We have a mega-list of restaurant reviews to concur – mostly from New York and a backlog from Vancouver, but I wanted to post about Sciué Italian Bakery Caffé while it was still fresh in my mind. We had some banking to do in Yaletown this afternoon and noticed a really busy cafe right beside the Coast Capital. I had always known there was a cafe located in that spot, but it had never really registered on my foodie radar. Itching for some lunch, we headed inside and were warmly greeted by their friendly staff. We noticed the employee helping us with our pizzas had and Italian accent, and of course his name was Fabio – score! Could this be an Italian cafe in Vancouver that actually has people from Italy and/or Italian-speaking employees?! Well folks, Sciué is definitely authentic.
Sciué Italian Bakery Caffé is the realization of a lifelong passion of Davide Bonamici, who was born and raised in Rome. Sciué brings to life the authentic Roman experience of simple yet artisan street food, espresso beverages and genuine, friendly service, all packaged in a sophisticated space…just as you would find in Italy. The cafe’s authentic Roman food is beautifully made fresh every day and throughout the day, so you get to “eat with your eyes” before tasting with your palate.
Their Roman style pizza, or Pane Romano, is long, thin, crisp, flat bread topped with fresh ingredients and lightly brushed with extra virgin olive oil. Instead of charging by slice, or by per whole pizza, Sciué charges by weight ($30.00 – $35.00 per kilogram).
Pane Romano Caprese ($8.05) – Tomato sauce, mesclun salad (or misculin as they call it – essentially mixed greens), sliced bocconcini cheese, and sliced tomatoes. Doesn’t this photo look delicious! The pizza was bursting with freshness and flavour. Although roughly the same size, my pane Romano cost more because of its heavy bocconcini.
Pane Romano Salmone ($5.43) – Tomato sauce, meslcun salad, and smoked salmon. Both pizzas were exceptionally fresh and the dough had a nice chewiness. We would highly recommend both pizzas for a lovely lunch, or even a light dinner.
Considerting Sciué is also a bakery and coffee shop (with plenty of al fresco dining), we couldn’t leave without sample a pastry and espresso. They serve Caffè Umbria coffee, a roaster also served at one of our favourite bakeries Sweet Obsessions, and Georgia’s Cafe on Vancouver Island. We ordered a single shot Espresso, very reasonably priced at $1.85, and a Milk Chocolate Waffle ($2.75). They are Liège-style waffles (also available in dark or white chocolate-dipped) reminiscent of Patisserie Lebeau, except not loaded with as many crystallized sugar balls. We really enjoyed this waffle, as it was dipped with a delicious, obviously high quality chocolate, and was not overly sweet.
We were really impressed with this cafe, and will certainly return to taste their breakfast offerings, weekend brunch, and famous doughnuts (Ciambella) filled with Nutella. Ciao!
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