.
Thanks to his passion and foresight, he understands which path to follow, that of uncompromising quality.
Experimentation, research, creation of unique and inimitable products allow us to offer, over time, the best of pastry making, from the most traditional to the revisited and innovated.
Thus opens the "temple of desserts" of quality artisan tradition in Palermo, founded and looked after by the Di Gaetano family who today pass on their mission, with the commitment of Vincenzo's children, in the restaurant located in via Mariano Migliaccio.< br> Over the years, Oscar has enjoyed a long history of successes and recognition, managing to be appreciated by customers, who choose it every day.
And in December 2017, it also renewed its look, renovating the venue to expand its offering, with an innovative vision that looks to new consumer trends.
\“We have always guarded and passed on our values – states Giuseppe Di Gaetano -. Oscar was born in 1965. Our task now is to pass on this precious legacy, but at the same time to innovate to meet new consumption models, new needs of customers, who are looking for "oases" in which to pamper themselves and feel good for rediscover the authentic luxury of time".

To know the history of Pasticceria Cappello you need to take a few steps back over the years.
The founder, Bartolomeo, was born in 1887 in Boccadifalco, a hamlet of Palermo, where he had started a small dairy farming business for the production of milk.
Due to a dispute that arose over the sale of a sheep, the price of which he had stubbornly insisted on, he, as a young man, was nicknamed "Bartolo tre lire".
Shortly after the start of the Second World War, together with his wife Provvidenza and his son Giovanni, he moved to Palermo, opening a dairy in 1944 given the post-war primary needs.
Until 1960 the dairy continued its activity together with that of a small bar for serving coffee and cappuccinos, and in the summer, of artisanal ice cream production under the direction of grandmother Assunta assisted by her eldest son Bartolomeo junior and little Salvatore.
But it was Salvatore's uncle, Giuseppe Ferruggia, who advised his nephew to start a small pastry business by teaching him how to prepare the well-known "Sicilian cannoli", "buccellato", and "genovese".
Salvatore thus falls in love with his profession and becomes an expert Master Chocolatier, inventing new sweets and creating them as if they were works of art.
Invited several times on TV, he is known throughout Italy, and Pasticceria Cappello is included among the "historic" Italian pastry shops of Panorama, in the "Italy of desserts" guide of the Italian Touring Club of Eurochocolate and the National Confederation of Crafts and, moreover, it has been in the Gambero Rosso "Bar d'Italia" and "Pasticcerie d'Italia" guides since 2003, as well as being part of the Accademia Maestri Pasticceri d'Italia since 1997.
Giovanni junior, Salvatore's son, also becomes a "little master pastry chef", takes part in international competitions and tries to reach his father by looking with a smile at the photo of his great-grandfather "zìu Bartolo tre lire".

The Vespa Café . A place with a welcoming, warm and pleasantly vintage atmosphere!
Here you will find one of the best aperitifs in town !.

The Premiata Enoteca Butticè overlooks one of the most beautiful squares in the city of Palermo, dominated by a "forest" of giant ficus magnolia.
In 1936, Mr. Giuseppe Butticè opened his butcher's and vintner's shop here. A small but thriving and serene activity that ceased in the 1960s, the memory of which is still cherished with love in the memory of children and grandchildren.
In 2011, during the adaptation of the premises to the opening of our Enoteca with kitchen use, the accidental finding of the old shop sign tied us to that story of life and work. Good stories deserve to be repeated !.

Spina is an Idea , a place where all forms of art come to life.
It was born, grows and evolves in a small square in the center of Palermo from which alleys and streets branch off that are the true soul of this wonderful city that we deeply love and that prompted us to carry out this project.
The art of drinking is the main protagonist of the restaurant, which starts from the aperitif and continues until night with drinks selected with care and prepared with style by our staff.

It began in 1834 when, after 25 years spent as a cooking teacher at the service of the Princes of Cattolica , Salvatore Alaimo received the chapel as a gift deconsecrated of an ancient palace in the heart of Palermo. On the front door hangs a wooden table with an engraving that reads "Focacceria" and decides to cook for the peolple.
From that moment the "Focacceria" became the culinary reference of big names such as Giuseppe Garibaldi , who for ten days became his daily canteen.
From Pirandello to < strong> Sciascia , Guttuso , there are dozens of illustrious writers and artists who usually meet at the Focacceria, which becomes a literary café, a sort of cultural club.
Since then the "Focacceria", in addition to being the culinary reference of Palermo's popular cuisine, expanded its horizons in some of the most important Italian cities and beyond, even in New York , where - on the occasion of the < strong> Columbus Day - Antica Focacceria San Francesco is chosen to organize the official banquet, at the historic Waldorf Astoria Hotel . A unique and highly successful opportunity.

Enjoy the beauty of a break, feeling at home, in a quiet living room in the center city of Palermo.
Specialties: breakfast, lunch, special milk ( Vanilla Milk , Matcha Milk , Chai Milk , Golden Milk ) and coffee. In particular you can enjoy coffee from the best crops, extracts , particular varieties of tea , herbal teas and milkshake , all accompanied by cakes and sweets with genuine and healthy ingredients.
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Bioesserì is the dream of bringing the best of natural and genuine to the heart of Palermo.
A bright space, where everything from furnishings to coverings highlights a natural spirit .
At Bioesserì you can enjoy a break dedicated to well-being, a home where vegetarians , vegans , celiacs , health-conscious people, people who follow a regime controlled food, but also lovers of good traditional cuisine are always pleasantly satisfied with taste and goodness.
Restaurant, Cafeteria, Juice Bar, Tea Room, Yogurteria, Winebar.
An oasis of goodness where you can find the healthiest and most genuine products from the best organic farms in Italy, all strictly controlled and certified! In fact, the over 4,000 certified products available in supermarkets NaturaSì are the main raw materials with which all Bioesserì foods are prepared, also within our spaces you can find a small shop corner, dedicated to the sale of many of the products used during our preparations.

Cuma offers a menu suitable for people intolerant to gluten, lactose and vegans and this through the different colored stickers that mark the dishes, this makes everything very simple and intuitive and makes you understand the attention you have towards them.
It is suitable both for breakfast, for a quick lunch or for an afternoon snack. The menu is wide and ranges from salads, to first and second courses, to desserts. Another useful option is to be able to choose the ready-made products present in the "fresh market" where you can find centrifuged, salads and other products. already packaged; new combinations can be created by personally choosing the ingredients, which can be local or not.

For lovers of meats and cheeses and wines of great varieties and sought after Pizzo & Pizzo is a must in Palermo.
The restaurant offers first and second courses based on meat of the best local and non-local qualities.

Historic and fascinating Palermitan wine shop, a must for anyone looking for the right bottle and tasty gastronomic delicacies.
The large room at the bottom is dedicated to tastings and periodic tastings.
The labels are more than 7 thousand , with complete Sicilian selection, from all Italian regions and from the world.
Excellent proposal of Sparkling wine and Champagne , spirits and brandies , craft beers . < br> The Picone family also passionately promotes the various types of Sicilian extra virgin olive oil and pasta from the most important producing regions.

Le Cattive of Palazzo Butera is a literary winery: an inn, a multifunctional space, a library, a project by the Tasca d'Almerita family with the intention of accompanying the vision by Massimo and Francesca Valsecchi, custodians of the eighteenth-century complex located in the historic district of Kalsa .
Overlooking the historic Promenade of the Bad, the terrace has become a symbol of Palermo, offering one of the most evocative views of the Cala , the oldest port in the city.

For over ten years we have been traveling around the world to select only the best beers for you.
In particular, we are looking for handcrafted ones, in the evolution of a tradition that has seen beer, for over six thousand years, one of the longest-serving drinks in man's history.
Over the years Hops, the Eighth Nano has become synonymous with beer, a natural and transparent combination.
Like the passion and love we put into our work.

A reference in Palermo for burgers with top quality Italian and Sicilian meat .
It is located in the center of the city of Palermo, in the street that welcomes many other small clubs.

Villa Costanza stands on the south side of the Montepellegrino promontory, guaranteeing one of the most suggestive panoramas of the city.
But what is most appreciated is the choice of raw materials of the Slow-Food presidium and the choice of organic products which respecting the seasonality of the products characterize the dishes and pizzas , allowing Villa Costanza to be one of the restaurants most appreciated by the public in Palermo and elsewhere.

With their dishes they tell the culture of good food of Sicilian tradition , prepared every day by hand, from breakfast to Pizza, following the original recipes and using only first choice ingredients , preferably Bio and Km 0 .

The concept of the "Ai Giudici - coffee & drins" venue stems from the need to guarantee the flexibility of a space intended for a café during the day and a pub at night.
In order to guarantee this double value of the space, the lounge character of the coffee house, given by the warmth of the wood in the spaces for breakfast, and the stronger character of the rust-colored iron that adapts to the environment are mixed inside it pub night.

In the heart of one of the largest and most stratified historical centers in Europe, in the kalsa , popular district of Palermo, the Ottava Nota is a stone's throw from the Cala , an ancient port of the city, from the lush Piazza Marina and from the most famous historical markets.
The freshness and authenticity of each single ingredient are the fundamental basis of every successful dish, simple or complex.

One of the best Sushi Restaurant in the city of Palermo, with a great variety of sushi . Characterized by a minimal and elegant setting, Ishi is proposed as one of the best sushi restaurants in the city.