My favorite spots for focaccia and Italian sandwiches in Paris

I regularly share great Italian addresses in our beautiful capital on the blog because I absolutely love Italian gastronomy. After a few more tastings, discoveries, and so on, I am back with a new selection and new places in Paris focusing on Italian cuisine, along with a guide to the best focaccia and Italian sandwiches in the city! In short, a kind of guide to the best places to eat focaccia and panini in Paris.

Naturally, as with most articles of this type, I update it regularly based on the new tests I perform to make sure you always have the latest trendy addresses!

Woman eating an Italian sandwich with salad and red wine in Paris.

Table of Contents

Ovvio

This spot, located in the 5th arrondissement of Paris near Rue Mouffetard, offers Italian street food via a Neapolitan specialty: the saltimbocca! The “bread” of this sandwich is made from pizza dough (homemade, of course) and it is served with warm dough but with cold ingredients, unlike other Italian street food sandwiches. The place is tiny but very charming. We tasted one of the ephemeral autumn recipes which was very good: the Vesuvio Speck with speck, fior di latte mozzarella, and sautéed mushrooms with garlic and parsley (€12.50). And for a classic recipe, we tried the Toledo Bresaola with bresaola, parmesan shavings, cherry tomatoes, and arugula (€12.90).

Frontage of the Ovvio Napoli Street Food restaurant in Paris with the menu visible in the window.

Preparation of a salami and arugula focaccia sandwich by an Ovvio Paris employee.

Interior of the Ovvio restaurant in Paris with employees and a customer.

Stack of Italian focaccia sandwiches filled with cold cuts, mushrooms, and arugula at Ovvio.

Woman holding two Italian sandwiches cut in half, served in kraft paper.

Rolled focaccia with chocolate and powdered sugar, Ovvio Paris.

Ovvio Paris interior, checkout counter, ovens, and 'TUTTO PASSA' photo on the wall.

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Ovvio
2 rue Blainville 75005 Paris
Price: saltimbocca between €10.50 and €13.50 / set menu with drink +€1.50 / with dessert +€4 / with drink & dessert +€5
The great deal: student set menu with saltimbocca + drink for €10

Pezzopane

This Italian cafeteria opened its doors in 2025 in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris. Here, the specialty is the panino, an Italian sandwich made from a round ciabatta bread and served toasted. The polpette version (€14.50) pays homage to the owner’s grandmother. You can also find more summery recipes like the bresaola one (€13.50), but what’s nice is that all recipes can also be made in a vegetarian version. To finish on a sweet note, we were tempted by a treat, a pistachio maritozzo (€5), a Roman dessert with a bun filled with whipped cream. And finally, don’t miss trying the coffee cream, halfway between an espresso and an ice cream. Apparently, Italians are crazy about it. A must-try!

Italian sandwich cut in two, ham, arugula, cream, held by hands in Paris.

Interior of the Pezzopane sandwich shop in Paris with staff and customer.

Pezzo Pane pastries: filled cookies and chocolate and pistachio cannolis in the display window.

Woman enjoying a Pezzo Pane sandwich with Italian drinks.

Bio Sicilia Polara Limonata and Cedrata Italian drinks seen at Pezzopane.

Pezzopane Paris: brioche filled with cream and pistachio glaze.

Blue frontage of the Pezzopane restaurant with red signage and open storefront.

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Pezzopane
10 rue de Rambuteau 75003 Paris
Price: panino between €12 and €14.50 / maritozzo €5 / soft drinks between €2.50 and €4 / set menus with salad + drink or salad + dessert

Rosata – Gourmet Focaccia

This sandwich/focaccia shop located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris was opened by Rosalie in October 2023. This lunchtime street food spot offers original recipes based on a soft and crispy focaccia bread (in partnership with the superb SAIN bakery, which I have already mentioned on the blog). The idea is that while paying homage to Italian gastronomy (through the bread but also by highlighting raw products), the address beats a new path, and Rosalie loves exploring everything you can put in a sandwich, while also adapting to what the seasons have to offer! The result is a small, cozy place with super original recipes and a menu that changes every 3 months. Each time, there are 4 different recipes, including 50% vegetarian options.

Woman eating a Rosata focaccia in Paris, with sandwiches and soups on the table.

Stack of four filled focaccia sandwiches, served by a person.

Counter and refrigerated display case of Rosata, a focaccia restaurant in Paris.

Photograph of focaccia and Italian sandwiches, wall decoration at Rosata Paris.

Rosata display window with focaccias, vegetables (pumpkin, carrot, apple, sweet potato, orange) and desserts.

Rosata focaccia sandwich cut with soup and croutons on a wooden tray.

Orange textured vase with dried plants on a white table inside Rosata Paris.

Chocolate chip cookies on paper stamped with Rosata Focaccia gourmande.

Chocolate spread fondant cookie Rosata Paris Nicolas Diolez

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Rosata – Gourmet Focaccia
16 rue du Rocher 75008 Paris
Open Monday to Friday from 11:30 AM to 3 PM
Price: focaccia between €8.50 and €10 / set menu with 1 extra choice between €10.50 and €12 / set menu with 2 extra choices between €13 and €14.50
Link to the brand’s website

L’Atelier Fratelli

This charming little address offers specialties of focaccia and pizzas by the slice. The place is quite small, so I advise you to book ahead or go early, because the locals have clearly figured it out and come back regularly… I also really liked the warm, eclectic decor of this restaurant and its truly friendly atmosphere. Everything is obviously homemade, right down to the bread used to make the focaccias, which is prepared every day.

Customers eating focaccias or Italian sandwiches at L'Atelier Fratelli in Paris.

To taste:

The focaccia, of course, especially the Tartufo recipe made with black truffle cream and Rostello (herb-cooked ham). The focaccias are served with a mix of young shoots, cherry tomatoes, balsamic cream, and walnuts (€12).

Triangular focaccia sandwiches, ham and arugula on a board.

Focaccia ham and arugula sandwich cut in two, held by a wooden toothpick.

Italian focaccia cut and filled with mozzarella, tomatoes, pesto, and arugula.

Pizza al Taglio slices, with the Bufala recipe based on tomato sauce, buffalo mozzarella, and arugula, and the Capra recipe based on honey, goat cheese, and arugula (2 slices €16). The pizzas are served with an arugula and cherry tomato salad.

Cut Italian focaccia with arugula, tomatoes, mozzarella, and pesto, served on a board.

For dessert, the Gianduja Tiramisu (hazelnut chocolate), my own little guilty pleasure… (€5).
My favorite photographer tried the panna cotta with its red fruit coulis (€5).

Tiramisu glass with chocolate and crushed hazelnuts, accompanied by a spoon.

Panna cotta with red fruits in a glass on a small decorated plate.

Panna cotta with red fruits and blackberry, dessert served in a glass.

Hammered glass pendant light with Edison bulb at L'Atelier Fratelli.

You can accompany your meal with a glass of Italian wine; there is a lovely selection on the blackboard (between €4 and €5).

The great deal: lunchtime menus (which also work on weekends!) with focaccia + salad at €10 / focaccia + salad + dessert at €13 / focaccia + salad + pizza slice at €15 / Pizza menu with 1 slice for €6, 2 slices for €11, 3 slices for €15, 4 slices for €19, and 5 slices for €22.50 or 1 pizza slice + salad + dessert €10

The little extra: home delivery available

Facade of L'Atelier Fratelli, focaccias and pizzas in Paris.

Atelier Fratelli focaccia & pizza menu next to a glass of red wine.

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Atelier Fratelli
26 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris
Open Tuesday to Sunday

Novettino

This brand specializing in focaccia has 3 addresses in Paris. For my part, I went to the 9th arrondissement location during my lunch break, and I must say that the address’s success is obvious, especially at that time of day, of course. The over-the-counter takeaway service (there is no room to sit in the 9th arrondissement address) is quite fast, and I left with my focaccia under my arm to go sit in a park. I must say that I really enjoyed it; the bread is delicious and crispy, and the products are truly high quality!

Counter and shelves with Italian products and heating plates at Novettino Paris.

Blue frontage of the Novettino restaurant displaying "Focaccia Italian Sandwiches" with customers outside.

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Novettino
34 Rue Godot de Mauroy 75009 Paris
54 Rue du Faubourg Poissonnière 75010 Paris
1 Rue de Charonne Paris 75011 France
Price of focaccias: €8.50 / Novettino set menu with choice of focaccia + drink + dessert at €12.50
Link to the brand’s website

Toscanino

Toscanino is a small address located at the top of Rue Mouffetard and specialized in traditional Tuscan sandwiches, the schiacciata, a traditional Tuscan bread seasoned with olive oil and salt. It reminded me so much of my trip to Tuscany in 2019 with my favorite photographer!

The place offers a variety of these sandwiches with good Italian products (I really liked the Lorenzo with Tuscan salami with fennel seeds: finocchiona), and one of their specialties is also the traditional porchetta (a wood-fired roasted suckling pig). And, of course, there is also a vegetarian version if you don’t eat meat. In short, a nice place for a taste of Tuscany in the heart of Paris.

Interior of Toscanino: neon, focaccia, cured hams and cold cuts on display.

Assortment of Italian cold cuts, porchetta, mortadella, and sausages in the display window.

Generous Toscanino sandwich with cold cuts, cheese, and arugula on focaccia bread.

Focaccia ham, mozzarella, tomato, lettuce, olive sandwich on enameled plate.

Gourmet Italian sandwich with cold cuts and sauce in a focaccia, held by hands.

Interior of the Toscanino shop with glass counter, focaccia, and cold cuts.

La Mi Firenze beer and beer glass in front of a blurred green background.

To taste: in terms of drinks, the establishment offers a small selection of Italian wines and Italian beers (between €4 and €5).

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Toscanino
4 Rue Mouffetard, 75005 Paris
Price of sandwiches: between €7 and €10 individually / set menu with schiacciata + drink + dessert starting from €10.50

Focaccia Club

This little place opened in 2022 on the pretty Rue des Petits Carreaux. The brand has 3 addresses in total in Paris (the other two are on Rue du Faubourg Montmartre and Rue de Sèvres). You will find focaccia (a type of flatbread with a fluffy crumb, made fresh every morning before being toasted to order), of course, but also a whole selection of good Italian products (cold cuts, burrata, mozzarella, olive oil, tiramisu, pesto…) to enjoy on-site, on the terrace, or at the pretty communal table with white tiles found at the back of the shop, or to take away!

Cold cuts and mozzarella platter with Italian flags, table set for an Italian meal.

Table set at Focaccia Club with neon "Want to club even during the day?".

Facade of the Focaccia Club in Paris with pink tables and chairs.

To taste:

The house focaccia, which is obviously their specialty (between €7 and €9.50): I recommend the John Burrata with Parma ham, truffle stracciatella, mushrooms, arugula, and olive oil (€9.50) or the Veggie Soprano with stracciatella, pesto alla genovese, mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, and basil (€9.50).
Very nice selection of cold cuts as well (platter to share for €10) and burrata (€9 plain and €10 with truffle).
As for drinks, they have a lovely range of lemonades from a Sicilian brand that I really like.

Focaccia sandwich with pesto, arugula, and cheese on a wooden board.

Truffle burrata, arugula, and sun-dried tomatoes for an Italian sandwich.

Platter of Italian cold cuts, mozzarella, and arugula with Italian flags.

Focaccia, burrata with pesto, arugula, and cherry tomatoes on a Focaccia board.

Focaccia sandwich filled with ham, arugula, and mushrooms.

Three bottles of Polara Arancia Rosé Sicilian lemonade on a cutting board.

Three burratas on a bed of arugula with sun-dried tomatoes and basil.

Focaccia Club Paris facade decorated with pink flowers, customers entering.

Focaccia sandwiches, burrata, arugula, sun-dried tomatoes, carbonated drink on a tray.

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Focaccia Club
43, rue des Petits Carreaux 75002 Paris
The great deal: club set menus with a focaccia + dessert + drink for €12 or €14 depending on the focaccia

Naturale Paris

This small address located in the 10th arrondissement offers Italian street food with good products. The bread and pizza dough are homemade with ancient wheat flours from sustainable agriculture. On the menu: Pucce, Puglian sandwiches (€7.90); Pizze alla pala (€6.90); lasagnas (€10.90); arancini (€5 each), and also desserts (€4.90), including, of course, a tiramisu!

Interior of an Italian restaurant with a focaccia counter and customers.

Square focaccia with mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, zucchini, and basil.

Italian lasagnas at the counter, including Lasagna al pesto and agli asparagi.

Zucchini flower fritters €5 per 100g, display of fried fritters.

Focaccia, sandwich, fritters, and tiramisu to take away against a stone wall background.

Jars of Italian preserves, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and seller.

Generous ham, cheese, and vegetable focaccia sandwich held by hands.

Staff preparing focaccias and Italian sandwiches in front of an oven and price boards.

Facade of the Naturale store with a customer entering, Italian specialties Paris.

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Naturale Paris
40 bis Rue du Faubourg Poissonnière, 75010 Paris
Weekday lunch set menus from 11:30 AM to 3 PM starting from €9.90

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