San Matteo Pizza and Espresso Bar

Specialties

Petite in size, our roaring oven delivers everything from crispy Neapolitan pies and creamy calzones to caffe crema and decadent panuozzos.

What is a panuozzo?

Small towns such as Gragnano, Pimonte, Agerola have become closely associated with the panuozzo and diners come from near and far to feast on the warm, flavorful dish.

The panuozzo starts as would-​be pizza but results in a type of panino but with freshly baked bread. The bread, with its beautiful honeycomb-​like crumbs, is moist and permeated with the scent of smoked scamorza or the sweetness of porchetta, just to name but a few of the ingredients that can be had.

Meet the Business Owner

Fabio C.

Business Owner

As early as 17, Fabio Casella dedicated himself to learning how to cook. He learned from his uncle, aunts and grandmother as well as many various trips back to Salerno.

He took his knowledge and discipline to two Bronx institutions. Mike’s deli, located inside the Arthur Ave Market and to Joe’ s Deli, a mozzarella temple located a stone’s throw away. Fabio also lent his talents to help steer and define the Italian cheese programs for both Dean and DeLuca, and Grace’s Marketplace