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(Via Ruggero Settimo 68; snacks from €0.70; 8.30am-2.30pm Mon-Sat, plus 4.30-7.30pm Sat)
Hidden
inside a little courtyard off Via Ruggero Settimo, this long-standing Palermitan favourite
specialises in low-cost snacks, including delicious
arancinette
(rice balls filled with meat
sauce) and divine
panzerotti
(stuffed fried dough pockets). The latter come in countless
delectable varieties: ricotta and mint, zucchini blossoms and cheese, mozzarella, cherry
tomatoes and anchovies, just to name a few.
Pasticceria Cappello
(
www.pasticceriacappello.it
; Via Nicoló Garzilli 10; 7am-9.30pm Thu-Tue)
Famous for the
settev-
eli
(seven-layer chocolate cake) that was invented here - and has long since been copied
all over Palermo - this upscale bakery-cafe with its boudoir-style back room creates
splendid pastries and desserts of all kinds. Not to be missed is the dreamy
delizia di
pistacchio
, a granular pistachio cake topped with creamy icing and a chocolate medallion.
PASTRIES & CAKES
€
Antico Caffè Spinnato
CAFE
€
( 091 32 92 20;
www.spinnato.it
; Via Principe di Belmonte 107-15; 7am-1am Sun-Fri, to 2am Sat)
At this sophisticated cafe dating back to 1860, Palermitans throng the pavement tables
daily to enjoy afternoon piano music, coffee, cocktails, ice cream, sumptuous cakes and
snacks.
Trattoria Il Maestro
del Brodo
(Via Pannieri 7; meals €19-30; 12.30-3.30pm Tue-Sun, 8-11pm Fri & Sat)
This no-frills, Slow
Food-recommended eatery in the Vucciria offers delicious soups, an array of ultra-fresh
seafood, and a sensational antipasto buffet (€8) featuring a dozen-plus homemade delic-
acies:
sarde a beccafico
(stuffed sardines), eggplant involtini, smoked fish, artichokes
with parsley, sun-dried tomatoes, olives and more.
TRATTORIA
€€
Trattoria Ai Cascinari
( 091 651 98 04; Via d'Ossuna 43/45; meals €20-28; lunch Tue-Sun, dinner Wed-Sat)
Friendly
service, simple straw chairs and blue-and-white-checked tablecloths set the relaxed tone at
this Slow Food-recommended neighbourhood trattoria, 1km north of the Cappella Palat-
ina. Locals pack the labyrinth of back rooms, while waiters circulate non-stop with plates
SICILIAN
€€
