Foccaceria

Simply delicious and eat sandwiches. I’ve only been here once but was already shocked at how many options you have to choose from for meats, cheese, breads and other fixings. Great simple and relatively cheap. This is a sandwich (subway-​ish) style restaurant but the folks at the counter were all generally very nice and the décor was also very hip and modern. Will definitely be back

Foccaceria is always a good idea!
You have two types of food there: cheap focaccia (self service) or expensive meals!
I’m more the type of guy eating focaccias! They have some propositions but you can make your own, choosing the meat, the cheese, the toppings (Guac is amazing!) and salads.
You pay between 10.- and 12.- CHF for a good sized focaccia.
Good to know, they have a big terrace upstairs! You really should try!

Letztes Jahr hat es mir am Openair St. Gallen besonders ein Verpflegungsangebot angetan: Der Focaccia-​Stand! Viel weiss ich nicht mehr, aber das Roastbeef. ja das Roastbeef in meiner Focaccia war fantastisch.
Als ich dann erfuhr, dass die guten Leute dieses Standes auch noch ein Restaurant in St. Gallen haben, konnte ich mich nicht mehr erholen. Erst vor ein paar Wochen habe ich es jetzt endlich geschafft, in der Focacceria einzukehren.
Das Konzept finde ich echt toll — man wählt die Grösse der Focaccia, Fleisch, Käse und 3 Antipasti und die freundlichen Damen hinter der Theke stellen es zusammen. Die Preise sind — meiner Meinung nach und verglichen mit Zürich — ganz in Ordnung. Eher etwas an der oberen Grenze für ein Sandwich; dafür ist es aber wirklich lecker! Und wenns dir nicht schmeckt, bist du selber schuld, denn du hast deine Zutaten ja selbst gewählt.
Zudem gibts in der Foccaceria auch noch Suppen, Pasta, Dessert, ein groooosses Tee-​Sortiment, ein paar alkoholische Freuden und hausgemachten Eistee — yes!

One of the few actual nice places to eat in St. Gallen
The Foccaceria is located in the heart of the city, conveniently situated between the university and the central bus station.
The good points:
The place is nice for small groups or couples, situated on two floors with two terrasses (one on the second floor and one at the entrance). Ambiance and décor are very simple, but cosy. The way it works is that you get in, stand in line and choose a Foccacia size (small, mid and large breads) and choose you fillings. The cheeses and charcuterie are very good and in great varieties, and the vegetables are fresh. You can mix and match whatever you want!
Prices are reasonable, given the good ingredients.
The «can do better»
The place is small and service is slow or forgetful.

As a student of the University of St. Gallen you can find me at the Focacceria at least twice a week. I do love hip places and the Foccaceria is definitely the hippest place in St. Gallen with the most relaxed atmosphere.
It is kinda like subway but way better and more high class. Instead of a bread you can decide between different sized Focaccias and put whathever you want in them. As I am too lazy to choose the toppings myself, I often take one of the daily menues, ending up having Focaccias with a filling like: Chorizo, Rucola, Aubergine, Ricotta and Tartar — just heavenly delicious and definitely worth the price of around CHF 11.00 for a medium size. If you are up for it, take a Gazosa with it. It is a swiss beverage from Ticino and the best flavour is Mandarine, if you ask me.
And when you start loving the place like I dobut have already tried every possible Focaccia combination (almost impossible), start going for the salads as they are as well just awesome!

This place is a Focaccia sandwich lovers heaven. They also serve other items on their menu, but the sandwiches are the highlight. They also have a full bar located in the second floor seating area. Try to grab a seat first and get the number of your table, so you can give the table number after you order your sandwich downstairs, as they will deliver it too you. There are a few seats at the entrance, but a much larger area upstairs. When you walk in it’s a bit overwhelming and not clear what you do. You walk all the way back, and the first step is to pick the size of sandwich you want — small, medium, or large. All served on fresh Focaccia bread that they make on-​site. Then you can choose your meat and cheese (extra cost if you get both), and they slice the meat and cheese right there in front of you. Then you pick toppings, and voila there is your sandwich. It was the best focaccia sandwich I have ever had. My husband wanted take the restaurant back home with us. I so wish we had something similar in the French speaking section. I would definitely return here if I ever come back.
Another bonus is that this place is open late. It is open until 23H Monday — Thursday, and open until 24H Friday — Saturday. I stomach has started growling just thinking of this sandwich yumminess.

I started off giving Foccaceria only 4 stars but then I remembered that I go there at least once, but often multiple times EVER time I’m in St. Gallen… Therefore, the reality is it’s my favorite place to eat in St. Gallen and deserves 5 stars!
If you’re a fan of good deli sandwiches (on Focaccia bread) then you will love this place. It looks like a small, hole-​in-​the-​wall place except very clean. They also have great antipasti and carpaccio. I always get a small or medium Focaccia with either ham & provolone or the Bresola & Provolone with 2 toppings and lettuce.
For Switzerland the pricing are very reasonable, if not cheap.
I definitely recommend going here if you’re in St. Gallen!