Voted Sacramento's Best Italian Deli

Old world Italian.
Right here in Sacramento.

Three generations of the Sampino family have been making sausage and pasta by hand.

About us

No shortcuts.
The real thing.

No shortcuts. The real thing.

Sampino’s Towne Foods is an Old World Italian deli in downtown Sacramento, offering fresh pastas, house-made sauces, quality meats, seafood, imported goods, and wine in a warm, family-run setting.

Service is first-name. The sausages and other specialties are made in the shop, ground on a hand-crank grinder.

The menu

The sandwiches that built our reputation.

The sandwiches that
built our reputation.

Fresh ciabatta, house-made everything, a complimentary green salad on the side. That is the whole system, and it has not changed in decades.

Hand-rolled meatballs, marinara, three cheeses

The Meatball Sub

Hand-rolled the same way Bill has done it for decades, piled onto ciabatta with marinara, provolone, cheddar, shaved grana padano, garlic aioli and diced pepperoncini.

Hand-rolled meatballs, marinara, three cheeses

The Meatball Sub

Hand-rolled the same way Bill has done it for decades, piled onto ciabatta with marinara, provolone, cheddar, shaved grana padano, garlic aioli and diced pepperoncini.

Sampino's meatball sandwich on a ciabatta roll

Breaded and crisp, on ciabatta.

Chicken Parmesan Sandwich

Lightly breaded chicken breast, house marinara, melted provolone and cheddar, tomato, balsamic vinaigrette. The ciabatta holds up — it has to. A Sacramento lunch staple.

Breaded and crisp, on ciabatta.

Chicken Parmesan Sandwich

Lightly breaded chicken breast, house marinara, melted provolone and cheddar, tomato, balsamic vinaigrette. The ciabatta holds up — it has to. A Sacramento lunch staple.

Chicken parmesan sandwich with tomato and provolone on ciabatta

Breaded and crisp, on ciabatta.

Chicken Parmesan Sandwich

Lightly breaded chicken breast, house marinara, melted provolone and cheddar, tomato, balsamic vinaigrette. The ciabatta holds up — it has to. A Sacramento lunch staple.

Hand-rolled meatball sandwich with pepperoncini and tomato on fresh ciabatta

Made on an 1893 grinder. No shortcuts.

The Sausage Sandwich

House-made fennel or calabrese sausage, ground fresh on a cast iron hand-crank grinder that dates back to 1893. Provolone, cheddar, marinara, tomato, balsamic, olive oil.

Made on an 1893 grinder. No shortcuts.

The Sausage Sandwich

House-made fennel or calabrese sausage, ground fresh on a cast iron hand-crank grinder that dates back to 1893. Provolone, cheddar, marinara, tomato, balsamic, olive oil.

Hand-rolled meatball sandwich with pepperoncini and tomato on fresh ciabatta

Made on an 1893 grinder. No shortcuts.

The Sausage Sandwich

House-made fennel or calabrese sausage, ground fresh on a cast iron hand-crank grinder that dates back to 1893. Provolone, cheddar, marinara, tomato, balsamic, olive oil.

Chicken parmesan sandwich with tomato and provolone on ciabatta

There are sixteen more.

Catrering

Tell us how many.
We handle the rest.

The same sandwiches Midtown has been coming in for, packed for a crowd. Trays, boxed lunches, antipasti platters — built the morning of, in the same shop, by the same people who make your usual.

Sampino's kitchen at joe marty's

Same food. More courses. A few more candles.

The sandwiches made us famous at 16th and F. At Sampino's Kitchen inside the historic Joe Marty's on Broadway, you'll find the same family, the same recipes, and the same standards — now in a full restaurant setting with a bar, a patio, and a menu that goes well beyond lunch.

Get Sampino’s
Delivered Or Pickup

Get Sampino’s
Delivered or Pick it Up

Our sandwiches, pasta, and deli items available for delivery or pickup.