In Palermo
people generally eat late so restaurants
will probably not open until after 8pm.
E-mail us with your favourite eating or
drinking place at italy@backpackglobe.com.
SPECIALITY FOOD
Pasta con le sarde (past with sardines, fennel, capers
and pine nuts).
Swordfish
Granita - icy lemon or cold tea drinks served at the
side of the road.
Sea food.
RESTAURANTS
Trattoria Il Veliero
Via Torretta 31. All
you can eat fish, wine and drinks for a
fixed price.
At Sferracavallo - Trattoria dei
Vespri
Piazza Santa Croce dei Vespri
off Via Roma Outdoor tables and great food.
CAFFES
As with the rest of Italy caffes are a quick stop for
all Italians for coffee and dolce (sweets) or panini
(sandwhiches).
In Palermo a favourite quick snack food are balls of
rice cooked in batter and mozzarella cheese.
FAST FOOD
Italian fast food is usually found at caffes. There is
a McDonalds near the main train station.
MARKETS
Vucciria
streets between Via Roma, Piazza
San Domenico and Via Vittorio Emanuele.
These open air markets are held daily (not
Sunday).Here fishmonger stands have piles
of swordfish and sea urchins. Other vibrant
street markets with food and secondhand-junk
stalls are in Ballar (centered on Piazza
Carmine, Piazza Casa Professa, and Piazza
S. Chiara). Cheap clothing and CDs are in
Capo (lining Via Bandiera/Via S. Agostino).
Cheap food stalls are on Via P. Carini/Via
B. Paoli, of Via Volturno).
