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Sandwich watch

Baba's muffuletta.

‘A bit of a secret’: Melbourne’s massive new muffuletta sandwich is first-class

Everyone’s talking about the Baba’s Deli vodka-spiked sanga, but this one is better.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Nico's sandwich vending machine Night Shift.

You’ve never had a post-pub feed like this. Meet Fitzroy’s futuristic new late-night snack stop

Open until 11pm, the Night Shift pop-up by Nico’s sandwich deli is quick, affordable and decent. Plus, five other spots for late-night sandwiches.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Somewhere between shoestring and thick-cut, the chips are painstakingly placed vertically on the buttered bread, creating four or so layers, and the perfect cross-section.

No ifs, only butties: This Melbourne chip butty is a carb-on-carb crowd-pleaser

Not one to underestimate the power of simple, nostalgic food, this cafe is serving a “crispy-chewy” chip butty supercharged by house-made HP sauce.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Tori Bicknell of Glory Us cafe in Melbourne’s Fitzroy North and its signature salad sandwich.

You’ve been layering the salad in your sandwich wrong all along. Not anymore

Experts share the crucial construction considerations and seasoning secrets that separate a great salad sandwich from a sad, soggy mess.

  • Dani Valent
This sandwich is so supersized you could easily share it between two.

‘Like faceplanting a pillow’: The supersized fish-finger sanga you need to eat

“It’s a bit hardcore how much demand there’s been for it,” says the co-owner of this under-the-radar cafe serving one hell of a summer special.

  • Tomas Telegramma
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Chicken milanesa (schnitzel) chilaquiles torta.

‘A delicious mess’: The verdict on Melbourne’s singular new Mexican sandwich shop

It’s not likely you’ve had a torta quite like those at Cumbe, featuring tortilla chips two ways and your choice of chicken schnitty or slow-cooked pork.

  • Annabel Smith and Tomas Telegramma
Prosciutto panino served at Grazia D’Asporto in Glen Iris.

‘A panino so distractingly good that I don’t notice the oil streaming onto my jumper’

Glen Iris diner Grazia just opened a takeaway joint, where house-baked schiacciata and hidden flavour bombs set its deli-style sandwiches apart from the pack.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Look at that cheese ooze.

This A+ spiced-up Chinese bolognese toastie has a satisfying cheese pull

There’s also tongue-tingling Sichuan pepper and a “game-changing” ingredient that delivers a deeply golden shell.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Barbecued chicken banh mi, as seen in one writer’s car.

We tried Melbourne’s new drive-through banh mi spot. This is our verdict

Is ordering through an intercom a clever invention (especially for introverts), or a shards-of-breadcrumb disaster for your car? We went to find out.

  • Annabel Smith and Harvard Wang
Pork banh mi at Ca Com (top) and Phuoc Thanh.

10 essential Melbourne sandwich shops including old- and new-school banh mi spots

From wild-fermented bagels to banh mi with chunks of crackling and choose-your-own-adventure schnitzel sangers, here’s where to find the city’s best sandwiches.

  • Good Food