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Britain's best old-school sandwich shops

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43. East of England: The Bodega, Norwich, Norfolk
42. South West: Got Crabs, Newquay, Cornwall
41. Northern Ireland: Stran-wiches, Belfast, County Antrim
40. North West: Galloways Bakers, Wigan, Greater Manchester
39. Northern Ireland: The Belfast Bap Company, Belfast, County Antrim
38. East of England: Oyster Shack & Seafood Bar, Essex
37. London: Mustard, Bromley
36. West Midlands: Monty's Deli Sandwich Bar, Birmingham
35. East Midlands: Grindleford Station Cafe, Grindleford, Derbyshire
34. East Midlands: Delilah Fine Foods, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
33. London: Beigel Bake, Shoreditch
32. North East & Cumbria: Sandwich Club, Carlisle, Cumbria
31. East of England: Cooper's Sandwich Bar, Chelmsford, Essex
30. North East & Cumbria: Lawson's Real Sandwiches, North Shields, Tyne and Wear
29. West Midlands: Maddys Sandwich Shop, Coventry
28. Yorkshire & the Humber: Béres Pork Shop, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
27. London: Crunch, Spitalfields
26. Yorkshire & the Humber: Shambles Kitchen, York, North Yorkshire
25. Yorkshire & the Humber: Deli-Shuss, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
24. Scotland: Bite Me Sandwich Bar, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
23. Scotland: Peter's Bakery, Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire
22. South West: Fresh from the Sea, Cornwall
21. West Midlands: Six Towns Oatcakes, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
20. Wales: Kitty's Coffee, Cakes & Sandwiches, Porthmadog, Gwynedd
19. London: Norman’s Cafe, Tufnell Park
18. South East: The Good Place, Hastings, East Sussex
17. South West: Sandwich Sandwich, Bristol and London
16. North East & Cumbria: Frankie & Tony’s Sandwich Bar, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
15. North East & Cumbria: Dene's Deli, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
14. Wales: Bomber's Sandwich House, Cardiff
13. London: Paul Rothe & Son, Marylebone
12. London: Max's Sandwich Shop, Finsbury Park
11. East of England: Logans, Norwich, Norfolk
10. East of England: The Picnic Hut, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
9. South West: Chandos Deli, Bath, Bristol and Exeter
8. East of England: Bread & Meat, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
7. Scotland: Oink, Edinburgh
6. Yorkshire & the Humber: Country Crust, Leeds, West Yorkshire
5. Northern Ireland: Maedgen, Bushmills, County Antrim
4. East Midlands: No. 11 Deli, Castle Donington, Leicestershire
3. South East: The Sandwich Bar, Canterbury, Kent
2. South East: André's Food Bar, Southsea, Hampshire
1. Wales: Fresh the Baguette Bar, Cardiff
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Sandwiches in the UK run the gamut from soggy supermarket meal deals to gourmet creations stuffed with expensive ingredients. Somewhere in the middle of all that are the old-school sandwich shops. To celebrate British Sandwich Week (19th-25th May), we've found the top shops in every region of the UK, from humble cafés selling chip butties to beloved local chains dishing out nostalgia in a bap.

Click or scroll through our gallery to discover our ranking of the greatest old-fashioned sandwich shops in Britain.

Our selections are based on genuine user reviews, awards and accolades, and the first-hand experience of our team. They're also regularly checked and updated.

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Natasha Lovell-Smith

20 May 2025

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