The story
In Torino’s San Paolo neighborhood, Starpan is a bakery that keeps things interesting—if a bit uneven. Local food creator Franchino Er Criminale calls it “a strange bakery,” and his review bears that out. The classic Roman-style pizza and focaccia hit the mark, especially the Pizza Rossa and Focaccia Bianca, which earn his praise.
But the more Instagrammable items fall short: the trendy cube croissant and the maritozzo con crema Chantilly disappoint. Franchino specifically criticizes the maritozzo, noting that “the shape doesn't do justice to the product.” Yet despite those misses, he still awards Starpan an 8 overall. It’s a reminder that even when a bakery chases trends, its core savory offerings can deliver real substance—and that’s worth a stop.
Synthesised by AI from every creator’s review. First reviewed 2024.
Most-loved dishes
AI summary of what 3 dish mentions say about the food
Starpan’s pizza rossa earns fervent praise for its bold, rustic simplicity, with reviewers celebrating the venue’s warm, unpretentious charm.
“This pizza rossa — the tomato is well cooked, it's not a focaccia, it's more a pizza. It's good, not bad. The dough is medium good but it's cooked well. The tomato is a good tomato, well seasoned. So with a more than decent dough, it becomes an excellent product because it has all these attentions that many others don't have.”
What creators say
1 creator has covered Starpan. Most active: Franchino Er Criminale
A strange bakery — the pizza and focaccia are good, but the trendy cube croissant and maritozzo with cream are disappointing. The shape doesn't do justice to the product. Overall an 8.
Dishes mentioned
Pizza Rossa
This pizza rossa — the tomato is well cooked, it's not a focaccia, it's more a pizza. It's good, not bad. The dough is medium good but it's cooked well. The tomato is a good tomato, well seasoned. So with a more than decent dough, it becomes an excellent product because it has all these attentions that many others don't have.
Focaccia Bianca
This focaccia bianca — it has a lot of cooking color, it gives me the idea of being crunchy. It's good because it's very crunchy, but it's not a grissino, it's not that crunchy style that you can't really eat.
Maritozzo con Crema Chantilly
This maritozzo — the shape is oval, which respects the traditional form, and the dough seems made right. But why is there cream? The maritozzo is with whipped cream. The dough is much closer to the idea of a maritozzo compared to the one from the Crocetta episode, but many things need to be reviewed. And because of the damn trends, they put it in a box without tissue paper, it falls apart. The cube croissant — full of Chantilly cream, it's also good, but the shape doesn't do justice to the product. These things born from trends and repeated everywhere, the lines of people for the cube croissant... all the other products at Farmacia del Cambio are much better than this damn cube croissant.
