Cacciatore & Sons

Classic small neighborhood family grocery and deli. Fabulous sandwiches and devil crabs. Can’t beat the prices. Old West Tampa institution.

This is a great old school Italian and Spanish market. They specialize in meats and make their own sausage. They also have pastas, tins of seafood, olive oil, Spanish and Italian vinous.
Above the registers are photos of the family. There is a also Cacciatore Bros. off Hillsborough in Town & Country that is now run by cousins. The businesses were established by an older generation and are Tampa gems and classic.
The interior is nothing fancy, but the staff war all friendly and helpful and the prices are more than reasonable. There are some very good offerings and I love the history and culture. Asturaian Spanish cuisine and Italian heritage are features of Tampa living and this old school market epitomizes those good qualities of good living, eating, drinking, and community.

This has to be the best Italian Mom & Pop grocery in all of Tampa. Mark and his family have been running this place since I was a little boy and it only seems to get better as I get older and have a chance to appreciate the Italian taste and culture. There are many must haves here like the home made Italian sausage, fresh made marinara sauce, and latin soups. The best of all is the home made spaghetti sauce with crab meat… Wow this stuff rocks!!! All in all if your looking for one of the last great italian butchers and goods in all of Tampa make it a point to visit Mark and his family they will treat you like family.

Butcher! Love the specialized service.
Tip: Armenia location has 3 lb lean ground chuck for $ 12.99. I ask them to cut in thirds so I have one pound of meat separated in my freezer to use for different meals. This makes great burgers or spaghetti with meat sauce or stuffed
Peppers.
Each location is different so check them all out when possible.
Fresh prepared foods and soups are great. One can find items here not at local grocery store. For example, I get Fideo noodles here and other items from either Spain or Italy. Sometimes you can find a good wine on special. They also have a sitting area so you can have them make you the daily special, soup or sandwich.
They close at 6 during the week so get there quickly after work.

My FAVORITE grocery store/​deli in the world. $ 5 fillet mignon’s, and $ 6 Cuban sandwhiches. Can’t beat it !!!

After leaving the last meat place without buying anything, we came here. This place was outstanding! Fast friendly service, & a great meat selection to choose from. Also, the price was not too bad.
On top of everything else, they have Apple bananas! If you’ve never had an apple banana, it will ruin regular bananas for you. They are so delicious!

I may be slow but after two years or pouting that Castellano & Pizzo Italian Market closed on Henderson, it dawned on me there might be other Italian markets to find homemade hot and spicy Italian sausage. and Voila! I discovered Cacciatore’s.
They have a tremendous selection of imported Italian delicacies, soups, pastas, condiments and Italian recipe ingredients. Many are reasonably priced, some are high, some are now available in traditional groceries. They have fresh Italian cookies, a separate deli for cured meats, a cold case of grated cheeses and a wonderful butchery. An 8 oz filet was $ 5. Italian sausage was $ 4.49/lb. They have premade dinners ready for the oven like stuffed peppers or stuffed mushroom caps or pounded/​breaded chicken. I was there when Italian guests were conversing in Italian with the store employees.
There are also Latino and crossover Italian-​Latino items.
I bought a lovely rum cake slice – best I’ve ever had!!! I bought some fun-​shaped pasta noodles never seen elsewhere. Can’t wait to try the sausage, but have a feeling I’ll be back just for the «ambiance» of a fun old Italian market!
UPDATE. The hot sausage was excellent-​spicy! Better than Mazaro’s in St. Petersburg for flavor. Unfortunately, the pasta was full of bugs. YUK.

Fed up with not finding hanger steak or good sausage with fennel I took to Unilocal and found this shop
I am soooo delighted !!
Found the butcher counter to be a heavenly place– hangar steak, fresh sausage with fennel seed, stuffed peppers and all types of fresh meats
Wandered to the deli counter — fresh Italian olive salad, Serrano ham and red wax Gouda
Eggplant lasagne, fresh made tomato sauce with crab and I tried the deviled crab which I ate on the way home!
Pasta from Italy — all shapes
The staff at this shop was so helpful and patient as I walked around with my fresh made expresso and filled I cart
Stop in and shop around you will find something to eat!
I bought fresh figs and feta for dinner

«Quite disappointing to be honest. Had more Spanish and Cuban products than Italian… even the bread, I was looking for fresh Italian Bread and all they had were Cuban Loaves??? Oh and the helper in the deli dept… didn’t even understand Italian and barely spoke English and didn’t even know what Prosciutto was! I was drawn in by the sign «Fresh Mozzarella, well… only to find out that it isn’t exactly fresh, it gets shipped in once a week. Not my idea of fresh. Other brands in the store were by Goya and Polly O… I can get them in almost any chain grocery store.
Now I will say I did not try to buy any of the meat, so I won’t have anything to say about it… but I can say… If this is what others call «good» they need to look elsewhere and find out what a REAL Italian Market is.

I love this place! Great Italian deli and meat market with all kinds of hard to find condiments!

Cacciatore & Sons is a terrific little neighborhood Italian meat market and deli. In 1896, the Cacciatore family settled in Ybor City from Italy and opened a butcher shop that provided groceries and other household items. They catered to the immigrants that lived in the area which consisted mainly of Cubans, Italians, and Spaniards.
Over the years the Cacciatore butcher shop has expanded but never lost sight of their neighborhood roots. This current location along Armenia Avenue in West Tampa caters to the Italian, Latin, and Cuban population which reside nearby. The meat market has an excellent selection of hand-​cut steaks, chops, ground meats, home-​made sausages, and poultry. Around the store you’ll find freezers and coolers filled with pastas, sauces, and pre-​made meals.
The market has canned and packaged Italian and Latin products and seasonings, along with a fresh produce section, fresh baked goods, Italian wines, and a very popular deli counter where you can buy sliced meats, cheeses, salads, and made-​to-​order sandwiches.
The staff is extremely helpful and friendly, and takes the time to explain the ingredients and suggested cooking methods for everything that you buy.
This market is well worth a visit if you’re driving along Armenia.

We saw Cacciatore’s last night while we were driving to a restaurant. Being a fan of Italian markets we decided to stop in. I’m glad we did. Although I wouldn’t call this just an Italian market, it had quite a selection of Latin items as well. The meats in the deli case looked fresh and delicious. I picked up some olives and some artichoke/​hearts of palm salad from the deli along with some guava jelly I had on my toast this morning. Since we were on our way to dinner I couldn’t try any of their sandwiches but I will definitely come back for the muffaletta, they are so hard to find here.

Cacciatore’s is a must stop for us whenever visiting Tampa. We insist on filling up the cooler with the deli meats for Cuban sandwiches. They have a very friendly staff who aim to please. We get ham, pork, swiss cheese. And if we are going to be in town for a while, we will order up a couple of deviled crabs for the ride home. They also make a good cuban sandwich. Ask for Mark, he will take care of you.

A wonderful Italian deli & grocery store. e It has any kind of Italian staples you might want with lot of Latin Items as well. The full butcher section offers custom-​cut meats, and freshly made Italian sausage, beer/​veal or chicken variations, both wonderfully seasoned and often on sale. Also a fine cheese section and nice wines, again often on sale. The deli has some excellent prepared salads/​soups/​dishes and italian specialties like antipasto salad. Latin specialties include Cuban Sandwiches, blood sausage, and Cuban bread. They and will make sandwiches to order, including the best Muffeleta I have had outside of New Orleans. A good selection of fresh fruit/​veggies, and shelves of specialty Italian cooking items, such as bulk pine nuts and lots of grated cheese varieties. And it has a family feel with very friendly, helpful staff at all stations.
I love it that the Armenia Street store is is in walking distance of my home, so when I am on an exercise walk, I can drop in and pick up a sausage re-​supply and a few items I did not know I needed until I entered and smelled.