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Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025: Best sandwiches

From bagels to banh mi and everything layered in between, here’s where to find Melbourne’s best sandwiches.

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Roast pork sandwich.

Hector’s Deli

Tartine-style bagels are the specialty here.

Masses Bagels

Filled focaccia at Zita’s in South Yarra.

Zita’s Focaccia

Ca Com’s accomplished banh mi.

Ca Com

Rare roast beef, provolone, mild pickled peppers, roast capsicum and more.

Stefanino Panino

The garlic and paprika schnitzel with Moroccan-spiced carrots.

Marko’s Schnitzel

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The namesake Rocco Roll with cold cuts, pesto, cheese and veggies.

Roccos Deli

The Reuben sandwich features house-made pastrami.

Ruben’s Deli

The classic banh mi pork roll from Phuoc Thanh in Richmond.

Phuoc Thanh

Applehead’s meatball sub with crunchy almond pesto.

Applehead Deli

Assorted cakes at Tori”s.

Want more? Explore the full Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries guide here