Casa Lu
Italian-style sandwiches on stone-baked schiacciata.
Italian$
A new sandwich shop is causing serious queues on Kembla Street, with locals lining up for its bubbled Tuscan flatbread and Italian-style fillings.
Check the sandwich board for the full line-up. There’s the mandatory mortadella topped with stracciatella, green olives and crushed pistachios, as well as a sensational slow-cooked porchetta sanger, layered with crispy potatoes and crackling that tastes like a roast dinner in a roll.
Owners Keana Lufe and Maria Luciani do not cut corners. The stone-baked schiacciata bread is baked daily and all the sauces are made from scratch. Deli meats are sliced to order, while soft Italian cheeses are blow-torched for extra melt.
The low-down
Vibe: A hot pocket of sandwich activity
Go-to dish: Number four - porchetta, smoked provolone, apple sauce, roasted potato and crackling
Drinks: Espresso coffees
Cost: $17 - $25 per sandwich
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