Sandwiches

Updated 10/5/26 with address

If you're as terminally online as we are, you might have recalled a TikTok earlier this year in which an American expat was bemoaning the lack of good chopped chicken Caesar wraps in London. That got a quarter of a million views, which in turn prompted hospitality folk Mairi and Marius of about-to-launch CZER to think maybe there's a business idea in that.

As Mairi explained to Hot Dinners, "We first started building the concept for CZER in January after I had a craving for one of these wraps so badly, but they just didn’t seem to

It's been a while since the last pop-up/takeover of The Standard (that was Pecking House last July), but now a new overseas restaurant is taking over. This time it's PaperBoy from Paris, which is inspired by "the spirit of the 90s" and is almost as well-known for its collabs as its food. 

The food at PaperBoy is sandwich-led, with options including their fried fish bun with white sauce, a fried chicken roll and a tuna tataki sandwich with cabbage, spicy mayo and bulldog sauce. They also do breakfasts, including an egg Benedict and omelette bun alongside fish and meat plates and

Sandos - they're just so pleasing to the eye aren't they? London, as you might imagine, has its fair share of these symmetrically-crafted sandwiches on offer. If you hate crusts, then come this way.

24/3/26 - opening date revealed.

Italian sandwiches have become a big thing in London of late - we even have a guide to the best. And the sandwich shop that has been leading the charge, Dal Fiorentino, is going west for the first time.

Best known for their enormous Tuscan schiacciata sandwiches, there are lots of options to choose from. There's the Fiorentina (fennel salami, pecorino cheese, truffle honey, extra virgin olive oil), the Machiavelli (Tuscan

South East Londoners must be wondering what they did right in a previous life to warrant the riches of top-tier sandwiches coming their way. Not only do they have a Mondo Sando at The Grove House Tavern and Cafe Mondo in Camberwell, but they're about to get a takeaway sarnie shop in Mondo To Go in Deptford.

And while co-founders Jack Macrae and Viggo Blegvad's other two establishments are more about eating in, their new Deptford arch will be more of a sandwiches-to-go spot. That said, there is space for 50 seats outside, so as long as the spring weather continues to improve you

We can't be the only ones hearing American voices literally wherever we are in London. So it's clear there's already going to be a large expat audience for the new American deli opening up at King's Cross. But Tommy's Sandwiches are hoping that their loaded subs are also going to be the kind of sandwich that gets Londoners excited too.

According to owner, Washington native Tommy, he was inspired to open his sandwich shop after missing the big subs back home. "The UK has a sandwich problem," he says. "Sandwiches were invented there, but frankly, the sandwiches there are pretty

Four years after opening their popular sandwich shop in Notting Hill the not-so-secret Secret Sandwich Shop now has a new secret to reveal: it's got a second store.

They've just opened a place inside Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge, giving them a second place to serve up their signature sando-style sarnies. You'll find it on the store's lower ground floor. And while this one will serve up the sandwiches that made their name, like the Egg Salad Sando and The Hungry Dane, it'll also have a rotating monthly special that's exclusive to Harvey Nichols.

What's also new is an

Presenting our annual festive guide to the best Christmas sandwiches on offer in London for 2025.

You can hardly have escaped the arrival of Bristol sandwich kings Sandwich Sandwich in London with their huge layered sarnies and equally huge queues. Now the family-run business is moving into the West End, and this time they're hoping to make an impact on London's evening market.

Nick and Josh Kleiner's third London store is just being fitted out on Tottenham Court Road and it sounds like they're pretty stoked about it. "

London already has a secret tiramisu window, now a second Italian food window has opened, this time in South London. La Finestra is the brainchild of Italian-born Stefano who's been in London for 10 years working in the hospitality industry. Having worked his way up to GM at Electric Shuffle in Canary Wharf he

London's sports bar scene is pretty competitive. And if you want to stand out from the crowd when it comes to somewhere good to watch all the sporting action, then food is a good way to do that. So we tip our baseball hats today to Old Street sports bar The Volley, which just announced it's getting the Dom's Subs team to do their food from this summer.

Super Subs, as the new venture is being dubbed ("in homage to all the

Anyone working from home in Clapham is going to have a hot new place to hit up for sandwiches when the new sandwich truck at Trinity opens up. Called Outside by Trinity, it's taking over the Michelin-starred restaurant's terrace, so you can eat it there although it's primarily a takeaway.

Heading up the project is Trinity chef India, who's been working on this in the run-up to leaving Trinity in January

Right now, you can hardly make a move in London without bumping into a new sandwich spot. The latest to join the ranks is La Spot which is getting ready to open in Fitzrovia. The Spanish-inspired place is going big on its brioche sandwiches with a whole section of the menu devoted to them.

On offer you'll find it used in:

• Pulled oxtail with red wine sauce, cheddar, black pepper, and wild rocket
• Red

Finding your way to viral sandwich shop Rogue Sarnies always felt like discovering a real hidden gem. Tucked down a cobbled alley in Bethnal Green, it still managed to sell out of its woodfired sandwiches every day. Eventually, something had to give and now the crew have decided to move to newer, bigger premises in Hackney.

The new shop is only a five-minute walk away, in one of the arches on Poyser Street, just a few

The Milanese don't mess around when it comes to food, so when you hear that the best sandwich shop in Milan is coming to London it's time to get excited. De Santis has been serving up its legendary toasted paninis to the folks of Milan since the Sixties - the original restaurant is lined with the photos of famous Italians who've dined there.

In London, their flagship base is going to be in the church crypt of