Sclafani's Italian Bakery — Restaurant in Gloucester

Talk about authentic !! This long-standing and genuine Italian bakery and sandwich shop is probably the best experience in a town full of real and absolutely memorable purveyors ! Nothing fancy here, just top delicious and fresh Italian bread and cheeses and cold cuts served up with fresh olive oil, spices and love ! Try the mortadela, soprasota, and Aricio provalone on semolina bread ! To die for ! Oh boy ! I've probably made a mistake because now it will be hard to get...

Was excited about this place but the subs let down.

Got an italian and it was basically overpowered by the provolone and other than that it tasted...like not much. For me a good sandwich has the meat, cheese, lettuce, condiments, bread, etc. as almost as good alone as they are together.

In this case, I didn't feel that way. Any lettuce or onions or pickles that fell off were left there. Need more oil or vinegar or seasoning or...

This bakery is amazing, I heard that it was under new ownership. so I had to stop in while on vacation and try it out. Everything was just as delicious as I remembered. The new owner was very welcoming. The sliced bread if my favorite, especially fresh in the morning. They have great subs and pizza too. I would highly recommend you check it out if you're in the...