We give a lot for things in Miami – like bottle at LIV , nursing bottle of Champagne , yachts , cabanas at Hyde Beach ( when we aren’ttrying to filch into them ) . Because of that , we apprise when thing are tawdry , especially when those thing are food , because if you have n’t noticed , we spend , like , a lot on drinkable . That said , here ’s a tilt of our favourite cheap sandwiches in Miami . All of them promise to keep your wallet AND your stomach happy .
The Ultimate Sub
Publix
Price:$5.69We take ourPub subsseriously here , and will fight you when you seek to differentiate us any other sandwich station is better . Pick your poison , which is white bread , wheat gelt , or a wrap , and determine as what must be the sandwich equivalent of Michelangelo ’s David is jam high with ham , turkey , top - round knock kick , Swiss cheese , all the veggies you could ever want , oil & vinegar , and salt & Piper nigrum . A masterpiece indeed .
Roast Beef sandwich
La Sandwicherie
Price:$7God bless the French . They brought us crepes and aphrodisiac accents and a really big statue … and then they moved to Miami and brought us La Sandwicherie . Order the joint squawk sandwich , which comes stacked on a Gallic baguette with lettuce , tomatoes , cornichons , green & hot peppers , disgraceful olives , onions , cucumbers , mayonnaise , and French dressing sauce vinaigrette , and start up singing " Frère Jacques " to show your respect .
Medianoche
Mary’s Coin Laundry
Price:$4.50What started as a jam - in - the - rampart launderette in 1982 finally added a ventanita . And then no one go bad there for laundry anymore . It ’s open for 24 hour , is pop amongst both pig and the late - night drinkers they likely want to arrest , and pee-pee a mean medianoche – ham , joint pork , Swiss cheese , mess , and mustard on a angelical bread made of egg dough , kind of like challah . Add a intermediate café con leche for just $ 1.75 , and you ’ve get a whole repast for under seven bucks .
Montaditos #1-#40
100 Montaditos
Price:$1 on WednesdaysEveryone in Miami knows about Montadito Wednesdays . Go to the one on 14th and Brickell around lunchtime , and you ’ll see a job of thirsty yuppies rounding the block to get a bag full of its hot , sweet-smelling , and savoury slight sandwiches . A basic in Spain , and go out back to the 15th century , “ montaditos ” are tapa - sized baguette sandwiches pig out with all kinds of meats , veggie , and cheese . All Clarence Shepard Day Jr. on Wednesdays , select from 40 that are all $ 1 each , from chorizo & manchego cheese , Serrano ham & BBQ pull porc , Philly steak , guava & cream cheese , meatball & marinara , cheeseburger , and more .
Ham and cheese croissant
French Bakery
Price:$2.50A humble storefront in a side - of - the - road strip mall does n’t of necessity scream “ Paris , ” but at the French Bakery , it does . If you do n’t see the sign on the window , you ’ll be capable to spot it by get hold the throngs of Miamians AND French people who line up outside its doors every day . No matter when you go , ordain the jambon and cheese crescent roll from the to - go counter ; it ’s served fond , and is gravid enough to duplicate as either a breakfast or lunch sandwich .
BLT
House of Bagels & Bialys
Price:$4.95Not craving French ? head word mighty next doorway for a taste of America : a deli . dictate the BLT – 1st Baron Verulam , lettuce , and tomato – and get it on any beigel , roll , rye whisky , or pale yellow simoleons , or on a wrap .
Keg Burger
Keg South
Price:$5.25Ah , Keg South ; a gamy spot we probably should be ashamed of , but are n’t … at all . It ’s home to the “ World Famous " Keg Burger , which has everything you simultaneously love and detest about America : a 1/3 lb , fresh , level - A bitch patty topped with a big ol' cut of cheeseflower and legion pieces of Viscount St. Albans .
8in Sarussi Original
Sarussi Subs
Sarussi is a neighborhood Cuban sandwich shop that has been in Miami for more than 40 long time . It ’s renowned for its “ Sarussi Original , ” which soak baked ham , roast pork , mozzarella cheeseflower , and kettle of fish in its juicy “ underground sauce , ” and discombobulate it all on 16 in of homemade boodle . TheMan vs. Foodguy tried to eat the full one once , but you’re able to get the half - size for just $ 6.99 .
Croqueta Preparada
Islas Canarias
Price:$6.50This is the most Miami sandwich ever , from the most Miami topographic point ever . Islas Canarias has been around for more than 30 class , which is as long as we Miamians have been obsess over its ham croquette . To step it up a notch , this mainstay started putting its famous fried tubes between two slices of Cuban bread , and heap them with porc , ham , and high mallow . Islas Canarias … we toast you .
Elena Ruz Sandwich
Versailles
Price:$6.95Named after a new Cuban socialite who used to regularise a sandwich no one else wanted , the Elena Ruz has made its fashion onto Cuban menus everywhere because apparently now citizenry love them . It has turkey , pick Malva sylvestris , and strawberry marmalade on sweet medianoche simoleons . We really ca n’t explicate this . Just eat it .
Cuban sandwich
Las Olas Cafe
Price:$6South Beach is mostly for tourer andJersey Shore - lookalikes , except for Las Olas , where rubberneck and people with juicy pants can get solid , authentic Cuban food . Walk up to the John Cash - only ventanita and consecrate a hot Cuban sandwich . It ’s made up of buttered and salute Cuban bread with pork loin roasted and sliced that day , cheese , pickles , and yellow leaf mustard .
Pulled Pork sandwich
Uncle Tom’s BBQ
Price:$6.95Outside of Homestead , which is commodious for no one , Uncle Tom ’s BBQ is about as down - home , old - Florida - BBQ as it stupefy . It ’s been around since 1948 , which is well - conceal thanks to its new twenty-first - century light-emitting diode foretoken . Yet it still has the same quarry BBQ carte it had when it first opened . To pay Uncle Tom some respect , grab a order of payment beer and ordinate the pulled pork sandwich . It ’s drench in the same “ exceptional sauce ” that made Tom ’s far-famed , and is served red-hot with coleslaw and fries .
Frita Original
El Rey de Las Fritas
Price:$3.25A frita is both a Cuban burger and one of man ’s greatest excogitation . It come to Miami in 1982 when El Rey first open up its door , and tops a ground gripe , chorizo , and pork patty with pretty much anything you want . The Frita Original is a raw material , and packs a Cuban roll with potato sticks , raw onions , and ketchup . Since it ’s barely $ 3 , you’re able to throw in a “ batido ” ( one of its famous fruit milkshake ) for another $ 3 and drift off into a felicitous , cheap - intellectual nourishment comatoseness .
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Las Olas|David Salazar
Publix
La Sandwicherie
100 Montaditos
Photo courtesy of Islas Canarias
David Salazar
