Palermo Street Food Walking Tour

Highlights

  • Foodie walking tour: Explore Palermo via your taste buds

  • Small-group tour (maximum 12): Ensures a personal experience

  • Skip the tourist traps and visit authentic local vendors

  • Taste 5 typical Sicilian street foods and 1 local wine

Summary

Meet your guide in Piazza Verdi, near the iconic Teatro Massimo opera house. It’s the largest in Italy, and was in a pivotal scene in The Godfather: Part III. Get your Palermo ‘foodie’s passport,’ which you’ll get stamped at every tasting point along the tour. Street food is cooked and served at street stalls, modest bakeries and old bars. This street food tour has been designed to show Palermo with no filters of any kind. Begin making your way to the Vucciria Market and Mercato di Capo, two busy and colorful outdoor markets in Palermo. Listen as your guide offers insights into how Sicily’s unique culinary history informs its street food scene while vendors of local produce and seafood promote their goods. The Church of the Immaculate Conception is nearby, which you can visit if you like (own expense). Get in line at neighborhood bakeries, cafes and street food stalls to try a variety of famous Sicilian street snacks. Munch on chickpea fritters called panelle and deep-fried balls of rice stuffed with meat, vegetables and cheese called arancine as you collect stamps in your foodie passport. Sip on a sweet Sicilian wine to wash down your fried treats, and then head for a seasonal dessert. You may indulge in Sicily’s famous cannoli (deep-fried pastry cylinders filled with sweetened ricotta cheese), some gelato or a refreshing granita (a fruity slushy). Please Note: If you have any dietary restrictions, including food allergies, please make a note in the ‘special requirements’ field when you check out. Substitutions may be possible with advance notice.

Tour info

Duration
3 hours
Group Size
Pricing (From)
Commentary
Meeting Point
Dropoff location

Why take this tour?

Skip the tourist traps and explore the streets of Palermo like a local foodie with this walking tour. In a small group, visit markets and food stalls to sample local local delicacies such as ‘arancine’ (stuffed rice balls) and ‘panelle’ (chickpea fritters) while your guide fills you in on local history and culture.

What’s included?

  • Licensed Local Guide

  • Street food samples, light aperitif and seasonal dessert (replaces a full meal)

  • 1 glass of beer, 1 glass of wine

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

  • Extra Foods/drinks or seconds, unless specified (water is not included. However, it can be purchased in any cafè along the walk)

  • photo service

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 3h

  • Mobile tickets accepted

  • Instant confirmation

Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operated by:

Streaty - street food tour of Palermo

About operator:

Streaty runs walking tours around the markets and backstreets of Palermo city center to taste the most authentic street food specialties. All participants will be granted their personal Food Passport! NOT ONLY FOOD! Streaty tour has been designed to give travelers a complete overview of local history and culture of Palermo. Stay hungry Stay Streaty!

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