Sandwich Shops

BOSTON TEA PARTY
75 Park St, BS1 5PF
Tel: 0117 929 8601, web: www.bostonteaparty.co.uk
Perennially popular, laidback cafe-bar dishing up fresh, rustic food. Good sandwich and panini range at this venue praised by The Guardian and The Times. Menus change seasonally. See Restaurants, European & Mediterranean/Cafes.

BREADSTORE
45 Gloucester Rd, BS7 8AD
Tel: 0117 942 1654
Highly recommended bakery serving a small but good selection of filled rolls and pies - the BLT ciabatta is very special. Fantastic bread and top cakes, too.

BRUNEL BUTTERY
Wapping Wharf, BS1 6DS
Tel: 0117 929 1696
Renowned for doorstep-sized bacon butties, as well as drinks, homemade cakes and pies, salads, quiches and vegetarian snacks, all freshly prepared. If you live in Bristol, you simply have to go there at least once in your life. Open daily

CAFFE GUSTO
Unit 3 Clifton Down Shopping Centre, Whiteladies Rd, BS8 2NN Tel: 0117 974 7277
Unit 1-2 Clifton Down Shopping Centre, Whiteladies Rd, BS8 2NN Tel: 0117 973 9602
5 Queens Rd, BS8 1QE Tel: 0117 925 0868
120 St Michaels Hill, Kingsdown, BS2 8BU Tel: 0117 929 8113
3 Hanover Quay, BS1 5JE Tel: 0117 930 4925
NEW 54 Prince St, BS1 4QH Tel: 0117 908 4166
Also at 9 Princess Victoria St BS8 4BX; 39 Queens Rd BS8 1QE; 2 Clare St, BS1 1XR; British Empire & Commonwealth Museum Yard, Clock Tower Yard, Temple Meads, BS1 6QH
Brilliant baguettes, superb sandwiches and reasonable rolls, with lots of generous fillings at good-value prices.

CAFFE NERO
Blackwell’s Bookshop, 89 Park St, BS1 5PW Tel: 0117 925 6055
38 Corn St, BS1 1HT Tel: 0117 927 9758
7-9 Queens Rd, Clifton, BS8 1QE Tel: 0117 929 4992
46 Regent St, Clifton, BS8 4HU Tel: 0117 923 7555, web: www.caffenero.com
Four outlets in Bristol, with one housed in the basement of Blackwell’s. Excellent coffees and very popular panini filled with the likes of mozzarella & pesto, tuna melt, and the ever-popular ham & cheese. The shops also offer more substantial pastas such as tagliatelle and a fine red pepper penne dish, soups, wraps and pizzas.

CARWARDINES
5 St Stephen St, BS1 1EE
Tel: 0117 925 0785
Popular sandwich stop, with a vast selection of freshly prepared sarnies from just £1.30 for the egg mayo, and baguettes starting at £1.95. Hot food to eat in or take away. Good veggie breakfasts. Open Mon-Fri 7am-3pm, Sat 7am-2.30pm

CHANDOS DELI
NEW Quakers Friars, Cabot Circus, BS1 3DX Tel: 0117 934 9611 web: www.chandosdeli.com
Bristol University Sports Centre, Tyndall Ave, BS8 1TQ
97 Henleaze Rd, BS9 4JP Tel: 0117 907 4391
6 Princess Victoria St, Clifton, BS8 4BP Tel: 0117 974 3275
121 Whiteladies Rd, Clifton, BS8 2PL Tel: 0117 970 6565
Extremely popular deli stocking an eclectic range of cheese, charcuterie, fresh bread, olives, homemade savoury tarts and cakes, soups, bruschetta and award-winning sandwiches. See also Specialist Food Suppliers. Open Henleaze: Mon-Sat 9am-5pm. Princess Victoria St: Mon 9am-5pm, Tue-Fri 8.30am-7pm, Sat 9am-5.30pm, Sun 10am-4pm. Whiteladies Rd: Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm. Cabot Circus: Mon-Sat 9.30am-8pm, Sun 11am-5pm

COFFEE NO 1
4 Canford Lane, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3DH Tel: 0117 959 1749
157 Gloucester Rd, Bishopston, BS7 8BA Tel: 0117 942 9909
31 Princess Victoria St, Clifton, BS8 4BX Tel: 0117 923 8021
Terrific, ethical, great-tasting coffee to drink in or take away, now completely Fairtrade and using organic milk, plus a range of excellent sarnies, panini and focaccias including favourites like the brie and cranberry. Great cake and pastry selection.

DELICIOUS CAFE
33 Colston Ave, BS1 4UA
Tel: 0117 925 6699
Eat in or take away from a choice of fresh soups, sandwiches, panini, bagels and hot and cold drinks. Great bacon sarnies.

FANTASTIC SANDWICH CO
63 North Rd, BS6 5AD
Tel: 0117 942 0470, web: www.fantasticsandwich.co.uk
Alas the Small Street outlet is no more, but the North Road operation is as fantastic as ever, and worth tracking down. Now open from 7am, with early breakfasts for its army of appreciative customers. Using fresh, local ingredients wherever possible, even down to making their own veggie sausages, they also offer delivery across most of Bristol for orders for 10 or more people, and can cater for buffets and business meetings. Home of the legendary Errol Flynn, King of Tonga, Lincoln High Roller and sesame Nigella panini. Equally fantastic salads include Thai chilli crayfish & noodle, and pesto pasta with mozzarella pearls and cherry tomato.

GERT LUSH
9a Regent St, Clifton, BS8 4HW
Tel: 0117 973 1003, fax: 0117 974 5096
Using quality ingredients (meat, cheese, fish, salads, sauces, veggie options) in some mighty tasty sarnies. Telephone-order business lunch service.

GOODFILLAS
2 Broad Quay, BS1 4DA
Tel: 0117 929 2901
Renowned sarnie shop where authentic Italian fillings are the order of the day - great parma ham, salami, puttanesca sauces and so on. Sandwiches start at £2.50; upgrade to a baguette or ciabatta for a few pence extra. Business lunches catered for, and office deliveries. Now also doing more homemade dishes with lasagne, pizza and meatballs, plus meal deals.

MAGIC ROLL
Triangle South, BS8 1EZ Tel: 0117 922 1435
St Thomas Court, Redcliff St, Bristol, BS1 6GJ Tel: 0117 927 3897
How popular are these extraordinarily flavoursome rolls? With 600 members in their Facebook appreciation society and long faces on the people who can’t get their fix during Clifton’s late-afternoon hour closure, it’s clear they’re much loved by an ever-growing army. If you’ve tried one you’ll understand why: fresh, healthy, nutritious khobez breads filled with falafel, chicken, bacon from Gloucestershire’s Frocester Fayre Farm, mozzarella and plenty of zingy salad, plus the likes of mango salsa. See Takeaways & Deliveries for details of their Mamma Del Magico pizzas. Open Clifton: Mon-Sat 12noon-3.30pm & 4.30pm-3am. Redcliff St: Mon-Fri 7.30am-3pm

MANGE TOUT
58 Corn St, BS1 1JG Tel: 0117 927 7927, web: www.mangetout.biz
Central cafe serving sandwiches, savouries, pastries and coffees to eat in or take away. They’ll pack a breakfast for you if you phone in your order before 10.30am. Plenty of vegetarian options, and meal deals offer crisps, drink and sandwich for £3.95. Open Mon-Fri from 7am, Sat from 8.30am

NEW
MILTONS SANDWICH BAR
12 Park Row, BS1 5LJ
Tel: 07531 313572
Sarnies, panini, coffees, cakes and smoothies, with pasties set to arrive soon. Open Mon-Fri 8.30am-4pm, Sat opening in the pipeline

O’BRIENS SANDWICH BAR
58 Baldwin St, BS1 1QW
Tel: 0117 9300 315, email: obriensbristolbridge@hotmail.com
Drop in for made-to-order thick bread sandwiches, toasties and wraps, plus salads, hot and cold drinks, smoothies and juices. Specials include honey & chilli chicken hot wrap, and super-duper chicken & bacon triple-decker. Open Mon-Fri 7am-3.30pm

OKIDOKIS
4-5 St Augustine’s Place, BS1 4UD
Tel: 0117 929 3712
Small, friendly takeaway open for breakfast and lunch, with jacket spuds, sandwiches, panini, freshly made quiches and Illy coffee. Business buffets, too.

OLD CHEESE SHOP
1 Worrall Rd, off Blackboy Hill, BS8 2UF
Tel: 0117 946 6940
Possibly the South West’s most famous cheese shop in the 70s, and now an ultra-sophisticated sandwich emporium. All produce is prepared on site from fresh ingredients: a vast range of sandwiches, chicken schnitzel (the stuff of legend), chargrilled salmon, daily specials including chilli, curries, spag bol, and soup in winter. Great cakes and fresh orange juice. Business buffets catered for. Open Mon-Fri 8.15am-4.30pm

PAPA COSTA DELI
67 Queens Rd, Clifton, BS8 1QL
Tel: 0117 929 1600
Mediterranean-style cafe and onsite deli dishing up panini, soup, savoury snacks, etc, with Italian, Greek, Spanish, French and Cypriot flavours. Open Mon-Fri 7am-6pm, Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 10am-4.30pm

PAPADELI
84 Alma Rd, BS8 2DJ
Tel: 0117 973 6569, web: www.papadeli.co.uk
Much-feted, Mediterranean-inspired cafe and deli serving artisan cheeses, charcuterie, antipasti, olives, handmade chocolates, etc, all with locally sourced, Fairtrade and organic credentials. Restaurant-quality dishes made daily on the premises. See Specialist Food Suppliers/Cafes.

PARSONS BAKERY
12 Baldwin St, BS1 1SA Tel: 0117 933 8685
134 St Michaels Hill, BS8 2DA Tel: 0117 933 0919
3 Princess Victoria St, Clifton, BS8 4BX Tel: 0117 923 9363
125 Gloucester Rd, BS7 8AX Tel: 0117 942 3334
Plus other outlets around the city
With 19 branches dotted around Bristol, including Henleaze and Clevedon, they offer fresh bread and sandwiches, hot panini, breakfast baguettes, savouries and sweets plus great fresh espresso and super croissants.

PRET A MANGER
29-31 Queens Rd, Clifton, BS8 1QE
Tel: 0117 945 2304, web: www.pret.com
Enormous sarnie offerings including the diet-conscious Slim Pret range, plus coffee, sushi, cakes, pastries and a delivery service for local business lunches. Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm

RED
9 Clare St, BS1 1XH
Tel: 0117 925 5461
Brother-and-sister-run continental-style cafe and takeaway. There’s hot soup, jacket spuds, panini, baguettes and great sandwiches, plus real Italian ice-cream and superb coffee. Open Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat-Sun 9am-6pm, eve opening till 8pm in the pipeline

SOUTHVILLE DELI
262 North St, Bedminster, BS3 1JA
Tel: 0117 966 4507, web: www.southvilledeli.com
Sarnie offerings from £2.60 change daily here at a venue that’s brought in Sunday opening and expanded into next door since last year’s guide. Fillings include free-range chicken, cured meat and cheeses; admirable vegan range includes a hummus, falafel & red pepper wonder. Great-value lunchboxes contain a hunk of bread, hummus, feta, olives, roasted red peppers and a stuffed vine leaf (£2.90), with wheat-free options. Clive’s Pies, sweet offerings courtesy of Bar Cake, and Fairtrade coffee to go. Open Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm, Sun 10am-5pm

SPICE ROUTE
61 Gloucester Rd, BS7 8AD
Tel: 0117 904 0040
Fabulous, top-notch cafe serving imaginative, reasonably priced and made-to-order baguettes and panini, soups, quiche, baklava, croissants, cake, juices, smoothies, etc. Take away or eat in, outside or indoors.

SUBWAY
Unit 1 Berkeley Centre, 15-19 Queens Rd, BS8 1QE Tel: 0117 925 6164
Bristol International Airport, BS48 3DY Tel: 01275 475514
The Kiosk, Merchant St, Broadmead, BS1 3EP Tel: 01672 562695
Unit 29 Broadwalk, Knowle, BS4 2QB Tel: 0117 971 6078
15/17 Clare St, BS1 1XH Tel: 0117 930 0455
80/82 East St, Bedminster, BS3 4EY Tel: 0117 963 7616
790 Fishponds Rd, Fishponds, BS16 3TE Tel: 0117 965 7640
29 Gloucester Rd, BS7 8AA Tel: 0117 908 3227
11b Shields Retail Park, Gloucester Rd, Filton, BS34 7QB Tel: 0117 969 6266
Corner House, Hamilton Court, Montague St, BS2 8NY Tel: 0117 924 9375
80/82 Regent St, Kingswood, BS15 8HU Tel: 0117 935 3383
31 Union St, BS1 2DJ Tel: 0117 922 7828
103 Whiteladies Rd, BS8 2PB Tel: 0117 973 4500, web: www.subway.co.uk
Broad Quay operation due to open in Bristol. Toasted and cold submarine sandwiches and salads, deli-style sandwiches, salads and wraps, crisps and freshly baked cookies and muffins.

WHOLE BAGEL
4 Upper Borough Walls, BA1 1RG
Tel: 01225 333259, web: www.thewholebagel.co.uk
Vibrant little city centre takeaway offering a variety of fresh and locally sourced fillings for their freshly baked preservative-, GM- and additive-free bagels. Whatever your tastes, there’s a bagel waiting for you, either in its naked state of stuffed with a fresh filling from the deli counter. Open Mon-Fri 8am-4pm, Sat 9am-4pm

WOODES
18 Park St, BS1 5JA
Tel: 0117 926 4041
Nestling at the bottom of Park Street, this cafe is something of an institution, and probably Bristol’s longest-established sarnie outlet, with over 40 years’ trading. Choice of around 25 different sandwiches, all made fresh daily (the white fish & prawn sarnie is delicious). Great selection of patisseries and hot soups, plus good people-watching tables and chairs. Coffees and herbal teas.

ZAK’S SANDWICH BAR
St Nicholas Market, Corn St, BS1 1JQ
Tel: 0117 927 7444
English breakfasts, burgers, snacks and freshly made sandwiches and baguettes to eat in or take away.

NEW
ZULU
391 Gloucester Rd, Horfield, BS7 8TS
Tel: 07899 011139
An astonishing array of meats includes wild boar, ostrich, kangaroo and kudu, so expect co-workers to ask for a bite of your sarni if you’re not careful. Less exotic options take in tuna and sweetcorn, honey-roast ham, breakfast baguettes stuffed with bacon, sausage, egg and beans. Open Mon-Sat 8.30am-4.30pm

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