Fresh baguettes, sliced prosciutto, and a whole wall of desserts are waiting inside a small shopping plaza in Arizona. From the parking lot, you would never guess that a little piece of Italy lives here.
Walk through the door, though, and the smells of bread, cheese, and simmering sauce tell a different story. It is the kind of local find that makes a regular lunch feel like a trip overseas, without the plane ticket.
A Little Italian Market in North Scottsdale
Shoppers zipping along East Via Linda in Scottsdale may roll right past it. Andreoli Italian Grocer sits at 8880 E Via Linda, in a spot regulars cheerfully describe as the kind of place you have to know is there.
Friends usually tell friends, and that word-of-mouth trail has kept it busy for years…