Everything was incredible. One of the best pastry shops I have ever been too. I want to come back…read moreto Sicily just to have their pastries again.

We stopped by Costa during our visit to Palermo to try their cannolis. The cannolis were super…read moreyummy, featuring a crisp shell stuffed with ricotta filling. We also tried a strawberry cream bread which was super light. The spot was super cute and offered seats outside amidst the busy street. The servers were also super friendly and patient with us, as we did not understand Italian.

This gelato was alight, it's definitely more of a 'tourist trap' type place. The staff was nice…read moreenough, I wouldn't go here again but, all in all it was fine.

Pretty good gelato and crepes. We had the white chocolate and limon gelati, which were both pretty…read moretasty. We also had a chocolate crepe, which was tasty too. It was a convenient location for us, but it wasn't anything special.

Delicious dessert and pasties but I feel like all desserts I have had here have been delicious…read more It's hard for me to judge what makes this particular cafe better or worst than others, so I am giving it 3 stars. It won't disappoint, but most places won't either--so I would go to the place closest to where you are. I don't believe it's worth going out of your way to eat here.

This Palermo institution has recently opened a more "central" shop in the city. Cappello is famous…read morefor inventing the Sette Veli cake, that is a multilayer cake with hazelnut cream, chocolate, sponge cake etc. The other cakes are good too.

I love love love their gelato! I got to try several of their flavors while I was in Palermo…read more(almond, pistachio, coffee and salted caramel). All of the flavors I tried were delicious but, my favorite was as the salted caramel.

Highly recommended by our local tour guide as the place to go in Palermo for the best Brioche…read moregelato around. Opened in 1987, a small shop with a few tables outside. Most people take and enjoy as they keep moving. Talked with the two young guys working there about why it's so popular. They only use seasonal raw materials and milk from organic farms. They won the prestigious "three cones" award from Gambero Rosso in 2000. Apparently this is a big deal, posters and signs everywhere highlighting this. I went with their popular brioche bun with coffee gelato. This thing was a monster, glad I'm splitting it! This is considered a gourmet ice cream sandwich. It was amazing, definitely a different taste with a bun and ice cream... but delicious. No wonder this place is recognized as one of the best gelato shops in Palermo if not all of Italy.

One is a "cannolo" but more than one is a "cannoli" and it was great to learn the difference this…read moreevening with this sweet stop on our food tour. The menu board is in Italian and in English which was most helpful. Pick your shell, pick your filling and then then how to you want to finish it off. The do have other things here including the famous "brioche" (ice cream stuffed brioche roll), arancine and fruit slueshes. I went with the pistachio shell filled with the hazelnut ricotta cream and then crushed hazelnuts at one end and candied orange at the other end. This is a big cannolo and some of the tour took some of their home. Not me. I'm all in for sweets tonight. It was excellent with a crisp shell and a sweet filling. Heavenly. [Review 12798 overall, 112 of 2020.]

Tasty cannolis! There were many choices and flavors and there was quick service. They spoke…read moreEnglish, which was helpful for us (American tourists). It wasn't the best cannoli we've ever had, but it was pretty great! We also picked up some arancini which were typical quality arancini. The cannolis were also pretty sizeable which was a good value.

Definitely the view is the big deal here, located in front of the Teatro Massimo and looking at the…read morepiazza. We stopped here this morning for coffee and breakfast before starting our final full day of exploring Palermo. When we walked in and picked our breakfast and coffees, they had us step back outside and choose a table. We chose well. And then our purchase was brought to us. It was not until the end that we asked for a check and paid with credit card at the table. Lovely. My sweet roll stuffed with cheese and ham was delicious. The double espresso was very good and got the "go juice" going. [Review 12834 overall, 149 of 2020.]

No frills kinda place that has affordable espresso drinks and is open very early! We ordered two…read moremacchiatos and a water bottle which totaled only €4.50. The coffee was strong and the view of Teatro Massimo was great :) Will have to try their pastries and their Marocchino coffee next. They have a full service bar in the evenings too. EDIT: Just tried their Marocchino and this is now our favorite espresso drink! This was more of a macchiato with a dash of cocoa on top, which really elevated the espresso without being too sweet. Two marocchinos and a lemon croissant only set us back €5.50. The croissants are huge too

We were in Palermo for two days and Giada was next door to our lodging. Subsequently, our lodging…read moreoffered a complimentary continental breakfast of coffee and a pastry which is how we learned of Giada. The pastries were amazing - both days I had a chocolate croissant with essence of orange and my spouse had a cornetta (with cream). We had cappuccinos and an espresso - both were good. We ordered - outside of the continental breakfast that came with our lodging - an omelette with tomato. The omelette was cooked well and the tomatoes inside gave it a wonderful flavor. It was the perfect savory and protein addition to breakfast for a day full of sight seeing. The staff were friendly, welcoming and accommodating. There is both inside and outside seating. On the first day I went back to Giada for lunch and had as a starter a traditional Sicilian arancini- saffron rice, meat ragu, peas and cheese. I would recommend. For the entree, I ordered pesto fettuccine and it was the best pesto pasta I have had. A perfect balance of pesto, garlic, olive oil; the pasta was al dente and it was just made to order. Again, the staff and service were outstanding, Giada was consistently and reliably delicious. I would highly recommend.

This spot was recommended to us by a local optical store close by and we wanted local, real-deal…read morechill, no tourists kind of restaurant to enjoy our last evening in Palermo. We were welcomed to our outside table by Ivan--un grande! He is super nice and insightful with suggestions. He answered all of our questions in Italian and in English! The food: AMAZING! We started with a couple Jameson on the rocks (generous pour) and the calamari fritti as an appetizer. Buonissima! Lightly fried served with lemon wedges over un insalata valeriana--ottimo! After we ordered the spaghetti alla vongole veraci (fresh--not frozen) and the pappardelle con gamberetti e pesto dì pistacchio--wow! Totally different and wonderful! Ivan was so accommodating and gentile. Bravi tutti quanti a Ristorante Caffè Giada!

Delicious gelato, cannolis and more. They offer a variety of coffees, and paninis. The prices are…read morevery reasonable.