Il Bavaglino di Giuseppe Costa

Amazing food and service a Michelin Star Restaurant. Well worth a visit.

Very nice & delicious food for Gourmets. Thumbs up for the perfect cappuccino

Food was lovely, but I felt it was for tourist. Didn't get the true Sicilian dishes and tastes that I was after.

Great service, quality products. We tried the menu "Mare nostro" and the first dishes were great, then the pasta with fish soup a bit disappointing..

This intimate restaurant has a small dining room with just a few tables. You can also sit outside, but it was not possible due to the wind. We were the only guests, which unfortunately make the place lack a bit of atmosphere. The staff was very friendly and helpful, given that we came with a small baby (in a way, good we were alone). The food was very well cooked and had the right Sicilian flavors, but in a very different style. We had the sea urchin spaghetti as starter, and local fish dishes. We didn’t explore the wine list too much (it seems to be basically local wines) and just ordered by the glass. Overall, a good experience.

Well. No brainer it is a 5 stars. Only small disappointment would be the secondi service which was just fried breaded sea food. Which i think it is just sad for a starred restaurant. Just mention to the waiter if you got s preference. Price is reasonable. 80 euros per person with accorded wine for the simplest menu.

Excellent throughout, not a single miss. The sea urchin pasta and the mint risotto were the most standout, though everything was very strong.

Summary: Amazing restaurant with great traditional and creative food, delicious wine and excellent service. For a Michelin star it is affordable. I highly recommend and it was one of my highlight of Palermo :) Food: Truffle pasta was amazing. Risotto was delicious. Even the focaccia that was pretty simple was so tasty and original. Experience: My disappointment from the view and terrasse soonly vanished when we started getting our orders. The waiters were so kind. We wanted to share plate "tapas" style to try most of everything and they didn't understand as it was a weird request for a Michelin star. Still they agreed - suggested amazing plates, made us feel at home, recommended delicious wine. They were kind and they cared and enjoyed the fact that we loved our food. We were coming from the beach so not dressed formerly and still they never looked down at us like they sometimes do in up scale restaurant. Every time we had a request that we could not get through with my broken Italian or English, they would bring more staff to make sure they will figure it out. They really made our experience super pleasurable. The place and view: I booked this restaurant for my friend birthday and asked for a table with a view. When we arrived an saw the terrace 1)the view is not great as you are not right in front of the sea - you mainly see a terrasse, building and then behind some sea (it's not like those sea-side restaurant where you are eating in front of the sea) 2) They didn't have any fan or water cooler which means for lunch it was NOT possible to eat outside. We asked if they had anything for the heat and when they said no we were thinking "so how do they expect us eating outside if it's 40 degrees". It's definitely not possible in summer and at lunch.