C & T Licata & Son

I came across this fantastic deli about 20 years ago when visiting a friend who lived in Picton Street at the time. I live in Cheltenham and not Bristol unfortunately so I don’t get to go there as often as I’d like. 20 years later I still shop in Licata’s whenever I visit Bristol, it’s my all time favourite shop. They sell a wide range of Italian and other continental foods, including fantastic cheeses and cooked meats as well as beautiful fresh bread. You can find cooking ingredients here that simply aren’t available anywhere else! The owners are charming people, always happy to help. In a world of convenience foods and faceless supermarkets it’s nice to know that good old fashioned service still exists. Prices are very reasonable too. I would recommend a visit to Licata’s any day.

.A fantastic continental delicatessen. Items are imported and a quick browse in Licata & Son will leave you feeling in awe of all the foods you never knew existed, or flavour combinations you thought were only in the world of fantasy. The window display looks like something out of a museum — huge tins and magnificently large cans. Looking like a 1920s storage cupboard, the giant tins and cans may make you feel mouse-​like in comparison. I bought an enormous in of jalapeño peppers for only 75p. Enter inside the deli and you will be spoilt for choice; international goods which you won’t find anywhere else.

With this Deli, and the other in Montpelier you can find some smashing food items. If you want an extra special pasta sauce, some green figs in syrup (hey, you never know when those green figs might come in handy!) or just a great pot of thick cut marmalade for your breakfast toast then it’s ideal.
Importanting alot of goods from Italy garantees that you will find things in here that no other english person has seen before, such as snail shells! Great to add a little variety to your cooking closet!

I really like this Deli. It has a really wide range of traditional Italian foods and pastas. There is always something different to buy here.

Strongly recomended for continental food

Long established as food and wine importers in Bristol Licata own two shops, one in Montpellier and the other further up the Gloucester Road in Horfield.
The Licata family are part of Bristol’s Italian community and the wares of the shop reflect that. Delicious cheeses and meats are offered on the deli counter and one speciality of the shop is its home made marinaded olives with garlic. Many types of bread are also sold along with fresh fruit and vegetables.