Ristorante Gagini

"Gagini is located in the rowdy Vucciria neighborhood and is the crown jewel of the restaurant group behind Bocum Fuoco, Aja Mola, and Buatta. There’s an à la carte menu and tasting menus that start at €110 with the option to add wine pairings from their exceptionally curated list. Expect less familiar flavors than you’ll usually find in Palermo from Gagini’s Brazilian-born chef, like lemon verbena, smoked herring, finger limes, and puntarelle. Make sure to reserve a table well in advance." - linda sarris

"One of Palermo's Michelin-starred restaurants, where chef Mauricio Zillo creates contemporary dishes with local ingredients. Set in the atelier of 16th-century sculptor Antonello Gagini, it features an eight-course tasting menu paired with Sicilian wines."

"Situated in the lively heart of Palermo between the Vucciria and the small Cala port, this restaurant boasts a modern design and bold colours which are all the more striking for the charming old building which it occupies, the 16C studio of sculptor Antonello Gagini (hence the restaurant name!). Here, Italian-Brazilian chef Mauricio Zillo serves highly personal cuisine which is rich in contrasting flavours and prepared using Sicilian ingredients (even when exotic ingredients such as papaya appear on the menu, they are sourced from Sicily). The service is attentive yet with an informal touch that puts guests at their ease." - Michelin Inspector

"Gagini is located in the rowdy Vucciria neighborhood and is the crown jewel of the restaurant group behind Bocum Fuoco, Aja Mola, and Buatta. There’s an à la carte menu and tasting menus that start at €110 with the option to add wine pairings from their exceptionally curated list. Expect less familiar flavors than you’ll usually find in Palermo from Gagini’s Brazilian-born chef, like lemon verbena, smoked herring, finger limes, and puntarelle. Make sure to reserve a table well in advance." - Linda Sarris

"In this town, it’s indisputably the rich squid-ink tagliatelle with prawns from the relaxed, cavernous Gagini Social Restaurant (35 Via dei Cassari; gaginirestaurant.com; around $200 for two for dinner)—though the perfectly simple spaghetti aglio e olio dusted with tuna flakes from local favorite L’Ottava Nota is a very worthy runner-up."