Caffè Civello — also known as Bar Civello — has stood on Collesano's corso since 1902, which makes it the oldest bar in town and a meeting point for generations of collesanesi. It is still family-run, by Liliana and her husband.
It's best known for its artisanal gelato, considered among the finest in the area, and for the house specialty, the 'bocche di leone'. Alongside them you'll find buccellati and other traditional Sicilian and Collesano sweets, freshly baked cornetti, granita in season, and a proper Sicilian espresso.
A few steps from the main square on Corso Vittorio Emanuele, it's an easy, authentic stop for a sweet break.
1902Caffè Civello opens on the corso — the oldest bar in Collesano.
early 1900sA “Mastru Gnaziu Civello” invents the Cassatina di Collesano in the same years.
todayStill family-run; a partner in the “La Cassatina, la Regina” project.
People & families
The Civello family / Liliana Fullone— the registry name is still “Civello”; run today by Liliana Fullone and her husband, a meeting point for generations of collesanesi.
Stories & traditions
Open since 1902, this is the oldest bar in Collesano — over a century of morning coffees on the corso.
Its gelato is rated among the finest in the Madonie; the house sweet, the snapdragon-named “bocche di leone”, sits beside buccellati, cornetti and seasonal granita.
The Cassatina di Collesano was created in the early 1900s by “Mastru Gnaziu Civello”, and Pasticceria Civello promotes it today — a shared surname and date that hint at a family thread, though the descent is not formally documented.
Visiting
HoursOpen daily, morning to late evening (verify seasonally)
