Iocolano Giuseppe Formaggi
A family cheese-and-salumi shop in the old town, on Via Montegrappa — trading as “Iocolano dal 1928”. Madonie cheeses (provola, caciocavallo, tuma, ricotta) and local cured meats, sold straight from the counter.
Food & drink route
Taste Collesano
A local tasting walk through Collesano's cafés, sweets, cassatina, traditional products and small producers.
On foot — in the old town
Trattoria Carricaturi Di Barranco
Family-run trattoria/pub serving traditional Madonita and Sicilian cuisine.
Ai Calici Lounge Bar
Collesano's evening spot: a wide wine list, gin and classic cocktails, plus burgers, pinsa and sharing boards. Lively at weekends — the place to end a tasting day.
Hours: Tue–Thu 17:00–24:00; Fri–Sun 17:00–03:00; Mon closed
Ulisanu Café
A relaxed café-bar on Via Cavour with outdoor tables — the walk's final pause, over a Morettino coffee.
La Lanterna
An informal, long-running Sicilian trattoria — pasta served in the pan it was cooked in, good local grilled meat, house antipasti and homemade desserts. A reliable sit-down lunch or dinner just off the centre.
Hours: Tue–Sun 12:00–14:30 / 19:00–23:30; Mon closed
Caffè Civello
Collesano's oldest bar (since 1902), famous for its gelato and the house 'bocche di leone'.
Pizzeria Quattro Cannoli
Casual evening pizzeria on the corso, named for the historic four-spouted fountain square.
Le Delizie di Benedetta
Family-run pasticceria, gelateria and rosticceria in the historic centre.
Macelleria Asciutto
A Collesano butcher since 1943 — "allevatori e selezionatori di carni madonite da tre generazioni" (breeders and selectors of Madonie meats for three generations). Local beef, pork and lamb, house sausages and dry-aged cuts; the meat the trattorie nearby put on the grill.
Caffè del Viale
Neighborhood café on Collesano's main viale — the natural break between the Targa Florio Museum and the Town Hall.
Targa Food
Wood-oven pizza and honest Sicilian cooking with km-zero ingredients, run by Peppe and his family. A friendly, good-value stop on the main viale toward the Madonie.
Hours: Wed–Mon lunch & dinner; Tue closed
Azienda Dispenza — La Dispenza del Nonno
The town's reference dairy, recommended by the Touring Club Italiano. Provola delle Madonie, fresh tuma and primosale, ricotta and caciocavallo — made with milk from local pastures and sold straight from the counter.
Hours: Mon–Sat 8:30–13:00 / 16:30–20:00 (confirm)
Cafè Nobel
A friendly bar, café and gelateria at the entrance to Collesano, on the main viale, run by the Peri family. Known above all for its pastry — a good first or last stop on the way to the Madonie.
You'll need a car
These last stops are out of town in the Madonie hills, best reached by car. Book ahead, especially off-season.
Casale Drinzi
A hillside agriturismo above town, listed by Gambero Rosso. Madonie cooking — aged meats, game, mushrooms, cheeses and wood-oven pizza — with valley-to-sea views and rooms to stay over.
Hours: Daily 13:00–15:00 / 19:30–23:00; book ahead
Agriturismo Case Tabarani
A km-zero agriturismo on a hill in the Imera valley, with sweeping views from the Madonie to the sea. Antonella cooks a set local menu (vegetarian and gluten-free on request) for guests and visitors who book ahead.
Hours: Restaurant by reservation; sea views
Azienda Agricola Grazia Invidiata
A Slow Food Presidium family farm high in the Madonie at Contrada Sant’Anastasia (about 850 m), where Grazia Invidiata makes the renowned Provola delle Madonie. Organic, with Brown-breed cattle on free pasture — raw milk and cow’s-milk cheeses, fresh and aged. Open by reservation.
Hours: Year-round, by reservation
Opening hours and days change, especially off-season — call ahead before you go. Numbers marked to confirm still need a direct check.