Boston's regional sandwich obsession: thin-sliced rare roast beef on a sesame onion roll, lavished with BBQ sauce, mayonnaise, and American cheese (the famous 3-Way).
The North Shore roast beef sandwich (so named for the towns north of Boston) descends from Kelly's Roast Beef in Revere, which opened in 1951 and codified the form: a soft sesame-onion roll, thin-sliced top-round roast beef, BBQ sauce (Kelly's house recipe), and the option of mayo and American cheese. The 3-Way (with all three) became the well-known order. Pauli's in the North End brought the format into downtown Boston.
4 editor picks for North Shore Roast Beef Sandwich in Boston, ranked by editorial score. All Boston signature dishes · North Shore Roast Beef Sandwich across every city.
Pauli's ★ 4.5
north-end · 65 Salem St, Boston, MA 02113
Pauli's on Salem Street in Boston's North End has rolled lobster rolls and Italian subs since 2014. Best counter-service lobster roll in the city.
James Hook & Co ★ 4.4
seaport-fort-point · 440 Atlantic Ave, Boston, MA 02110
James Hook & Co on Atlantic Avenue has sold live lobster and lobster rolls from the harbor wharf in Boston since 1925. Located in Seaport Fort Point.
Saltie Girl ★ 4.4
back-bay · 279 Dartmouth St, Boston, MA 02116
Kathy Sidell's Back Bay seafood room on Dartmouth Street has run the tinned-fish-and-crudo agenda in Boston since 2016. At 279 Dartmouth St.
Anna's Taqueria ★ 4.2
brookline · 446 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02446
Anna's Taqueria on Harvard Street has run the city's fast-Mexican benchmark in Brookline near Coolidge Corner in Boston since 1995. Priced at $.