Nni Franco U Vastiddaru

Sandwich shop · Palermo

Nni Franco U Vastiddaru

Sandwich shop · Palermo

Via Vittorio Emanuele, 102, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy

Highlights

This bustling late-night spot is your go-to for incredible Sicilian street food, serving must-try sandwiches and arancini at unbeatable prices.

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€1–10

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"Nni Franco U' Vastiddaru For a satisfying mid-afternoon snack, seek out one of the city's ubiquitous walk-up counters. Nni Franco U' Vastiddaru is typical, serving classic street food like arancini (stuffed rice balls) and panelle . The latter is a Palermo specialty: These chunky, chiplike fritters made of chickpea flour are simple yet addictively delicious, with a spritz of Sicilian lemon."

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Alex Mattingly

Google

Amazing arancini and sandwiches - you can sit at the restaurant there was quite a line there. If you line up for takeaway expect a hit of a queue, we got the arancini and I got a Pietro sandwich (meatballs and spicy sauce) - both were absolutely stunning and well priced. Service is a bit brusque but they will make sure your order is right and help, just they’re also prepping food for the restaurant so insanity busy. Absolutely must attend for takeaway in Palermo.

Natalie Hershey

Google

Very good fritti!!! Especially the arrancine, wow. The best we had in palermo by far. The sandwiches also were phenomenal - very flavorful. The service was VERY slow, even worse than is normal 😂 but worth it for how great the food was!!

Niki

Google

Great local place with cheap prices. Perfect for a mid day snack. You can sit outside and enjoy the weather but they also have plenty of space inside

Elena Marina

Google

nothing bad to say about the food: it was cheap, delicious and generous in portions. however the service needs to be improved. we were sit and completely ignored for about 15 minutes before we could stop one waiter and ask to be served. the place was very chaotic and pigeons were flying around the tables which is annoying and unhygienic. we had also to ask for extra bread multiple times before they brought it.

Fred Towler

Google

Still the best sandwich shop in Palermo. I have come here 3/4 times over the last 8 years. Try the Milza sandwich, it’s delicious, and the classic croche and panelle sandwich. Cheap, authentic, recommend.

H Frolier

Google

Beware, tourist trap! Waiter doesn't accept your order but wants to talk you into "mixed authentic Sicilian food" etc. Then proceeds to bring you plates of stuff you didn't order. Which is of course the expensive version. He did accept my rejection of the second, not ordered plate, though. The food itself is okay, but not great, served on a plastic plate. Nothing nice or recommendable about this place.

David P

Google

Well after exploring Palermo we stopped off here as this place was just full of locals of all ages drinking, eating and chatting. The food was great as were the Campari’s. It’s excellent value and a great place to people watch.

Myrella Antunes

Google

The food was just ok but the service was horrible. Do a favor for yourself if you want to try the food and don't sit at the table. The waiter was pretending to be nice but was quite annoying. We order for something and then he said "i'm bringing something better" and then compelled us to eat something we didn't order. To stop the nightmare we stood up and went to the cashier (where you order to eat in the street). Then waiter came to us so rude and angry that we were shocked. Nobody deserve to be treated like that. Careful, it's a tourist scam.