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Porta Carbone

5.0 (5 reviews)
InexpensiveSicilian

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1 year ago

Food is delicious. The staffs are friendly and helpful. Giovanni put a lot of meat on the sandwich. The place is nice and clean.

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Antica Focacceria San Francesco - Schiacciata San Paolo and Arrancini alla Norma

Antica Focacceria San Francesco

3.8(55 reviews)
0.3 km
€€

While in Palermo, this was one of the stops our food guide took us to in order to have its famous…read morespleen sandwich. The sandwich here is served slightly different than other locations as the meat is sliced very thin and its topped with shredded cheese. At first we were a little nervous about trying the sandwich but after the first bite i was pleasantly surprised that the cheese really cut organ taste of the spleen. In addition the thinly sliced meat gave it a good balance between the meat to fat ratio. I know a lot of people in our food group were apprehensive about trying it but to be honest my wife and I are pretty open to all types of food and our motto is that will always try something once.

The First Restaurant Experience in Sicily Served Food & Some "Godfather History"…read more I ate at the main branch of restaurant that is known for being one of the first and, for many years, an establishment that stood up against the Mafia and Cosa Nostra. Antica Focacceria's two owners stood against the Mob by refusing to pay the 'pizzu', or protection money. According to Michelin Star Chef #giorgiolocatelli , the consequence is even in recent years, the owners were in exile. Now settled in a confidential place in mainland Italy, they fortuitously and successfully managed the expansion of this Sicilian restaurant all over Italy. Proudly supportive, I sat at the very first branch of the restaurant, the gutsy one that courageously said no to mob bullying, the original Antica Focacceria San Francesco . And I went twice, too. On my plate: panele, all sorts of arancine #supportlocal #sicilianfood #sicilianrestaurant #sicilyunpacked #curious_eater #andrewgrahamdixon #giorgiolocatelli #palermosicily

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Antica Focacceria San Francesco - This is what the serving area, as seen from upstairs, and doors out to and windows onto the piazzetta look like

This is what the serving area, as seen from upstairs, and doors out to and windows onto the piazzetta look like

Antica Focacceria San Francesco - Arrancini alla Norma

Arrancini alla Norma

Antica Focacceria San Francesco

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Porta Carbone - sicilian - Updated July 2026

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