Tramezzini NYC

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Tramezzini NYC
Tramezzini NYC
Restaurant information
EstablishedDecember 2015
ClosedJune 2023
Owner(s)Filippo Paccagnella, Massimiliano Paccagnella,Davide Pedon
Food type Tramezzini, Venetian finger food
Street address309 E Houston St
City New York City
State New York
Postal/ZIP Code10002
Country United States
Coordinates 40°43′16″N73°59′1″W / 40.72111°N 73.98361°W / 40.72111; -73.98361
Website www.tramezzininyc.com

Tramezzini NYC was a family-owned sandwich shop and Italian eatery in New York City [1] [2] [3] that was the first to serve authentic Venetian sandwiches in the United States. [4] [5] [6] [7] The sandwich shop closed in 2023. [8]

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History

Tramezzini NYC was founded by and is currently managed by two Italian brothers, Filippo Paccagnella and Massimiliano Paccagnella, who thought of the idea in 2015. [9] [10] Prior to starting Tramezzini NYC, Filippo Paccagnella was an architect and designer. [11] Both grew up in Pianiga, a small village in Veneto, Italy. [12]

In 2016, Tramezzini NYC debuted as a vendor at Smorgasburg, [13] a popular street food fair with multiple locations in New York and Brooklyn. [11] [14] [15] They became known for importing authentic bread and ingredients from Veneto, Italy.

Davide Pedon joined the owners as honorary co-founder in 2017 ,and they opened the first Tramezzini shop in USA [10] In May 2019, Tramezzini NYC was invited to the NYC Food Fair in Osaka where they introduced Venetian sandwiches for the first time in Japan. [14] [16]

Tramezzini NYC appeared on “Fork Yeah” by Thrillist in the episode “Meet the Tramezzino” in July 2019. [17] and Wednesday, Feb. 3 2021 in the New York Times thanks to the idea of the “party box”.

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