Small Oven Pastry Shop & Porco's Porchetteria
Sandwich shop · Point Breeze ·
Pastries, porchetta sandwiches, and unique soft serve flavors
Pastries, porchetta sandwiches, and unique soft serve flavors
"Contrary to popular opinion, Philly doesn’t survive on angst. We survive onsandwiches. And Porco’s inSouth Phillyis one of the dependable shops we turn to when we need anything on a long roll or between two slices of bread. Sharing the same wall—and the same team—as Small Oven Pastry Shop, the window-service-only spot has over 15 sandwiches on the menu that can take you from anegg with basil aioliin the morning to a stuffedcheesesteakorroast pork(our favorite) at night. What makes this place so good is that the fresh-baked, soft, crusty bread makes each sandwich feel like a handheld victory. But filling them with quality thin-sliced pork, saucy meatballs, or earthy garlic sage sausage, is also key—not only to the shop, but to Philly’s core value of being sandwich-obsessed." - Candis R. McLean
"A weekend soft-serve destination where the pastry chef rotates an imaginative calendar of flavors—think sweet corn and blackberry or dark chocolate and graham cracker—served in flaky croissant cones or cups and finished with housemade crumbles and sauces." - Regan Stephens
"What’s more Philly than waiting for a small-batch menu drop to secure your favorite sweet treat? Point Breeze’s Small Oven has pastries, breads, and, through Porco’s Porchetteria, savory dishes. But the soft serve flavors are worth waiting for, with swirls like sweet corn, spicy mango and blackberry topped with pickle chips and candied lemon zests. The impatient can get a pint delivered directly to their home." - Annemarie Dooling
"Head to the side window at Small Oven Pastry Shop and choose from flavors like pistachio, honey peanut butter, cider donut, and hazelnut praline. The options here rotate weekly, so make sure you check their online calendar or you may hold up the line while trying to decide. The smooth ice cream is a great way to close out a meal here after you’ve taken down one of their classic Philly pork sandwiches." - candis mclean, alison kessler
"Just know that if you come rocking your favorite Phillies jersey to eat this breakfast sandwich, you’ll need a new Harper when the whole scarfing session is over. The two over-easy eggs and earthy basil aioli drip from the whole messy ordeal, but it’s worth it—especially with the sausage and bubbly ciabatta in the mix. Head to this South Philly shop immediately after your alarm rings for one of these babies. You can never have too many Phillies jerseys anyway." - candis mclean, alison kessler
