Palermo Original Street Food Walking Tour by Streaty
Overview
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3 hours
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Welcome to the top ranked food tour in Italy based on TA reviews! Join a relaxing street food walk around Palermo with a passionate local guide. Take a journey through the scents and flavours of Capo and Vucciria markets and explore their backstreets where the real Palermitan soul resides. See some of the top attractions along the way like Teatro Massimo and Piazza San Domenico. Taste the best selection of daily street foods, such as ‘arancine’ (stuffed rice balls) and ‘panelle’ (chickpea fritters), as well as a glass of local wine, seasonal dessert (cannoli or ice cream) and other challenging samples like the renowned "pani ca' meusa" (veal offal sandwich). This tour is limited to 10 participants, ensuring you an open interaction with the tour guide, the local vendors and the other travelers. It's a tourist-trap free experience designed for real foodies! We are the most experienced food tour company in Italy. On this tour we hosted Rick Stein, Paul Hollywood and many other celebs!
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
We only offer Traditional street food. Food is not selected to accomodate tourists' taste.
Waiting policy: We have a strict 10 minute waiting policy at the meeting point. We don't guarantee a second chance to meet the group.
Seats are not available at every stop
Tour runs rain or shine. Please dress accordingly
Bring your own water bottle. We are trying to reduce plastic waste
ACCESSIBILITY: this tour is not suitable for travellers with limited walking or standing capacity.
TO CRUISERS: the port of Messina town is far away from the city of Palermo, if you are docking in Messina, do not book this tour. We can't provide a refund if you realize this passed the deadline.
Vegan options are not available.
The tour is suitable for vegetarians and pescatarians, except one food stop. Alternatives to celiac travelers can be provided if we are informed at the time of booking.
MUST KNOW: most traditional street foods are baked or fried, fat and full of carbs. Do not expect seafood.
Not recommended for people with limited walking or standing capacity.
HIGH RISK OF NUT CONTAMINATION
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Seasonal dessert (cannoli, gelato or other)
3 Drinks: beer or wine
Traditional street food bites (makes a meal!)
Walking Tour guided by Local Expert
Authentic Arancini
Sicilian olives
Extra food or drinks
Bottled water can be purchased at any shop along the route. We recommend bringing your own bottle to refill as we try to reduce plastic waste.
What To Expect
Teatro Massimo
Meet your guide and the other travelers
Capo Street Market
Stroll through the food market stalls guided by a local expert. Taste and learn about the local culture
Options
Evening street food tour
Carefully read Additional Info: exploration of Vucciria and Cala areas (markets closed). If there are any vegetarians or pescatarians, inform us previously.
Morning street food tour
Carefully read Additional Info: you will visit Capo and Vucciria markets. If there are any vegetarians or pescatarians, please inform us prior to the tour.
Reviews
1,939 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Good food in wonderful areas by a great guide
Kathy O,
Aug 18, 2025
- Viator
5.00Very good tour, not only great food but wonderful overview of the city of Palermo which covered the historical significance of the areas of the city and the food we tried. Salvo was a very engaging guide and explained in detail the history of the areas and the food. Highly recommended!
Fabulous tour
Jacqueline S,
Jul 26, 2025
- Viator
5.00Our guide Salvo was excellent, he’s a local and gave us so much info and explanation. The food was a great representation of ‘traditional’ street food. I even gave the pane con la milza a try. Great way to learn some more about Palermo
Awesome experience with Streaty and Alessandro
Chris N,
Jul 18, 2025
- Viator
5.00Alessandro was very knowledgeable and personable. His knowledge of Palermo and the local street food was great. We were not sure what’s to expect but he far surpassed our expectations. Next time in Palermo we would not hesitate to do this tour again.
Nice walking tour through...
david w,
Jul 15, 2025
- Viator
5.00Nice walking tour through Palermo tasting popular local Sicilian bites. Our guide Martina was very knowledgeable,and gave us history of the foods.It was exteremely hot that day but we got to sit down in several shaded areas and water and sometimes beer and other beverages were provided.Nice to finish with very good gelato to end the tour.After all the tastes I was full!
Not a good experience
Narita B,
Jul 12, 2025
- Viator
2.00Our whole group was so excited to do this on our stop in Sicily. It was extremely disappointing. It started off ok with some delicious Arancini’s but slowly just kept getting worse. We kept stopping for random reasons, nothing was organized. The tour guide was drinking by the end and I think a little drunk. We ended up leaving the tour early because it was just too much. We ended up at a bar area with no where to sit , hot as heck and we had no idea what was going on. Would not recommend, waste of money.
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