The best restaurants Palermo & West

Here is an address a little far from the hustle and bustle of the main street and therefore less touristy, and that's good! With a micro-terrace, and its small room always well filled, this trattoria offers plates of local and delicious fish such as busiate (fresh pasta from Trapani) with clams and mussels or squid ink, the traditional fish couscous which here is sprinkled with saffron, very successful, or the stuffed squid. An unpretentious good address where it is good to make a reservation in view of the few tables available.

This café-bar-restaurant enjoys an exceptional location, opposite the mill that houses the Marsala Salt Museum. What a pretty picturesque setting with small piles of salt lined up as a backdrop! The terrace is pleasantly furnished with comfortable wrought iron armchairs and pretty pastel blue wooden chairs. There is also the possibility to pick up various snacks or have a real feast. A tip, taste the grilled cuttlefish with its lemon filet and the famous busiate alla trapanese. A real treat. A must for tourists.

It's an institution in Marsala. This is the^third generation of pastry chefs since founder Benedetto De Gaetano, who opened his shop specialising in Sicilian confectionery and artisanal ice cream in the 1900s. Today it's an excellent address for the hungry and the budget-conscious. On the pastry side, you will find the great classics of Sicilian desserts: cassata, cannoli? The shop window is made up of a thousand little sweets. The choice will be Cornelian.

A tourist address and a great place to stay. You come here to sit on a terrace directly on the seafront, very close to the cathedral and the Kasbah of Mazaro. In spite of the world on the terrace, the service is fast and courteous. In the plate, very good fish couscous, specialty of the region, as well as spaghetti with sea urchins. The pizzas are excellent too. Some are seafood (mussels and clams) for those who would like to try this strange combination. Good value for money for all the dishes. An unpretentious address.

Address recommended by the locals. Nice restaurant of traditional cuisine, where the busiati , the typical pasta of Trapani, is excellent. It also serves fish couscous, another great specialty of the region. The spaghetti al nero di seppia (with cuttlefish ink) is a must try for seafood lovers. Served a little cold, however. One appreciates its micro-terrace which also allows to taste the popular atmosphere of the district.

This small restaurant with its comfortable and elegant chairs, hanging green plants, wall-mounted enoteca and pretty crockery is chic. Yet the prices are reasonable, so don't deprive yourself! The octopus carpaccio was divine, as was the Trapani style busiate pasta, handmade with nuts, Sicilian pesto and red shrimp. The flavours are very well balanced. For dessert the Sicilian cannoli and cassate are particularly good.

Better known as "Dal dottore" (at the doctor's), this restaurant is a landmark for Palermitans who have been coming here for over 120 years to enjoy a healing meal. During the smallpox epidemic of 1910-11, it was broth (brodo) that warmed hearts, now it is fish starters and primi of all kinds that gourmets come here to order, not forgetting meat. A typical Sicilian restaurant where fish and seafood - especially sea bass and prawns - are excellent. A good dinner guaranteed!

Just a stone's throw from the Teatro Politeama and (another more recent reference!) opposite the new Disney department store in Palermo, this address is a historic institution. The house exists since 1826! It is certainly the best place to taste the tastiest cuties in Palermo. And all the other Sicilian specialties to eat on the go: arancini, krapfen (fritters), timballi (stewed pasta timbale)... Also a wide selection of sodas and traditional drinks made in Sicily. A stopover is a must during a stay in Palermo.

This restaurant exists since 1995, it is a reference in Castellammare. Its very famous antipasti are to be tasted without moderation. The house proposes almost exclusively delicious grilled fish dishes but also seafood pasta. Normal when you know that the chef used to be a fisherman and that he knows how to choose his ingredients on the market! Don't miss the famous busiate pasta of Trapani, for which this restaurant has found a unique artisanal extruder, and grilled octopus, perfectly mastered. Terrace in summer.

Pizzeria close to the castle square and enjoying a magnificent view of the sea from its pretty terrace. The products used are of quality, the flour is organic and local. A good address for the amateurs of real light and tasty pizzas. The welcome is particularly warm. We recommend the tuna and onion, tomato and mozzarella pizza, or the samaritana, with tuna eggs and mozzarella di bufala, to stay in the Castellammare theme. Also a good choice of vegetarian options.

In this traditional restaurant "the prince and the pirate", a beautiful terrace faces the sea to breathe the good sea air while admiring the sunset. Local specialties are prepared with fresh products, fish and seafood from the day's fishing. Starting with the couscous alla pantesca drizzled with local wine. Do not hesitate to ask the owner's advice, very pleasant by the way, to choose your plates. A beautiful address.

Address for nightheads and those who really don't have a penny! Just opposite the harbor, this small boui is open every day except on Sundays. Many small typical Sicilian things will be offered. For a few euros, you can eat correctly. But don't look too much at cleanliness. But at that price we can close our eyes. You can even come into a swimsuit from the beach to get a snack.

A very friendly and lively address, with a bar, restaurant, galateria, grocery store. The small dining room is a white and blue hut, bright and relaxed, overlooking the sea. Here you can eat antipasti, fresh fish, pasta, salads, on the menu some typical dishes are stamped with the Sicilian flag. It is tasty and generous. It's a small family business that works well, and is open 24 hours a day for a late night drink or an early morning coffee. A few tourists rub shoulders with the locals

An unpretentious setting but with a beautiful view of the sea. The menu is short but tasty: fish and pasta specialities are served, including succulent macaroni and almond macaroni. Lovers of huge lobsters just caught will be served! Lusciousantipasti buffet: try this carpaccio here, these bruschettas there, these eggplant parmesan and other fish grilled to perfection. Shrimps, octopus, mussels, squid, the sea is rich here with marvels to be seasoned according to the traditions of the island at this table.

This restaurant-pizzeria is run by the friendly Martino Domenico, recognizable by his pirate scarf. You can eat there on the terrace facing the sea, on the port, the dream spot on holiday. Or in a beautiful room with a high ceiling and blond stone walls. The dishes are generous and the service adorable. Of course seafood is the main focus, first and foremost red prawns from Mazzara. But also the meats on the grill, especially the Argentinian Angus beef.

A very good surprise that this small restaurant located in a former palace and not far from the lively Piazza Ballarò. Held by siblings in 3: Nicolas speaks French while Julia provides the service of Chef Diego. The Arancine are excellent, like ravioli to shrimps. All accompanied by a good glass of Sicilian wine will make your happiness sure.

Here, no tourists, but a rather deafening Sicilian noise level because the restaurant room, quite large with a part in green terrace, is filled every evening with locals. For those with sensitive eardrums, there is a terrace. The pizza oven is running at full speed and the choice is quite wide. Fine and crunchy dough, abundant toppings, local atmosphere, speed and friendliness of the waiters, contained prices, everything is there! Special mention for the Pizza San Domenico: tomato, mozzarella flower of milk, roasted cooked ham, artichoke and basil.

This restaurant has set a requirement to use only local and seasonal products. Even the meat is from Favignana whenever possible, if not from Sicily. But it is above all the compositions that are remarkably creative. What about millefeuille with ricotta and Sicilian blackberry jelly, tuna in citrus and strawberry tartar or carpaccio with pistachios? The list of pleasures is long. So as not to spoil anything, the room is as modern as the kitchen, with beautiful photos on the walls, and the terrace is distinguished. A favorite.

Top-quality meat, wriggling fish in the window, antipasti all more appetizing one than the other: the strong points of this restaurant are numerous. Opened in 2018, it is very dynamic and offers a wide range of tasty fish dishes, starting with the famous local couscous or clam pasta with pistachio pesto. Original and appetizing no? The setting is pleasant, with exposed rough stone walls, a few pictures on the wall and modern but sober furniture. Very nice compositions of plates.

This new restaurant, with its terrace in front of Punta Petrolo in the center of Castelmare del Golfo, is without a doubt one of its best restaurants. The Sardinian polpette (sardine dumplings with tomato) are absolutely divine as a starter, as are the sea urchins. Here we serve perfectly grilled whole fish or delicately marinated fish fillets. The chef's welcome is equal to his 100% Sicilian cuisine, made from the best local fish and with an authentic taste in the plates.

Riddle me this: where to enjoy the best couscous in town? A thousand and one formulas of this famous dish are offered here: with sea urchins and squid ink, with truffles, with lamb or the traditional couscous of San Vito. You will be installed in an outdoor courtyard surrounded by orange, lemon and jasmine trees. Other specialities of this restaurant: its fresh home-made pasta (trenette or busiate typical of Trapanese) or in secondo the candied squid with Bettafico style sardines (breaded sardines, pine nuts, lemons, raisins).

This restaurant, run by the three Lentini brothers, promises a convivial moment thanks to the outstanding reception of the customers, and a pleasant gastronomic stopover. On the menu you will find typical dishes but concocted with very noble ingredients. For example: fish arancini with saffron cream as a starter, a trio of fish and shellfish (including red shrimps from Mazzara) put in a jar to sublimate all the flavours and smells of the ingredients - the house speciality -, and a lemon mousse with strawberry sauce to top it all off.

What a good address with extended opening hours just a stone's throw from the port of La Cala! In this restaurant, which offers a handful of tables inside and as many on the terrace, the atmosphere is unpretentious. Here you can taste the famous pasta fritta, the Sicilian pasta recipe that is fried like a doughnut: crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The house offers other specialities, especially pizzetas to fall on the floor, and other popular fried foods: arancino, bruschetta, caponata.... All the local street food for a few euros.

Small local address in Kalsa to eat quickly and for a few euros. No room on the spot, but a good choice of specialties, and a good plan to do your shopping before going for a picnic in an outdoor park in the city. You can choose from typical Sicilian arancini , artichoke and eggplant fritters, homemade panini, panelle, fried eggplant. Very tasty Palermo street food to go. Warm welcome as a bonus.

This new address stands out for its contemporary setting and original concept. On the "laboratory" side, fresh pasta is prepared in an open kitchen and sold to take away. Gnocchetti, pappardelle, fettuccine, trenette, cassatelle, treccioline, busiate... you will discover new kinds! In the restaurant, taste the famous pasta of course, but also fish or meat dishes from Sicilian recipes with a modern touch. Good wine list.

An institution in Palermo, therefore necessarily touristic. Since 1834, this restaurant has been offering "popular" Sicilian cuisine, and it is also stamped " slow food". In an old-fashioned setting, you can enjoy the famous pane con milza (bread rolls filled with beef liver), prepared on black cast iron stoves in buffet mode. There are also arancini, panelle, focaccia, eggplant involtini , swordfish à la palermitaine (with Sicilian citrus fruits). Outside there is a terrace.

Unmistakable, this restaurant looks like a castle built on the sea, mounted with sculpted Liberty-style spikes. A la carte, Sicilian-style fish specialties of great finesse, revisited to be light and "green". As a starter, shellfish shavings on an exotic fruit tartar form an exquisite blend, while on the main course the sweet and sour pork fillet with Avola black red wine and almonds is as confusing as it is delicious. If the prices are high, the experience is unique: the chairs are Stark scratched and you can bathe from the terrace.

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This restaurant serves homemade food in the pure Sicilian tradition in a setting renovated in 2020. Too bad, we liked the 60's atmosphere with its speckled tile floor and rustic wooden chairs and the food seemed better before. Now it's all white modern furniture! No matter, here happiness is in the plate. For starters, think of the triptych of octopus salad, sardine balls in sweet and sour sauce and swordfish caponata. Then spaghetti with squid ink and the famous fish couscous.

If you get tired of social life, you can always stop for dinner in the small port of Sferracavallo, less chic than Mondello, but renowned for its excellent fish restaurants. Well known to Palermitans, this address without fuss offers a menu of fish and seafood with a dozen choices in all for antipasti, primi and secondi, no more, but all at a low price. It is copious, very warm and appreciated by the locals.

A good restaurant in Trapani known for its quality cuisine based on local specialties. Fish couscous is the main specialty of the house (even if the quantity of fish is questionable), but there are also some rare recipes from the island of Pantelleria (couscous and Pantesca salad), where the Arab influence is also very present. Tasty meat dishes in sauce and good hearty salads. Don't miss the original squid ink meatballs as an antipasti. Good wine list, reservation recommended.

Taste the antipasti, very famous in this restaurant (but only on the menu), whose compositions are refined. The house offers almost exclusively delicious grilled fish dishes but also original seafood pasta such as fettuccine with citron, poutargue and prawns. Superb terrace in summer, quite lively. Efficient and French-speaking service. The Sicilian wine list is well stocked and of high quality. From the starter to the dessert, a tasty cuisine with fresh products. A very good address.

The fish under all its bones and in all sauces! As everywhere in Trapani but with a special mention, fish couscous is a great classic here. This (very touristy) restaurant offers a considerable choice of sea antipasti but also dishes based on grilled fish or fried seafood. The service is certainly a little long, but the quality justifies it. And then the room is not unpleasant, one would think one was in a mountain chalet with pine chairs and benches, red gingham cushions and panelling on the wall... confusing!

One of the meeting points for the district's executives. Facing the sea and not far from the fish market, this tavern offers good Sicilian dishes (taste Taverna spaghetti) and a generous wine list. Attentive service, even if often overwhelmed. Beautiful terrace overlooking the sea.

A restaurant appreciated by the natives and even an institution: the house has existed since 1972! The plates are elegant. Excellent homemade pasta dishes, fish and seafood to the fore, especially the famous red Mazzaro prawns, famous all over the island, served with a slice of grapefruit or the famous seafood couscous, generous in seafood. As a bonus: succulent desserts, carefully selected wine list with a beautiful range of island wines... One of the best addresses in the city and even in the region.

For the past 50 years, the hotel enjoys Palermitains and tourists. To eat at small prices in Sicilian specialities, you can enjoy quality arancini and excellent ice creams. It's better to book because there are few places. Possibility to order online.

A magnificent blonde stone establishment that has existed since 1950. You can choose between pizzeria and trattoria, with excellent fish. It must be said that they arrive almost directly on your plate, the two rooms being installed on the beach.

It's a small bakery in a corner of the square facing the cathedral that serves very good pizza units at any price.

This pub located near the cathedral of Monreale offers pasta dishes cooked with fresh products. It is really good and surprising because the address is modest. You can opt for a few tables set outside on a platform. You will also come here to quench your thirst with a wide choice of beers and wines. Concerts are organized on Friday evenings. The setting is very arty, musical and cinematographic, with vinyl covers from the 1970s and 1980s. Friendly atmosphere and a warm welcome from the owners.

Don't be fooled by the name of the establishment and dare to enter this small restaurant with a somewhat rustic and intimate setting. You won't be disappointed! At Anna's, we eat the good dishes that she passionately concocts, following family home-made recipes, and which are brought by the very kind Salvatore. Here everything is of quality, the quantities are generous and the prices are really reasonable. Try the pasta alla norma or the antipasti tray, excellent!

The address is touristy, no doubt, just in front of the Norman palace. But the food is delicious, the prices are standard and the terrace is very pleasant, with the view on the building and the garden. In antipasto: octopus à la grecque fondant, in primo piato homemade seafood ravioli (prawns, mussels, fish, squid) followed by a fillet of swordfish with black truffle, divine. Passing through an ancient porch you will also find a room inside the restaurant, air-conditioned and a lifesaver during the hot summer days.

This bar-restaurant is located in an alleyway between via Roma and via Maqueda. The welcome is warm and the cuisine is of high quality. Not to be missed for a thrifty lunch in the historic centre. The Bocconcini Belpaese, bacon rolled on a ball of melting mozzarella, are devilish. The tagliatelle of the house, with lobster bisque and a stracciatella hat, are original and delicious. All this for a more than reasonable addition. Do not hesitate to ask for a table on the pleasant terrace.

This restaurant-bar is ideal for a bite to eat after a swim. Tables are available on the large shaded terrace. The place is quite popular with tourists and especially young people. It must be said that the two boys who run the place are very welcoming. Breakfast for three times nothing in the morning with homemade pies. In the area, it is said that this is where you can taste the best pane cunzato, a speciality of Scopello prepared from bread baked in a wood-fired oven with a lot of olive oil, tomatoes, cheese, anchovies and oregano.