Three New Standout Sandwich Spots Opening in Sydney Very Soon

God, bread is great. Fresh, buttered, toasted or jaffled – any way you put it, it’s good. Luckily, Sydney’s swimming in excellent bakeries , meaning excellent places for sandwiches.

Three more are joining the ranks soon – two this week alone – and we’re happier for it. Here are the details.

Fiore Sandwich, CBD

The McMahons Point bread lords at Fiore are becoming city slickers, with a spot for ready-made sangas opening on Clarence Street on Thursday. The kiosk is near Martin Place and has big bright energy thanks to an electric fit-out by Make Haus.

“The brief was unconventional colour combinations,” co-owner Samantha Dean tells Broadsheet. “There’s blue, green and earthy orange tones, then the red and black cabinet that’s a bit of a clash. It’s a bit retro Italian, but more sleek with the stainless steel.”

All the bread will still be made on the other side of the bridge, using that same sustainable, old-world flour from Gunnedah’s Wholegrain Milling. But all the sandwiches (Dean says they’re “uncustomisable”) will be CBD exclusives – on whopping slices of bread.

“There are going to be around seven options: a few meats, a vego and a vegan. Everything on them is going to be made from scratch in-house – all the sauces, the meat, everything.”

Baked sweets will be tripping over the bridge and there’ll be self-serve batch-brew taps. Plus, yoghurt and granola cups and loaves to take home, too.

Fiore Sandwich opens at 151 Clarence Street in the CBD on Thursday May 1.
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Berta’s Deli, Marrickville

Berta’s was expected to open on Sydenham Road a few months ago, but the space’s planned facelift turned into a full-on reno.

“We wanted to start something very small and simple, but then the whole structural floor of the shop collapsed,” owner William Tooley tells Broadsheet. “My girlfriend was in there helping me and she just fell through it. It resulted in us having to strip everything back, redo the floor, redo the whole fit-out.” Four months later and the team’s getting back to the real business: sandwiches.

The menu is simple: sandwiches done well. “At the end of the day, you can’t beat a good old sandwich.” Pickles and sauces will be made in-house, and both Infinity and Sonoma are on bake duty. Tooley’s favourite is the pastrami, with Whole Beast meat, Swiss cheese, a Russian dressing and sauerkraut. There’s a brekkie offering too, and seats inside and out.

Berta’s Deli opens at 100B Sydenham Road, Marrickville on Saturday May 3.
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Happy Shop, Haberfield

Harberfield’s Hot-Listed American diner-style cafe Happyfield is getting a spinoff. The OG, from Chris Theodosi and Jesse Orleans, is adored by many for its pancakes, McLovin Muffins and cheery energy. But Happy Shop , the duo’s new joint just three doors up, is geared towards a more casual style of service. And we bet it’ll generate just as much buzz.

Once it’s here, you’ll be ordering from a jazzy new menu – which, be warned, doesn’t include those pancakes – that heroes NY-style chopped cheese sangas and sugar-dusted beignets (New Orleans-style doughnuts). There’ll be plenty more to eat, alongside counter service and courtyard seating.

Happy Shop is expected to open at 68 Dalhousie Street, Haberfield in winter 2025.
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