Focaccia Factory is an Italian restaurant and sandwich shop on Shepherd Street in Mayfair. Its focus is freshly baked focaccia with a soft centre and lightly crisp crust, served throughout breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guests can eat in or take food away, making the restaurant equally useful for a quick office lunch, a relaxed meal or a warm sandwich carried into nearby Green Park.
The signature focaccia pairs mortadella from Bologna with burrata and pistachio pesto. Other fillings combine San Daniele ham with tomato and fior di latte, beef carpaccio with stracchino and truffle cream, or porchetta with scamorza and sun dried tomato. Salmon with stracciatella and dill, pear with brie and truffle oil, and grilled vegetables with roasted potato cream show the range stretching beyond cured meat.
Starters include bresaola with rocket and Parmesan, burrata with pesto and tomatoes, and meatballs slowly cooked in tomato sauce. Toasted focaccia becomes bruschetta with tomato and basil, nduja with ricotta, or aubergine with pesto. Salads, mixed boards of cured meat and cheese, lasagne and gnocchi allow diners to assemble a broader Italian meal around the bread.
Breakfast brings croissants, avocado toast and a focaccia filled with sausage, scrambled egg, cheddar and spinach. Tiramisu and focaccia with chocolate hazelnut spread provide a simple sweet finish later in the day. Italian red, white and sparkling wines support a leisurely meal, while coffee and soft drinks suit the restaurant’s faster breakfast and takeaway side.
Address: 6 Shepherd Street, Mayfair, London W1J 7JE, United Kingdom