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vaulted ceilings and choose from an extensive list of cocktails and snacks while listening
to live music or selections from the in-house DJ.
There's a roaring fire in winter, plus art exhibits, a good program of music and literary
events and a bookstore with foreign newspapers. Meals (from €30) are served upstairs on
the leafy patio flanked by 15th-century walls.
Pizzo & Pizzo
( 091 601 45 44;
www.pizzoepizzo.com
;
Via XII Gennaio 1; dinner Mon-Sat)
Sure, this sophisticated
wine bar is a great place for aperitifs, but the buzzing atmosphere and the tempting array
of cheeses, cured meats and smoked fish might just convince you to stick around for din-
ner.
WINE BAR
DON'T MISS
CAFES
Palermo is justly famous for its cafe society. To indulge in an excellent espresso accompanied by a creamy
can-
nolo
or decadently sweet
cassata
, head to the following:
7am-9.30pm Thu-Tue) Famous for the
setteveli
(seven-layer chocolate cake) that was invented here - and has
long since been copied all over Palermo - this 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.
Belmonte 107-15; 7am-1am Sun-Fri, to 2am Sat) At this sophisticated cafe dating back to 1860, Palermitans
throng the sidewalk tables daily to enjoy afternoon piano music, coffee, cocktails, ice cream, sumptuous cakes
and snacks.
the upscale locale between Teatro Massimo and Teatro Politeama, this venerable and bustling corner bakery has
been satisfying Palermitan sweet tooths since 1909.
Pasticceria Alba
( 091 30 90 16;
www.pasticceriaalba.it
;
Piazza Don Bosco 7; 7am-10pm Tue-Sun)
Aficionados insist that the city's best coffee is served here, and they're equally evangelical about Alba's delect-
able
arancine
(rice balls). It's about 3km north of the city centre; take Viale della Liberta' north to Via Antonino
di Giorgio, turn right and look for the
pasticceria
on your right in Piazza Don Bosco.
Entertainment
Teatro Massimo
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