The story
Scarcella Forni Minali remains a fixture in Torino’s San Paolo district, earning a 4.5-star community rating for its precisely made pizzas and pastries. Local creator Franchino Er Criminale calls the pizzas “very good,” with the sausage and friarielli variety a particular standout. Yet he notes that while the pastries are beautiful, “the butter isn’t felt throughout”—a subtle but telling loss of richness.
Franchino reflects that when Scarcella operated just one location, it deserved a 9; now with multiple locations, he rates it an 8.5. The bakery is still a worthy local destination, but one that hints at slightly diminished magic—a place you’ll enjoy, but leaves you hoping for the full spark that made it famous.
Synthesised by AI from every creator’s review. First reviewed 2024.
Most-loved dishes
AI summary of what 4 dish mentions say about the food
The Fagottino vuoto earns singular praise for its ethereal, hollowed-out pastry, while reviewers agree the overall vibe is one of rustic, soulful simplicity that elevates humble ingredients into quiet perfection.
“This fagottino — it's beautiful, well cooked, a nice leavened product. But I expected a bit more cream. The side has more flavor because you feel the butter, and I want to feel this butter throughout the whole brioche, not just in some points. This is what I was saying for all the products tasted — something small is missing.”
What creators say
1 creator has covered Scarcella Forni Minali. Most active: Franchino Er Criminale
A famous, award-winning bakery in Turin. The pizzas are very good, especially the sausage and friarielli. The pastries are beautiful but lack a little something — the butter isn't felt throughout. When Scarcella had one location, it was a 9; now with multiple locations, it's an 8.5. I ate well, but I hoped for a 9.
Dishes mentioned
Pizza Ripiena Prosciutto e Mozzarella
This piece of stuffed pizza with ham and mozzarella — it needs to be heated, but the dough is good, well seasoned, salt. Look at the cooking — well cooked. The face is beautiful, dough, cooking, mozzarella, tomato. Wow, good. Paradise. But I expected better. The dough is good, the cooking is there, but the final result with the oil that leaves a film in the mouth is not exciting. Very good, I can't say otherwise, but I'm talking about my personal feelings that make a place lose points because damn, I expected more.
Pizza Salsiccia e Friarielli
This pizza with sausage and friarielli — the dough is the same obviously, but the result it gives with sausage and friarielli compared to tomato and mozzarella is better.
Fagottino Vuoto
This fagottino — it's beautiful, well cooked, a nice leavened product. But I expected a bit more cream. The side has more flavor because you feel the butter, and I want to feel this butter throughout the whole brioche, not just in some points. This is what I was saying for all the products tasted — something small is missing.
Girella Crema e Uvetta
This girella — I expected a bit more cream. There's a lot of raisin, but I expected a bit more cream. It's more beautiful than good. The section is beautiful, well cooked, a nice leavened product. But again, the butter is only felt on the side.
