This review is 5 years overdue, but my friend just found all her receipts from our trip to Italy 5 years ago so we were looking back to search for our favorite places. This was one of them. Better late than never, right? We stayed about a block from here, and in the morning after swimming, we would stop here for focaccia and frappes, sit outside and people watch. To this day, this is the best focaccia I've ever had and I think about it at least monthly. Can't wait for my next visit to the Cinque Terre. Will definitely stop here for focaccia. read more

Focacceria Antonio - Bakeries Near Me - Monterosso Al Mare, SP

Adding for a more recent update. As everyone stated food is overall good. Focaccia is delicious, staff is rude if you are not local/italian. I purchased 50€ of food and went to sit down with our group of 5 and they yelled at us to get out/leave. This is day 1 of vacation and we will not be back. Very unfortunate. Be kind! read more

Stay away from this place. The food is fine but the staff are incredibly rude. I spent $50 buying lunch for my family. I went back for an additional focaccia and literally every employee looked at me in line and did nothing. I waited for about 10 minutes. An Italian couple came in and they immediately served them. Will never, ever return. Much better and nicer places to give business to. It's a shame because the desserts were good (sandwiches were below average - all bread). Regardless, rudest staff I've ever encountered. read more

If you are an American or a tourist from a different country, do not waste your time in this place. The service is terrible and they will not serve you unless you ask multiple times. They serve Italians first and then serve tourists with an attitude. We saw a group of tourists who wanted to sit together and they were not Italian and this place wouldn't move the tables together. They are rigid and inflexible. We were surprised since Monterroso is filled with tourists and this has not been our experience at other restaurants and places we have eaten at. Don't waste your time, save your money and put it to good use at other places that are very welcoming of Americans and tourists. read more

Perfect spot for an afternoon snack ! We had flat bread and got a couple of wine bottles. The place is super cozy and convenient. Prices were very reasonable. read more

Focacceria Antonio - Bakeries Near Me - Monterosso Al Mare, SP

After a nice trek from Vernazza to Monterosso, we were hungry and in dire need of a quick bite before hitting the beach. It's a cute spot overlooking the sea with probably the BEST focaccia I have ever tasted. Perfect amount of bread to meat to sauce ratio and texture is toasted just right. We also ordered the pesto lasagne that wasn't too heavy even at 10am. To finish off our quick fix, I got the chocolate cake that complemented my coffee. read more

Focacceria Antonio - Bakeries Near Me - Monterosso Al Mare, SP

Stopped here because the display showed the food we could expect and they had a big salad. Before we asked to sit down I wanted to confirm there was a bathroom, as that was going to be necessary. They were really resistant and wanted to be sure I was going to eat there before they told me there was one in the ally behind the neighboring church, think several places shared it? I told them if they didn't have one I could go back to the hotel, then return, no problem. Anyhow we ordered the pesto lasagna and a salad. The lasagna was good, but very small for 8 euros! And the salad was fine, except once you start to dress it, you realize there are tons of soggy dead leaves in it you need to pick out, ugh. The focaccia bread came as part of the service and was actually really good! We're not sure how we offended them, or if they were just rude, but all three women we interacted with were not nice, didn't smile, so it ruined the experience overall. read more

Focacceria Antonio - Salad and pesto lasagna, plus complimentary focaccia. Then, the soggy salad leaves I picked out - Bakeries Near Me - Monterosso Al Mare, SP

On a recent trip to the Cinque Terre region in Italy, we stumbled across Focacceria Antonio on our way to the beach. I don't know how we couldn't stop with the aroma of freshly baked focaccia and an array of focaccia topped with fresh local ingredients at the window. There are two ways to order. You can go up to the counter and point to which focaccia you would like and head to the beach or grab a seat either inside or outside and grab a menu. We decided to grab a seat outside to enjoy the view (it's located right across the beach), people watch (my favorite!), and enjoy a glass a wine (also my favorite!) Oh the choices, it was so hard to just pick a few! But we decided on the Focaccia Semplice con patate e rosmarino and the Focaccia with olive and pomodorini. The Semplice con patate e rosmarino (olive oil, rosemary, & thinly sliced potato) was so delicious!!! The focaccia was warm, soft and topped with a generous amount of olive oil that it even ran down my chin. But it didn't stop me from continuing to devour it. The olive and tomato focaccia was also very good. Tomatoes taste so much better in Italy. I accompanied my focaccia with a glass of their local Cinque Terre white wine. A dry, light table wine made from a combination of Bosco, Albarola, and Vermentino grapes from the region. It paired well with my focaccia on this sunny afternoon. They also have birre for you beer drinkers and other spirits. They sell bottles of the Cinque Terre wine inside in case you want to take some home as a souvenir. I also love how reasonably priced everything is! Everything we ordered was around 3-3.5 euros each. Simple fresh ingredients, delicious and reasonably priced, how could you not love this place? read more

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Did you know focaccia originated in the Cinque Terra area (Liguria)? Did you also know that pesto sauce comes from the same region? Of course you didn't, no one would unless you were a focaccia and pesto historian or something. So know that you do know that, be sure to check in to this tiny focaccia bar in Monterosso if you are traveling through Cinque Terra. My wife and I grabbed a basket of warm focaccia and a table for two outside to take in the spectacular views of the sea and the slowly sauntering people. You can choose from several different focaccia flavors prepared by the staff for the day. We picked (1) a more traditional focaccia with herbs, olive oil and tomatoes, etc., (2) one with cheese and sliced potatoes and since I figured that, well, "when in Rome, do as the Roman's would do", this concept should hold true for any area of Italy, so lastly we picked (3) one with pesto and cheese. FOCACCIA REVIEW: The potato and cheese was just alright. A little doughy without a ton of flavor The more traditional: Amazing. Wish I could tell you it was the best thing I put in my mouth that day, and maybe it would have been true if it weren't for... The pesto and cheese: Extremely flavorful, rich and out of this world. Pesto tasted like they just hand-picked the basil from the backyard. I wish I knew how to upload pictures to a business on Yelp- I'd upload one of my wife's face so you could see her eyes rolling into the back of her head as this focaccia sends her into a gluten-induced coma. Two thumbs up! read more

Walk a little further past the main town area and you will find a comfortable Foccacceria tucked away from the crowds. It has fresh delicious foccaccia with many different toppings to choose from. We stopped here twice for late breakfast and the coffee was the best cup I had in Italy read more

Focacceria Antonio - Bakeries Near Me - Monterosso Al Mare, SP

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This place is great spot to grab lunch and head to the beach for the day! 2.90 euro for focaccia : some type of soft cheese, tomatoes, and rocket. So fresh and tasty! We went back before we headed back to our room too. I would recommend coming here if you visit the beach or want to grab lunch after your hike from Vernazza! read more

Focacceria Antonio - cheese, tomatoes, and rocket! - Bakeries Near Me - Monterosso Al Mare, SP

More than just a bakery. Focaccia is a meal here, and this place has some of the best. Plus they serve coffee and breakfast pastries in the morning and then apertivo (snacks) come with the drinks in the early evening (approx 6pm - 8pm). It is right across from the playground so it is a perfect place for an Aperol Spritz while your children play before dinner. read more

Amazing focaccia. Eat it there. They heat it up perfect. It's chewy, moist, delicious. Hot chocolate is awesome if you have kids you're trying to appease and steal from. Cappuccino is solid. Pastries solid. Going back for sure. read more

This place is absolutely delicious! The owners also run a B&B, which we stayed in as well. We came here for breakfast every morning and returned for snacks on a couple of days as well. We tried several types of focaccia and they were all delicious! read more

All I had was cappuccino. Worst cappuccino I've ever had in Italy in my many visits to the country. Too foamy. Bitter. Tasted like Starbucks. read more

Possibly for me, the best focacceria in all of Italy. The variety and quality are both exceptional. Today we stopped in for the pesto focaccia. Will probably go grab some more tomorrow. It really is that good read more

Focacceria Antonio - Love the pesto - Bakeries Near Me - Monterosso Al Mare, SP

One needs to try foccaccia when visiting cinque Terre. I tried different foccaccie during my trip, but this place was the best.