a walk-up window stacking mortadella and pastrami on sesame focaccia, late on weekends
Must-try: GodFrank, Chrissy, Sesame focaccia
📍 943 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012
The best Sandwiches restaurants in Los Angeles — 6 ranked picks across the city, with ratings, dishes and live availability.
6 picksThe 6 best Sandwiches restaurants in Los Angeles, ranked. Frank 'n' Frank's takes the top spot at 4.8 stars, and Frank 'n' Frank's is the one the most people have weighed in on — 2,825 reviews. If you only order one thing, make it the godfrank at Frank 'n' Frank's. They are spread across 6 neighborhoods, so there is probably one near you. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. None of these take online reservations — they are walk-in or phone-only, so go early.
Los Angeles has 6 Sandwiches restaurants on our list, spread across 6 neighborhoods.
a walk-up window stacking mortadella and pastrami on sesame focaccia, late on weekends
Must-try: GodFrank, Chrissy, Sesame focaccia
📍 943 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Sandwiches in Pasadena — 4.7 across 575 diner reviews
Must-try: Wagyu cheesesteak with mortadella, Spicy salami with Calabrian chili butter
📍 625 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
a hybrid cafe and corner store whose sandwiches are named after LA neighborhoods
Must-try: Normandie brisket sandwich, Alhambra Hainanese chicken salad, Pickled radish
📍 3339 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90005
a sandwich counter hidden behind a liquor store, condiments all made in house
Must-try: Jeff's Special, Dirty Baby, Thai peanut mac salad
📍 5900 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90042
focaccia-ciabatta baked daily and stacked into crackly-crusted sandwiches
Must-try: Muffuletta, Mozzarella with avocado, Picnic nachos
📍 1518 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403
an unassuming storefront with our favorite sandwiches in Hollywood
Must-try: Tuna sub, Double smashburger, Spiced chicken laffa wrap
📍 6909 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Frank 'n' Frank's — 4.8 stars across 2,825 reviews, the highest on this list. a walk-up window stacking mortadella and pastrami on sesame focaccia, late on weekends.
None of the 6 on this page take online bookings — they are walk-in or phone-only. Going early, or on a weeknight, is the reliable move.
Chinatown, with 1 on this list, followed by Pasadena with 1. In total these 6 picks span 6 neighborhoods.
Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 6 of the 6 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.