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Roccos Deli

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

Sandwiches at Rocco’s are packed with deli meats, cheeses and vegetables.
1 / 6Sandwiches at Rocco’s are packed with deli meats, cheeses and vegetables.Supplied
Cannoli.
2 / 6Cannoli.Jason South
Hot sopressa roll.
3 / 6Hot sopressa roll.Supplied
Inside the Yarraville shop.
4 / 6Inside the Yarraville shop.Jason South
Prosciutto roll.
5 / 6Prosciutto roll.Supplied
The namesake Rocco Roll with cold cuts, pesto, cheese and veggies.
6 / 6The namesake Rocco Roll with cold cuts, pesto, cheese and veggies.Supplied

Italian$

Melbourne’s sandwich culture owes a lot to Italian delicatessens. And one of the standard-bearers is Rocco’s Deli, which has been piling high panini on the west side since 1977. Everyone is ordering its namesake Rocco Roll: your sliced-to-order cold cut(s) of choice with pesto, cheese, eggplant, green olives and semi-dried tomatoes.

Must order: The meatball sub is on the menu sporadically, so if you see it, order it.

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