Terroni Of Clerkenwell

If your around Farringdon on a weekend morning, drop past the institution called Terroni’s of Clerkenwell and you’ll be teleported back to old Italy. There is a historic Italian catholic church next door (St Peters 1863) and after each service generations of Italians spill into the streets as well as Terroni’s for an espresso and a chat including all the clichéd hand waving and flat caps etc.
We had the mandatory espresso’s (excellent) and ‘The Italian breakfast’ (refer image) which consisted Sliced mortadella, rocket, sun dried tomatoes on toasted focaccia. Delicious!
Inside the deli is also an Italian supermarket in case your after some continental treats to take home with you.

Mamamia!!! Buono buono!!! Fabulous deli with cozy deco! Varies of Italian biscuits and canned products, of course, tasty sponge in little package and with milky fillings! Mortadella! Omg, my favourite place along clerkenwell rd. seriously, try the simmenthal beef!!! And those biscuits and sweet packaged sponges, much tasty than any branded sponges and biscuits you find in British stores.

Great Italian deli — yes it is expensive but everything here is top quality. Friendly service and great selection of all things delicious and Italian. This is one of my treat destinations — I only pop in once a month but always wonder why I have not been back sooner. Great cheese and cold meats — the perfect place for grabbing delicacies for a romantic picnic when the sun finally comes out. Great pasta flour selection… and other staples for the store cupboard.

A wonderful little Italian café and deli with a spark of tradition. The food is great, coffee and tea excellent. A wide range of Italian products are also available, from all types of pasta to cured meats and large bottles of olive oil!

Terroni is, for all intents and purposes, a clone of Veneticus, just up the street. It’s another Italian deli featuring cured meats, various cheeses, take-​home pastas, sauces, sweets, and some high-​end wines from the motherland.
I opted to compare the made-​to-​order sandwiches and after asking for recommendations, I ended up with a simple panino with spicy salami, a spiced cheese from southern Italy (reportedly where they’re into their capsaicin), and some marinated artichokes. Dining in resulted in my focaccia being served on a plate with some bonus side salad drizzled in oil and balsamic.
For the price, I’d argue that you could get more for your money at Veneticus, however they do have some interesting and affordable grocery products worth taking a nosey at — I left with some chilli peanuts and a small jar of pesto I’m interested in trying out.
The folks behind the counter were properly Italian, and many of the clientele made their ‘buon giornos’ and ‘ciaos’ as they entered the shop, so I take it that Terroni has wide appeal within the ex-​pat community for having been open only three weeks. I’m curious to see how this shop evolves over time…

This place is great! Family run and it shows. There’s a real atmosphere in this shop, especially when it’s busy and they have a touch of the ‘devil may care’ about the speed of their service a blessing and a curse in central London, but the service is always good and it adds to the charm.
They sell a variety of cooked meats and cheeses in their chiller cabinet, and various cakes, sweets, pasta and wine too. I hear they also do sandwiches at lunch time, but have yet to get there for it. All of their produce is perhaps slightly more expensive than at the supermarket, but not extortionate and the quality far exceeds anything you can find elsewhere.
One thing’s for sure, you’ll always leave thinking ‘hmmm, I should get stuff here more often.’.