Food · 3 min read
What Is Schiacciata? The Italian Bread Behind Our Sandwiches
If our sandwiches taste different, it starts with the bread. Schiacciata (skee-ah-CHA-ta) is the Tuscan flatbread that makes a pressed sandwich sing.
What it is
Schiacciata means "squashed" or "pressed" in Italian, a flatbread stretched thin, dimpled, brushed with olive oil, and baked until the outside crackles and the inside stays tender. It's the traditional bread for Tuscan street sandwiches.
Schiacciata vs. focaccia
They're cousins. Focaccia is thicker, fluffier, and more bread-forward. Schiacciata is thinner and crispier, which is exactly what you want in a sandwich, it presses flat, holds up to fillings, and shatters a little when you bite it.
Why we bake it in house
Because a good sandwich starts with the bread. We bake our schiacciata fresh, then build on it, chicken pesto, truffle prosciutto, spicy soppressata and more. Real Italian flavors, made close.
Taste it, every sandwich on our menu is built on house-made schiacciata.