FEATURED AS TOP 5 ITALIAN PANINIS IN NYC ON CBS!
By Daniele Sauchelli June 17, 2024
Robert De Niro insisted on having him at all costs, and he answered the call. Not only that, but he also won the contest. Yet another professional success for Carmelo 'Pisillo' Nazzaro who has now become quite a personality in the Big Apple, a mix of professionalism, social media presence, and charm.
During the final on the terrace of the Tribeca Film Festival in Manhattan, his sandwich was judged the best in New York. A special dedication to Robert De Niro, one of his loyal customers: seven contenders in the final, including one who is Meryl Streep's nephew.
THE BEST SANDWICH IN NEW YORK IS MADE BY CARMELO ‘PISILLO’.
A New York, in Nassau Street, in the Financial District, there is an Italian sandwich shop very popular and appreciated for the goodness of its products. Is called "Pisillo Italian sandwiches", And it is now a regular destination not only for New Yorkers, who entertain themselves there every day for a lunch, but also for Italian tourists visiting the "Big Apple". Its owner, Carmelo Nazzaro, 47, is originally from Montesarchio (Benevento) and runs this successful business together with his wife, Antonella Silvio, from Sant'Agata de 'Goti (Benevento).
published: 27/06/2020
PISILLO FEATURED AS TOP 5 ITALIAN PANINIS IN NYC ON CBS!
August 26, 2014
“Pisillo is one of those places you’d never notice by simply walking by, but gets its wide praise and following through word of mouth. It’s rather perfect for a quick lunch pick-up, although they do have several tables if you wish to sit in. Be warned that Pisillo is known for its huge portions, so it is probably best (and more fun) to share. We also found out that it is owned by an Italian family from a town near Napoli, can you get anymore genuine than that?”
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
PISILLO FEATURED ON NY DAILY NEWS!
Only in New York could an Italian-American mayor find a piece of the minuscule mountain village his family left a century ago just steps from City Hall.
Mayor de Blasio frequently grabs lunch at Pisillo Italian Panini shop on Nassau St. , which Antonella Silvio opened in November 2012 — the same month de Blasio was elected mayor.
She took that as a good sign.
“I said, ‘I think this — it is my destiny,’ ” said Silvio, who co-owns the shop with her husband, Carmelo Nazzaro .
The New Yorker
“Picking Favorites at Pisillo Italian Panini”
September 2, 2016
The best sandwich at this FiDi hole-in-the-wall is the No. 26, the Pisillo, a madcap omnibus of flavors that includes prosciutto di parma, porchetta, mozzarella di bufala, and roasted red peppers. Then again, there’s the No. 16, the Perugia, in which tart balsamic dressing plays off the saltiness of coppa pork cuts. The Trento, No. 9, is true bliss, however, dripping with truffle oil and stacked with speck, smoked mozzarella, and arugula. Pisillo is filled with customers who will swear by their order to the detriment of all others. That said, nearly every one of the giant sandwiches approaches, and even attains, perfection.