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Hector’s Deli

This venue is a finalist for best sandwiches in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

The HCT – ham and cheese toastie – at Hector’s.
1 / 9The HCT – ham and cheese toastie – at Hector’s.Supplied
Rare beef sandwich.
2 / 9Rare beef sandwich.Cheyne Toomey
The famous chook sandwich.
3 / 9The famous chook sandwich.Jana Langhorst
Hector’s salad sanger.
4 / 9Hector’s salad sanger.Supplied
The sausage muffin.
5 / 9The sausage muffin.Supplied
Chicken salad sandwich.
6 / 9Chicken salad sandwich.Supplied
Maple-glazed doughnuts.
7 / 9Maple-glazed doughnuts.Supplied
Hector’s BLT.
8 / 9Hector’s BLT.Supplied
Beef and pickle toastie.
9 / 9Beef and pickle toastie. Cheyne Toomey

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When Hector’s hit Richmond in 2017, it signalled a seismic shift in the sandwich scene. The team’s fine-dining chops didn’t mean flourishes that were fancy for fancy’s sake; rather, souped-up versions of staples we already knew and loved. These days, that’s less novel, but Hector’s prevails. With many new locations and menu items, Hector’s is still what many Melburnians (and out-of-towners) consider the city’s No.1 sandwich shop.

Good to know: The breakfast muffins give Macca’s a considerable run for its money.

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