Palermo: Small-Group Sicilian Street Food Tour
Meet your guide near the iconic Teatro Massimo opera house. 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 by 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. Get in line at neighborhood bakeries, cafés, 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. 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.
Highlights
- ✓Receive personalized attention on a small-group street food tour
- ✓Get recommendations for Sicilian street food from your foodie guide
- ✓Visit Sicily’s open-air markets, including Vucciria and Capo
- ✓Come hungry and sample enough street food to make a full meal
What you'll see & do
- ✓Meet your guide and the other travelers
- ✓Stroll through the food market stalls guided by a local expert. Taste and learn about the local culture
- ✓Have a toast with locals in an old bar, sample challenging food, and learn the facts of modern history.
- ✓Orientation point: tips and directions
- ✓Cross the touristy area and keep backstreeting with your local guide
- ✓The summer tour concludes with ice cream at the best gelateria downtown. The winter tour concludes with cannoli at the best bakery nearby.
- ✓Tour ends.
What's included
- ✓Seasonal dessert (cannoli, gelato or other)
- ✓3 Sicilian Drinks: beer or wine
- ✓10 Street Food Tastings including Authentic Arancini (MAKES A MEAL!)
- ✓Palermo Insider Guide (PDF)
What's not included
- ✓Extra food or drinks
- ✓Bottled water can be purchased at any shop along the route. We recommend bringing your own bottle to refill as we try to reduce plastic waste.
- ✓photo service
- ✓MUST KNOW: markets are closed in the evening
Good to know
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
We only offer Traditional street food. Food is not selected to accomodate tourists' taste.
Waiting policy: We have a strict 10 minute waiting policy at the meeting point. We don't guarantee a second chance to meet the group.
Seats are not available at every stop
Tour runs rain or shine. Please dress accordingly
Bring your own water bottle. We are trying to reduce plastic waste
ACCESSIBILITY: this tour is not suitable for travellers with limited walking or standing capacity.
TO CRUISERS: the port of Messina town is far away from the city of Palermo, if you are docking in Messina, do not book this tour. We can't provide a refund if you realize this passed the deadline.
Vegan options are not available.
The tour is suitable for vegetarians and pescatarians, except one food stop. Alternatives to celiac travelers can be provided if we are informed at the time of booking.
MUST KNOW: most traditional street foods are baked or fried, fat and full of carbs. Do not expect seafood.
Not recommended for people with limited walking or standing capacity.
HIGH RISK OF NUT CONTAMINATION
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Palermo: Small-Group Sicilian Street Food Tour
Meet your guide near the iconic Teatro Massimo opera house. 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 by 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. Get in line at neighborhood bakeries, cafés, 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. 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.
Highlights
- ✓Receive personalized attention on a small-group street food tour
- ✓Get recommendations for Sicilian street food from your foodie guide
- ✓Visit Sicily’s open-air markets, including Vucciria and Capo
- ✓Come hungry and sample enough street food to make a full meal
What you'll see & do
- ✓Meet your guide and the other travelers
- ✓Stroll through the food market stalls guided by a local expert. Taste and learn about the local culture
- ✓Have a toast with locals in an old bar, sample challenging food, and learn the facts of modern history.
- ✓Orientation point: tips and directions
- ✓Cross the touristy area and keep backstreeting with your local guide
- ✓The summer tour concludes with ice cream at the best gelateria downtown. The winter tour concludes with cannoli at the best bakery nearby.
- ✓Tour ends.
What's included
- ✓Seasonal dessert (cannoli, gelato or other)
- ✓3 Sicilian Drinks: beer or wine
- ✓10 Street Food Tastings including Authentic Arancini (MAKES A MEAL!)
- ✓Palermo Insider Guide (PDF)
What's not included
- ✓Extra food or drinks
- ✓Bottled water can be purchased at any shop along the route. We recommend bringing your own bottle to refill as we try to reduce plastic waste.
- ✓photo service
- ✓MUST KNOW: markets are closed in the evening
Good to know
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
We only offer Traditional street food. Food is not selected to accomodate tourists' taste.
Waiting policy: We have a strict 10 minute waiting policy at the meeting point. We don't guarantee a second chance to meet the group.
Seats are not available at every stop
Tour runs rain or shine. Please dress accordingly
Bring your own water bottle. We are trying to reduce plastic waste
ACCESSIBILITY: this tour is not suitable for travellers with limited walking or standing capacity.
TO CRUISERS: the port of Messina town is far away from the city of Palermo, if you are docking in Messina, do not book this tour. We can't provide a refund if you realize this passed the deadline.
Vegan options are not available.
The tour is suitable for vegetarians and pescatarians, except one food stop. Alternatives to celiac travelers can be provided if we are informed at the time of booking.
MUST KNOW: most traditional street foods are baked or fried, fat and full of carbs. Do not expect seafood.
Not recommended for people with limited walking or standing capacity.
HIGH RISK OF NUT CONTAMINATION
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.