Ham and Cheese Sandwich
Here's a guide to making the ultimate hot and melty ham and cheese sandwich. This version features a generous mound of satiny ham sandwiched between a thin layer of tangy Swiss cheese, with tart mustard and pickles added for balance. It's all piled high and cooked in a skillet, until the bread is golden and crisp and the cheese melts and blankets the warm ham.
Grilled Cheese With Kimchi
Kimchi and cheese might sound like an unnatural combination, but it's actually fairly normal to see a slice of American in a bowl of kimchi jjigae, and it works: The funky, fermented, acidic, spicy kimchi cuts through the rich cheese wonderfully.
Turkey Club Sandwich
A perfect club sandwich requires careful consideration of every possible detail: the bread, the thinness of the bacon and poultry, and squeezing in just the right amount of filling so each mouthful is delicious yet manageable. Only by striking the right balance of each component can you climb the greatest turkey club heights—not by building it ever higher, but by understanding just what makes a great turkey club so special.
Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwich
My favorite part of roasting a chicken isn't the tender meat or the crispy skin, but the leftovers, which can be put to use in all sorts of tasty ways. One of my standbys is this recipe, which stuffs shredded chicken into the sandwich along with classic Buffalo flavors. You can't beat the combination of spicy Frank's, creamy melted Monterey jack, and blue cheese on buttery toasted bread.
Continue to 5 of 35 belowJapanese Fruit Sando (Fruit Sandwich)
Nestle strawberries, mangoes, or kiwis into a thick cloud of whipped cream—then sandwich it all together between pillowy milk bread for a delightful treat.
Cemita Grilled Cheese Sandwich
To give your grilled cheese a little Pueblan flair, hybridize it with a Mexican cemita by adding Oaxacan cheese, creamy mashed avocado spiked with smoky chipotle, and—most importantly—papalo leaves.
Philly Roast Pork Sandwich
A Philadelphia classic, a perfect roast pork sandwich is bursting at the seams with thin slices of succulent pork shoulder, melt-in your mouth garlicky broccoli rabe, and sharp provolone cheese, all finished with a ladle of savory jus that drips into the pillowy-yet-crusty bread
Grilled Mozzarella Sandwiches With Mortadella, Pesto, and Artichokes
This sandwich starts as a mozzarella grilled cheese, but tops the fresh mozz with some flavorful Italian standards: mortadella, marinated artichokes, pesto, and anchovies. Slice the bread thinly and toast it in olive oil on both sides for the best texture and flavor.
Continue to 9 of 35 belowRoast Beef Sandwich
A great cold roast beef sandwich should feature lean, thinly sliced, rosy meat piled so high on a hearty bun that you need two hands to eat it, and very little more.
5 Ingredient Fried Chicken Sandwich
Chicken is brined in pickle juice and then fried until it has a crisp, craggy crust with juicy, tender meat underneath. All on a potato bun with pickles
Roti John (Malaysian Griddled Omelette Sandwich)
Roti John is a savory Malaysian sandwich loaded with a curry-beef omelette and stuffed with the toppings of your choice.
Chorizo-Spiced Pulled Pork With Mexican Street Corn Slaw
Pulled pork gets a Mexican twist in this recipe with typical chorizo flavorings, like paprika, ancho chili powder, cumin, Mexican oregano, cayenne, cinnamon, and cloves. Balance out all that spice with a refreshing elote-inspired coleslaw, adding corn and Cotija cheese to the usual cabbage-and-mayo base.
Continue to 13 of 35 belowMexican Mushroom and Spinach Sandwich
A Mexican-style torta is actually quite easy to make vegan, because the meat really isn't that important—tortas are all about the add-ons, like refried beans, avocado, and chiles. But you've got to have a main ingredient of some sort to work with those toppings; here, we use mushrooms for their meaty qualities, sautéed with garlic and spinach.
The Best BLT Sandwich
Making a great BLT is pretty straightforward: Get yourself some perfect tomatoes, slice them, season them, and stick them in between two slices of good, toasted bread with some bacon, lettuce, and mayo.
Hong Kong-Style Spam and Egg Sandwich
A Hong Kong classic, this sandwich consists of a pile of velvety scrambled eggs and savory Spam between two slices of toasted white bread.
Grilled Pork Sandwiches With Grilled Plum Chutney and Cabbage Slaw
There are relatively few things that go into a sandwich that can't be improved by grilling, so, if you're taking the time to fire up that Weber, why not make the most of it? This beauty is built on grilled crusty rolls with grilled pork and a chutney made of grilled plums, grilled scallions, and grilled jalapeños. To balance out all that smoke, we brighten up the grilled ingredients with a fresh, crunchy miso slaw.
Continue to 17 of 35 belowCuban Medianoche Sandwich
The medianoche is a pressed sandwich featuring sweet egg bread stuffed with roast pork, ham, cheese, and pickles—perfect after a long night of dancing.
Mexican Fried Eggplant Sandwich
This vegan torta gets a glorious mess of toppings, paired with golden-brown battered and fried eggplant slices and blackened Poblano peppers. Assemble all the ingredients and serve the sandwich as is, or, for a more unexpected approach, make it into a pambazo by soaking the sandwich in red enchilada sauce and grilling it until it's lightly charred.
Blue Cheese, Pear, and Hazelnut Smørrebrød (Danish Open-Faced Sandwich)
Cheese smørrebrød (Danish open-faced sandwiches) are eaten to conclude a meal. This version with tangy blue cheese, mellow pear, and toasted hazelnuts is sweet without being cloying.
Grilled Lemongrass- and Coriander-Marinated Tofu Vietnamese Sandwiches
Soak tofu in a Thai-style marinade, then turn it into a Vietnamese-style bánh mì filled with pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber, jalapeño, cilantro, and vegan mayo. For extra flavor, try adding homemade ginger-scallion oil.
Continue to 21 of 35 belowClassic New Orleans Muffuletta Sandwich
A muffuletta is one of the great New Orleans sandwiches. It's made by layering cold cuts and briny, tangy olive salad on a muffuletta roll—a wide, round loaf of bread coated in sesame seeds. The sandwich improves after resting for an hour, so it's ideal for bringing along on a picnic.
Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Sandwich
A basketweave of crisp bacon and cheesy bodega-style eggs are served square on a bulky roll for the bacon-iest, cheesiest BEC ever.
Italian-American Meatball Sandwiches
The most important components of a good meatball sandwich are juicy, tender meatballs and a flavorful tomato sauce. After that, all you have to do is build it. We use an Italian-style roll with the tough ends trimmed off, drizzled with a bit of olive oil and rubbed with garlic. Spoon on the sauce, layer on halved large meatballs (which stay in place better than whole small ones), melt on some cheese, and get ready for maybe the best meatball sub you've ever had.
Pueblan-Style Cemita Sandwiches
The defining characteristic of a true Pueblan cemita is its namesake sesame seed bun, plus papalo leaves. We fill ours with a breaded chicken, beef, or pork cutlet, plus toppings like shredded Oaxacan cheese, avocado, and pickled jalapeños. Hollowing out a bit of the top bun will allow you to pile 'em high.
Continue to 25 of 35 belowSautéed Soft-Shell Crab Sandwiches With Pickled Vegetables, Cilantro, and Ginger-Chili Mayo
Two different dishes contribute inspiration for these crunchy-crab sandwiches: Cantonese crab with scallions and ginger, and Vietnamese bánh mì. Dredge the crabs in cornstarch before sautéing them for a shatteringly crisp shell on each one. We line up three of them on each Vietnamese-style baguette, accompanied by ginger-chili mayo, quick-pickled carrots and cucumbers, fresh scallions, and cilantro.
Classic Tomato Sandwich
A Southern tomato sandwich is all about showing off the peak-of-season summer tomatoes, and all you need are perfectly ripe tomatoes, bread, mayo, and seasoning.
Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich
The Nashville hot chicken sandwich combines chicken and a little heat: perfectly seasoned chicken is fried until juicy and tender inside, while craggy and crunchy on the outside, then painted with a fiery hot sauce that guarantees you won't forget it.
Bread Pakora (Potato Fritter Sandwich)
With soft bread and a crisp chickpea flour batter encasing turmeric and chile-spiced potatoes, bread pakoras are a beloved Indian snack—they’re a popular street food and also frequently made at home. While they’re delicious piping hot, they’re also equally good at room temperature, which makes them great for lunch boxes or outdoor meals.
Continue to 29 of 35 belowGrilled Pimento Cheese, Ham, and Homemade Pickles Sandwich
Savory piquillo-studded sharp cheddar spread, slices of ham, and scratch-made dill pickle chips make for a memorable grilled cheese.
Classic Chicken Salad Sandwich
Sous-vide yields a juicy chicken that only needs a little mayo for a moist and flavorful sandwich. Then add some diced celery and red onion for crunch, parsley, chives, and tarragon for aroma, along with some extra Dijon mustard, lemon juice, and plenty of lemon zest to punch it up.
Katsu Sando (Japanese Breaded Pork or Chicken Cutlet Sandwich)
A classic katsu sandwich is simply fried pork or chicken cutlet, finely sliced green cabbage, tonkatsu sauce, kewpie mayonnaise (sometimes), all neatly packed between two pillowy slices of Japanese milk bread. So how do you make one at home? Is there some secret sauce? (Hint: There is, in fact, a secret sauce.)
Macau Pork Chop Sandwich
The pork chop bun is a humble sandwich consisting of a deep-fried bone-in pork chop encased within Chinese-Portuguese marraquetas, crusty rolls with soft interiors.
Continue to 33 of 35 belowIowa Loose Meat Sandwich
I think the loose meat sandwich—also called a "Maid-Rite," after the Iowa-based fast food chain that popularized it, is a lot of fun. A sloppy Joe without the slop, it’s a mid-century Midwestern classic, bringing beef crumbles, onion, pickles, and mustard together on a bun. It’s a squishy, snackable sandwich and an undeniable combination of all-American flavors.
Elvis Presley's Favorite Peanut Butter Sandwich
This sandwich, made famous as a favorite of Elvis Presley's, is loaded with peanut butter, banana, bacon, and honey. It's griddled until it's hot, gooey, and satisfying.
Pambazo (Mexican Chorizo and Potato Sandwich)
A pambazo is a delightful jumble of crisp chorizo and fluffy potatoes topped with a crunchy slaw and slabs of tangy cheese, served on bread that has been dipped in salsa and griddled.
35 Recipes for Super-Satisfying Sandwiches
A collection of globally-inspired sandwiches for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, perfect for lunchboxes, backyard parties, and picnics.
Portable, infinitely variable, and satisfying, the sandwich is about as close as you'll get to a perfect food. All you need is bread (or some sort of bread equivalent) and a little creativity when it comes to fillings. And you don't need any silverware.
Most people have made themselves an afternoon peanut butter and jelly, a classic grilled cheese on a rainy day, or a basic turkey and cheese sandwich. But this list of 35 sandwiches spans the world with crunchy katsu sandwiches from Japan, salsa-dipped and grilled pambazos from Mexico, and crispy chickpea battered pakoras from India. And then we have classics (and improved classics) like the club, grilled cheese, BLT, and chicken salad. Add up your available ingredients and your latest craving, and pick a sandwich from this list.
Two different dishes contribute inspiration for these crunchy-crab sandwiches: Cantonese crab with scallions and ginger, and Vietnamese bánh mì. Dredge the crabs in cornstarch before sautéing them for a shatteringly crisp shell on each one. We line up three of them on each Vietnamese-style baguette, accompanied by ginger-chili mayo, quick-pickled carrots and cucumbers, fresh scallions, and cilantro.