The humble sandwich. Versatile, nutritious, and convenient, these Canberra cafes and sando joints are turning the everyday lunchtime meal into a gourmet, bread-bound art form. Whether you’re a foodie or a picky eater, there’s a sandwich out there with your name on it, ready to save you from lunchtime boredom and keep you deliciously satisfied. Here’s where to get a bangin’ sando in Canberra.
Al’s Deli & Diner
Permeating with New York deli vibes at every corner, Al’s Deli & Diner has a sandwich menu that will have you counting down the minutes until you can head off on your lunch break. Making sandwiches fun again, each are jam-packed and flavourful, demanding two hands. Freshly made, try flavours like chicken salad, schnitty roll, beef & pickle, and mushroom melt.
Sandoochie
Starting from humble beginnings of owner and chef Lucy’s love for a really good sandwich, Sandoochie was born. With a small, however regularly changing menu, boasting seasonality and creativity, enjoy lip-smacking sandwich combinations we bet you’ve never tried before. Promising fillings that always come right to the edges, get more bang for ya buck during your lunch hour.
&Sando
Next door to Compa sits Matt Moran’s other Canberra venue, &Sando. Taking form as the casual, fast-paced venue, the little deli-style sandwich shop features a small yet wholesome menu that are perfect for on-the-go work lunches. Accompanied with bread from local bakery UNDER, highlights include the Spicy Deli with mortadella, spicy sopressa, tomato, pickled carrot and provolone, and the made-to-order Steak Sanga with lettuce, tomato, caramelised onion, beetroot and cheese.
Intra
If you’re not heading in purely for the coffee, breakfast or lunch at Intra is pretty unbeatable. Taking a conscious approach to seasonality, the team focuses on preserving, fermenting and using lesser-known cuts of meat. Offering a compact menu that’s full of flavour, their famous rotating brekky rolls and jaffles are crowd-favourites for a reason.
Barrio Coffee Collective
Find simplicity and quality at Lonsdale Street’s hole-in-the-wall coffee bar, Barrio. Aside from their renowned coffee grounds and brew guides, stop in for your go-to coffee order with a scrumptious toastie. Changing the menu frequently, the sandwich combos are endless! With recent flavours including spicy Cuban, bully beef, and mushy harissa.
Rosa’s
The Lawns precinct’s all-day bar, Rosa’s kicks off the day with morning coffees, pastries, brekky rolls and paninis! With the National Rose Gardens as its playground, think sunny Canberra days tucking into the perfect fresh sando filled with toppings like roast beef, pesto, pickles and provolone, and eggplant parmigiana, zucchini, mushroom and goat’s curd.
Miss Van’s
Filled with fresh, colourful ingredients, bite into a freshly made pork banh mi with from Miss Van’s. Available exclusively on their lunch menu, they offer three flavours including pork, tofu, sausage, and the occasional specials that are always worth the line out the door to snatch one up before they are sold out!
Marvie & Wolfe
Specialising in really good sandwiches, rolls and English muffins, drop by Marvie & Wolfe for the perfect lunchtime sando, including chicken schnitzel, spiced cauli or smoked pastrami.
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