This is a place that has no walk by tourist traffic.  This is a place that gives you food that locals eat.  You only hear Italian voices.Palermo at its best.

Amazing food. Low key neighbourhoody place but quite trendy - antithesis of checked tablecloth trattoria. Very good value. Would definitely return and recommend. Excellent sommelier too - in fact ALL staff are lovely.

Excellent service and very good food. We were recommended a Sicilian white wine that we both really enjoyed. We would recommend CiCala

Fantastic little restaurant , service great, food outs standing and a great wine list of Sicilian wines. 100% reccomend.

Really good food&mdash; imagine the flour for the pasta being sourced locally. Imagine delicious little tapas for your opening course. The fried lasagna, milk croquettes, THEIR PANELLE!, the eggplant parm dish, the tiny fried red mullet fish. The grilled fish if the day was excellent&mdash; gently seasoned with a bit of salt only and with really great local greens and potatoes. Everyone loved the cacio Pepe too. We were 11 people and 5 ordered this dish! (Honestly better than all the  cacio Pepe we ate in Rome)The wine&mdash; we were looking for a skin contact wine and ended up trying one MADE BY OUR SERVER from two local indigenous grapes. It was excellent. Service was warm and great. Hospitality at its best.  we would come back here again and again&hellip;

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When eating in Palermo during the off-season, be prepared. There may be only one table of people eating from beginning to end. The waiter is quite enthusiastic when taking orders and serving dishes, but the rest of the time is basically chatting with each other. Italian restaurants will always provide a bottle of sparkling water as a drink.

Gagini Social Restaurant, with a simple menu, a more casual dining atmosphere and relatively cheap prices, is a restaurant that focuses on modern seafood cuisine combined with natural wine.
- aja mola plateau: seafood raw platter. The red shrimps are sweet, but I can&#39;t get used to the larger mazzancolle shrimps, which are too big and have a strong raw shrimp taste. In the end, I swallowed them with wine. The oysters come from northern France, and they are not very juicy, but they have a lot of salty and sweet taste. If you like raw seafood, you can order a special plateau, which also has lobsters and shellfish, which are more affordable.
- fried mussels and sea asparagus: fried mussels, crispy batter wrapped with tender mussels, are very good side dishes. It was my first time to eat sea scorpion, and the fried fragrance matched the salty and fresh taste of sea scorpion.
- Pasta of the day: It happened that there were fresh porcini that day, and the chef said that he could cook porcini and shrimp pasta. Take a bite of the rolled pasta, and your mouth is filled with the rich aroma of porcini and the freshness of shrimp meat. It is delicious. The slightly thicker long pasta is used, which has a more chewy texture.
- aja mola fish soup: The rich tomato-flavored soup is soaked with various seafood, whether it is fish pieces, shrimp meat, mussels or clams, they are all tender. It is sour, sweet and fresh, and very tasty. However, for me, after drinking too much soup, I still feel that it is a little salty, but Hu Zi thinks it is just right. It depends on the individual&#39;s heavy taste.
- gela di anguria: Watermelon jelly with basil leaves and white chocolate sauce is a refreshing dessert that is not sweet.
- polpo al carbone: Well, I feel that there is still room in my stomach, so I ordered another grilled octopus. The overall seasoning is ok, but some of the octopus meat is too chewy, and my cheeks are tired from eating it.
It is paired with a bottle of natural wine, which is not expensive at 18 euros per bottle.
The price is 40-50 Euros per person excluding drinks.

Our server/host/owner was delightful and entertaining. The restaurant is quiet enough to have a conversation even when many tables are full. He introduced to a lovely local gin.

Lovely restaurant! Wonderful fresh food and very attentive service. Had a terrific sauce for the gnocchi I had and also a great caponata and caprese. We are returning this week!

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In the off-season, you must be mentally prepared. You may have a table of people to eat from beginning to end. The waiter is very enthusiastic when ordering food. Other times are basically talking about each other. The Italian restaurant will come with a bottle of bubble water as a drink.

Gagini Social Restaurant, the menu is simple, the dining atmosphere is more casual, and the price is relatively cheap. It is a restaurant that focuses on modern seafood cuisine and natural wines. - aja mola plateau: Seafood raw food platter. The red shrimp is sweet, not used to another larger mazzancolle shrimp, the meat is too large and the raw shrimp tastes too heavy, and finally it is swallowed with wine. The oysters are from northern France, and there is not much juice, but there is a lot of salty and sweet. Those who like raw seafood can order special plateau, as well as seagull shrimp and shellfish, the number is also large, and the price is more cost-effective. - fried mussels and sea asparagus: Fried green mouth, crispy noodles wrapped in tender green mouth, is a very good wine dish. The first time I ate Haipengzi, fried fragrant with the salty taste of Shanghai Pengzi. - Day pasta: There is a fresh bovine liver fungus porcini on the same day, the chef said that he can burn bovine liver fungus shrimp pasta. Eat a mouthful of pasta, full of rich bovine liver fungus aroma and shrimp meat, delicious. It is a slightly coarse long pasta, and the taste is more glutinous. - aja mola fish soup: The soup with a strong tomato flavor is steeped in various seafood, whether it is fish, shrimp, or green mouth and clams, the tenderness is there. Sugar and sweet, very tasty. But for me, after drinking too much soup, I still feel a little salty, but the beard feels just right, which depends on the weight of the individual. - gela di anguria: Watermelon jelly with basil leaves and white chocolate sauce is a refreshing dessert that is not sweet. - polpo al carbone: Well, I feel that there is still room in the stomach, and I ordered a grilled octopus. The overall seasoning is ok, but some octopus meat is too chewy, and the oysters are so tired. With a bottle of natural wine, the price is not expensive 18 euros/bottle. At the price, per capita 40-50 eur does not include drinks.

Nice place inside, quiet, warm.  It was January.  Good wine selection.  Had shank and potatos.  Really great.  Good price. $50 for 2 dinners and 2 wine glasses.   Outside also ok but louder.  Off the beaten path so 100% locals.

The food is very tasty and comforting, we&rsquo;ve spent a nice evening even though we had to wait quite some time for the main dishes. Thank you Locale !

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