Anastassov Journal

The restaurants I would recommend in Palermo, along with a gelateria specialising in excellent Sicilian fruit sorbets.

These are the places I would recommend in Palermo, from the main sights and historic streets to the restaurants I visited and the gelato worth stopping for.

CR21 in Palermo pairs a dark, polished dining room with playful Sicilian details, carbonara-filled pasta and a pistachio dessert I still think about.

ALI3I offers a contemporary take on Sicilian dining in Palermo, with a five-course tasting menu, thoughtful service, local wines and a personal story shaped by Alice Di Gennaro and Liborio Mongiovì.

Rimessa Dragotto brings the Dragotto family’s olive-growing story into central Palermo, with their own extra-virgin olive oil at the table and a cassata-inspired dessert that became my favourite dish.

Behind the chandeliers, dark wood and old-world interiors of Grand Hotel Wagner is something increasingly difficult to replicate: genuinely personal hospitality.