If you are traveling in beautiful Sicily and in particular in Palermo, you cannot miss a taste of pizza. Yes, because in the Sicilian capital there are excellent pizzerias, which offer pizzas very different from the classic Neapolitan one. For example we mention the sfincione , the real flagship of the Palermo pizza: it is a pizza by the slice with tomato, onion, anchovies, breadcrumbs and caciocavallo , made with a dough with a percentage of semolina flour . Let’s discover the top 11 of the best pizzerias in Palermo !
1 – Carmen
Pizzeria Carmen has been offering quality and taste in Palermo since 1974. The strengths are undoubtedly the pizzas prepared with fine flours and ancient Sicilian grains , the dough perfectly leavened in 48/72 hours, the use of mother yeast and the painstaking selection of typical Sicilian ingredients . Pizzeria Carmen guarantees tradition, innovation and quality for an always unique experience.
- Address : Via Evangelista Torricelli, 16 (Get directions)
- House specialty : Carmen, pizza with tomato sauce, mozzarella fior di latte in water, fresh mushrooms, wurstel, cooked ham, spinach, fried eggplant, seasoned caciocavallo, fresh Sicilian oregano, EVO oil
- Average price for a pizza : € 10
- Statistische Tripadvisor : 4 out of 5 – 193 reviews
- Contacts : Tel 091 6819292 – FB page
2 – Frida
A truly unique pizza of its kind: a pizza inspired by the painter Frida , who focuses not only on the quality of the ingredients, but also on the aesthetic quality. An artistic tasting. The leavening of the dough takes at least 48 hours .
- Address : Piazza Sant’Onofrio, 37 (Get directions)
- House specialty : squares filled with the same ingredients as pizza
- Average price for a pizza : € 11
- Statistische Tripadvisor : 4.5 out of 5 – 2609 reviews
- Contacts : Tel 091 550 5440 – FB page
3 – Il Baro
Restaurant and pizzeria with the use of Sicilian products and flavors . The pizzas are also made with raw flours and with particular and highly creative shapes .
- Address : Via Mario Rutelli, 20 (Get directions)
- House specialty : Exclusive, pizza with pistachio cream, swordfish, mussels, prawns, sea urchins, cherry tomatoes, songino
- Average price for a pizza : € 11
- Statistische Tripadvisor : 4.5 out of 5 – 1543 reviews
- Contacts : Tel 091 303 110
4 – La Corte dei Mangioni
Rustic atmosphere that offers excellent dishes and truly memorable pizzas, characterized by different mixtures of stone-milled organic flours such as Perciasacchi, Tumminia, Russello, etc. The staff is very courteous and smiling. The sandwiches and draft beer are also delicious .
- Address : Via Sammartino, 97/99 (Get directions)
- House specialty : Pistachio, pizza with pistachio cream, stracciatella, buffalo mozzarella, mortadella and chopped pistachios
- Average price for a pizza : € 9
- Statistische Tripadvisor : 3.5 out of 5 – 1793 reviews
- Contacts : Tel 091 625 5360 – FB page
5 – Ciccio Passami l’Olio
Cantina, culinary specialties and a wide choice of pizzas, divided between classics, pizzas with DOP buffalo mozzarella and sweet pizzas . The oil that gives the restaurant its name is the focal point of the offer: it is a Biancolilla and Nocellara based extra virgin olive oil added to the dough and directly on the pizza after cooking.
- Address : Via Castrofilippo, 4 (Get directions)
- House specialty : fried pizzas, not greasy
- Average price for a pizza : € 12
- Statistical Tripadvisor : 4 su 5 – 1145
- Contacts : Tel 338 909 5598 – FB page
6 – La Bufalaccia
Pizza restaurant that works with ingredients from the Sicilian territory . As the name suggests, buffalo is a central ingredient : we find Calabrian buffalo pizzas, raw buffalo, bologna and buffalo, queen buffalo, culatello and buffalo, mixed mushrooms and buffalo and much more.
- Address : Via De Cosmi, 13 (Get directions)
- House specialty : fried pizza stuffed with ragu
- Average price for a pizza : € 13
- Statistische Tripadvisor : 4 out of 5 – 694 reviews
- Contacts : Tel 091 682 2435 – FB page
7 – Mistral
Place renowned for the ” giropizza “. It is possible to choose between various types of dough and buy the Ron pizza maker’s kit for preparation. Also available some sweet pizzas , such as ricotta and nutella.
- Address : via Bordonaro, 30 (Get directions)
- House specialty : bellavista, pizzas made as rolls and enriched with external toppings
- Average price for a pizza : € 12
- Statistische Tripadvisor : 3.5 out of 5 – 429 reviews
- Contacts : Tel 091 637 2285 – FB page
8 – I Tre Porcellini
Rustic location , very short waiting times , courteous staff and excellent pizzas make Tre Porcellini one of the best known pizza restaurants in Palermo. Only high quality and branded products are used for the pizzas.
- Address : Via Ausonia, 83 (Get directions)
- House specialty : pizza with ancient buffalo mozzarella from Battipaglia
- Average price for a pizza : € 10
- Statistische Tripadvisor : 4 out of 5 – 735 reviews
- Contacts : Tel 091 511561 – FB page
9 – Villa Costanza
Villa Costanza is a pizza restaurant ideal for dinners for couples in both summer and winter. Wide choice of pizza and also for the restaurant the menu changes frequently.
- Address : Pietro Bonanno, 42 (Get directions)
- House specialty : Sicilian Cart Wheel (Organic Sicilian Biancolilla Durum Wheat Flour, Vastedda della Valle del Belice DOP, Sicilian mozzarella, Sicilian black bee honey, Cinisara cow carpaccio, courgettes, date tomatoes, organic Baucina almonds)
- Average price for a pizza : € 13
- Statistische Tripadvisor : 4.5 out of 5 – 1152 reviews
- Contacts : Tel 091 547027 – FB page
10 – Giabal A
rather informal environment that offers not only excellent pizzas, but also very tasty appetizers . The place is very nice both inside and outside
- Address : Via Umberto Maddalena, 14 (Get directions)
- House specialty : Giabal pizza
- Average price for a pizza : € 10
- Statistische Tripadvisor : 3.5 out of 5 – 172 reviews
- Contacts : Tel 091 668 7580 – FB page
11 – La Braciera
La Braciera is a pizza restaurant that offers a very varied menu , from appetizers to pizzas, from soups to main courses. Wide choice of particular pizzas, such as Pistacchiosa (pistachio pesto, stracciatella, mortadella) . Possibility of different doughs, even gluten free . Reservation recommended .
- Address : Via S. Lorenzo, 6 / b (Get directions)
- House specialty : Ursula, pizza with buffalo mozzarella, stracchino, potatoes, speck and bacon squares, scamorza cheese
- Average price for a pizza : € 10
- Statistische Tripadvisor : 4 out of 5 – 968 reviews
- Contacts : Tel 091 688 5444 – FB page
