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Buon Cibo in the news.
Everywhere the counter has been written about, filmed or listed, with a link straight to the original. Local food press has followed the shop since it was still an idea in 2024, through opening day in February 2026, to a spot at the top of a best-sandwich list.
Six mentions and countingPress enquiries welcomeHigh-resolution photography on request
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The 12 Best Sandwiches in San DiegoThe San Diego List put Buon Cibo at the top of its twelve best sandwiches in the city, ahead of every other shop on the list. The pick is the Spicy Sicilian: Italian meats for salt, stracciatella to cool the middle, pepperoncini and arugula cutting back through it, and hot honey carrying both heat and sweetness. The writer credits the balance, and bread sturdy enough to hold all of it together. Read the list: The 12 Best Sandwiches in San Diego on The San Diego List, opens in a new tab
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Buon Cibo Italian SpecialtiesFOX 5 San Diego brought a camera to Scripps Ranch and put the shop on the air days before it opened. The segment introduces Buon Cibo as the new Italian deli, market and wine spot arriving in the neighborhood. It runs on the station's own channel.
Watch the segment: Buon Cibo Italian Specialties on FOX 5 San Diego, opens in a new tab
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After More Than A Year In The Making, Buon Cibo Italian Specialties Set To Debut In San Diego's Scripps RanchSanDiegoVille covered opening week, confirming the doors would open on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The piece describes a Sicilian-inspired deli, specialty market and wine boutique selling handcrafted sandwiches, prepared meals, pastries and Italian wine. It traces Tom Tarantino back to RoVino in Little Italy, and further back to Porticello in Sicily, where both of his grandfathers fished out of San Diego.
Read the article: After More Than A Year In The Making, Buon Cibo Italian Specialties Set To Debut In San Diego's Scripps Ranch on SanDiegoVille, opens in a new tab
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San Diego's Nearly 100 Bar & Restaurant Openings You Need To Know About For 2026Buon Cibo was named in SanDiegoVille's annual guide to the openings worth knowing about for the year ahead, alongside close to a hundred other San Diego bars and restaurants. The entry describes an Italian deli, market, bar and eatery in the new Livia complex, drawn from Tarantino's Sicilian roots.
Read the list: San Diego's Nearly 100 Bar & Restaurant Openings You Need To Know About For 2026 on SanDiegoVille, opens in a new tab
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Buon Cibo Italian Specialties to Debut at Scripps RanchWhat Now San Diego reported the concept early, describing an Italian deli and specialty market from RoVino owner Tom Tarantino headed for Scripps Ranch. The piece lists what the shop planned to carry: imported goods alongside house-made sandwiches, salads, ravioli, artisan bread, desserts and wine from around the world.
Read the article: Buon Cibo Italian Specialties to Debut at Scripps Ranch on What Now San Diego, opens in a new tab
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Rovino Restaurant Owner Bringing New Italian Deli & Specialty Market Concept To San Diego's Scripps RanchThe first report anywhere that the shop was coming. SanDiegoVille broke the news in October 2024 that the owner of RoVino was opening an Italian deli and specialty market in Scripps Ranch, built around imported products, house-made dishes, artisan bread and a rotating gourmet meal plan.
Read the article: Rovino Restaurant Owner Bringing New Italian Deli & Specialty Market Concept To San Diego's Scripps Ranch on SanDiegoVille, opens in a new tab
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Address10380 Spring Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92131
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