The story
Antico Vinaio brings its famed Florentine schiacciata to Catania’s Piazza Dell’Università, and the Frama Twins give it a resounding thumbs-up. The hefty, stuffed sandwiches deliver on quality — they call La Favolosa and Bada Come La Fuma “both excellent,” while the Nutellina offers a “nice sweet finish.” Despite the inevitable queue, they insist the wait and the price are justified.
For a casual, no-reservations lunch that feels both trendy and tourist-friendly, this spot delivers. The generous portions and fresh ingredients make it a worthy stop in Catania’s street-food scene, especially for anyone craving a well-crafted sandwich on the go.
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Reviewers celebrate Antico Vinaio's Nutellina as the standout, praising its indulgent, perfectly balanced sweetness. The overall vibe is of a warm, unpretentious haven for sublime Italian street food.
“We also tried the Nutellina, a small piece of schiacciata with Nutella. It cost around €3.50. Obviously Nutella is delicious, but this bread makes it even better. It's the right little sweet treat to end the day. I wouldn't get it every time, but as a nice finish it works.”
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Antico Vinaio in Catania serves huge, delicious stuffed schiacciate with quality ingredients — the Favolosa and Bada Come La Fuma are both excellent, and the Nutellina is a nice sweet finish; it's worth the wait and the price.
Dishes mentioned
La Favolosa
I got the Favolosa, which they recommended. It's made with sbriciolona, pecorino cream, artichoke cream, and spicy eggplant. The sbriciolona is a type of salami that's a mix of pork meat, pancetta, and guanciale — I had to look it up because I'd never tried it before. The sbriciolona is very strong, you really taste it, and there's a lot of it. The artichoke cream is there but takes a back seat to the other ingredients, and you can also taste the pecorino cream. It's a really good schiacciata, even though here in Catania we call a different thing schiacciata — for us this is a stuffed focaccia. The bread is crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, not dry at all, very tasty, and the oil ties it all together. For €10, it's worth it — two people can share it for a lunch or dinner.
Bada Come La Fuma
I got the Bada Come La Fuma, which is Tommaso's motto. It has porchetta, smoked provola, roasted potato cream, and spicy eggplant. It's absolutely stuffed. The porchetta is delicate, very good — you taste it but it's mild. Maybe the eggplants push a bit more because they're spicy. The bread on this one feels more like focaccia, softer inside, while the other one was more like bread. Both are worth trying, but this one is a bit heavier. For €10, it's a full meal.
Nutellina
We also tried the Nutellina, a small piece of schiacciata with Nutella. It cost around €3.50. Obviously Nutella is delicious, but this bread makes it even better. It's the right little sweet treat to end the day. I wouldn't get it every time, but as a nice finish it works.
