We spent 6 days touring the island of Sicily and this was BY FAR the BEST Pistachio Gelato we had…read more I wished we stayed longer in Cefalu simply for this gelato!!!

Place was right next to our hotel. Stays open till around midnight. Great selection of gelato! They…read morealso had ice cream sandwiches which were awesome!

The pastries were fresh and could even be seen made in the back of the store if you steal a peak…read morebehind the counter. The cappuccinos were also delectable. The space is small with a couple tables in the back near the coffee machine. Highly recommend the Genovese warmed up, absolutely incredible!! The staff were all friendly and patient as we figured out what sweets we wanted, as there is so much to choose from!

Stopped in for a sweet snack while on a walking tour in Erice. Delicous Sicilian pastries and…read moresweets like Cannoli, Sicilian Cassate, and Almond candies. Family owned and operated, you can watch them make the different pasteries too! This is a very small shop with a few tables in a back patio.

Great little ice cream shop with friendly staff, and one of the few places to get Cassata Siciliana…read moreice cream in Sicily. But don't even think of the sweet stuff you get under the same name outside of Italy - this is much better: Ricotta ice cream with marzipan.

Every year when I come to Sicily I look forward to a stop here. Its the best gelato on the island…read more Try the gelato con brioche its a Sicilian must have treat. Also if you go at midnight it will bw JAM PACKED but its worth going there late at night and here and see the sights and sounds. This place late night is amazing. Even for kids dont worry about safety here.

One is a "cannolo" but more than one is a "cannoli" and it was great to learn the difference this…read moreevening with this sweet stop on our food tour. The menu board is in Italian and in English which was most helpful. Pick your shell, pick your filling and then then how to you want to finish it off. The do have other things here including the famous "brioche" (ice cream stuffed brioche roll), arancine and fruit slueshes. I went with the pistachio shell filled with the hazelnut ricotta cream and then crushed hazelnuts at one end and candied orange at the other end. This is a big cannolo and some of the tour took some of their home. Not me. I'm all in for sweets tonight. It was excellent with a crisp shell and a sweet filling. Heavenly. [Review 12798 overall, 112 of 2020.]

Tasty cannolis! There were many choices and flavors and there was quick service. They spoke…read moreEnglish, which was helpful for us (American tourists). It wasn't the best cannoli we've ever had, but it was pretty great! We also picked up some arancini which were typical quality arancini. The cannolis were also pretty sizeable which was a good value.

Pair of Palermo reviews without photos - 2 of 2…read more It's only appropriate to write this review as part of a matched set. That's because this was the next stop after La Taverna di John. The pizza was more than fine, but I wasn't going to balk at "dessert" that I was being treated to and where the consensus was to go. This is definitely the place - Brioscia on Via Mariano Stabile, meaning this dude was, or is, "stable." Who can forget a street name like that? It sits under or near one of those blocky office buildings or condos that must have gone up during the building boom of the '60s or '70s, and where the sidewalk is covered by the colonnade of the building. (I'm sorry for having to get into all these specifics, but I can't seem to write up a review without giving a lot of extraneous contextual information.) Moving right along, I am almost sure that the Sicilian term brioscia is rooted in the French word brioche. Here, the thing to do is to have the gelato and/or sorbetto placed into a brioche bun that has been spread apart to accommodate the ensuing decadence! I was not expecting this presentation. I have had "brioscia(s)" in the morning for breakfast and they are really tasty on a stand-alone basis, given that they are sweet. And I've had gelato in a cup or a cone. This merging of gelato and a brioche bun is a cool idea. I shouldn't do this when I go for gelato or ice cream, but I usually mix it up with one chocolate based flavor and one citrus flavor. And that's what I did at Brioscia. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I'm talking about how the mix comes off. That the individual flavors at Brioscia are excellent and tasty goes without saying! There is a little wafer that they place at the top. A napkin is placed below the brioche bun. (I think you should also ask for a spoon.) The treat is, or can be, drizzled with a topping. Note that Brioscia is popular. You won't have the counter to yourself! The young people working here are pleasant. I got a sample, or maybe two, before deciding on the flavors, but know what is reasonable and don't be obnoxious. This is a popular gelateria in Palermo, and for good reason.

All I can say is wow! Visited here on my trip to Palermo since I needed to try gelato in a brioche…read morebun as recommended by every food article about Sicily. This did not disappoint. I had Baci flavored gelato in a brioche bun drizzled with chocolate. It was delicious, divine, and sinful - the perfect combination for dessert. The gelato was creamy and light, not dense at all. The bun was fluffy and tasty. When the hot chocolate was drizzled on the gelato it immediately hardened and created a great texture. I'm so happy I was able to give this a try while in Palermo.

We went here because of all the hype on Yelp. We thought it was average. The cannoli was good,…read morebut not spectacular. The granita caffe was excellent - very strong. We had a biscotto and a ricotta filled casatelle pastry that were both good.

Beautiful location, right in the square by the church. Seems to be the most popular of the several…read morecafes in the square.

Beautiful deserts and pastries. I had the canollie and it was fantastico! You must have a taste.read more

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.