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Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America
Primanti Bros. is one of Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

1. Primanti Bros.

8.5
46 18th Street (btwn Smallman St & Penn Ave), Pittsburgh, PA
Sandwich Spot · Strip District · 222 tips and reviews
Tommy DiNic's is one of Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

2. Tommy DiNic's

8.4
51 N 12th St (at Reading Terminal Market), Philadelphia, PA
Sandwich Spot · Chinatown · 194 tips and reviews

Alexandra M.Alexandra Mueller: Roast Pork with Broccoli Rabe and Provolone...add the Roasted Peppers if you like. Yes, Philly is famous for the cheesesteak but give this a try, you will freak out...it is life-changing.

3. John's Roast Pork

9.0
14 Snyder Ave (at Weccacoe Ave), Philadelphia, PA
Sandwich Spot · Queen Village - Pennsport · 119 tips and reviews

Barrett L.Barrett Lane: Hands down best cheesesteak in philadelphia

Katz's Delicatessen is one of Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

4. Katz's Delicatessen

9.0
205 E Houston St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Lower East Side · 1451 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: As seen on Travel Channel’s Food Paradise: Manliest Restaurants 2, Katz's is the Mecca of pastrami & Mecca of sandwiches. What to order? Corned beef and pastrami.

The Silo is one of Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

5. The Silo

8.3
115 N Water St, Lewiston, NY
Hot Dog Joint · 30 tips and reviews

6. Brennan & Carr

8.4
3432 Nostrand Ave (at Avenue U), Brooklyn, NY
Sandwich Spot · Sheepshead Bay · 113 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Roast Beef: Try the dipped version w/o cheese to get the unadulterated flavor of the beefy stock. The flavor was fantastic and the beef was sliced paper-thin and very tender. Read more.

Harold's New York Deli is one of Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

7. Harold's New York Deli

9.0
3050 Woodbridge Ave, Edison, NJ
Sandwich Spot · 116 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Try a triple decker sandwich or indulge with the 2-foot-tall layered cakes. As seen on Travel Channel’s Man v. Food Nation.

8. Domilise's Po-Boys

8.7
5240 Annunciation St (at Bellecastle St.), New Orleans, LA
Sandwich Spot · Uptown - Carrollton · 65 tips and reviews

Jen W.Jen Williams: Try the shrimp Po-Boy, featured on Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

9. Aguila Sandwich Shop

8.3
3200 W Hillsborough Ave, Tampa, FL
Sandwich Spot · 44 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Try their Media Noche. It is similar to the well-known Cubano, but is made with a sweeter variety of bread. As seen on Travel Channel's Best Sandwich in America.

10. Skipper's Smokehouse

8.3
910 Skipper Rd, Tampa, FL
Music Venue · 74 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Go to this Florida favorite to taste the grouper Reuben. As seen on Travel Channel's Best Sandwich in America.

Calypso Cafe is one of Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

11. Calypso Cafe

5.2
15812 Front Beach Rd, Panama City Beach, FL
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · 12 tips and reviews

12. Brick Pit

5456 Old Shell Rd, Mobile, AL
BBQ Joint · 28 tips and reviews

AL.comAL.com: Adam Richman stopped by here for a taste of some slow-smoked pork. He got a lesson from owner Bill Armbrecht on what goes into cooking a Boston butt for 30 hours without drying it out. Read more.

13. Olio

8.6
301 E Bay Sreet (at Market St), Jacksonville, FL
Café · Downtown Jacksonville · 56 tips and reviews

C H.C H: Duck grilled cheese and homemade ginger ale FTW

Mitchell Deli is one of Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

14. Mitchell Deli

9.1
1306 McGavock Pike (Riverside Drive), Nashville, TN
Deli · Inglewood · 107 tips and reviews
Time-Out Restaurant is one of Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

15. Time-Out Restaurant

7.4
201 E Franklin St # O (Henderson), Chapel Hill, NC
Southern Food Restaurant · Downtown Chapel Hill · 32 tips and reviews

ᴡ R.ᴡ Rodriguez: Get the "Tar Heel Favorite," the Chicken and Cheddar Biscuit.

16. Zunzi's

8.6
108 E York St (Drayton), Savannah, GA
African Restaurant · Historic District-North · 128 tips and reviews

JustinJustin: Have a Conquistador sandwich and an African Sweet Tea. Bask in how awesome life is.

17. The Brown Hotel

8.6
335 W Broadway (at 4th St.), Louisville, KY
Hotel · Central Business District · 48 tips and reviews

TraciTraci: You MUST have The Hot Brown sandwich. Any other restaurant is a fake - this sandwich was born here!

The Mean Pig BBQ is one of Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

18. The Mean Pig BBQ

8.3
3096 Bill Foster Memorial Hwy (at S 1st St), Cabot, AR
BBQ Joint · 10 tips and reviews
Al's #1 Italian Beef is one of Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

19. Al's #1 Italian Beef

8.3
169 W Ontario St (at Wells), Chicago, IL
Sandwich Spot · River North · 84 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Try one of the dipped beef sandwiches - they've been a Chicago staple for 70 years. As seen on Man v Food: Chicago.

20. Crown Candy Kitchen

9.3
1401 Saint Louis Ave, St Louis, MO
Ice Cream Parlor · Old North St. Louis · 130 tips and reviews

DudeItsDanaDudeItsDana: Order the BLT. Best I've had anywhere. Ask for an extra pickle!

Jethro's BBQ is one of Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

21. Jethro's BBQ

3102 Forest Ave (at 31st St), Des Moines, IA
BBQ Joint · Drake · 117 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Get the Adam Emmenecker: a BBQ sandwich with breaded pork tenderloin, a bacon cheese burger, Texas brisket, & “fried cheese” on a hamburger bun and served w/ side of fries. --Adam Richman, Man v Food

Amato's is one of Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

22. Amato's

6405 Center St (63rd Center), Omaha, NE
Breakfast Spot · 13 tips and reviews

23. Faidley's Seafood

8.4
203 N. Paca St. (at W Lexington St), Baltimore, MD
Fish Market · Downtown Baltimore · 105 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Try the crab cake sandwich at this Baltimore icon. It's featured as one of the contenders on Travel Channel's Best Sandwich in America.

24. Chaps Pit Beef

9.0
5801 Pulaski Hwy (at Mapleton Ave), Baltimore, MD
BBQ Joint · Southeastern Baltimore · 150 tips and reviews

MiaMia: THE RAVEN is awesome. don't forget the tiger sauce.

25. The Black Sheep

901 W Marshall St (at Goshen St.), Richmond, VA
Sandwich Spot · Carver · 131 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Order the battleship sandwich The CSS Virginia. It's featured as one of the contenders on Travel Channel's Best Sandwich in America.

W Hotel - Washington D.C. is one of Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

26. W Hotel - Washington D.C.

515 15th St NW (btwn E & F St NW), Washington, D.C.
Hotel · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 104 tips and reviews

Seth T.Seth Thompson: try the chicken club!!!

Salumi is one of Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

27. Salumi

309 3rd Ave S (btwn Main and Jackson), Seattle, WA
Gourmet Store · Pioneer Square · 113 tips and reviews

28. Bunk Sandwiches

621 SE Morrison St (btw SE 6th & 7th Ave), Portland, OR
Sandwich Spot · 57 tips and reviews

Stephen L.Stephen Li: Pork Belly Cubano and grape soda. Mouthgasm...

29. JR's Barbeque

9.0
3055 LA Cienega Blvd, Culver City, CA
BBQ Joint · McManus · 45 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Try JR's pulled pork sandwich, topped with coleslaw and JR’s famous hot sauce. It's featured as one of the contenders on Travel Channel's Best Sandwich in America.

30. Phil's BBQ

9.1
3740 Sports Arena Blvd (at Hancock St.), San Diego, CA
BBQ Joint · Midway District · 510 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Get the El Toto. It's a char-grilled deli sliced tri-tip topped with special BBQ sauce on a bun. As seen on Travel Channel's Best Sandwich in America.

Hash House A Go Go is one of Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

31. Hash House A Go Go

7.6
3535 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV
New American Restaurant · 395 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: The Fried Chicken Benedict and stuffed egg burger are not to be missed at Hash House A Go Go.

32. Ike’s Place

3489 16th St (at Sanchez St), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · Mission Dolores · 251 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Home of some of the biggest sandwiches in San Francisco. As seen on Man v Food.

Tilia is one of Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

33. Tilia

8.8
2726 W 43rd St (at Sheridan Ave S), Minneapolis, MN
New American Restaurant · Linden Hills · 97 tips and reviews

34. Kroll's West

8.1
1990 S Ridge Rd (at Valley View Rd), Green Bay, WI
Burger Joint · 63 tips and reviews

Joe H.Joe H: Try the prime rib sandwich as seen on Man Vs Food!!! Its HUGE!!!

35. Slows Bar BQ

8.9
2138 Michigan Ave (at 14th St), Detroit, MI
BBQ Joint · Corktown · 337 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: "Mac n cheese, Wings, Yardbird sammich!" -- Adam Richman, Host of Man v Food Nation

Maize N Blue Deli is one of Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

36. Maize N Blue Deli

7.9
1329 S University Ave (at Washtenaw Ave), Ann Arbor, MI
Sandwich Spot · Downtown Ann Arbor · 24 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Maize and Blue Deli is a favorite among the university students. Try their famous Triple Play Reuben. --Adam Richman, Man v Food Nation

37. Benji's Deli

9.0
4156 N Oakland Ave (btwn Olive & Wood), Milwaukee, WI
Deli · 47 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Get the Hear-O-Israel, a ¼ lb of pastrami, ¼ lb of corned beef, ¼ lb of salami, ¼ lb of peppered beef, with swiss cheese, cole slaw, and thousand island dressing on rye. --Adam Richman, Man v Food Nat

38. Melt Bar and Grilled

8.8
14718 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH
Comfort Food Restaurant · 221 tips and reviews

Riddhi S.Riddhi Shah: Grilled Cheese to die for....but watch out for the portions

39. The Salt Lick

9.3
18300 Farm to Market Rd 1826, Driftwood, TX
BBQ Joint · 425 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: As seen on Man v Food, this is the original Salt Lick, and the best BBQ around. If you're anywhere in Texas, make the trip to Driftwood for Salt Lick's mouthwatering BBQ.

40. Noble Sandwich Co.

12223 Ranch Road 620 N Ste 105 (at Lake Creek Pkwy), Austin, TX
Sandwich Spot · Village at Anderson Mill · 85 tips and reviews

Felix D.Felix Del Rosario: Great sandwich place!

Los Reyes de la Torta is one of Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

41. Los Reyes de la Torta

8.6
9230 North 7th Street (at Hatcher Rd), Phoenix, AZ
Mexican Restaurant · North Mountain · 61 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Try the Torta Del Rey, filled with beans, avocado, eggs and 5 different kinds of meat. As seen on Travel Channel’s Man v. Food Nation.

Jumpin' Jay's Fish Cafe is one of Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

42. Jumpin' Jay's Fish Cafe

8.4
150 Congress St (at Middle St.), Portsmouth, NH
Seafood Restaurant · 40 tips and reviews

43. The Galley Restaurant and Pub

7.1
Roosevelt Trail, Naples, ME
Seafood Restaurant · 17 tips and reviews

Diane K.Diane Kiriaji: Definitely get the Zesty Lemon Lobster Roll. Best sandwich in New England for sure. The haddock sandwich is also wonderful and they have, by far, the BEST lobster mac & cheese I've had anywhere.

Book Trader Cafe is one of Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

44. Book Trader Cafe

7.7
1140 Chapel St (at York St.), New Haven, CT
Café · Downtown New Haven · 28 tips and reviews

45. The Fifty/50

2047 W Division St (btwn Damen Ave & Hoyne Ave), Chicago, IL
Sports Bar · Ukrainian Village · 96 tips and reviews

Seth T.Seth Thompson: You are missing out unless you go with the 4 Courser!