The Best Sandwiches in Seattle
A city built on bánh mì plus deli melts and smashed subs — where to eat the best sandwiches in Seattle right now.
30 spots · cited reviews. Open the app to see them all on a map near you.
lemongrass fish bánh mì
Tony's Bakery
6020 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle, WA 98118, USA
Though, as much as we love licking whipped frosting off of Disney princess figurines, you’re really here for a stellar sandwich. The star is Tony’s lemongrass fish bánh mì.
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sliced, cured sausage filling
Banh Mi Land
4114 198th St SW Ste 2b, Lynnwood, WA 98036, USA
The bread is equal parts fluffy and toasty. Pickled vegetables are cold, crisp, and taste just-chopped. And stunningly charred pork stands out in an entire metropolitan area already congested with the stuff.
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grilled pork sandwich
Yeh Yeh's
19915 64th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036, USA
At Yeh Yeh's, we’d jump over a series of fences for the grilled pork sandwich (where charred meat bits and salty marinade melt into the mayo-soaked bread).
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Pastrami
Gilbert's on Main
10024 Main St, Bellevue, WA 98004, USA
Known for its oversized sandwiches and nostalgic deli charm, Gilbert’s has earned a reputation as one of the area’s go-to breakfast staples.
Pork Katsu
TRES Sandwich
1502 145th Pl SE, Bellevue, WA 98007, USA
This paradise of Japanese-style sandos hides in a strip mall. A no-frills walk-up counter serves nearly 60 varieties, but the pork katsu is a great starting point.
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Chicken Amiga
Tubs Gourmet Sub Sandwiches
10415 Beardslee Blvd, Bothell, WA 98011, USA
Tubs provides a staggering range of over 30 sandwiches, with the Chicken Amiga standing out as a delightful mix of chicken, cheddar, and bacon, dipped in their famous ranch.
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Crab Roll
Local Tide
401 N 36th St Unit 103, Seattle, WA 98103, USA
Local Tide offers exquisite seafood sandwiches, including a weekend-only crab roll accented with lemony mayo and chives, showcasing the best of Seattle's seafood.
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El Guapo
HoneyHole Sandwiches
703 E Pike St, Seattle, WA 98122, USA
After a temporary closure in 2023, this long-running Capitol Hill institution has new ownership and is back to what it does best: serving hot and cold sandwiches to people who are drinking, just got done drinking, or regret drinking so much the night before. True to Capitol Hill's inclusive ethos, HoneyHole serves a lot of vegetarian and vegan options, including the El Guapo, and Italian grinder-style sandwich that somehow ditches the meat and stays delicious.
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Cheesesteak
The Original Philly's
3019 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle, WA 98144, USA
Even though it's a long way to Philadelphia, this no-frills sandwich shop in Rainier Valley does cheesesteaks right. These are massive sandwiches loaded with grilled onions and cheese, and the bread is somehow sturdy enough to withstand all that melted goodness. These may be the most budget-friendly sandwiches on the map, with a whole cheesesteak coming in at just $15 - and a whole cheesesteak is enough for two meals. Note that the Original Philly's is takeout-only.
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Porchetta
Salumi
404 Occidental Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
A Pioneer Square staple, Salumi was founded by Mario Batali's father, Armandino. The Batali family has since sold the bulk of their stake in the place, but the sandwiches remain some of the most beloved in the city. Meat lovers rejoice over the braised porchetta and cubano. If you're a vegetarian, the eggplant parm is a delicious option that comes with a bucket of hot marinara sauce for dipping.
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Tat'strami
Tat’s Deli
159 Yesler Wy, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Tat's Delicatessen in Pioneer Square promises East Coast-style steaks and subs and delivers on that promise. The two most famous sandwiches here are the cheesesteak and the Tat'strami, which pastrami lovers will lose their minds over. It has everything on it that a great East Coast deli would offer: housemade pastrami, melted Swiss, Russian dressing, and sweet coleslaw that perfectly cuts the savoriness of the meat. They also have a turkey Tat'srami (made with in-house turkey pastrami), and a great grinder sandwich.
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12-Hour Brisket
Slab Sandwich
926 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98102, USA
A takeout sandwich counter attached to a fine dining restaurant? Where have we heard that one before ? Slab is attached to fancy-schmancy Lark and tends to throw in ingredients that you won't find elsewhere, like smoked aioli on the 12-hour brisket sandwich, or pork confit and gruyere on its version of a Cuban. These aren't everyday sandwiches, these are sandwiches you eat on special occasions that aren't too special, like to mark the birth of your third nephew.
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The Sabertooth
Mammoth
220 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Mammoth is for the carnivores. Except for a spin on a tofu banh mi, the sandwiches are heavy on the meat. The Sabertooth has pulled pork and ham, for instance, and the Predator pairs smoked chicken thigh and bacon. The miracle here is that there's always a hint of brightness - from pickled onions, caper aioli, or cranberry jam - that balances the richness of the meat.
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Beef Tartare Club
Mean Sandwich
1510 NW Leary Wy, Seattle, WA 98107, USA
Mean Sandwich has been holding down an unhip corner of Leary Way since 2017, making it an august member of Seattle's fancy sandwich scene. Favorites include the po'boy with freshly fried oysters and a pickly remoulade and the innovative beef tartare club, which puts a BLT on earthy rye bread, throws in a layer of peppery raw beef, then adds some lightly tart yuzu kosho mayo for good measure.
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Mortadella
Bottega Gabriele
75 Yesler Wy, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Pioneer Square has wrapped its arms around this newish Italian deli, where you'll find expertly crafted focaccia sandwiches with ingredients imported from Italy and freshly made nduja. Order the special of the day, but if you want a plan, the Mortadella is simple yet artful — thinly sliced meat as the star, complemented by pistachios, arugula, ricotta, hot Calabrian honey, and lemon zest. Sweet, spicy, with a zing. No notes.
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Italian Hoagie
Post Alley Pizza
1123 Post Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Whether it's pizza dough or fresh hoagie rolls, Post Alley Pizza knows how to handle bread. Its Italian Hoagie with jazz sauce is a lunchtime treat well worth the $18 — the jazz sauce gives it the edge, a spicy-tangy-savory spread of Calabrian chilis, anchovies, Castelvetrano olives, pickled red onion, roasted garlic, and hot honey. Always get the jazz sauce and no mayo; it doesn't need it.
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Milanese
Hushy's Sandwiches
3400 Stone Way N, Seattle, WA 98103, USA
A standout in the Great Focaccia Sandwich Wave of 2025, Hushy's serves wildly creative 'wiches on freshly baked, assertively salted bread. The best-seller is an Italian-ish turkey with a hit-you-in-the-mouth pickled pepper remoulade, but our heart is with the Milanese — a sweetly glazed pork chop with creamy-spicy notes from a kimchi-kewpie slaw.
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Rajun Cajun
Other Coast Cafe
5315 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107, USA
In the heart of Ballard, Other Coast Cafe is an unsuspecting little sandwich shop you've probably walked right by. Most people order the Rajun Cajun, the best seller for a reason — a hot sandwich of Cajun turkey, pepper jack, onion, tomato, and a spicy mayo that adds a nice kick without overpowering. The sandwiches are hefty; if you're not starving, grab a half-wich.
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Notorious P.I.G.
Layers Green Lake
7900 East Green Lake Dr N #107, Seattle, WA 98103, USA
Eater Seattle's 2023 Restaurant of the Year, Avery and Ashley Hardin's Layers Green Lake serves sophisticated sandwiches that put the textures and flavors of a high-end restaurant meal between two slices of bread. Standouts from the rotating menu include the Notorious P.I.G. — perfectly cooked pork belly with spicy-sweet pepper jam — and Captain Rick, a holy grail of tuna sandwiches that adds potato chips for crunch atop high-quality local albacore.
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Corned Beef
Dingfelder's Delicatessen
1318 E Pine St, Seattle, WA 98122, USA
Dingfelder’s Delicatessen is known for its towering corned beef sandwiches packed high on marble rye, with options for mixing various meats.
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Precocious Piggy
Layers Green Lake
7900 East Green Lake Dr N #107, Seattle, WA 98103, USA
Now with a brick-and-mortar location, Layers offers hyper-thoughtful sandwiches like the Precocious Piggy, featuring rich chunks of pork belly.
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Dac Biet
Banh Town
10414 Holman Rd N, Seattle, WA 98133, USA
Banh Town serves excellent banh mi with housemade ingredients, including the classic dac biet filled with corned beef and a fried egg, plus unexpected surprises.
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Italian Beef
Smarty Pants
6017 Airport Wy S, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
This tavern hand-roasts its own beef and offers a menu that celebrates their house giardiniera, with the Italian beef being a standout sandwich.
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Italian Beef
Sammich Seattle
1409 NE 80th St, Seattle, WA 98115, USA
This Portland-based operation offers a chef-inspired Italian beef sandwich topped with seared sweet peppers, among other great sandwiches.
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Vegan Hot Pastrami
Peloton Cafe Bike Shop
1224 E Jefferson St, Seattle, WA 98122, USA
A cafe, bar, and full bike repair shop, Peloton Cafe is serving the Central District in a multitude of ways. This spot has an impressive menu of breakfast sandwiches and top-tier gluten-free/vegetarian sandwiches. A favorite is the vegan hot pastrami, which substitutes roasted broccoli for meat and pickled mustard seeds that pack a ton of flavor. They also do meat-forward sandwiches like this braised brisket bombshell.
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The BLATT
Take 5 Urban Market
6757 8th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117, USA
After a temporary closure due to a fire, Take 5 is back open, and the neighborhood is ecstatic. This deli is a husband and wife duo that's been a Ballard staple for decades. They've made some improvements to the shop post-fire, but it nostalgically looks and feels the same as it did before. Regulars love their classic bottega-style breakfast sandwiches, the BLATT (the usual + turkey), the grilled chicken Italian, and the Reuben.
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Wild Sockeye Sammie
Eva's Wild
5345 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107, USA
Eva's Wild sells sustainable, wild-caught Alaskan sockeye, and you can find them serving good eats at the Ballard Sunday Market. Their salmon sandwich is simple, the way it should be — sushi-grade fish cooked to perfection on the flat-top right in front of you, with fresh arugula and bright, lemony house-made tartar sauce on a sweet Macrina brioche bun. The tartar almost steals the show. No need to overcomplicate when the fish is this good.
Banh Mi Drip
Saigon Drip Cafe
161 S Washington St, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Saigon Drip Cafe is bringing the pre-pandemic mojo back to Pioneer Square — a line out the door, and for good reason. The Banh Mi Drip is essentially a Vietnamese take on the French dip: brisket and grilled onions on a toasted baguette with creamy paté and mayo, served with a cup of bone marrow soup for dipping. The steak is tender, the caramelized onions add sweetness — dip every other bite. Don't be scared off by the $15; it's the Rolls Royce of bánh mìs.
Desi Sandwich
Bongos
6501 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103, USA
Bongos is known for its laid-back vibe, covered patio, and delicious Caribbean food. The plates are great, but don't sleep on the sandwiches. The Desi Sandwich is a fan favorite — a sweet-spicy-pickly concoction of citrus-braised pork, caramelized onions, pickled jalapeños, abana peppers, cilantro, and house aioli on a toasted roll.
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Caribbean Roast
Un Bien
7302.5 15th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117, USA
The sons of the former owner of Seattle sandwich icon Paseo run Un Bien, serving wonderful Caribbean sandwiches covered in aioli, cilantro, pickled jalapeños, and caramelized onions on toasted baguettes. The Caribbean roast is the star — marinated pork shoulder falling apart at a glance, a work of art. Forewarning: these are very large sandwiches, and you might need a nap after (worth it).
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