Mazzaro's Italian Gourmet Market in St. Petersburg

 

Located in the heart of St. Petersburg, Mazzaro's is more than a one-of-a-kind Italian gourmet market, it’s one of Tampa Bay’s favourite culinary destinations. Known for its handmade pastas, pre-made dishes, cheeses, olives, popular deli sandwiches, and decadent bakery items, Mazzaro's is food lovers paradise. Founded by the Cuccaro family in 1993 when they moved from Pennsylvania, they missed the old Italian neighbourhood they left behind. The smell and taste of great coffee, and the aroma of crusty fresh-baked Italian bread baked to perfection. So they set up in an old sausage factory, starting as a coffee roasting company. Due to the success of that, they decided to expand the business and added a deli, bakery, meat counter, coffee bar, wine and cheese room and fresh produce. Marrazo's also hosts wine tastings, book signings and next door, Cassa di Mazzaro is a wonderfully complete kitchenware shop. Magnifico!

Colourful murals on the exterior wall of Mazzaro's

The entrance to Mazzaro's, which was originally a sausage factory

Lovey fresh vegetables

Customers gather around Mazzaro's Gourmet Coffee Bar for a cappuccino and a fresh pastry

Morning cappuccino at Mazzaro's after bidding adieu to our friend Paul at Tampa Airport

Trays of freshly baked desserts waiting to be displayed in the bakery

Teresa hand making large Tortelloni filled with truffled oxtail ragu

Resistance was futile — so we purchased 8 of Teresa's little bundles for dinner tonight

Handmade Ravioli including Portobello & Cheese, Gorgonzola, Spinach & Ricotta and more

Dry cured sausages hanging at the Deli counter 

Mazzaro's meat and seafood counter with crazy paper maché shark bursting out of the wall

Stuffed pork chops

Wonderful selection of fresh fish and seafood

Mazzaro's cheese room

Italian, French, Danish and American cheeses plus there was a barrel of 

warm hand pulled mozzarella which was very impressive 

Row and rows of Italian wine

Beautifully handprinted ceramic jars of olive oil from the Amalfi Coast

'Meet Me At Mazzaro’s' is the story of the Italian Market built by The Cuccaro Family 

in the heart of St. Petersburg

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