Palermo: Traditional Sicilian Pastry, Gelato, and Espresso Walking Tour
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Palermo
Indulge in a delightful walking tour of Palermo, exploring the city's traditional Sicilian pastries, gelato, and espresso. Taste the best examples of pastry, gelato made with authentic ingredients, and the finest coffee while admiring Palermo's beautiful monuments.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Teatro Politeama Garibaldi - The building is an important example of Neoclassical architecture.[1] It has a large entrance by way of triumphal arch topped by the bronze quadriga designed by Mario Rutelli.
What's Included
  • Exclusive private tour for your group
  • Enjoy included snacks
Additional Information

Palermo is known for having some of Italy’s finest Sicilian pastries, ice cream, and coffee, quintessential elements of Italian culture. Yet, with an overwhelming number of bars and pastry shops scattered across the city, how does one choose? We’ve designed a system that enables genuine food lovers to sample exemplary pastry items, from Sfincetta with ricotta to the Setteveli cake, and gelato made with pure, non-industrial ingredients. Additionally, you’ll enjoy the best coffee in town, both at bars and coffee shops, where you can get an inside look at the roasting and selection process that goes into each blend. Guided by detailed information from our guide, your palate and mind will be enthralled, all while taking in Palermo’s monumental beauty. On this journey, we embark on about seven taste-testing experiences, including three pastries, a gelato, traditional biscuits, a dessert wine, and a coffee.

  • The tour is NOT recommended for Vegans, Sulphate intolerance and gluten free
Location
Via della Libertà, 1
Via della Libertà
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Maria_d
Nov 8, 2023
Fantastico - Giorgio, our guide, was knowledgeable and attentive. He shared lots of interesting history of the area and of i’s food culture and took us to some excellent places to sample some delicacies. His English was a excellent, which was important to us as our command of Italian was limited. We highly recommend a tour with him.
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Marlark
Apr 28, 2023
An Unforgettable City - If you want to understand a country…its culture and its people…you study its history and it’s food. I visited Palermo, Sicily with my adult daughter during her spring break as a teacher. The foodie walking tour was to get a taste of all the wonderful pastries and gelato that Palermo is known for….but our guide Giorgio showed and taught us so much more. My favorite part was listening to this amazing storyteller who in three hours gave us, an all too brief, but incredibly personal view into the history of this amazing city. There are many different food tours out there…but this is one of the best and worth every dollar… Thank you Giorgio for sharing Palermo with us…I was in love with your city the moment I stepped off the plane and after spending the morning with you I loved it even more! Grazie!
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Alan_c
Jul 19, 2022
Delicious - Lovely way to see Palermo. Sights, tastes and culture of this very interesting city. Our guide was very friendly and informative. The pastries, gelato and coffee will be remembered forever! Grazie molto!
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John_k
Jun 12, 2022
Giorgio was fantastic! Lots of tastey treats!! - Wonderful sweet food tour! Our group came from a Royal Caribbean cruise and was just a 15 minute walk from the port to meet up with the tour guide. He was super friendly and knew many locals in town throughout our tour. He showed us many great hidden places that we would never have seen without his help. Will never forget those gelatos!!
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David_b
May 11, 2022
Fun food tour - Georgio did an amazing job taking us on this tour. We not only had fun, but we also learned a lot. I love the street market, and the gelato shop was to die for.
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Kerryfromgermany
Sep 22, 2021
Nice tour - We are really experienced food tour participants. All around the world. In Palermo I wanted to dive into pasticceria, gelato and coffee. Our guide Giorgio was on time , perfectly organized, everything fine. He knew, what he was talking about, was really friendly, knowledgeable and very nice to be around. The hours we spent with him were really enjoyable. We started with an award winning cake, had cannoli at a well known pasticceria, sweet Marsala Wine at a famous tavern, dolci at a monastery (my favorite location, being a real insider tip) and coffee at a roastery. The gelateria we wanted to visit was closed on that day, but opening times in Palermo are really special…. So it was a nice morning, thanks to Giorgio. A real recommendation especially if you are not that experienced in food tours and local specialities. My suggestion for an improvement (just a personal opinion) would be to trade the first stop to a coffee with a brioche with gelato instead of the cake. More Sicilian and coffee is always a good start. But we were happy and it’s worth 5 stars anyway. And for dinner, Giorgio organized a restaurant table for us, that was really going the extra mile. Thank you so much !
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