Santo Cielo: Fresh Tuscan Sandwiches for Your Office

A great office lunch starts with great bread. That is the idea behind Santo Cielo, the London sandwich shop bringing Tuscan schiacciata to desks, meeting rooms and team events across the city.

The name says it all. "Santo cielo" means "good heavens" in Italian, which is exactly what who try the bread say! We’re so excited to welcome them to the Taly family!

What is schiacciata?

Schiacciata is a flat Tuscan bread whose name means "squashed". It is slow-fermented, pressed flat by hand, brushed with olive oil and baked until the top blisters. The result is softer than focaccia and lighter than a baguette, which makes it a brilliant base for a sandwich.

Why it belongs in the office

• It's made to be shared. Platters and sharing boxes put good food in the middle of the table and get people talking.
• There's choice for the team. Santo Cielo's menu includes meat, vegetarian and vegan sandwiches. Confirm dietary requirements before ordering: the kitchen also handles nuts and gluten.
• It feels like a treat. Freshly baked bread and quality fillings turn a standard lunch into something people look forward to.

The story behind Santo Cielo

Santo Cielo was founded by Sam and Tommy, who still bake and work the counter themselves. They started with a suitcase, a dough recipe and a simple idea: London should have schiacciata as good as the kind you find in Florence.

Their tagline sums up the approach: a Tuscan art with a London heart. The tradition is Italian, but the shop, the suppliers and the community around it are proudly London.

Their mission and what they believe

Three beliefs shape everything Santo Cielo makes:

• Bread comes first. Every sandwich begins with the bread, so that is where the time and care go.
• Good ingredients. Quality fillings from suppliers they trust.
• Fill it properly. Generous fillings in every sandwich, with no skimping.

Baked fresh, every morning

The bread is mixed from scratch with just flour, water, salt and olive oil, slow-fermented, stretched by hand and baked on site in Islington every morning. It is never day-old and never frozen.

Where the ingredients come from

Santo Cielo's approach is simple: Italian where it's better, British where it's fresher.

• Flour: Wildfarmed flour, made from regeneratively grown, pesticide-free British grain.
• Cheese: mozzarella, burrata, stracciatella and ricotta from Fratelli Amodio, made in the UK with British milk.
• Cured meats: from Coombeshead Farm in Cornwall.
• Olive oil: good olive oil, used generously.

Santo Cielo says its London deliveries go by Pedal Me cargo bike, with full-time employed riders. Check the delivery arrangements for your chosen order.

Sandwiches to discover

Santo Cielo's own menu includes the sandwiches below. Check the Santo Cielo page on Taly for which items are currently available to order.

Sandwiches

• Dal Firenze, with fennel salami, provolone, pecorino and rocket
• Vesuvius
• Liguria
• Santo Special
• Pronto Pistachio
• Perfect Parma
• Capri Caprese (vegetarian)
• Basic Bella (vegetarian)
• Phoebe Fresca (vegan)

Made for sharing

Santo Cielo's catering menu features the SC Platter: a mix of sandwiches cut for sharing and boxed, with vegetarian options. There are also antipasti boards and cannoli filled to order in classic ricotta, chocolate hazelnut or lemon ricotta.

Bring Santo Cielo to your next team lunch

Whether it's a Friday team treat, a client meeting or an all-hands, good bread makes the occasion. Browse Santo Cielo on Taly and add a platter to your next order.

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