Mercato del Capo
Palermo, Italy
The read// why locals go
Mercato del Capo is Palermo street food in its native habitat — a historic market quarter on Via Porta Carini where the cooking happens at the stall. It is not a restaurant so much as a stretch of the old city where food is fried, grilled and handed over on the spot, among the shouting and the awnings and the produce stacked on the street. Around €6 covers a proper plate. It starts early, which makes it a genuine breakfast option, and there is more than enough for vegetarians among the fritters, the vegetables and the fruit. The Capo has fed Palermo like this for centuries and has never needed to modernise the idea.
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Via Porta Carini, 90134 — Palermo
Via Porta Carini, 90134 — Palermo
The read// why locals go
Mercato del Capo is Palermo street food in its native habitat — a historic market quarter on Via Porta Carini where the cooking happens at the stall. It is not a restaurant so much as a stretch of the old city where food is fried, grilled and handed over on the spot, among the shouting and the awnings and the produce stacked on the street. Around €6 covers a proper plate. It starts early, which makes it a genuine breakfast option, and there is more than enough for vegetarians among the fritters, the vegetables and the fruit. The Capo has fed Palermo like this for centuries and has never needed to modernise the idea.