Porta Carbone - Cala

Fast food restaurant · Palermo

Porta Carbone - Cala

Fast food restaurant · Palermo

Via Cala, 62, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy

Highlights

Iconic spleen sandwiches & panelle, counter-service, port views

Via Cala, 62, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy Get directions

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€1–10

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Where Rome-Based Food Writer Katie Parla Is Traveling Next - AFAR

"A no-frills Palermo eatery on Via Cala known for local street-food specialties; the author plans to eat panelle here as sustenance while tracing her great-grandfather Niccolò Cipollina’s roots in the nearby horseshoe-shaped harbor of La Cala, making it a practical food stop during a personal, genealogical reconnection trip." - Kaitlin Menza

https://www.afar.com/magazine/where-rome-based-food-writer-katie-parla-is-traveling-next

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"Some of Palermo's most beloved snacks are hearty street foods, and none is more iconic than pani cà meusa , a sandwich layered with thin slices of fried cow spleen and topped with lemon and grated Caciocavallo cheese. The hole-in-the-wall Pani Cà Meusa Porta Carbone, overlooking the port on Via Cala, specializes in this Sicilian comfort food."

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@katieparla

Sliced sesame seed rolls are filled with slices of spleen cooked in lard. Even if you are squeamish, please give this sandwich a chance. Pane ca’ meusa is served all over town but the place that does it best is aptly names Pani ca’ Meusa di Porta Carbone. It is located on Via Cala and you can grab a sandwich and a beer and sit at the tables on the sidewalk that look across the street to the port and beyond to Monte Pellegrino.

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Mark H

Google

Delicious food, friendly staff and great prices! We tried to order from their kiosk but it did not have the full menu. We typed our order on our phone and showed the staff. The guy brought over a coworker who spoke English. She explained that they were out of one item but it was fine since we had ordered plenty anyway. The restaurant is fairly small and it was full at the time. Another staff helped us find a table. The menu was very affordable and the food was delicious. We especially loved the Caponata. Highly recommended!

Mitch Cunningham

Google

Had to try the pane ca meusa schetto (sandwich with spleen and lungs). I was afraid, but it was good! Especially with lemon. We also had panelle and cazzilli, which are fried and delicious. We stopped here on a Streaty food tour, so our guide had the options already picked out for us.

Jessa Jane

Google

I've come to the place few times already and always at around dinner time to find it very packed everytime. There is no table service and to order you have to line up to pay first and then get your orders. Now, there are plenty of tables but they get occupied easily, but you can always order to go and have a seat across the street in front of the port. The milza (spleen) is very good. The staff is very friendly and simpatici. Shoutout to Sergio e Fabio! And the pannelle and crocchette are just a must-try to eat along with the milza. It's great value for the price. Highly recommended ☺️

Korivn Wan

Google

get your item ordered and paid at the machine - great for tourist with no Italian skill - convenient and lots of combo options also I am tired at explaining to Italian how terrible they are at making panino bun so I start only talking about how good they are at making beef offal which makes me forget about the panino bun. - get extra cheese and extra meat for your panino:) thank me after

Claire

Google

One of my fav places period! Each year that I get the opportunity to come back to Sicily Palermo to be exact This is one of my first stops I love the staff, the food. I never thought I'd be excited for a spleen sandwich. But yes I am Everything about this place is top notch Highly recommended

La Mc

Google

Amazing service and the pani ca meusa (spleen sandwich) is incredible. I notice they scoop out the top of the bun to add more meat. Frequented by locals. There’s no English here. Just point at the beautiful pastries. View of the port and nice patio area, although facing a busy street. Let’s just say I ate there at 10 am after I had breakfast at 8. It’s that good. Inexpensive at $3.5 con formaggio

Nivi Sun

Google

Great place to try the spleen and lung sandwich, it’s good but definitely a strong taste. Grab a sandwich and spritz and people watch by the water

Isabella Y

Google

Mordon slef-order machine is super helpful and the food is amazing!

Francesca C.

Yelp

Their only 2 dishes are Pane e Panelle and Pane ca' meusa (accompanied by their version of tater tots/hash brown balls), but this place really doesn't need more than that! It is a Sicilian specialty and in my 34 years of existence I have tried these 2 foods in many places and Porta Carbone is in my top 3 of the list. It's home food, served by the owners and his kids... how much better and authentic can this get? It's been open for generations now and according to my mom, they have stayed loyal to their flavors. I personally loved it and would go back. I ordered twice and couldn't get enough of it. The owners explained how the meusa (spleen) is cooked and were really funny and courteous. They love tourists and are very grateful to have loyal customers. @FrancescaMusica