Pisillo's
17 people recommend, 2 warn against itvia r/FoodNYC, r/AskNYC20 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Pisillo's has several New York shops; the original, in the Financial District, is the one people name most. Diners praise the huge sandwiches made with imported Italian ingredients; one says a sandwich lasts two or three meals and another says it can feed a family of four. Separate diners favor the porchetta and the No. 26. On the downside, one wasn't impressed by the Chelsea shop, one says the portions have shrunk, and one prefers a deli upstate in Poughkeepsie.
Address
Pisillo Panini FiDi, 97 Nassau St, New York, NY 10038
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Stinky-Alpaca in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2025
Their answer when a visitor asked for the best Italian sandwich in Manhattan.
- Recommendsu/kaptiankuff in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2026
Recommends Pisillo's Italian panini when asked for Italian sandwich spots.
- Recommendsu/Designer-String3569 in r/AskNYC · Jul 2025
Names Pisillo's when asked for favorite sandwich shops besides Katz's.
- Recommendsu/Remarkable-Towel-173 in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2025portion
Agrees this is the top answer and says one sandwich is big enough to feed a family.
- Recommendsu/michachamp24 in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2025taste
Names a numbered Pisillo sandwich among their best sandwich choices.
- Recommendsu/tams420 in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2026taste
Praises the porchetta and says the rest of Pisillo's sandwiches are good too.
- Recommendsu/Theairthatibreathe in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2025
Recommends Pisillo for those near Wall Street.
- Recommendsu/SlapJohnson in r/AskNYC · Jul 2025
Agrees with the recommendation and misses going since leaving a downtown workplace.
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- Recommendsu/kzj661 in r/AskNYC · Jul 2025portion
Praises big, authentic sandwiches with imported ingredients and calls them some of the few decent value options left.
- Recommendsu/amyheming in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2025portion
Says the place is very good and a single sandwich stretches across two or three meals.
- Recommendsu/ChocolateAndCognac in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2025portion
Enjoys the challenge of finishing a whole Pisillo sandwich alone in one sitting.
- Caveatu/sfurino in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2026
Has eaten plenty of Pisillo sandwiches, but says Rossi's Deli upstate in Poughkeepsie beats them all.
- Recommendsu/Garconavecunreve in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2026
Lists Pisillo among old-school favorites.
- Recommendsu/Dependent_Store952 in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2026
Agrees Pisillo is the real deal.
- Caveatu/NewsLuver in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2025taste
Tried the Chelsea branch because of hype and wasn't impressed, saying other Italian subs are better.
- Recommendsu/Strange1130 in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2025taste
Says the sandwiches are very large and delicious; they have visited before.
- Recommendsu/loudonfast in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2025
Lists Pisillo among the safe Italian sandwich picks for tourists.
- Recommendsu/looseloselooselose in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2025
Lists Pisillo as an answer and notes its locations.
- Mixedu/roenthomas in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2025portion
Says portions have shrunk; now barely more than they can handle, though they still finish one.
- Recommendsu/Sognatore24 in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2025
Recommends either a Red Hook spot or Pisillo's Financial District shop as the pick.
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