Ferrazzani's Pasta & Market
Pasta shop · Pasadena ·
Fresh pasta, Italian deli sandwiches, pantry items, and gelato.
Fresh pasta, Italian deli sandwiches, pantry items, and gelato.
"This tiny Italian market in Pasadena specializes in fresh pasta made in-house, but if you leave without grabbing a sandwich, you’ve made a grosso errore. The five sandwiches on the menu are simple (i.e., four ingredients maximum), built with quality imported meats and housemade spreads on Bub & Grandma’s baguettes. We love the spicy salami with arugula and Calabrian chili butter, but if you’re only getting one, make it the mortadella. The combo of mortadella/stracciatella/pistachio has become a fancy Italian sandwich shop standard these days, but the pesto-y one at Ferrazzani’s has our full allegiance." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park
"While we'll forever adore the timeless classic that is Roma Market, the best Italian deli sandwich in Pasadena these days comes from this tiny pasta shop and market in North Pasadena. Ferrazzani's makes five simple sandwiches (i.e., four ingredients maximum), built with quality imported meats and housemade spreads on Bub & Grandma’s baguettes. We love the spicy salami with arugula and Calabrian chili butter, but if you’re only getting one, make it the mortadella. The combo of mortadella/stracciatella/pistachio has become a fancy Italian sandwich shop standard, but the pesto-y one at Ferrazzani’s has our full allegiance." - brant cox, sylvio martins, andrew ryce
"Swing into the former Semolina Artisanal Pasta storefront on busy Lincoln Avenue in Pasadena for expertly constructed Italian hoagies made on Bub & Grandma’s bread; there are five options, including a wonderfully spicy salami with taleggio, arugula, and Calabrian chile butter that packs a punch, and two hearty meatless choices — an artichoke with stracciatella and pistachio pesto, and one layered with chickpea spread, pickled fennel, olives, and Pecorino — that are flavorful enough to satisfy the vegetarian set." - Eater Staff
"If you can’t find Ferrazzani’s, just listen for the sound of Italian dudes fighting about the proper thickness of bucatini. Nearly everyone in this tiny Pasadena market is buying fresh pasta, and you should be, too—noodles are made daily in an attached temperature-controlled room. But if you leave without grabbing a sandwich, too, you’ve made a grosso errore. The five sandwiches on the menu are simple (i.e., four ingredients maximum), built with quality imported meats and housemade spreads on chewy Bub & Grandma’s baguettes. We love the spicy salami with arugula and Calabrian chili butter, but if you’re only getting one, make it the mortadella. The combo of mortadella/stracciatella/pistachio has become a fancy Italian sandwich shop standard these days, but the pesto-y one at Ferrazzani’s has our full allegiance." - Brant Cox
"Hidden in this pasta shop is a full slate of outstanding Italian deli sandwiches. Try the mortadella sandwich, which comes with stracciatella and pistachio pesto, or the vegetarian chickpea sandwich with fennel and pecorino. On the way out, pick up some fresh pasta for dinner as well." - Rebecca Roland