Top 10 Places For Sandwiches

Issue Number: 
544
Author: 
Knox Overstreet
Published: 
2003-10-03


If you’re like me, then you get a craving for a big and tasty sandwich once in a while… Or, everyday. Yep, when the clock hits about 1 p.m., there’s nothing better than sitting down at a cool cafe and biting into fresh bread stuffed with all your favorite ingredients. But where can you get good sandwiches in Moscow? We’ve got answers…

1. Cafe Maner
We wrote a glorious and fabulous review of this cafe and LifeStyle’s staff frequents this place at least once a week, which, in itself is another reason to drop by! No, really, LifeStyle’s staff is hot… Anyway, the sandwiches here are close to a foot long and come in many varieties like vegetarian with avocado, smoked chicken and foie gras for the classy folks. And the prices? Except for the foie gras, you can expect to drop only 110-150 rubles.

2. Shokolodnitsa by Taganskaya
I must reiterate here, that the only place to get the best eggplant and mozzarella sandwich in Moscow is at the Shokolatnitsa by metro Taganskaya. Unfortunately the other branches only carry chicken and salami. The prices run at about 120 rubles. By the way, these sandwiches are called "panini." How exotic.

3. Phlegmatic Dog
A deal at roughly 150 rubles, you can enjoy a tuna salad or tomato and mozzarella cheese sandwich with French fries in this high-tech Internet pub/cafe. Not a bad deal considering these sandwiches will keep you feeling stuffed all day.

4. Cafe Kortilye
After reading a fabulous review of this place, LifeStyle decided to go down and give it a try. The verdict is in and the sandwiches here are exceptional. The tuna sandwich garnered rave reviews and at only about 100 rubles? Well, we’ll be coming back.

5. Correa’s
This place is for the true epicureans among us. They only use the best ingredients, which also happen to be the most expensive (around 200 rubles). But you’ll find the prices worth it when the friendly staff serves you home-baked bread stuffed with French cheeses and crisp veggies.

6. My Place
Situated just a hop, skip and a jump from Paveletskaya metro in the newly constructed Riverside Towers office complex is a small cafe that serves a range of quick meals, but the stars of the show are the sandwiches, which cost anywhere from 100-140 rubles. Warning: If you order the "medium" size, beware that you may not finish it all in one sitting.

7. Canadian Bagel
The sandwiches here are of the simple, no-frills variety. Actually, the vegetarian is just vegetables stuck between a bagel. But think of the calories you save without the cheese, mayo or mustard. And, by the way, it’s only 100 rubles, so don’t complain!

8. Deli France
The name says it all – Deli France. Of course, they only stack the tastiest ingredients on fresh-baked French bread, but they’re pre-made so don’t count on much variety past 4 p.m. The prices are hardly French at all. Sandwiches here only average about 80 rubles.

9. Pir.O.G.I.
This cute cafe boasts the cheapest sandwiches on our list coming in at under 80 rubles. However, keep in mind that quality may vary. But really, it’s a pretty good option for a quick snack with friends.

10. Subway
You may come here expecting a classic Italian meatball sub, but don’t. These are Russian variations. Jared Fogle wouldn’t have lost that 245 pounds here. However, that doesn’t mean these sandwiches aren’t tasty in their own right and the prices are truly reasonable.

Locations:

Cafe Maner
5 Petrovka Ul. First Floor in Berlin House
Metro: Teatralnaya
Tel: 775-1959

Shokolatnitsa
28 Nokoloyamskaya Ul., Bldg. 60
Metro: Taganskaya
Tel: 502-9924

Phlegmatic Dog Pub
1 Manezhnaya Ploshchad (in the Okhotny Ryad shopping center)
Metro: Okhotny Ryad

Cafe Kortilye
6 Pokrovka Ul.
Metro: Smolenskaya
Tel: 928-4775

Correa’s
32 Bol. Gruzinskaya
Metro: Mayakovskaya/Belorusskaya
Tel: 933-6157
My Place
52/5 Kosmodamianskaya Nab.
(In the Riverside Towers Complex)
Metro: Paveletskaya

Canadian Bagel
27 Teverskaya Ul., Bldg. 2
Metro: Mayakovskaya
Tel: 299-9702

Deli France
4/31 Triumfalnaya Ploshchad
Metro: Mayakovskaya
Tel: 299-4284

Pir.O.G.I.
12 Bol. Dmitrovka Ul.
Metro: Teatralnaya
Tel: 229-3453

Subway
1 Leningradsky Prospekt
Metro: Belorusskaya
Tel: 973-8642

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