Foodies are raving about a little-known deli serving authentic Italian food and some of the ‘Australia’s best sandwiches’.
Arno Deli is located in the heart of Newcastle and specializes in offering a taste of the Mediterranean with an extensive range of Italian meats, cheeses, desserts and wine.
Visitors enter the hole-in-the-wall eatery through a red chain curtain behind which is a retro-style deli stocked with high-end goods and groceries.
Arno is famous in Newcastle for his rotating menu of 26 drool-worthy paninis with soft schiacciata bread.
Fan favorites include the number five with mortadella, pistachio cream, stracciatella and pistachio and the number seven with prosciutto, finocchiona, provolone, mustard and mayonnaise.
Located in the heart of Newcastle, Arno Deli specializes in giving guests a taste of the Mediterranean with an extensive range of Italian meats, cheeses and paninis
Arno is famous in Newcastle for his rotating menu of 26 drool-worthy paninis with soft schiacciata bread
Visitors enter the hole-in-the-wall eatery through a red chain curtain behind which is a retro-style deli stocked with high-quality goods and groceries
Other panini fillings include the in-house verandatta and tasty hams glazed by Arno’s chefs.
There is a vegetarian menu with sandwiches, but also gluten-free options, tasty snacks, desserts, coffee and grazing boards.
The gem is the perfect place to grab a bite to eat on the go or to sit with a grazing board and a glass of wine and watch the world go by.
Arno is licensed and serves a selection of 80 Italian and Australian wines, which you can enjoy with a grazing platter of a number of delicacies.
Those with a sweet tooth will enjoy the decadent cannoli made with shells imported from Sicily and filled with sweet ricotta or crème patisserie.
The gem is the perfect place to grab a bite to eat on the go or to sit with a grazing board and a glass of wine watching the world go by
Locals and visitors embraced the concept with open arms and have fallen in love with the authentic Italian offering: ‘Best sandwich I’ve had in my life’
Chef Will O’Brien was so enamored with his Italy travel experience that he wanted to bring a piece of it to his hometown of Newcastle.
Locals and visitors embraced the concept with open arms and have fallen in love with the authentic Italian offering.
‘Best sandwich I’ve had in my life. Bordering on a spiritual experience!’ said one five-star reviewer.
“The best sandwich I’ve ever had and I’m now addicted,” wrote another.
‘What a find this place is. The pastries are to die for, especially the mortadella and pistachio. Apparently it has some kind of pistachio-peanut butter on it. It’s sublime. It’s almost addictive,” said a third.