It’s been a while since we had Prato Bakery on Washington street in Hoboken in our sights and we finally decided to try this place two weekends in a row. Prato Bakery is small with only few seats inside, but fortunately outside seating during the warmer days.

They propose many mouth watering dishes, with few vegetarian choices, such as pizza, pizette (ie mini pizza) and sandwiches. The pizza is good (we tried their margarita one), having a thick crust that reminded me a bit what my grandmother, who was not Italian, used to make. The eggplant caprese on focaccia is also a great option.

But what I loved the most were the sandwiches, especially the ones made with focaccia over their brioche that I find better for the sweet options as you will see later. No, the focaccia sandwiches are delicious and not just because of the ingredients inside: the bread, made daily in another location is incredibly good, even more when they toast for few minutes your sandwich. The one I tried is the Bronte, made with mortadella, pistachio cream and mozzarella. The first bite of it is like heaven with angels singing over your shoulder: you first get the crunchiness of the focaccia that is followed by the creaminess of the mozzarella, topped with the nuttiness of the pistachio, all of this not overpowering at all the mortadella that definitely comes through.

The brioche is a smaller size sandwich because I admit that the ones with focaccia are quite filling, but, although good, they do not have the same effect, the one with prosciutto crudo (pan brioche ripiena) being good but with more bread than filling. With Nutella however, the brioche is awesome! It kind of complements perfectly the sweetness of the Nutella and as you can see they put a lot in it!

So overall, Prato Bakery is a great find: you get great sandwiches there without breaking the bank. It reminds me a bit All’Antico Vinaio in Florence that we discovered last Summer with its fantastic focaccia sandwiches. I definitely recommend it!

Enjoy (I did)!

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Prato Bakery - 201 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ 07030

Prato Bakery in Hoboken, NJ

Jean-Philippe Gerbi