Walk through Shoreditch’s electric streets and you’ll find the air thick with the scent of trendsetting ambition – and possibly fried mortadella. That’s thanks to My Favourite Sandwich, the bold new arrival from the Ross Clarke Collective, and let’s just say… the name isn’t bluffing.
This isn’t your local lunch haunt serving beige bread and personality-free fillings. My Favourite Sandwich is a technicolour dream coat of nostalgia, invention, and culinary swagger. It’s as if someone took the humble sandwich, sent it to finishing school, and handed it a cocktail on graduation day.
Let’s start with the Eurotrash, a devil-may-care stack of fried mortadella, giardiniera pickles, and the most gloriously trashy gourmet twist – pickled onion Monster Munch. Yes, really. It’s absurd. It’s brilliant. It’s the kind of thing your inner ten-year-old might invent, and your adult self will want every day at lunch.
Then there’s the Aged Steak Meatball Marinara, a burly, sauce-drenched love letter to Italian-American comfort food, with house-made marinara and gooey mozzarella dripping from every corner. Vegetarians aren’t left out of the party either, with a surprisingly meaty Mushroom Meatball Marinara and a punchy Spicy Vegan option that’s all fire, no filler.
Feeling regal? The Primo Coronation Chicken arrives like a posh picnic sandwich on a night out – smoked chicken meets curried mayo, elevated by champagne-pickled raisins, because why not?
Each sandwich is flanked by Spudos, their own brand of house potato crisps in flavours like fried chicken and curry sauce. Think of them as the rowdy best friend who makes sure your meal never takes itself too seriously.
The menu doesn’t stop at sandwiches. There are nostalgic snacks, cookies that hug your soul, and an evolving dessert roster that might just ambush you into a sugar coma (in the best way).
Wash it down with a 12 o’clock Cosmo or the espresso-powered Cup of Joe Martini – proof that lunchtime cocktails are the new coffee break.
The vibe? Pastel pink walls, good tunes, and Shoreditch energy with a wink. This place doesn’t just serve sandwiches – it stages them. It celebrates them. It dares you to rethink what a sandwich even is.
Verdict: If you’re bored of beige lunches and need a reminder that food can be fun, My Favourite Sandwich is your holy grail. Come for the Monster Munch. Stay for the revolution.
141 Commercial St, London E1 6BJ
