Macelleria Salumeria is a cute, local shop that says meats, cheeses, and accompanying sauces,…read morespreads, breads, wines, and other odds and ends. The married shop owners, Enriqio and Annarita, are so friendly and were both so patient with us. Annarita's English is good and fluent and I had to do some combination of gesturing and guessing with Enriqio. We ended up coming here three times for salami sandwiches. We told Annarita the rough specifications: focaccia, Milanese salami, a medium cheese and sun dried tomatoes, and they made it happen. It cost about the same as a subway sandwich but we felt we got so much more! Delicious and great service. We will be back!

This little shop will have everything you need- maybe not a lot of choices, but they will cover…read moreeverything from TP to freshly made ( delicious) sandwiches. We spent 3 weeks in this town and got to know many of the vendors and this place was, by far, such a pleasure to come and shop. The family who runs it is very accommodating, speak English ( for all the American and British travelers who come here) and carry so many authentic Italian products. We even purchased several jars of one sauce to take back to CA. One of the best parts of this place is Sunny, the young woman who works there- what a pleasant, helpful and kind person. She will make you want to come back and shop here just to have her help you. I hope she gets some credit for the good work she does there.

OK. A very small grocery with fresh vegetables…read more Has a lot of items. You just have to look closely or ask for help. + Friendly proprietor. - Cash only - The small sign indicating the operating hours cannot be seen when the store is closed as it is hidden behind the unmarked wooden door. But, everybody in Varenna knows what the hours are. I upped my rating from 3 to 4 stars after my third visit.