Officine calderai — Restaurant in Palermo

We are obsessed with Officine Calderai. The coffee is of exceptional quality and expertly prepared. The baristas are professional and friendly. Ask about their daily pastries procured from top, local bakeries. The watermelon jelly crostata is a revelation! While in Palermo we went each day and even returned when we moved to another town over an hour away. The street that it’s on is full of craftsmen, mostly metal workers of kitchen accessories such as tin pans and pizza oven paddles. The coffee shop itself sells one of a kind oil cans by an Italian artist. They are sculptural and works of art. We bought one and will always remember our afternoon hangs there. There is also a leather goods craftsman diagonally across the street who sells his creations in unusual color combinations and patterns. We love Via Calderai and its community of craftsmen and...

Our experience here was phenomenal! The coffee was really good but especially the design and the story behind the cafe makes this place so unique. It really is like a little museum. We saw the metal tray the barista used to bring us our coffee and we fell in love with it. So we asked if or where we could buy the trays and he went to three workshops with us to ask around if someone could make them for us. And we found two very friendly brothers who made them for us and we picked them up the same day. It is the most perfect souvenir to remember our...

🌟 Hidden Gem Alert! 🌟 Stumbled upon Officine Calderai just a week after it opened, and what a delightful find! The vibe is effortlessly charming, the coffee exceptional, and the attention to detail truly impressive. It feels like a cozy secret waiting to be discovered by the neighborhood. Already looking forward to becoming a regular—highly recommended! ☕️✨ Must-try: Their espresso is perfectly balanced and pairs beautifully...