The Best Bars in Palermo

Named for the part of Vietnam that was once a French colony, CoChinChina is a cocktail bar in Palermo where the drinks come from Inés de los Santos, a name serious bar people say without needing to explain. The interior runs deep, with distinct rooms to discover and a hidden private room somewhere in the back. Food leans Franco-Vietnamese, bánh mì and all. Ranked 26th on the World's 50 Best Bars list, it draws the kind of crowd that knows exactly where it is going.

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Buenos Aires' first listening bar hides a headphone-operated jukebox inside a Palermo Soho townhouse, where each guest can cue their own song without disturbing the room. The team behind Tres Monos fitted the space with wood paneling, leather seats, and mid-century modern lamps for a private-club feel loosely borrowed from 1960s Japanese audio bars. It ranks on the World's 50 Best Bars list.

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2. Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New International Cocktail Bar – Latin America & Caribbean

A cocktail bar in Palermo where Jules Verne sets the dress code: expect brass fittings, moody lighting, and a menu built around the cities Phileas Fogg visited in 80 days. The drinks do the traveling so you don't have to. Beer, wine, and gourmet hot dogs round things out for anyone who prefers to stay grounded. It draws a crowd most nights, so arriving early is the Fogg-approved strategy.

1. Difford's Guide 4.5 stars · Difford's Guide
2. The 50 The 50 Discovery

1. The 50 The 50 Discovery

1. The 50 The 50 Discovery

The door policy here is not a rumor. Frank's is a speakeasy in Palermo Hollywood that takes the 1920s brief seriously, with a polished wooden bar, flocked wallpaper, and chandeliers in the plural. It's only open Wednesday through Saturday, and booking is less a suggestion than a condition of entry. The cocktails lean boozy, which tracks. A Discovery on The 50 list keeps it on the radar of people who visit cities for their bars.

1. The 50 The 50 Discovery

1. The 50 The 50 Discovery

You enter through a sushi restaurant, give a password, and surrender your phone at the door. Nicky Harrison is a speakeasy cocktail bar in Palermo that commits hard to the bit: low light, live jazz, tarot readings, and Prohibition-era drinks named for the era's shadier figures. The no-photos rule means the crowd actually talks to each other, which feels both radical and deeply old-fashioned. Named for a real bootlegger, which somehow makes the theatrics feel earned.

1. The 50 The 50 Discovery

1. The 50 The 50 Discovery

No sign outside, just a number that matches the address and a bouncer who'll point you right. Ocho7Ocho is a cocktail bar in Palermo that started as a speakeasy with a velvet-rope attitude, though the days of auditioned guest lists are long gone. The front room is roomy and deliberately scruffy, with classic rock and soul played loud enough to make conversation an achievement.

1. Difford's Guide 4.5 stars · Difford's Guide

1. Difford's Guide 4.5 stars · Difford's Guide

A convincing brick wall at the back of the café slides open to reveal a dim steampunk warehouse behind it, complete with a giant backlit clock all cogs and gears above the bar. Victoria Brown is a bar in Palermo that moonlights as a Victorian café by day, then leans into the theatre after dark. Old-fashioned armchairs cluster around the room, and the crowd on weekends skews young and dressed for it.

1. Difford's Guide 4 stars · Difford's Guide