On a fairly busy street with cars parked every which way, you find Nino and the street tables. Pay…read moreinside, come and pick up your spleen or chickpeas in delicious form. Stay for the Santa Fortunata poster inside. A scene to be seen, and great sandwiches.

Great spot for a snack, pretty good arancina, friendly service and cold beer. Mostly locals here…read morewhich is always a good sign. Three arancinas, a large beer and a soda was 6 euros. Can't beat that!

This little street food stall was right around the corner from our Airbnb. You can't fault them on…read morecost, the prices are absolutely rock bottom and it is fun to sample some famous Palermo dishes. But overall it just wasn't my thing. We had two paninis on our first visit. fresh tuna salad, which was actually quite lovely, and one with panelle (fried chickpea flour snacks) and potato. The sandwich bread had a nice sesame flavor. But it was just carb city, and all tasted a bit samey. We popped in again for a pizzette - really disappointing and flavorless - and some decent spinach and cheese arancini. I guess it's hit or miss. It's worth a try to experience the famous foods of Sicily, but I'm not a total convert yet.

It doesn't look like much from the outside and it's located in a busy spot but the outside shaded…read moreseating appealed as did the cooler full of bottled beers. So we pointed to a few things that looked good and took a seat while they warmed it up and brought it over. I chose a stuffed baked bread thing with sesame seeds. It was amazingly delicious and completely not keto. My friend chose a fried chicken breast with some sauteed vegetables. Also delicious. With the beer, we had a super lunch that gave us the energy to continue exploring Palermo. A little bit of trouble with the credit card machine (yeah, no surprise there) and we were able to get past the language barrier just fine with pointing. While we were here, they got a big queue of folks for some sort of "loose meat" sandwich. I'd try that next time. [Review 12826 overall, 141 of 2020.]

The friendly lady in the Royal Palace down the road suggested this as an authentic street food…read moreplace nearby. Boy, was she right. It's delicious Sicilian specialties, plus pizza, which - see photos - you order and eat on the street. I was after some Panelle, chickpea fritters, which are on all the "must eat" lists. They had several items with it. I used the google camera translator and found one with mushrooms - funghi. Plus something with mozzarella and eggplant. Everything was so inexpensive - 2 or 3 euros, that I thought they'd be little tastes, like a $16 San Francisco appetizer. Wrong! Each was enough for a meal. Big sandwiches - see photos, 7 euros would easily feed two people. Tasty, authentic and quite a scene. PS On the way out I noticed a big pot of what I thought was a chocolate dessert. Wrong again! Spleen! In the last photo. I'm not partial to spleen, but it was very popular.

Today I learned that a friggitoria is a shop that sells fried foods. I don't know if there is an…read moreequivalent in the United States, but this is a thing here in Sicily. Street food and not just frites or potato fries. Passami Ù Coppu has a bunch of different arancine stuffed with a variety of things. Our food tour stopped here and everyone chose different fillings, from ragu to cheese and chicken. I decided to go with the traditional Sicilian, which was stuffed with sardines. Fresh and hot and yes, fishy. But that's what sardines are so I can't say that I didn't get what I wanted. Great street food and later after the tour, we stopped back here and picked up some Sicilian chocolates to bring home as gifts. [Review 12796 overall, 110 of 2020.]

A great place to try Sicilian street food!…read more They have an extensive menu which is all in Italian, with a photo of each option. If you require an English menu, just ask at the pay register. It was a bit hectic getting our choices as the place was packed. But the staff were really friendly and helpful. They also serve alcohol and have a couple seating areas inside and outside. We were a bit out of sorts ordering and grabbing our food, but it happened by chance the owner was there and he was very accommodating to us, getting us a food tray and bowl of dipping sauce. It was delicious food as well. And the Cannoli was awesome! It was flakey and easy to eat, unlike other s we tried.

A lovely snack after walking up and down and all around, they have softball-sized arancinas with a…read morevariety of different stuffings. And there's big bottles of beer. The high-top tables outside were great so that we could eat, drink and watch the crazy people going by. I can't remember what we had for our arancina, but I do remember that they were good. And with a Birra Moretti that was tasty, it was a good snack. [Review 12838 overall, 153 of 2020.]

This appears to be a restaurant chain as they have 4 locations in Palermo…read more The location great on the main road and afterwards you can go next door to get a delicious cannoli from Cannoli for dessert. The establishment has some seating inside and out and they don't charge the service fee! Which is rare. My wife loved her chicken curry flavoured arancine. I had the meat version (assuming it's beef). They were the baked and not fried kind. My biggest issue is the lack of protein inside them. They are basically filled with seasoned rice and have very little of anything else inside them. The price is €2.50 per arancine and that seems reasonable. They are decent sized and we're served nice and warm.

Walking in I heard someone walking out say "tutto spettacolare" and they were right…read more Vegan options are limited here, so a few of our meals have been vegetarian. Sal and I went for the vegetable lasagna. Broccoli and spinach in a white sauce. Absolutely incredible. My daughter said the lasagna rustica was excellent and my wife said the same of her pasta al forno (baked pasta). Both with meat (not a lot) and red sauce. 4 plates, two liters of water and a ginger ale for €23. Not bad! We're leaving full and happy, but needing to "walk it off "!

Best croissant I ever had with a subtle hint of "panettone flavor" (probably a tiny bit of…read morerosewater in the dough). They have a wide delicious-looking array of pastry and ice cream creations, plus housemade gelati. Coffee was great too. The only reason I don't give five stars is that it is very loud inside with the sound of plate crashing. We kept thinking that they dropped plates in the kitchen, but I guess it was just their way of throwing them around.