Trattoria Ai Cascinari
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A 1970s neighbourhood trattoria slightly off the tourist track in Olivuzza, a long-Sunday-lunch trattoria.
A ten-minute walk from the centre, on Via d'Ossuna, family-run since 1979. Pasta con le sarde (bucatini with fresh sardines, wild fennel, pine nuts, and currants) is the city's defining pasta and the version here is the textbook reference. The fritti misti antipasto (panelle, crocchè, mini arancine, fried artichokes) is the right opener. Come for Sunday lunch; you'll be the only foreigners. €25–35 per head. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays; mid-week service (Wed–Fri) is dinner only; weekends (Sat–Sun) open for both lunch and dinner.
- Price — €€
- Order — pasta con le sarde · panelle
- book ahead
- Palermo · Via d'Ossuna 43
- Sun lunch + dinner
- Closed Mon + Tue
From the HALA guide, reviewed August 2026.
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