a daytime sandwich shop that becomes a candlelit seasonal Italian restaurant
Must-try: Turkey and dill pickle sandwich, Paccheri, Seasonal vegetables
📍 71-08 Fresh Pond Rd, Ridgewood, NY 11385
The best Sandwiches restaurants in New York City — 10 ranked picks across the city, with ratings, dishes and live availability.
10 picksThe 10 best Sandwiches restaurants in New York City, ranked. Arrigo's takes the top spot at 4.9 stars, and Jimmy's Famous Heroes is the one the most people have weighed in on — 4,116 reviews. If you only order one thing, make it the turkey and dill pickle sandwich at Arrigo's. They are spread across 9 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.
New York City has 10 Sandwiches restaurants on our list, spread across 9 neighborhoods.
a daytime sandwich shop that becomes a candlelit seasonal Italian restaurant
Must-try: Turkey and dill pickle sandwich, Paccheri, Seasonal vegetables
📍 71-08 Fresh Pond Rd, Ridgewood, NY 11385
a legendary Italian deli that has been going since 1900
Must-try: Chicken cutlet sandwich, Italian combo, Rice balls
📍 260 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014
Sandwiches in Great Kills — 4.7 across 1,672 diner reviews
Must-try: Porchetta, Pastrami, KiKi sandwich
📍 3994 Amboy Rd, Staten Island, NY 10308
Sandwiches in Dongan Hills — 4.7 across 1,095 diner reviews
Must-try: Sausage and broccoli rabe pasta, Vodka chicken parm hero, Tiramisu
📍 1350 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10305
cutlets fried all day long, which is the whole foundation of the sandwich
Must-try: Chicken cutlet sandwich, Italian combo, Fresh daily cutlets
📍 1786 Sheepshead Bay Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11235
A Red Hook sandwich shop since 1922 — Italian subs large enough to constitute a plan for the day
Must-try: Nicky Special, Roast beef with fresh mozzarella, Potato and egg hero
📍 379 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Sandwiches in Belmont — 4.4 across 2,786 diner reviews
Must-try: Calabrian Sting, Con Ed sandwich, Marco Pollo sandwich
📍 685 E 187th St, Bronx, NY 10458
a counter doing Philly cheesesteaks on rolls baked in house
Must-try: Cheesesteak with hot and sweet peppers, House sesame hoagie, Fries
📍 151 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009
a worker-owned sandwich shop with sliding-scale pricing
Must-try: Smoked trout with pepper jam, Curry lentils with chili crisp, Sourdough
📍 388 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
a charming sandwich shop that turns candlelit and Italian after dark
Must-try: Mortadella with pistachio pesto, Eggplant parm, Antipasti
📍 66-01 Forest Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Arrigo's — 4.9 stars across 2,048 reviews, the highest on this list. a daytime sandwich shop that becomes a candlelit seasonal Italian restaurant.
None of the 10 on this page take online bookings — they are walk-in or phone-only. Going early, or on a weeknight, is the reliable move.
Ridgewood, with 2 on this list, followed by West Village with 1. In total these 10 picks span 9 neighborhoods.
Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 8 of the 10 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.