great morning coffee in a stunning location surrounded by old stone buildings, good service, good…read morepastry, good ice cream

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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!

Palermo is the sweets center of Sicily and at Pasticceria Buscaglione you will discover why…read moreSicilians in their own right can brag about the amazing sweets produced on the island. But they don't. So I will for them. Opened in 1899 (!) dishin' out pastries for over 117 years, Pasticceria Buscaglione gave me and my posse a sampling of excellent Palermitano sweets. It's soo easy to love this sweets shoppe. First, they make a genius cassata and if you've never had this, try it here. A cassata is a dome shaped marzipan cake, ricotta (best in Sicily), enveloped in a marzipan fondant type covering, so delicious and with a coffee will send you to heaven faster than a tiramisu. This version is soo good, my group got them togo. That, in addition to the awesome hand painted marzipan fruit, wrapped nicely for presents to friends, you are treated to a unique experience: you almost don't want to eat them for fear of ruining Art. The mandorle (almond based cookies) were 2die4 as well. Come here for a quick dessert and coffee, after the Teatro Massimo and have an unforgetable espresso-- so good here also. The staff here are friendly and helpful. They speak a little English but the language of food is universal, no need to speak Italian, just point and smile. Hope you enjoy this place, it's a Yelp find. Ciao. Visits: a few Tip: Cassata, mandorle and marzipan fruit are their top buys. But this bakery has been around for centuries, that's how well respected this pasticceria is.

Everything was incredible. One of the best pastry shops I have ever been too. I want to come back…read moreto Sicily just to have their pastries again.

We stopped by Costa during our visit to Palermo to try their cannolis. The cannolis were super…read moreyummy, featuring a crisp shell stuffed with ricotta filling. We also tried a strawberry cream bread which was super light. The spot was super cute and offered seats outside amidst the busy street. The servers were also super friendly and patient with us, as we did not understand Italian.

Delicious gelato, cannolis and more. They offer a variety of coffees, and paninis. The prices are…read morevery reasonable.

Located right off the Piazza San Domenico we took a stroll down the market street after we left the…read moreChurch. There are lots of tables with goods and fresh fruits, vegetables and seafood set up all along. There are a number of nice restaurants and places to pick up food along the way as well. Great place to sit and watch the activity and enjoy a cup of coffee.

Sorry Mercato Vucciria. Your time is gone…read more Earlier reviews mention that this location fires up after hours. Reality is, the 'mercato ' element here is dead, following recent moves to improve the locality which have amounted to nothing. A tour guide told us that locals are gutted, with en masse shuttering of market stalls in anticipation of greater things, only to be followed by niente. All that remains are a handful of restaurants opening anomalously amongst the dark, quiet alleyways. There's no hubbub, no smells, no colour. The remaining glimmer of life is from the bars that open in the evening: some of them are nothing short of amazing, like Taverna Azzura. Overflowing with locals drinking and talking loudly, partying like it's 1999. Friday night is the bomb here. I like to think that these locals are defiant in the face of the death of the old market.

Definitely the view is the big deal here, located in front of the Teatro Massimo and looking at the…read morepiazza. We stopped here this morning for coffee and breakfast before starting our final full day of exploring Palermo. When we walked in and picked our breakfast and coffees, they had us step back outside and choose a table. We chose well. And then our purchase was brought to us. It was not until the end that we asked for a check and paid with credit card at the table. Lovely. My sweet roll stuffed with cheese and ham was delicious. The double espresso was very good and got the "go juice" going. [Review 12834 overall, 149 of 2020.]

No frills kinda place that has affordable espresso drinks and is open very early! We ordered two…read moremacchiatos and a water bottle which totaled only €4.50. The coffee was strong and the view of Teatro Massimo was great :) Will have to try their pastries and their Marocchino coffee next. They have a full service bar in the evenings too. EDIT: Just tried their Marocchino and this is now our favorite espresso drink! This was more of a macchiato with a dash of cocoa on top, which really elevated the espresso without being too sweet. Two marocchinos and a lemon croissant only set us back €5.50. The croissants are huge too

Beautiful restaurant and setting. Good service - not great. People need to be slightly happier and…read morefriendlier. Here they just look bored. Dishes were good. Ballaro street food gives me a little bit of everything. The raw fish as appetizer was good but some cuts were fishier than it should be. I thought everything was pretty good and recommend as one of Palermo's best.

Get the pasta con le sarde - fantastic. Seafood is super fresh.beautiful service. Wine selection…read moresupport was excellent.

Stopped here for an afternoon cafe and some sweets. Staff had many great suggestions and helped us…read morenavigate the menu. It was apparent that they had pride in their service and products. Plenty of seating outside.

Food and coffee is great. Canoli is awesome. Great service. Chilling on the patio area, so…read morenative.

Despite the fact that it doesn't look fancy or modern, we liked everything there…read more Absolutely friendly and super helpful staff. There was one young man who went above and beyond to have our experience at their cafe superb. His suggestion of wine and dishes was great. The service was fast and the food was quite good. My croissant with pistachio cream was just amazing . Thank you very much

We came at the recommendation of our "friend" across the street who's sold us gelato for what must…read morebe7 days straight. 30 minute wait at 2 in the afternoon? Busy with the locals is always a good sign. We had a coffee at the bar while we waited. Once we were seated we realized the place was a lot bigger than it appears from the street, with two levels of tsbledt. With 10 tables downstairs, it looked like Kati was flying solo, but doing a great job. We ordered 6 plates for four people and after ask that plus bread we were stuffed. Everyone agreed that this was the best meal and the best value of our week in the Centro Storico. I had the spaghetti Trapani with fresh tomatoes and almond. Simple and incredible. So good I finished the leftover sauce on sliced bread. Sal had the pasta pomadoro with eggplant and his review was that it was equally outstanding. Two happy vegans. The large mixed salad was a welcome intermission from this week's carb-fest. My veggie daughter had the same with pecorino and fresh mozz and gave it two thumbs up. The total for four people, six plates, two bottles of water and a conolo was only €44. Mamá mía, that's a good deal! My only regret was that we waited until the last day to eat here. Vegans and vegetarians, you're going to get your fill of pizza, pasta, and insalata this week. Make it good and eat here! I'll wrap this appropriately long review here so I can go walk this off before my daily gelato across the street.