Palermo is the sweets center of Sicily and at Pasticceria Buscaglione you will discover why…read moreSicilians in their own right can brag about the amazing sweets produced on the island. But they don't. So I will for them. Opened in 1899 (!) dishin' out pastries for over 117 years, Pasticceria Buscaglione gave me and my posse a sampling of excellent Palermitano sweets. It's soo easy to love this sweets shoppe. First, they make a genius cassata and if you've never had this, try it here. A cassata is a dome shaped marzipan cake, ricotta (best in Sicily), enveloped in a marzipan fondant type covering, so delicious and with a coffee will send you to heaven faster than a tiramisu. This version is soo good, my group got them togo. That, in addition to the awesome hand painted marzipan fruit, wrapped nicely for presents to friends, you are treated to a unique experience: you almost don't want to eat them for fear of ruining Art. The mandorle (almond based cookies) were 2die4 as well. Come here for a quick dessert and coffee, after the Teatro Massimo and have an unforgetable espresso-- so good here also. The staff here are friendly and helpful. They speak a little English but the language of food is universal, no need to speak Italian, just point and smile. Hope you enjoy this place, it's a Yelp find. Ciao. Visits: a few Tip: Cassata, mandorle and marzipan fruit are their top buys. But this bakery has been around for centuries, that's how well respected this pasticceria is.

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.

Fast, clean, delicious gelato. Highly recommend. I didn't love the area I was walking through, only…read morebecause it's full of dirty streets/ graffiti, people smoking, strange smells coming from every angle... however this was a lovely surprise along our walk. We ate this on the way back to our cruise ship.

This is a great place to get gelato if you are in this neighborhood. The place is clean, the staff…read moreis friendly and the gelato is oh so good. I must have started to look like a "regular" as the woman who works here began recognizing me as I would come in and begin to scoop up my gelato. It made me laugh! They have plenty of flavors and also have the brioche rolls if gelato on a bun is your thing. As for me, just a small cup of cool deliciousness is all I need to make me happy!

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.

Everyone here is super friendly and hospitable. The food comes out super quick and everything…read moretastes very good. Would definitely recommend the visit.

What a lovely, lovely cafe - the outdoor seating area is so cute. There's loads of yummy cake…read moreselections, gelato, and coffee/tea choices. We stayed here all afternoon reading and enjoying the coffee and pastries. Definitely recommend if you're looking for a place to relax or chat with some friends. The staff are also very lovely and very friendly.

We only tried one item at Pasticceria Mazzara but what a glorious one item it was. The pasticceria…read moreis famous for their cornetti (Italian for croissants) and the cornetto ricotta there are especially good. And airy yet crisp cornetto stuffed with sweet ricotta cream and then showered with powdered sugar. Indulgent, delicious, and perfect for that sugar high you may need walking through Palermo.

Walking in I heard someone walking out say "tutto spettacolare" and they were right…read more Vegan options are limited here, so a few of our meals have been vegetarian. Sal and I went for the vegetable lasagna. Broccoli and spinach in a white sauce. Absolutely incredible. My daughter said the lasagna rustica was excellent and my wife said the same of her pasta al forno (baked pasta). Both with meat (not a lot) and red sauce. 4 plates, two liters of water and a ginger ale for €23. Not bad! We're leaving full and happy, but needing to "walk it off "!

Best croissant I ever had with a subtle hint of "panettone flavor" (probably a tiny bit of…read morerosewater in the dough). They have a wide delicious-looking array of pastry and ice cream creations, plus housemade gelati. Coffee was great too. The only reason I don't give five stars is that it is very loud inside with the sound of plate crashing. We kept thinking that they dropped plates in the kitchen, but I guess it was just their way of throwing them around.

Having just come in from the United States yesterday, we needed an early dinner tonight. We chose…read morethem because they had both pizza and pasta and salads and a slew of other things to pick from. We split a mushroom pizza and a ham, tomato and onion penne the food was divine. The service could not have been better and then the gelato and gretnae for dessert? Definitely icing on the cake!

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.