A lunch stop at Sam’s Italian Market & Bakery can easily turn into a dinner plan. The Willow Grove market bakes bread daily, makes its own ravioli and sausage, and prepares meals to take home.
Much of it traces back to recipes the Mele family carried from Calabria, at the toe of Italy’s boot.
The market sits at 3504 West Moreland Road. It opened there on December 15, 1977. Its 50th anniversary in Willow Grove arrives in December 2027.
From Olney to Willow Grove
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