14 sandwich restaurants worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked. All cuisines in United States.
Primanti Bros (Strip District original) ★ 4.8 · Pittsburgh
strip-district · 46 18th St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Primanti Bros on 18th Street is the 1933 Strip District original in Pittsburgh. The sandwich with fries and vinegar slaw stacked inside the Italian bread.
Tip: This is the original location, open since 1933 and late into the night on weekends.
Goose the Market ★ 4.7 · Indianapolis
old-northside · 2503 N Delaware St, Indianapolis, IN 46205
Goose the Market in Old Northside, Indianapolis is a butcher and charcuterie shop with a sandwich counter and an Italianate wine cellar downstairs.
Tip: Smugglers Cove wine bar runs in the basement evenings. No reservations.
Turkey and the Wolf ★ 4.7 · New Orleans
lower-garden-district · 739 Jackson Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
Turkey and the Wolf in New Orleans is Mason Hereford's daytime sandwich room on Jackson Avenue, a Michelin recognised lunch counter with the collard green.
Tip: Lunch only, daytime hours Wednesday to Monday. Closed Tuesday; lines start before noon.
Cochon Butcher ★ 4.5 · New Orleans
warehouse-district · 930 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Cochon Butcher in New Orleans is the Donald Link sandwich counter and butcher case beside Cochon, with a muffuletta and Le Pig Mac that have outsold.
Tip: Lunchtime is queued; come at 11:00 or after 14:00. Same kitchen as Cochon, faster turn.
Fred's Meat and Bread ★ 4.4 · Atlanta
inman-park · 99 Krog St NE Suite F, Atlanta, GA 30307
Fred's Meat and Bread at Krog Street Market in Atlanta opened 2014 with chef Todd Ginsberg's burger and sandwich counter. Located in Inman Park.
Tip: Counter ordering; pickup at the window. The Bocado burger across town is the spiritual prequel; both run by Ginsberg.
Worth Takeaway ★ 4.4 · Phoenix
mesa · 218 W Main St, Mesa, AZ 85201
Worth Takeaway on Main Street in Mesa builds craft sandwiches from local product, nearly all made in house, in a small downtown storefront with a lunch line.
Tip: Counter ordering, limited seats; lunch peaks fast, so come early or off-peak.
Garnett's Cafe ★ 4.4 · Richmond
the-fan · 2001 Park Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220
Garnett's Cafe on Park Avenue is the Fan neighborhood sandwich shop. Long-running daytime counter, made-to-order sandwiches and a strong salad menu.
Blues City Deli ★ 4.4 · St. Louis
benton-park · 2438 McNair Ave, St. Louis, MO 63104
A Benton Park sandwich counter, Blues City turns out New Orleans-style po-boys and muffulettas with live blues some afternoons, a lunch-only institution.
Tip: The muffuletta and po-boys are the orders; arrive before the lunch rush. Live blues plays some afternoons.
Lardo ★ 4.3 · Portland
hawthorne-belmont · 1212 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214
Rick Gencarelli's chef-driven sandwich shop on SE Hawthorne in Portland, founded as a 2010 food cart and four-time Willamette Week Best Sandwich winner.
Tip: Counter order. The chefwich rotates monthly and is a collaboration with a guest chef.
Bread Head ★ 4.3 · Santa Monica
montana-avenue · 1518 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90403
Bread Head bakes a crackly focaccia-ciabatta hybrid daily for its Montana Avenue sandwich counter in Santa Monica, muffulettas and hot weekday specials.
Tip: Founders Jordan Snyder and Alex Williams grew it from a Main Street pop-up; the Combo Grinder is the benchmark order.
Mom's Deli ★ 4.1 · St. Louis
st-louis-hills · 5425 Hampton Ave, St. Louis, MO 63109
A St. Louis Hills deli, Mom's stacks the locally famous Mom's Special and made-to-order subs, reopened in 2025 to hour-long lines of devoted regulars.
Tip: The Mom's Special is the order; the thousand-island dressing is the secret. Expect a line since the reopening.
Victory Sandwich Bar ★ 4.0 · Atlanta
inman-park · 913 Bernina Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
Victory Sandwich Bar in Inman Park, Atlanta runs $4 mini sandwiches and the Jack and Coke slushy out of a Bernina Avenue bungalow since 2010.
Tip: Cash and card. The patio is dog-friendly. Decatur and Inman Park locations stay latest.
Ankar's Hoagies ★ 4.0 · Chattanooga
brainerd · 5966 Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Ankar's Hoagies has stacked steamed hoagies and gyros for Chattanooga since 1979, a family-run counter institution still working Brainerd Road daily.
Tip: Brainerd closes at 16:00 Monday and Tuesday but runs to 20:00 the rest of the week; the Hixson Pike shop keeps longer evening hours.
Cheba Hut Toasted Subs (Westside) ★ 4.0 · Fort Collins
campus-west · 925 South Taft Hill Road, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Cheba Hut toasts its counterculture subs on Taft Hill Road in Fort Collins until 02:00 on weekends, with billiards, a full bar and Kool-Aid on tap.
Tip: The chain's headquarters sits in Fort Collins; the westside hut adds billiards and stays open latest. Order a White Widow toasted.