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Lamb baguette

Sandwichist – Roast Lamb Baguette From O’Shea’s Butchers, Knightsbridge

In search of London’s best sandwich since sliced bread Roast lamb and Easter go hand in hand like birthday parties and presents. For many they are inseparable. But tracking down a worthy lamb sandwich has proved far harder than you would have thought. In fact …

Umami sandwich

Sandwichist: Umami Sandwich at I Camisa on Old Compton Street

In search of London’s best sandwich since sliced bread “Oooooooo-mar-meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.” It’s a great word. If you can think of a better one you can join us for the next sandwichist mission. It’s also, quite literally, the ‘quintessential’ taste. Umami was “discovered” around 100 years ago …

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Sandwichist – Gourmet Toasties at the Canton Arms in Stockwell

In search of London’s best sandwich since sliced bread With the icy winds still penetrating our city, London’s collective core body temperature has nose-dived into the spectrum normally occupied by cryogenically frozen oligarchs who are awaiting their reincarnation. The thought of another near frosty sandwich …

Hot smoked salmon sandwich

Sandwichist: Open Sandwiches at the Scandinavian Kitchen

In search of London’s best sandwich since sliced bread When we were hunkering down in our long johns, cradling our hot water bottles and cursing the Met office, we couldn’t help but notice that all the bad weather was coming from Scandinavia! It was as …

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Sandwichist – Ottolenghi, Motcombe Street, Belgravia

In search of London’s best sandwich since sliced bread We were very flattered, last week, when The Guardian referred to the Sandwichist as “The sandwich reviewing wing of the Londonist empire”. So we’d better make sure that this edition is up to scratch. We played …

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Sandwichist – Lamb Shawarma from Café Helen, Edgware Road

In search of London’s best sandwich since sliced bread The Sandwichist is now a year old. So what better way to mark this seminal milestone, than to guzzle beer and then head to the Edgware Road for a kebab. Given that Eid fell on the …

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Sandwichist – A Celebratory Aussie Burger From The Breakfast Club, Hoxton

In search of London’s best sandwich since sliced bread Having Haddin-uff of Cook-ing for ourselves and eating nothing but straightforward sandwiches, we decided to celebrate England’s victory over Australia in the Ashes by Broad-ening our horizons and having a bash at a burger instead, rather …

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Sandwichist – Vietnamese bánh mì from Baguette + More in Greenwich

In search of London’s best sandwich since sliced bread July calls for fresh, transcendent flavours and tastes that transport to far away lands where the sun scorches like a blowtorch and the food enchants like a Disney film. Given that Londonist’s budget doesn’t stretch to …

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Sandwichist – Ciabatta Sandwiches from Rosie’s Deli Café in Brixton

Goat’s chees and onion marmalade sandwich from Rosie’s Deli Cafe In search of London’s best sandwich since sliced bread Over the last year the area around Brixton Market has burst open with foodie enterprises such as the brilliant Franco Manca and its sister deli/café Wild …

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Sandwichist – National Sandwich Week for Food Bloggers

In search of London’s best sandwich since sliced bread What would we do without sandwiches? They are the food stuff that keeps London ticking. But, all too often we buy them from chains where the bread is flaccid, the fillings are stingy and the word …

Sandwichist – Cumberland Sausage in a Roll from Biggles, Marylebone

In search of London’s best sandwich since sliced bread St. George’s day offered the perfect excuse, if ever one was needed, to tuck into one of London’s best sausage sandwiches from Biggles in Marylebone. We were in search of a sandwich that captured the spirit …