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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
Salad sandwich at Rippers Ripponlea.

Suburban sandwiches: Three spots upping their area’s sanger game (and the must order)

Including a railway station gathering spot, a community cafe in lush surrounds and a deli giving spanakopita the toastie treatment.

  • Tomas Telegramma and Dani Valent
Rooster Bar’s chicken fillet sandwich.

‘Best $10.50 I’ve ever spent’: This no-frills chicken shop has a sanger you’ll want to eat on repeat

With pudgy pita bread and juicy chicken breast, Rooster Bar’s budget-friendly roll is one Sandwich Watch correspondent Tomas Telegramma can’t get enough of.

  • Tomas Telegramma
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Love a croque monsieur? Chances are you’ll be a fan of the American monte cristo, a truly decadent sandwich that’s said to have French origins.

Ham and cheese, but make it ‘hectic’: this salty-sweet monte cristo is seldom seen in Melbourne

For the unacquainted, think of it as a ham and cheese sanger on steroids. Why? When ordered, it’s deep-fried until gloriously golden.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Auterra’s guanciale-draped abalone schnitzel sandwich.

This schnitzel sandwich from a three-hat fine diner’s spin-off wine bar is a winner

In a city of chicken-schnitty sangers, this seafood version takes fish ‘n’ chip shop memories and makes them fancy.

  • Tomas Telegramma
The Salad roll served at St Paul’s General Store, 69 St Pauls Rd Sorrento.

‘I once ate two in one sitting’: A peak summer salad sandwich from a seaside general store

Take the rainbow road right to the beach with this ready-made, reasonably priced and remarkably constructed sanger.

  • Tomas Telegramma
The hefty porchetta roll at G. McBean Family Butcher.

15 of Melbourne’s best things between sliced bread in 2024

From the hefty, shattery yet soft porchetta roll at Prahran Market to the hangover sandwich of dreams, here are the highlights of Sandwich Watch 2024.

Walrus cafe’s bacon, egg and cheese sandwich.

‘Best handheld breakfast of the year:’ This bacon, egg and cheese roll is a hangover-busting beauty

Inspired by a quintessential New York City bodega item, it’s the best handheld breakfast Sandwich Watch has had all year.

  • Tomas Telegramma

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/goodfood/topic/melbourne-sandwich-watch-6ggw