Top Five: The best sandwiches in Toronto
Top Five: The best sandwiches in Toronto
Not so long ago, Toronto’s sandwich scene was dominated by standard Reubens and triple-decker turkey clubs. Today, chefs are tinkering with the basic bread-meat-bread formula, producing versions that are inventive, artisanal and utterly delicious. Here, the top five sandwiches in the city.
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- At <strong>Leslieville Pumps,</strong> hunks of lean yet tender meat are slathered in homemade sauce that’s sweet and smoky, with a puckery finish from apple cider vinegar. The resulting mound is piled onto a bianco bun (the love child of a baguette and a Portuguese bun) with Dijon and a haystack of fried onions. $9. <em>929 Queen St. E., 416-465-1313.</em>
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- 1. Brisket Business
- 1. Brisket Business
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- Sweet hickory pork, tangy slaw and yogurt-maple dressing make the <strong>Hogtown Cure’</strong>s pulled pork sandwich the best in a city full of them. $9. <em>1484 Dundas St. W., 647-725-5550.</em>
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- 2. Hog Heaven
- 2. Hog Heaven
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- Chef Anthony Rose tops butter-soaked caraway rye with a fried egg, bacon marinated in Dr. Pepper, pickles and caramelized onions at <strong>Rose and Sons.</strong> A side of super-tart cherry jam cuts through the rib-sticking richness. $13. <em>176 Dupont St., 647-748-3287.</em>
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- 3. Morning Glory
- 3. Morning Glory
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- <strong>Barque</strong> pitmaster David Neinstein brines his chicken <br /> in buttermilk for maximum <br /> juiciness, breads and fries it twice for extra crunch, blankets it in Swiss cheese and smushes it into a pillowy Portuguese bun smeared with mayo he whips up from—wait for it—smoked bacon fat. $14. <em>299 Roncesvalles Ave., 416-532-7700.</em>
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- 4. Southern Comfort
- 4. Southern Comfort
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- This street snack, prepped by Guadalupian expats at <strong>Le Ti Colibri</strong> in Kensington Market, brings a fried-to-order dough pocket stuffed with salt cod, avocado, lettuce and tomato in a house-made hot sauce. $9. <em>291 Augusta Ave., 416-925-2223.</em>
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- 5. Act of Cod
- 5. Act of Cod
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Not so long ago, Toronto’s sandwich scene was dominated by standard Reubens and triple-decker turkey clubs. Today, chefs are tinkering with the basic bread-meat-bread formula, producing versions that are inventive, artisanal and utterly delicious. Here, the top five sandwiches in the city.
See all five sandwiches »
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I can’t take this list seriously if you’re going to omit Black Camel.