Staten Island has a reputation for taking its Italian food seriously — and the team behind Piccolino Ristorante is proving that point again. Piccola Pasta Shop has opened at 3939 Amboy Road in Great Kills, offering the borough something it has genuinely lacked: a dedicated fresh pasta shop where everything is made daily and the pantry shelves are stocked with Italian imports worth seeking out.
What Piccola Pasta Shop Is
Piccola Pasta Shop is a specialty retail concept from the same family that runs Piccolino Ristorante, one of Staten Island’s best-regarded Italian restaurants, located nearby on Amboy Road in Great Kills. Where Piccolino is a sit-down dining experience, Piccola is built for everyday use: you come in, pick up fresh pasta made that morning, grab a house sauce in a jar, add whatever Italian pantry goods catch your eye, and go home to cook a better dinner than you would have otherwise.
The shop makes pasta daily — not mass-produced, not shipped in, but actually made fresh on the premises. The pasta program includes classic shapes alongside seasonal options, with gluten-free choices available. The sauce selection is built around simple, small-batch preparations that reflect the cooking philosophy of the Piccolino kitchen: nothing overcomplicated, everything well-made.
Beyond pasta and sauces, Piccola functions as a curated Italian grocer, stocking specialty ingredients, imported goods, and locally-sourced items that are not easily found in standard grocery stores. The team has described the shop as the pantry extension of a restaurant regulars already trust — meaning if you have eaten at Piccolino and wondered where they source their ingredients, this is your answer.
Why This Matters for Great Kills
Great Kills sits in the southern part of Staten Island, running along the Hylan Boulevard corridor that has been quietly building into one of the borough’s more interesting dining and food retail stretches. The neighborhood is largely residential and family-oriented, with a mix of longtime Staten Island residents and newer arrivals who have brought broader food preferences with them.
A dedicated fresh pasta shop is the kind of business that anchors a block. It is not a destination restaurant that draws one visit — it is the kind of place that becomes part of a weekly routine. Pick up pasta on Thursday, dinner is solved. Grab a jar of sauce for the week. Browse whatever new Italian import just came in. Piccola Pasta Shop has the potential to become exactly that kind of neighborhood fixture for Great Kills residents.
The shop does not yet offer online ordering or delivery — it is designed to be experienced in person, a deliberate choice that emphasizes the quality of the product and the act of shopping as its own ritual. Delivery will reportedly be available in the future as the shop settles in.
What You Need to Know
- Piccola Pasta Shop is located at 3939 Amboy Road in Great Kills, Staten Island — next door to Piccolino Ristorante.
- Fresh pasta is made daily on the premises. The shop also carries house-made sauces, imported Italian goods, and curated pantry items.
- Gluten-free pasta options are available.
- No online ordering or delivery yet — the shop is in-person only during its opening phase, with delivery planned for the future.
- The shop is run by the team behind Piccolino Ristorante, a well-established Staten Island Italian restaurant with a loyal following.
- Great Kills is accessible via the Staten Island Railway (Great Kills station) and multiple bus routes along Hylan Boulevard.
Staten Island has always had strong Italian food, but having a shop dedicated entirely to fresh pasta and quality Italian pantry goods is a meaningful upgrade for the borough’s food retail landscape. Piccola Pasta Shop is the kind of opening that makes a neighborhood better on an ordinary Tuesday — and that is exactly the kind of addition worth celebrating.
For more Staten Island exploration, see our Staten Island Hidden Gems walk through the Greenbelt and our guide to NYC late-night eats across all five boroughs.
