Cesarine: Market Tour & Dining at a Local's Home in Palermo

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What You’ll Experience
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Duration
3 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 10 guests
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English, Italian
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Discover Palermo's flavors with a market tour and dining in a local's home. Enjoy authentic dishes, a show cooking, and genuine Sicilian wines and coffee in an Italian family setting.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Visit the  vibrant local market and immerse yourself in a  private dining experience at a Cesarina's home, enjoy an exclusive show cooking and taste authentic Palermo recipes treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people.  


Enjoy a  4-course menu including starter, pasta, main course with side dish, dessert with drinks included (water, selection of red and white wines from Sicily cellars and coffee).


This experience is held by Cesarine: Italy’s oldest network of 1000+ home cooks all over the country in more than 500 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Sample Menu

STARTER
seasonal starter
MAIN
Pasta con le sarde or Spaghetti with tuna-roe or Pasta alla Norma
DESSERT
Cannolo siciliano or Gelo di limone or Cassata or Tiramisu
MAIN
second course with side dishes

What You Get

Beverages (water, wines and coffee)
Private 4-course dinner or 4-course lunch
Private show cooking

Good To Know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

Visit the vibrant local market and immerse yourself in a private dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive cooking demo and taste authentic Palermo recipes treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Palermo, Italy, IT

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This experience will be held in a local's home. For privacy reasons, you will receive the full address of your Cesarina host after you have booked. We will contact you by e-mail after you've booked to match you up with your ideal host based on what you are looking for.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Don't miss this market tour and cooking class.
May 02, 2025
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We had an excellent time with Rosa Maria and her assistant - they are charming and fun. I cannot recommend them highly enough. From start to finish it was interesting and informative, and Rosa Mari...read more

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A must do while in Palermo
October 28, 2024
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Alice and Franchesco were fabulous host. The market visit was very informative. They invited us into their beautiful home and gave us a wonderful history and delicious taste of Sicilian cuisine.

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Amazing food and sights!
January 09, 2024
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We had an incredible time with Cesarina Maria Giulia in Palermo. Me and my husband were here on a Mediterranean cruise visiting the area and despite the rain during our walk to the old market, the ...read more

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A great experience while in Palermo.
February 24, 2022
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Most excellent experience. Rosa took me on a tour of the farmers market. We sampled local rasâtes and she helped identity the produce I was unfamiliar with. As we walked, she selected fresh food ...read more

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One of the Best Ever!
October 03, 2019
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We have experienced cooking classes and food tasting all over the world. None were better than our tasting in Palermo. The food was superb and our Cesarina was wonderful. There is nothing better ...read more

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