A Little Bit About a Lot of Things

If you were just walking around the North End, you would likely pass right by this dark alley.

At the end of the alley is Bricco  Panetteria, a small bread bakery (and a separate pasta shop).

Bricco Panetteria is owned by Frank DePasquale and all of the breads that are served in his restaurants (Trattoria Il Panino, Mare Oyster Bar, Umbria Prime, Bricco Ristorante and Enoteca and Quattro Ristorante Grill Pizzeria) are available for sale at the Panetteria.

This is a no frills bakery – the focus is on the product, not the decor. The one room set up allows customers to see how the bread they are buying is made (talk about open kitchen!).

The breads are works of art. Bring your cash though, they don’t accept cards.

The breads offered include: olive or proscuitto and parmesan ciabatta, baguettes, raisin bread, and baguettes among others.

Here’s a close up of the onion ciabatta, it was delicious – and it went fast. There’s nothing better than freshly baked bread.

Bricco Panetteria

241 Hanover Street, Boston, MA

http://www.bricco.com/panetteria/

Open daily 8am – 11pm

Tags: bakery, bread, cash only, north end