Ferdinando's Focacceria

Don't miss the panelle , a fried chickpea pastry served with fresh ricotta , or the freshly made burrata , the perfect partner to smoky grilled eggplant . & save room if you can for a house-made cannoli .

The favorite snack is the panelle special, layering smoky chickpea fritters on a homemade roll slathered with ricotta and sprinkled with Parmesan . The pastas are distinguished too. Read more

The Sausage Parm sandwich is awsome. It was on the Food Paradise tv show on the Sausage Paradise episode. Opened for over 110 years!

The Panelle and Croquette Special : The specialties, like the pictures on the wall, are Sicilian including the combo of fried chickpea flour patties (panelle ) and potato croquettes .

Serving authentic Sicilian food, the types that you would normally only find on the squares and narrow alleys of Palermo, this Sicilian restaurant has been a Brooklyn staple since 1904 Read more

Beyond the fact that the food here is absolutely delicious, walking into here feels like a time warp. An amazing experience

Billy Durney, chef/owner of Hometown Bar-B-Que, recommends The Panelle and Croquette Special .

Established 1904, continuously operated. Serves old Sicilian dishes, like chickpea-flour fritters ; vasteddi, a focaccia made with calf's spleen; and pasta topped with sardines canned by the owner.

Pastas are hearty and delicious, especially the pasta con sarde . I'll try anything once but I don't think I'll be getting the Vastedda again.

Come before noon; have a panelle special or sandwich (no cheese ) and a Manhattan Special !

Deliciously authentic Italian cuisine . The pappardelle alla boscaiola is amazing!

Veal Parm on a roll or hero. Add ricotta if you want it to be extra awesome.

The meatball parm sandwich is very tasty.... And try the Manhattan coffee soda

Meatball entree is awesome and big enough to share! Try the panelles !

Was a bit let down by the pasta dishes. Grilled eggplant salad wasn't made fresh but pulled out of a container. Caselnova makes better pasta but would probably come back here to try specialties

Check out Ferdinando's as seen on Best Thing I Ever Ate , Food Paradise Read more

Best cannoli I've ever had (including Italy)!

The rice balls with sauce!

Manhattan Special straight from the tap...that says it all!

Scott Conant, chef of Scarpetta , eats here on his nights off. He loves the Ricotta panella. Read more

Get the Pasta con Sarde . Yum

Great riceballs and pannelle sandwiches .

Panelles and arancini !

Sausage parm is fabulous!

The only place in New York with Manhattan Special on draught .

Exceptional cannoli .

Sicilian rice balls are amazing!

Featured in the film "The Departed"

Vastedda was featured on the Best Thing I Ever Ate

The panelle special sandwich is where it's at.

Panelle Special forever

The best espresso !

The best Panelle outside of Sicily!

Homemade cannoli -> perfection.

No deliveries? Seriously, were in 2020, who doesn’t deliver . And to add on the person on phone was shocked I did not know.