The Best Sandwiches in Los Angeles
From Langer's pastrami to Bay Cities' Godmother and Little Saigon bánh mì, LA's sandwich map runs deli, torta, and everything between.
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The Sandwich
Roma Market
918 N Lake Ave, Pasadena, CA 91104, USA
A simple yet perfect sandwich constructed with mortadella, capocollo, and salami on a homemade roll, only available in one style.
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Homemade Tuna Salad
Larchmont Village Wine, Spirits & Cheese
223 N Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004, USA
This gourmet sandwich counter serves high-end sandwiches, with the top seller being the homemade tuna salad sandwich.
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Tuscan Tuna
Sogno Toscano Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
189 The Grove Dr Unit h2, Los Angeles, CA 90036, USA
A café that offers authentic Tuscan sandwiches with a focus on high-quality ingredients, such as the standout Tuscan Tuna sandwich.
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Torta Cubano
Super Tortas D.F.
1098 E 41st St, Los Angeles, CA 90011, USA
This popular food truck serves meaty tortas, notably the Torta Cubano, which includes ham, milanesa, chorizo, scrambled egg, and more.
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Muffaletta
Bub and Grandma's Restaurant
3507 N Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90065, USA
The sandwiches at this deli have compelled many Angelenos to flock there, particularly their off-menu muffaletta which is loaded with olives, cold cuts, and cheese.
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Hot Girl Salami
Lady & Larder
828 Pico Blvd Suite 2, Santa Monica, CA 90405, USA
A sister-run wine, cheese, and charcuterie shop that churns out some of the finest sandwiches using seasonal ingredients from Santa Monica Farmers’ Market. One favorite is the Hot Girl Salami.
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Mushroom Dip
Henrietta
343 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026, USA
A sandwich shop by day, neighborhood bistro by night, serving sandwiches unique to that are hard to find elsewhere. Their standout is the Mushroom Dip, featuring sautéed mushrooms and served alongside mushroom jus
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Porky
Torta Movil
2623 San Pedro St, Los Angeles, CA 90011, USA
This seven-by-ten-foot trailer has been around since the ’90s and continues to make some of the best tortas you’ll find in Los Angeles. Go for the Porky—it’s a trifecta of slow-cooked pork, chorizo, and head cheese.
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The Godmother
Bay Cities Italian Deli & Bakery
1517 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA
Tell anyone in the LA area that you’re eating in Santa Monica and they’ll be like, 'Please bring me a Godmother.' It’s a stack of meats on delightfully crackly bread. This family-run Italian deli makes plenty of good sandwiches, too.
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Beef Tongue
Attari Sandwich Shop
1388 Westwood Blvd #101, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
This classic daytime-only Iranian spot on Westwood Blvd is best known for its beef tongue, and rightfully so—it's a meaty, tangy masterpiece that deserves all of its hype.
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Tuna Conserva
Gjusta
320 Sunset Ave, Venice, CA 90291, USA
The tuna conserva is our old faithful because of how the roasted peppers, sprouts, salty tapenade, and cucumbers ooze into the sourdough and top-shelf tuna. But we also work the bánh mì, tomato confit, and meatball sandwiches into the rotation.
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Beef stick sandwich
A&J Seafood Shack
530 S Gaffey St, San Pedro, CA 90731, USA
One of the best dishes at A&J Seafood Shack in Long Beach contains no seafood at all. A menu mainstay since day one, the beef stick sandwich starts with a toasted hoagie roll filled to maximum capacity with fatty and flavorful lemongrass-scented beef, carrot and green papaya slaw, cucumber spears, cilantro, and jalapeños. A rich and spicy sriracha mayo spread, along with a mellow hum of chargrilled smoke, ties the whole package together.
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Hot classic club
Mike's Deli
4859 W Slauson Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90056, USA
Mike's Deli prides itself on creating perfect deli sandwiches. It's all about the thinly sliced meats and layering techniques. Everything is cut in half so you can see the beauty of a classic club served hot.
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Combo grinder
Bread Head
1136 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
On the Westside, there's no sandwich shop more of the moment than Bread Head , which recently landed in its first standalone location on Montana Avenue. The focaccia sandwiches can be ordered in full (great for sharing, or for one person who feels particularly hungry) or half sizes (which swing in under $15), with varieties like a muffuletta layering salami cotto, mortadella, and pit-smoked ham; roasted turkey with Calabrian chile-infused mayo; a stacked BLT; and a vegetarian-friendly mozzarell
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No. 19
Langer's Delicatessen-Restaurant
704 S Alvarado St, Los Angeles, CA 90057, USA
There are many terrific sandwiches to be had at this decades-old deli in Westlake, but the pastrami stands above the pack. Langer's No. 19 is a near-perfect Jewish deli sandwich that features house-baked rye bread, Russian dressing, cheese, coleslaw, and freshly sliced slivers of the most achingly perfect smoked pastrami on earth.
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Beef double-dip
Philippe The Original
1001 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA
This isn't the time or place to debate whether Philippe the Original invented the French dip over a century ago. It's a pillar of the Los Angeles community that makes one feel like time hasn't passed, complete with sawdust floors, old-timer servers who prepare sandwiches to order, and coffee payable in pennies. The crowds come for the beef double-dip made with a heavy dose of salty jus, tender slices of roast beef, and a few dabs of the famous spicy mustard to round it out.
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Normandie brisket
Open Market
3339 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010, USA
When LA residents talk about one of the best bites in the city, they are likely talking about the Open Market's Normandie brisket sandwich. Chef Andrew Marco says the sandwich is based on Japanese broth flavors from the Yoshinoya chain and Philippe the Original's signature French dip sandwich with provolone, mustard, mayo, ginger-pickled radish, scallions, and a side of au jus for dipping or sipping.
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Wagyu cheesesteak
Matu Kai
11777 San Vicente Blvd #134, Los Angeles, CA 90049, USA
Matū introduced the wagyu cheesesteak as a special in 2022 and made it a permanent menu item due to popular demand. The Philly cheesesteak-style number is made with chopped grass-fed wagyu from First Light Farms, melted Cooper sharp cheese, grilled onions, and roasted hot pepper, all on a plush sesame-seeded bun. The sandwich is available in the dining room for dinner when ordered as part of the Lock, Stock, and Barrel dinner for four, or at the bar or during lunch service.
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French dip
Phil's Deli & Grill
6333 W 3rd St #540, Los Angeles, CA 90036, USA
Though the French dip at Philippe the Original may be the most widely known in town, the version from Phil's Deli & Grill is a serious contender for the best in Los Angeles. The French dip here is served with thinly sliced, tender brisket that comes pre-dipped in a salty au jus. A soft French roll holds it all together without getting in the way of the rich meatiness.
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Chicken Parm
The Heights Deli & Bottle Shop
2927 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90031, USA
Set in the heart of Lincoln Heights (and on the edge of Glassell Park), the Heights Deli & Bottle Shop is a local favorite for excellent sub sandwiches, natural wines by the bottle, and one of the best selections of canned beer in LA. Any sandwich off this menu is sure to be a hit, but the chicken Parm stands out from the pack with its crusty exterior and tender chicken cutlets. Served hot, the sandwich is filled with breaded chicken cutlets pounded thin and slathered with rich marinara sauce.
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Chopped cheese
Bodega Park
2852 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026, USA
Chef Eric Park's sandwiches pull influences from New York City, Korea, and Southern California in the best way. Bodega Park's chopped cheese is a love letter to the NYC classic with slight LA elements, piling chopped beef patty, American cheese, grilled onions, roasted jalapeños, shredded lettuce, tomato, ketchup, and mayo on a pressed hero roll. Former New Yorkers, beware: This sandwich might come with an overwhelming sense of nostalgia, but with a twist.
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The XO schiacciata
Pino's Sandwiches
1761 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
Hailing originally from Florence, Pino's opened in mid-2025 on Vermont Avenue in Los Feliz. This team slings specialty schiacciata sandwiches, starting with a light, toasted bread from the Tuscany and Umbria regions layered with up to 30 different ingredient combinations at a time. Schiacciata translates to "squashed" or "flattened," and the XO is a good introduction to the style.
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Vegan torta milanesa
Delicias Bakery and Some
5567 N Figueroa St, Highland Park, CA 90042, USA
This 32-year-old Highland Park bakery serves a vegan torta milanesa in addition to its line of plant-based pan dulce. The torta is prepared with pounded-flat vegan "meat," along with queso fresco, chipotle mayonnaise, avocado, lettuce, cabbage, jalapeños, red onion, and tomato. Order one of the aguas frescas and the tres leches cake to go along with the sandwich.
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Pastrami Reuben
Jeff's Table
5900 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90042, USA
Jeff Strauss had a career as a television producer and writer before pursuing the art of sandwich-making in the rear of Highland Park's Flask liquor store. People flock to the low-key operation for a taste of the pastrami Reuben. The hearty beast of a hot sandwich is piled high with smoky pastrami, melted Comté, sauerkraut, a house Russian dressing, and a perfect Gruyère crisp on a griddled seeded rye bread. Photo credit: Cathy Chaplin.
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Flores
Maciel's Plant-Based Butcher & Deli
5933 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90042, USA
Maciel's Plant-Based Butcher & Deli is the vegan sandwich shop LA didn't know it needed. While all of the sandwiches stuffed with scratch-made proteins are hearty and flavorful, it's the jackfruit-filled Flores that never fails to satisfy. Imbued with Mexican chiles, tomatoes, spices, and a touch of maple syrup, the jackfruit's smoky and spicy profile is not to be missed. Photo credit: Wonho Frank Lee.
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Spicy Italiano
Corner Market
Glendale, CA
One of LA's best sandwiches begins with a crusty 10-inch toasted roll. The staff at Corner Market layers it with spicy capicola, spicy salami, a healthy slice of provolone cheese, lettuce, pepperoncini, red wine vinegar, and a wonderful cherry pepper aioli. While at this Glendale establishment, enjoy the selections from an impressive Armenian market with coffee, spices, and beans ideal for preparation at home. Photo credit: Mona Holmes.
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LA Street Pastrami
Dan's Super Subs
Woodland Hills, CA
This longtime San Fernando Valley favorite slings sandwiches out of a tight dining room on Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills. From the outside, the building doesn't look like much, but the constant flow of regulars tells a different story. The sandwich to order is the LA street pastrami, which arrives piping hot and stuffed with pastrami, provolone, bacon, grilled onions, lettuce, tomatoes, chopped pickles, jalapeños, and a spicy homemade sauce. This sandwich is meant to be eaten without substitutions.
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Signature Turkey
★★★★★All About The Bread
7119 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046, USA
Loved it. Fresh and perfect balance of ingredients.
Veggie
★★★★★Potato Chips Deli Beverly Grove
308 N Stanley Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036, USA
I am not a vegetarian, that’s all you need to know about the quality of this veggie.
#13, Pastrami on Rye
★★★★★Brent's Deli Northridge
19565 Parthenia St, Northridge, CA 91324, USA
The best Pastrami sandwich in LA and definitely the valley. Excellent in every way and also a great restaraunt with a yesteryear vibe. The cheesecake is nothing to ignore either.