The Best Cuban Sandwiches Throughout America
NEWS
By STEPHANIE MEE
Old's Havana
The "El Guapo" at Old's Havana Cuban Bar & Cocina (located in Miami's Little Havana) often gets five-star ratings due to its size and ratio of meat to cheese and bread.
The classic Cubano features smoked ham, mojo-marinated roasted pork, pickles, Swiss cheese, and mustard on butter-brushed and toasted Cuban bread. It’s served with potato sticks.
La Segunda
The Cubano at La Segunda Central Bakery in Tampa, Florida, features roasted pork, smoked ham, Genoa salami, Swiss cheese, pickles, and special sauce on its famous bread.
Founded in 1915, the bakery still makes its much-lauded Cuban bread by hand and pumps out over 18,000 loaves daily. Many say the said sandwich is a must-try for all Cubano-fans.
Cafecito
Cafecito, a chain of Cuban coffee houses located in Chicago, Illinois, has tons of sandwiches on the menu that get great reviews, but none are more lauded than its Cubano.
Always topping lists of the best Cubanos in Chicago, the sandwich features savory pork that’s marinated and roasted, salty ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard on pressed bread.
Sanguich De Miami
With multiple locations in Miami-Dade County, Sanguich de Miami has a Michelin Bib Gourmand distinction, and quite a few factors set its Cubano apart from others.
Firstly, the ham is brined for seven days in a mixture of herbs and spices. Secondly, the lechon (pork) is marinated for one to two days before being roasted.
The meat is then piled on authentic Cuban bread with spicy homemade mustard, Swiss cheese, and pickles. Finally, the sandwich is brushed with lard and crisped up in the plancha.
Cochon Butcher
Located beside sister restaurant Cochon in New Orleans, Louisiana, Cochon Butcher is a meat-centric eatery that makes everything in-house, and diners love its Cubano.
The Cubano features smoked pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard, and chimichurri on toasty, pressed bread. People notably love the pork’s subtle smokiness and the chimichurri.
