A place. A point of view.
Le Palme Restaurant
At the heart of La Villa del Re, in Costa Rei, Le Palme’s cuisine is shaped by the meeting of Palermitan roots and Sardinia.
Contemporary in spirit and grounded in the seasons, it begins with the ingredient and lets flavour lead the way. Each dish is precise yet unforced, allowing the produce, the character of the place and the Chef’s intuition to speak for themselves.
Le Palme draws its inspiration from the very nature that surrounds La Villa del Re: the Mediterranean scrub, the light, the scent of the sea, and the slow rhythm of the coast.
An intimate setting, where the landscape is not merely a backdrop but becomes part of the experience. Indoor and outdoor spaces blend seamlessly in a discreet atmosphere, designed to give centre stage to the cuisine and conversation.
Box List
Two Mediterranean regions, one voice.
The Philosophy
A dual identity: Palermo, with its culinary heritage, and Sardinia, with its produce, its landscapes and its identity.
From this union emerges a cuisine free of nostalgia, capable of drawing on tradition without merely repeating it. The ingredients are selected, examined and transformed with care, allowing their character and flavour to speak for themselves.
Giovanni De Candido
The Chef
Chef Giovanni De Candido’s cuisine is characterised by precision, instinct and respect for the ingredients.
His culinary journey began in Sicily and has found a new territory to explore in Sardinia. Here, he has developed a personal, contemporary and deeply Mediterranean style of cooking, in which technique and tradition come together without clashing. Every dish is an exercise in balance: a few carefully chosen ingredients and a clear vision of the story they are meant to tell.