E. 48th Street Market

E48 Street Market is not the «finest» restaurant in Atlanta, nor does it aspire to be. It is, however, the best Italian Deli and Market and my absolute favorite place in Atlanta. The food is great, the catering is great, the Italian market is great, the wine is great, blah blah blah. But what sets E48 street apart is the way I feel every time I walk through their door. If I’m having a bad day… E48, If it’s cold and rainy… E48, if I need a hug… E48, if I want to feel like I’m home… E48.
Whether its the warm greeting from Charlie when I walk through the door or the way his daughter Andrea always calls me «babes» or the way Ron makes me feel like I’m part of the family, E48 always delivers on a culinary and emotional level.
While Bacchanalia and Restaurant Eugene may be considered the «finest» restaurants in Atlanta, they fail to evoke the emotion and admiration I have for E48. Thank you Charlie, Andrea and Ron.
David S

I absolutely LOVE this place for the food just as much as the people that run it! Their food is out of this world and the people that run it are one in a million… truly like no other. They care so much about their business and it shows. #onfleek :)

Not sure what the fuss is about. Hardly anything, meat or toppings, on this $ 8 BREAD sandwich. I call it a bread sandwich because that’s all you could taste. Thankfully the bread was good which is the only reason it gets 2 stars. If you are hungry, DONT COME HERE. Portion size on the toppings and meat is pathetic. I wont be back.

Love this place. It is small and gets super crowded around lunch time, but is totally worth it. Pick up a cannoli for dessert.

I don’t get it. Maybe I’m ordering the wrong items from here but their sandwiches are below average and the portion size compared to the price is out of whack. This place is incredibly overrated.

I absolutely adore E. 48^th Street Market. It’s a wonderful place to pick up anything Italian. Need some fresh meats and cheese? Check. Fresh mozzarella!!! Frozen sauces and seafood? Check. How about some really awesome sandwiches or pizza? Check and check. Wine? Yep they got that too. Unique pastas that are hard to find elsewhere in town? Naturally. Assorted packaged Italian goodies? Mmmm hmmm.
What’s not to love about this place? Well, the location is a tad bit hard to get to from where I live, but it’s definitely worth the time and effort to get there. So, go. Enjoy.

Everything is always so good. Possibly the best pasta fagioli soup I’ve ever eaten in my life. I have to get the largest soup container every time just for myself.

My sister and I ventured here today in search of authentic Italian specialties & 48^th St. Market did not disappoint. We brought home tortellini salad, rainbow cookies & Italian bread … All were absolutely delicious and fresh. A special thank you to Charlie for welcoming us in & taking time to talk with us during a very busy lunchtime, you indeed made us feel like family, we enjoyed reminiscing about NY. Can’t wait to visit again

Thanks Unilocal for helping me find this gem. I came here looking for sandwiches from the deli but this quaint mom and pop-​ish store is also part italian grocery store and wine shop. I’ve had the following sandwiches so far.
1) Eggplant Parmigiana with Sauce: Seems like the bread to ingredients ratio is off. Too bready.
2) Soppressata — Very good cold sandwich, I would order it again.
3) Stoffato — Another really good cold sandwich. The salami and capicola is on point.
This place may seem a bit overwhelming to some but the staff is very friendly so feel free to ask them a question.

The food is amazing. I especially love the pizza! The owners and staff are more than friendly, they are warm and always smile. Reminds me of home in New York.

Excellent in every way possible. The toughest part is to decide what to order as there are so very many good things on the menu. Just try it one time and you will return over and over.
It is a bit tough to find in a shopping center.

E. 48^th Street Market is a one-​stop shop for Italian food and wine. It’s a small, family owned and operated, New York-​style neighborhood market that opened in 1986. It’s located in the Williamsburg at Dunwoody shopping center on the northern side of Dunwoody.
This place seems to have a little of bit of everything: Italian wine, Italian groceries, a bakery and deli, and they do catering too. They’ve managed to tuck so much stuff into a small space. If it’s your first time, the selection can be almost overwhelming. The wines they carry meet strict Italian quality standards. You can enjoy them by the glass at lunchtime. The grocery’s shelves are stocked to the brim with assorted unique imported (and domestic) Italian packaged foods and goods. There’s cheese, pasta, and a freezer filled with various meats (steak, sausage, braised beef, meatloaf, etc.) and seafood (clams, mussels, calamari). Beverages include Italian soda, espresso, cappuccino, and more.
Behind the ordering counter is a set of shelves with about a dozen varieties of freshly baked breads made in-​house daily. Sweets include cakes, such as cheesecake and Italian rum cake, cookies, and other Italian treats like cannoli and tiramisu. The deli has meats aplenty, several of which are imported. The food menu consists of nearly 30 different types of authentic hero sandwiches, pasta dishes, traditional pizzas made with 00 flour, soups, salads, and daily specials.
The meatballs and cannoli are huge. The olive oil is imported from a small olive grove in Umbria, Italy. You can bring your own bottles to the market and fill up on their high quality olive oil.
The market has somewhat limited hours: Monday-​Friday, 10am-​7pm; Saturday, 10am-​6pm; Sunday, closed. This can make a visit for the Monday-​Friday «9 to 5» working crowd challenging, especially if one does not live or work relatively close-​by. This market is popular and a neighborhood favorite.
Soups include pasta fagioli (pasta and beans), chicken noodle, and Italian chili. I’ve tried the pasta fagioli. It’s a rich and hearty soup. Great for cold days.
Salads and sandwiches run about $ 7 per. Pizzas are $ 2 a slice (toppings additional). 16-​inch square pizzas run about $ 15 – 20 each.
Sandwiches that have been recommended to me by both staff and regulars include the #7 Stoffato and the #26 Italian beef. The Stoffato comes with three types of cured pork: salami, mortadella, and capicollo. It also comes with provolone cheese, lettuce, and a «special sauce» by default. I was told by staff to substitute oil and vinegar in lieu of the special sauce for a more original experience.
I heard the Italian beef is one (of many) things E. 48^th Street Market is known for. It comes with a side of au jus and giardinera, which is a spicy assortment of pickled vegetables (onions, celery, zucchini, carrots, cauliflower). You can get the giardinera mild or spicy.
The breads and rolls here are the real deal — fresh, and nice and chewy. Combined with the excellent quality meats and ingredients, these make for some truly delicious sandwiches. They’re simple, yet tasty, filling and very satisfying. I enjoy every bite. The sandwiches are ideal for both dining in or on-​the-​go. Either way, they’re neatly wrapped in paper.
Try a cannolo. The stacks of cannoli sitting inside the glass display case can be hard to resist. They are big, sweet, creamy, and crispy.
Service is good. If you have any questions, the staff is willing to help.
Plenty of parking is available at the shopping center. If dining on-​site, seating options are limited. On busy days, the enclosed outdoor patio may be your best bet.

I am loving all these little tasty café’s in the Jett Ferry –Mt. Vernon area. A long timer by comparison the E. 48^th Street Market set the standard. It does feel a bit out of place to see something that is more authentic Italian in the area. My readers know this is at the bottom of my list of favored cuisines but there are some redeeming qualities. Rumors of the fantastic breads trumped my aversion and allowed me to enter with an open, and hopeful, mind.
There is a charming covered eating area before you enter the market itself. It is sunroom style, white and bright. There is a bit more inside dining area that takes up about half of the retail area. In there you will find a wine dispensary as well as full bottle for sale.
The breads used to be baked on site but now they are baked at the other location in Doraville and brought over daily. There is a gluten free menu along with subs, hot food, entrees and salads. Cakes and pastries when you have a sweet tooth and a chill chest of ravioli and cheese as well as some frozen items to take home and serve from your own kitchen.
I got a salami and provolone sandwich on the bread I’ve been hearing about and sure enough, it did not disappoint. Thin outer crisp crust and pillowy interior with just enough chew but not so much your jaw hurts by the 4^th bite.
The open faced calzones look more like a personal pan pizza with ricotta but tastes much better. 4 to chose from, including a vegetarian option. For the love of god, heat it in the oven and step away from the microwave! The final crust you get is worth it.
The market is full of italian dry goods like canned tomatoes, pasta flours and ready made pasta (fresh and dried), oils, seasonings, pizza peels and more.
The éclair I had was damn impressive. Nice hefty size, generously covered with ganache. The cream filing wasn’t overly thick and clumpy or runny. It was goldilocks just right. Well done!
What a neat place that made even a non Italian lover like me very happy!

E. 48^th Street Market and Deli can be found at 2462 Jett Ferry Rd, Dunwoody GA 30 338 near Dunwoody Village and Dunwoody Club. There’s a J. Cristopher’s «To Go» place across the street.
I visited E. 48^th Street Market without any expectations or recommendations. My dining companions were looking for some place new and something we hadn’t tried before. A quick proximity search found this great Italian market with 80+ reviews and 4.5 stars on Unilocal.That’s always a good start — the other thing to look for is the number of Unilocal Elites who have reviewed (Elites are those who have pretty much committed themselves to providing good and plentiful reviews wherever they go — in general their opinions account for about double those with few reviews in my opinion). This is a good method to scout out areas that aren’t familiar to me and should work in similar fashion for you.
The exterior of the Market (and shopping center) is quaint with a bit more class than the tired façade you typically find in Dunwoody — if there was ever an area that needs a facelift, this is one.
Entering you’re provided an expansive wall of Italian wines — there’s quite a selection. There are also glass cases with the current viands artfully presented with white boards with the daily picks along with pricing for cold cuts — you can basically just point, pay and go or you can do what we did and have a conversation with the person behind the counter to find out first what’s the normal process (which we did — she was very friendly and helpful to us noobs), see what the daily specials look like and if you decide to eat there (small tables in the enclosed patio out front) — they will heat up any dishes that need heating and deliver to your table.
After taking a peek and a calculated discussion we tried the following:
Sicilian Eggplant Lasagna — this is a large cut of reheated lasagna with a bold, meaty tomato sauce. This was good but I found the eggplant rubbery — I won’t order it again. It came with a side-​salad and a bread-​stick so very filling and satisfying. I loved the sauce — worth it’s weight in gold to me.
Chicken Cutlet Hero — your basic chicken and cheese sandwich with red sauce — my friend Sangam liked it quite a bit and offered up a taste. I could definitely do that one.
Mozzarella, Red Peppers and Pesto Sandwich — our resident veggie Sidd enjoyed this quite a bit. I can imagine that they would do a fantastic job with the pesto here.
While seated I noticed that one of my Unilocal friends had written an very-​well-​thought-​out review — make sure to read Lindy F. for the real skinny on this place. She loves sandwiches and gives it 5 stars on Unilocal.I’m not a big sandwich fan so it’s tough for me to do the same with a single visit — 4 stars this time with the potential for improvement on the next visit. I’ll keep you posted.
Overall the service was good considering it was a counter order — the food took about 10 minutes to hit the table and it wasn’t packed. Paying took some time as the line started to pick up steam (it was lunch time). I’ll certainly come back. Next time I’m going for the Muffalette or Italian beef — the former is tough to find in any passable form in this town (for Italian Beef I still go to Mike’s Hot Dogs in Sandy Springs)

The reviews are right, great sandwiches. This bread is to die for.
I’m avoiding the desserts but they look delectable
They have a mini market with some interesting wines, and some other grocery items.

I got the italian beef and it wasn’t as good as I was hoping. The charm of the store really set my expectations high, but the beef was kind of dry, and relatively bland.
The meatball sub was pretty good, and the cannoli was pretty good as well, if not a bit more cinnamon-​y than I’m used to.
I’ll be coming again to see if they can get another star since I feel like the other sandwiches may be better. They also close at like 4PM or something really early, so it sucks if you want them for dinner.

E 48^th Street is a little hidden gem in Dunwoody. They offer authentic and fresh Italian food, as well as an Italian market.
This past time we picked up a meatball sub and cannoli. The meatball sub is good — definitely get it with mozzarella. The cannolis were great as well.
My only wish is that they were open until 7:30 or 8 on the weekends and weekdays. They’re only open until six on weekends, and seven on weekdays, which makes it hard to get there to grab dinner after work.

This little hidden gem was a diamond in the rough we were hoping to find.
Kelly and I tried this place out on one of our Friday lunch dates. We had no idea what to order so we asked the guy at the counter. He named 3 numbers. I chose one of them and Kelly chose another. I got the chicken Parmesan and I found a little piece of heaven in the process. The bread was sensational, the chicken parm was cut into little pieces making for perfect bites the whole way through.
This was the best chicken Parmesan sandwich I have ever had in my life. I recommend going when the weather is warm, because it was a little chilly for my little lady inside. Other than that, we will be going back because the food and service were outstanding.
That’s my word and I’m sticking to it.

«Oh, I get it. You’re the good cop. How about a meatball sub while you’re at it?» — Mystic River (2003)
Long overdue update. I come here a lot — and I often bring friends. That’s how much I love this place. Plus, anyone who knows me, knows my father passed down my love of sandwiches. So this is the place for me.
I could list all the sammies I love — and I might… okay:
Meatball
Roast Beef
Chicken Parm
East Sider (think cheesesteak with marinara)
Salami with roasted peppers
Muffalette
And my fave — the Italian Beef
Then they have the daily specials, which are also amazing — calzones, pastas, entrees… the list goes on. And when I finish eating my lunch, I shop for fresh pastas, cheeses, pancetta, lady fingers (they have the real kid — the crunchy ones), breads and even dried pastas and Italian delicacies you cannot easily find around town. They have it all.
I’ve been shopping here close to 30 years, thanks to my Dad, and will continue to do so as long as I live in Atlanta. Don’t forget to buy a cannoli on the way out the door!

Time for an update!
After having lunch here today for the Dunwoody Restaurant Week UYE, I started thinking about the many times I have been back to E. 48^th Street Market since my review in Sept. 2012. By virtue of being a repeat customer, I figured that my opinion wasn’t really that this haven of Italian noms is A-​OK. Truthfully, I am now a fan and have had the chance to try many more items, the best things being those that are prepared in-​house, such as the stuffed shells, meatballs, and pizza. The food is fresh, very reasonably-​priced and so generous in portion that I always feel like I am getting a fantastic deal (we know how much it takes for me to feel that way).
After attending the Unilocal’s Big Bite event here last year and seeing Charlie make mozzarella by hand and giving our group such warm hospitality, I have returned several times. (Fun fact: I bought a tin of Illy coffee that evening and because the store’s credit card machine was down and I didn’t have any cash, I left on my honor. I was so touched because I had not ever experienced such trust. Of course, I came back within a day or two and ended up buying even more things.)
With the Italian diaspora in Atlanta not being as large as that of New York/​New Jersey and New England, I confess that while cookies and pastries may not be exactly the same, you can really satisfy any cravings you have without booking a flight up north. The pastas here are amazing. I have bought pasta dishes out of the prepared food case and have taken home boxes of the fresh-​made stuff from the fridge. Mean mugs/​demitasse cups of coffee are prepared here and if you’re like me, you will want to get a biscotto to accompany your espresso. Speaking of which, I am a huge fan of the biscotti (almond lover!!) and ricotta cheesecake. These two things are definitely worthy of praise and compete with any other bakery.
I hear the hero sandwiches/​subs/​grinders (I use the word grinder!!!) are excellent though I am not sure if I have gotten one yet. Maybe that should be on my list for the next time I am in. I do know the breads (baked on-​site) pretty intimately though, so I am sure that with good meat and veggies as the stuffing, the sandwiches here must be fabulous.
As an indication of how great Charlie is, when I came in today, he totally remembered me and my corny joke about me being V.I.P. (it’s because my name is Vi P., haha, yeah, roll your eyes). He gave me a big hug and when I left, he told me to stop by again. I think I will be doing so more frequently. While I make a good cortadito (Cuban «espresso» with a touch of milk), there is something magical about an Italian espresso. Or a macchiato. Or a cappuccino.