Must-see nightlife in Palermo

  • Ferramenta

    Palermo

    Once a hardware store, this genuinely cool, piazza-side bar-eatery now fixes long days with well-mixed cocktails and clued-in vino. Rotating wines by the…

  • Bocum Mixology

    Palermo

    Decked out in contemporary art and eclectic objets, bohemian Bocum was Palermo’s first proper cocktail bar and remains one of its best. While the ground…

  • Hic! La Folie du Vin

    Palermo

    Hugely popular with 30- and 40-plus locals, Hic! is never short of a fun crowd, spilling out onto the footpath in a sea of banter and reasonably priced…

  • Caffetteria Rizzuto

    Palermo

    A flat white in Sicily? Si! This family-heirloom cafe flies the flag for Third Wave coffee, brewing beans from numerous Italian specialty roasters…

  • Enoteca Buonivini

    Palermo

    Thirsty suits flock to this bustling, urbane enoteca (wine bar), complete with bar seating, courtyard and a generous selection of wines by the glass…

  • St'orto

    Palermo

    In the evenings, arty, indie types spill onto the cobbled street at this tiny, much-loved cafe-bar. Cocktails start at a reasonable €5, with other…

  • Pizzo & Pizzo

    Palermo

    Divided into a wine bar-cum-restaurant and next-door deli-bistro, Pizzo & Pizzo is a great place for aperitivo, with complimentary morsels like cucumber…

  • Ideal Caffè Stagnitta

    Palermo

    This historic coffee roaster is now also a cafe, with tables dotting one of Palermo's most picturesque cobbled streets. People-watch over a single-origin…

  • Enoteca Butticè

    Palermo

    Chipped concrete floors, old sewing machines turned tables and a gramophone turned lamp: welcome to one of Palermo's most eclectic (and best) wine bars,…

  • Botteghe Colletti

    Palermo

    Red theatrical curtains, old wooden cabinets and vintage curiosities: this snug bar pulls a mixed-aged crowd of artists, students and general bohemians,…