# The best sandwiches in the world

The world's best sandwiches according to TasteAtlas' audience ratings (shawarma topped the 2025 edition; tombik döner and bánh mì lead in 2026), rounded out with classics from every sandwich list.

- 11 votes · 18 items
- Sep 19, 2026 · lucas_gymrat
- https://even.best/en/l/481/the-best-sandwiches-in-the-world

## Top 15

1. **Bánh mì heo quay (Vietnam)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Roast pork belly bánh mì with crackling, pickles and herbs (4.5).
2. **Shawarma (Lebanon)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Spit-roasted meat in flatbread with garlic sauce; TasteAtlas' best sandwich of 2025.
3. **Cuban sandwich (USA/Cuba)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard on pressed Cuban bread.
4. **Tombik döner (Turkey)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Döner in a puffy, domed 'tombik' bread; top of TasteAtlas in 2026 (4.5).
5. **Panino col polpo (Bari, Italy)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Bread roll filled with tender grilled octopus, Apulian street food.
6. **Bocadillo de calamares (Spain)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Fried squid rings in a crusty roll, Madrid's classic.
7. **Croque monsieur (France)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ham and cheese toastie with béchamel.
8. **Bánh mì thịt (Vietnam)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The classic cold-cut and pâté bánh mì.
9. **Reuben (USA)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss and Russian dressing on rye.
10. **Philly cheesesteak (USA)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Thin-sliced steak and melted cheese in a hoagie roll.
11. **Pastrami on rye (USA)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — New York deli icon, piled high with peppery pastrami.
12. **Lampredotto (Florence, Italy)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tripe sandwich dipped in broth with green sauce.
13. **Choripán (Argentina)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Grilled chorizo with chimichurri in crusty bread.
14. **Tramezzino (Venice, Italy)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Crustless triangle sandwich, Venetian bar staple.
15. **Chivito (Uruguay)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Uruguay's national sandwich with thin steak, ham, cheese, egg, lettuce and tomato.
16. **Torta ahogada (Mexico)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Guadalajara sandwich of birote bread stuffed with carnitas and drowned in spicy tomato sauce.
17. **Vada pav (India)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Mumbai street food: a spiced potato fritter in a soft bun with chutneys.
18. **Francesinha (Portugal)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Porto's meat-filled sandwich drowned in cheese and beer sauce.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.