The sweets, pizza, panini are terrific. My friend from Palermo bought me a wonderful pastry filled…read moreup with a watermelon gel. Ammmmmmazing! I wish I knew what it was called but crazy good. As he says, it is really Bar Halleluiah!!!!

Had a solid gelato with brioche (meaning you get ice cream in a brioche sandwich, as one only can…read morein Sicily!). Warning, it is huge, and you might as well consider it a meal. You also have to relinquish any hope of not making a mess, but all part of the experience. Order and pay at the cashier first, then tell the guy/gal behind the ice cream what you paid for. Delicious, but when in Sicily I will go to Brioscia instead, because it's over the top amazing, though this is solid.

Nestled right in front of the cathedral, this tiny shop carries pastries and pizzas for you to…read moretakeaway or sit down. If you don't speak Italian, it's a bit of a rough time since it is a tad chaotic in there. Sitting is only outside and limited with panhandlers coming to ask for money while you try to eat or drink. The food was average with the pizza being mediocre without any flavor that stood out. The cassatta was good but the granita was too watery.

Can you say arancini? We were in town and found the tasty Sicilian treat and scarfed them all…read moredown. We even had an arancini bandit that came by and took one off the bench. Always happy to give back to a local cause. In this case, it was the bandit dog!