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Cheese and bread at the counter

Commercial Drive · Vancouver Little Italy

Cut to order. Cured slow. Eaten here.

Wheels of cheese, hung salumi, and panini built across the banco — a Commercial Drive deli where the case is the menu and the line is the proof.

★ 4.6Google rating
1,346Google reviews
The DriveLittle Italy, Vancouver
Cheese cut to order·Cured meats sliced thin·Panini on the banco·Italian grocery·Olives & antipasti· Cheese cut to order·Cured meats sliced thin·Panini on the banco·Italian grocery·Olives & antipasti·
Cured meats on a board
Sliced at the counter

Behind the Banco

A working deli, not a showroom.

The Drive has always shopped close to the source. Here that means meat off the slicer, cheese off the wheel, and someone who tells you what's good today. No drop-shipping, no "coming soon" — just the case in front of you.

  • Tell them what you're makingDinner, a board, a sandwich — they'll point you to the right cut.
  • Watch it sliced to orderCheese wedged, salumi sliced thin, weighed at the counter.
  • Take it home or eat it nowA panino on the spot, or the makings for the table.

Inside the Case

What's behind the glass.

A rotating selection — call ahead if you want a specific wheel held.

Cheese wedges

The Cheese Wall

Aged hard cheeses, soft & fresh, by the wedge — cut while you wait.

$ ? · by weight
Cured meats

Salumi & Cured

Prosciutto, soppressata, mortadella — sliced to the thickness you ask for.

$ ? · by weight

Antipasti & Pantry

Olives, marinated vegetables, oils and the Italian staples that round out the table.

$ ? · per item

Selection & prices are placeholders — owner to confirm the live case.

Made to Order

The panino, off the counter.

Cured meat, cheese, something sharp, good bread. Built when you order it — not before.

  • The SalumiCured meats, provolone, roasted pepper, oil & vinegar.
  • Cheese & GreensFresh mozzarella, tomato, basil, good olive oil.
  • The Counter SpecialWhatever's best in the case today — just ask.

Panini line-up is illustrative — final menu to confirm with the owner.

Cheese and bread plate
Built on the banco

Visit

On the Drive.

AreaCommercial Drive, Vancouver — Little Italy

Phone604-255-3911

HoursHours — owner to confirm

Rating★ 4.6 · 1,346 Google reviews

Call to order ahead or hold a wheel
604-255-3911