Jane’s Deli, the Snug Team’s New Grab-and-Go Spot, Is Changing the Sandwich Game

Couple Leaham Claydon and Jianne Jeoung are the brains behind Coorparoo’s ever-popular Snug – and now its neighbour, Jane’s Deli. So, you might be wondering: who’s Jane?

“Jianne’s coffee name is Jane,” Claydon says. “And it’s my nickname for her.”

Jane’s Deli opened in the former California Native space in mid-December, serving sandwiches, ice-cold smoothies and St Ali coffee. Bar Cooper’s, another Claydon and Jeoung project, is set to open in a separate section of the space later this month.

Whereas Snug – with its photogenic space and Korean-inspired menu – lends itself to relaxed, sit-down meals, Jane’s Deli is more grab-and-go focused. “The thing we don’t have the capacity to do at Snug is takeaway,” says Claydon. “It’s the early morning crowd on their way to work that we were missing out on.”

Drop into Jane’s for topnotch sandwiches, including mortadella with woodfired broccoli, romesco sauce, salsa verde and provolone on focaccia; hot-smoked salmon with honey gochujang, coriander kimchi and pickled cucumber; and a hot honey cheese toastie with slowly caramelised onion.

So far, the clear favourite is the Hainanese chicken sandwich on fluffy white bread, with spring onion and ginger sauce, salted cucumber and Mama Liu’s chilli crisp.

“Hainanese chicken has been selling three times as much as any other sandwich,” Claydon says.

To drink, there’s batch brew and fruit smoothies – including a blueberry, grape, raspberry and banana number – made without ice to avoid dilution. Instead, they’re blitzed earlier in the day and poured to order.

The space is dark green with timber accents, including a table topped with fresh produce like herbs, potatoes, onions and carrots. Stainless-steel shelves hold dried pasta, passata, chilli oil, Asian sauces and preserves, while a fridge stocks cheese and charcuterie.

“Lots of the products we sell are also used for the sandwiches,” Jeoung says. “If people ask about the hot honey, we [can point them to the shelves] and say ‘we actually use this’, so people can get decent information about the products rather than risking it and spending $20 on something [they might not use].”

Jane’s Deli

5/321 Chatsworth Road, Coorparoo

No phone

Hours:

Daily 7.30am–4pm

@janesdeli.bne