It's in Kalsa, Palermo. Address for your taxi: Piazza Marina, 52

Do I need to speak Japanese?

English menus available in tourist areas. At local trattorias, pointing at the menu works. "Cosa consiglia?" (What do you recommend?) goes a long way.

Margherita to test the quality. If they have a pizza of the day or seasonal special, try that.

Quid — Kalsa, Palermo

🕐 Hours

Th-Tu 11:30-15:30,18:30-23:00

About this spot

Quid in Kalsa makes the kind of pizza that ruins all other pizza for you. Thin, charred, simple toppings, eaten with a knife and fork like a civilized person.

💡 Tips before you go

Margherita is the test of a great pizzeria — start there
Italians eat pizza with a knife and fork, especially the center
Don't ask for extra toppings or substitutions — trust the menu

Menu56 items

soup

Bean and mussel soup with crispy pancetta and grilled spring onion

Zuppa di fagioli e cozze

¥16

Fava bean soup with wild fennel

Macco di fave e finocchietto

¥14

Fish soup

Zuppa di pesce

¥25

Lobster soup with pasta

Minestra di pasta spezzata all'aragostella

¥25

Lobster soup with pasta

MINESTRA DI PASTA SPEZZATA ALLARAGOSTELLA

¥25

Appetizers

Aubergine timbale with datterino tomato sauce, pea cream and Piacentino Ennese cheese shavings

Tortino di melanzane

¥10

Baby octopus in a tomato sauce, swordfish and aubergine caponata, blue fish balls with sweet and sour onion

Sicilia in bocca

¥14

Caldo Quid (for 2 people)

Caldo Quid (X 2 pers.)

¥12

Herring salad with fennel, oranges, olives, raw prawn, red onion, EVO, salt, pepper

Insalata di aringa plus

¥20

Mussels, clams, oysters, shellfish

Gran Souté

¥25

Platter of Sicilian cured meats and cheeses served with honey and jams

Tagliere di salumi e formaggi siciliani

¥20

Platter of Sicilian cured meats and cheeses served with honey and mustards

Tagliere di salumi

¥20

Seafood platter with raw and smoked fish (subject to availability: oysters, prawns, tuna tartare; smoked swordfish, tuna and salmon)

Tagliere di mare

¥28

Seafood salad with pink grapefruit

Insalata di mare con pompelmo rosa

¥18

Seared octopus with a basil-flavoured potato cream and chilli threads.

Polpo scottato

¥16

Shellfish and fruit cocktail with mint sauce

Cocktail di crostacei e frutta in salsa di menta

¥22

Sweet-and-sour Caciocavallo cheese

Cacio allargentiera

¥9

Tuna tartare, salmon, oyster, langoustine, Mazara red shrimp (subject to availability)

Crudo di mare

¥28

Mains

Bacon-wrapped fillet with Nero dAvola wine reduction on Monreale bread

Filetto bardato

¥24

Black tagliatelle with chopped red prawn, stracciatella cheese and lime zest

Tagliatelle Rosanero

¥22

Braised pork shank with porcini mushrooms

Stinco di maiale

¥20

bucatini with sardines, wild fennel and toasted breadcrumbs

BUCATINI CON SARDE, FINOCCHIETTO E MUDDICA ATTURRATA

¥15

Bucatini with sardines, wild fennel and toasted breadcrumbs

Bucatini con sardine, finocchietto e muddica atturrata

¥15

Busiate with Trapanese pesto: basil, raw tomato, parmesan, garlic, almonds, EVO

Busiate con pesto alla trapanese

¥13

Creamy pumpkin risotto with cured pork cheek and Gorgonzola fondue

Risotto alla zucca

¥16

Fettuccine pasta with lobster

Fettuccine all'astice

¥30

Fettuccine with cauliflower, toasted pine nuts and liquorice powder

Fettuccine con cavolfiore

¥14

Fish of the day grilled/crusted/in a stew (price per hectogram)

Pesce del giorno

¥6

Fish of the day grilled/crusted/in a stew (price per hectogram)

PESE DEL GIORNO

¥6

Fresh black Tagliatelle with white fish ragout and sea urchin essence

Tagliatelle Donna Franca

¥24

Fusilloni in a green cream (courgette and parsley), tuna botargo and lemon zest

Fusilloni verdi

¥18

Fusilloni with artichokes and shrimps

FUSILLONI CARCIOFI E GAMBERI

¥22

Fusilloni with artichokes and shrimps

Fusilloni con carciofi e gamberi

¥22

Mixed fried seafood

Gran fritto di mare

¥20

Mozzarella cheese, anchovies, garlic free basil pe

Alicia

¥12

Pistachio crusted salmon with a cream of basil

Lingotto di salmone

¥18

Pizza of the month (Pulled pork mozzarella)

Pizza del mese

¥18

Pork fillet with Malvasia wine reduction

Filetto di maialino

¥18

Quid style Bavette with clams, prawns and crab meat

Bavette Quid

¥22

Risotto with scallops and courgette flowers

Risotto Quid

¥20

Salt cod ghiotta with onion, tomato, olives, garlic, capers

Baccalà alla ghiotta

¥20

Seared tuna steak with caramelised onion and arugula

Tagliata di tonno

¥20

Sliced Argentine Black Angus steak with arugula, cherry tomatoes and Grana fondue

Tagliata di black angus argentino

¥24

Spaghetti with sea urchins

Spaghetti ai ricci

¥25

Spaghetti with squid ink

Spaghetti al nero di seppia

¥18

Stuffed squid with shellfish and citrus filling

Calamaro ripieno

¥18

Swordfish rolls with prickly pear and mint sauce

Involtini di pesce spada

¥18

Tagliatelle with anchovies, capers, sun-dried tomato, mint

Tagliatelle Panteelleria

¥16

Tagliatelle with beef ragout

Tagliatelle al ragù di manzo

¥16

Tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, smoked scamorza, speck, EVO, basilico

Affumicata

¥13

Tonnarelli with garlic, olive oil, chilli, prawn tartare and toasted breadcrumbs

Tonnarelli aglio e olio plus

¥22

Sides

Baked potatoes

Patate al forno

¥6

Grilled vegetables

Ortaggi grigliati

¥8

Mixed salad

Insalata mista

¥7

Sautéed vegetables (spinaches/chards)

Verdure saltate

¥5

Snacks

Fried pizza dough trio: with mortadella and pistachio pesto, with cured raw ham and stracciatella cheese, with sfincione sauce

Tris di montanarine

¥9

Quid

About this spot

💡 Tips before you go

soup

Appetizers

Mains

Sides

Snacks

Common Questions

Where is Quid?

Do I need to speak Japanese?

What should I order?

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