I LOVE German pumpernickel bread, the flat kind that looks like this:


Thin cucumber slices with mortadella, or lettuce and ham. Or strong goat cheese. Lots of possibilities!

Best sandwiches I've ever had was an Ike's in San Francisco - their menu should inspire you:

https://menupages.com/ikes-love-sandwiches/901-polk-st-san-francisco

The Godfather sandwich at Zunzi’s in Savannah. It was the messiest, most delicious sandwich ever. I’m not sure how to recreate it at home, but they sell their dressings online.

Italian sub at Casapulla's in Delaware, driving back from the beach.

Here's what the website says: genoa salami, capicola, peppered ham, provolone cheese, fresh lettuce, tomatoes, onions, salt, black pepper and oregano nestled in our freshly baked sub roll (it's a white sub). I get mine with pickles, hot peppers and oil.

My favorite is still a bacon egg and cheese on a roll from a ny deli. Not all delis can nail it, but when they can... so so good.

Other contenders:
open faced (double sided!) lox bagel from a sandwich shop in Williamstown, MA

simple classic ham, cheese, pickles on buttered baguette from a good bakery or sandwich shop that sources good bread in UK/France

my favorite sandwich (?) is a fresh authentic chicken shawarma

I love sandwiches. One of my favorites is a panini at a deli near my office. (Will I ever go there again?)

Thin ciabatta, roast beef, swiss, spinach, and a sundried tomato spread. I don't always love sundried tomatoes, but this is really good.

I love simple sandwiches, so my favorite is a ham and cheese on a baguette with butter from Breadline

Anonymous wrote:What was that place that served sandwiches near 9th and M... And then they become some kind of dinner club place (or maybe the dinner club was next door)? I don’t remember the name but their sandwiches were so good.

I live in NOVA now and like Sandwich Shop in Vienna because they have decent bread. The bread is key to a good sandwich.

SundeVitch!

What was that place that served sandwiches near 9th and M... And then they become some kind of dinner club place (or maybe the dinner club was next door)? I don’t remember the name but their sandwiches were so good.

I live in NOVA now and like Sandwich Shop in Vienna because they have decent bread. The bread is key to a good sandwich.

Anonymous wrote:
My favorite sandwich in DC was from a deli on Wisconsin Avenue near Fannie Mae.

Booeymonger?

The French dip I had at Carlyle yesterday. So simple but spectacular.

In this area, and in no particular order:

The Delight at Parkway Deli, halfway between Bethesda and Silver Spring

Chicken Madness from Wisemillers' Georgetown

An italian sub, fixed the way you want, on a hard roll, from The Italian Store.

At Stachowski's in Georgetown, either the pastrami sandwich or the roast beef sandwich.

If you have a time machine, these used to be great:

A chicken cutlet sandwich from the original Taylor gourmet, in the first year or so they were open.

At G Sandwich, the lamb gyro, Jersey Mac, or meatball sub.

Anonymous wrote:My favorite sandwich ever was at a deli in Sag Harbor, NY.

My favorite sandwich in DC was from a deli on Wisconsin Avenue near Fannie Mae.

Corned beef & Swiss on marble rye. With mayo. It’s the best.

At home, my best sandwiches are BLT’s with homegrown tomatoes.

Also, any fried egg sandwich. A basic egg salad sandwich or homemade chicken salad (with grapes! No celery!) on good bread is satisfying too.

In NYC, putting mayo on a corned beef sandwich is considered a crime against humanity. Rightly so. Please rethink your life choices.

If you’re looking for hot sub ideas, you can turn leftovers into amazing sandwiches:

-chicken cutlets can be chicken parm sub
-same for eggplant parm
-spaghetti & meatballs can be meatball sub
-sausage and peppers etc

All you need is left over tomato sauce & provolone from the deli