Focacceria Antonio

Walk a little further past the main town area and you will find a comfortable Foccacceria tucked away from the crowds. It has fresh delicious foccaccia with many different toppings to choose from. We stopped here twice for late breakfast and the coffee was the best cup I had in Italy

One needs to try foccaccia when visiting cinque Terre. I tried different foccaccie during my trip, but this place was the best.

Did you know focaccia originated in the Cinque Terra area (Liguria)? Did you also know that pesto sauce comes from the same region? Of course you didn’t, no one would unless you were a focaccia and pesto historian or something. So know that you do know that, be sure to check in to this tiny focaccia bar in Monterosso if you are traveling through Cinque Terra.
My wife and I grabbed a basket of warm focaccia and a table for two outside to take in the spectacular views of the sea and the slowly sauntering people. You can choose from several different focaccia flavors prepared by the staff for the day. We picked (1) a more traditional focaccia with herbs, olive oil and tomatoes, etc., (2) one with cheese and sliced potatoes and since I figured that, well, «when in Rome, do as the Roman’s would do», this concept should hold true for any area of Italy, so lastly we picked (3) one with pesto and cheese.
FOCACCIA REVIEW:
The potato and cheese was just alright. A little doughy without a ton of flavor
The more traditional: Amazing. Wish I could tell you it was the best thing I put in my mouth that day, and maybe it would have been true if it weren’t for…
The pesto and cheese: Extremely flavorful, rich and out of this world. Pesto tasted like they just hand-​picked the basil from the backyard. I wish I knew how to upload pictures to a business on Unilocal– I’d upload one of my wife’s face so you could see her eyes rolling into the back of her head as this focaccia sends her into a gluten-​induced coma.
Two thumbs up!

This place is great spot to grab lunch and head to the beach for the day! 2.90 euro for focaccia: some type of soft cheese, tomatoes, and rocket. So fresh and tasty! We went back before we headed back to our room too. I would recommend coming here if you visit the beach or want to grab lunch after your hike from Vernazza!

On a recent trip to the Cinque Terre region in Italy, we stumbled across Focacceria Antonio on our way to the beach. I don’t know how we couldn’t stop with the aroma of freshly baked focaccia and an array of focaccia topped with fresh local ingredients at the window.
There are two ways to order. You can go up to the counter and point to which focaccia you would like and head to the beach or grab a seat either inside or outside and grab a menu. We decided to grab a seat outside to enjoy the view (it’s located right across the beach), people watch (my favorite!), and enjoy a glass a wine (also my favorite!)
Oh the choices, it was so hard to just pick a few! But we decided on the Focaccia Semplice con patate e rosmarino and the Focaccia with olive and pomodorini. The Semplice con patate e rosmarino (olive oil, rosemary, & thinly sliced potato) was so delicious!!! The focaccia was warm, soft and topped with a generous amount of olive oil that it even ran down my chin. But it didn’t stop me from continuing to devour it. The olive and tomato focaccia was also very good. Tomatoes taste so much better in Italy.
I accompanied my focaccia with a glass of their local Cinque Terre white wine. A dry, light table wine made from a combination of Bosco, Albarola, and Vermentino grapes from the region. It paired well with my focaccia on this sunny afternoon. They also have birre for you beer drinkers and other spirits. They sell bottles of the Cinque Terre wine inside in case you want to take some home as a souvenir.
I also love how reasonably priced everything is! Everything we ordered was around 3 – 3.5 euros each. Simple fresh ingredients, delicious and reasonably priced, how could you not love this place?