Our Palermo morning street food tour is the very first culinary experienced launched in the city. Let’s dive together into the most authentic street food scene of Palermo!

Our Palermo street food tour and local market tour is an easy stroll with your laidback Sicilian friend around the markets of Capo and Vucciria. We will take our time among the food benches to spot the seasonal products and uncover the secrets of Sicilian cuisine. The experience starts from the very central Teatro Massimo but the rest of the time will be spent around the backstreets of the city center where not all tourists dare to wonder on their own. We will stop at our favorite street food vendors and offer you the specialties of the day.
This is going to be your morning into the daily life of Palermo, which includes a mandatory stop at the old tavern of Vucciria to drink and snack with the old men of the district. You will meet interesting Sicilian characters and raise your glass together!
During the morning street food and local market tour of Palermo you will get various information. Food is the main focus, but we also give insights on local culture, traditions and daily habits. We offer unfiltered walking tours, which means that we are happy to discuss both the cool and the uncool aspects of living in Palermo. As many travelers write in their reviews, it will feel like having a walk around Palermo with an old friend!

Let’s be clear…on Streaty tours we do not select food to accomodate tourists’ tastes. We only offer what locals eat. On this Palermo street food and local market tour you will have the chance to try the most authentic street food specialties of Palermo. You will taste the best arancini ever (stuffed rice ball), the unique Sfincione pizza, the vegetarian panelle and cazzilli fritters, the challenging pani ca’ meusa (veal offal roll), the famous cannoli with ricotta cream or the huge brioche col gelato (ice cream sandwich), but also beer, wine and some extra seasonal treats! The amount of food offered on this tour replaces a full meal. Read more about street food in our blog.
MUST KNOW (FOOD): Traditional Sicilian street food is deliciously Fat, often Fried and Full of carbs. This is what Palermitans eat, like it or not 🙂 Be ready to try new flavors.
Seafood and fish are not part of traditional street food in Palermo. So do not expect to eat it.
MUST KNOW (DRINKS): We Sicilians only drink beer with street food, so the tour has been designed to offer what locals drink: beer. However, your Streaty guide might give you some wine option at some stop. If you would like to have fine Sicilian wine to pair with Sicilian homemade cuisine, choose our tour “Palermo on a plate: Mamma’s classics and Sicilian wine”.
We try to save plastic so please bring your water bottle. Or you can get water in alternative of an alcoholic option.

Palermo is our hometown and the Original Palermo Street food and market tour is the very first culinary experience launched in the city. This tour is ranked #1 as Tripadvisor activity in Palermo since 2013. Our Palermo food tour has been listed by Tripadvisor among the best 15 culinary experiences in the world, making it the number 1 food tour in Italy. On the Palermo street food morning tour we hosted Rick Stein (BBC2), Paul Hollywood (City Bakes) and Rick Steves’ crew. Arrived first to be the best 🙂

EXPLORE the benches of Capo and Vucciria markets with a Palermitan food expert

LEARN about food, history and everyday life in Sicily through your guide’s personal stories

MEET the vendors and make new friends with other travelers!

TASTE the finest and most authentic arancini in town

FEEL AND ENJOY the slow-paced rhythm of the streets

GET the best tips to enjoy Palermo and avoid tourist traps

 ✔️This is the perfect tour for curious travelers and adventurous foodies who want to try new flavors, learn about local culture and make new friends. You don’t need to be fit, but we cannot guarantee seats at every stop.
❌ This tour is not suitable for travelers with limited standing or walking capacity, picky eaters and travelers on a low carb diet, vegans and travelers allergic to dairy or gluten. We do not offer alternative foods to children.
👉 For a more comfortable and accommodating experience we recommend you joining our tour Palermo on a Plate

Travelers love us because on Streaty tours they get the unexpected. In fact, We do not serve random pizzas or gelatos just to make tourists happy. We offer genuine and unfiltered culinary experiences, unveiling the rich tapestry of regional flavors. We want you to savor the very essence of the dishes we grew up with, and this often happens out of your comfort zone. Travelers choose us because they know they will be guided by a laidback local guide genuinely committed to share knowledge, stories and tips without setting filters for tourists.