Even on a tight schedule, All'Antico Vinaio earns the hours.
Allow 30 minutes incl. queue.
A loud, fast, cash-and-go counter slinging enormous stuffed flatbread sandwiches. A genuinely great cheap eat if you can stomach the queue and the crush.
The flagship is on Via dei Neri near Piazza della Signoria; the signature 'La Favolosa' schiacciata is sbriciolona salami, pecorino cream, artichoke cream and spicy aubergine. · firenzemadeintuscany.com
Daily lunchtime queues are a fixture; Saveur called it 'home of the world's best sandwiches' and it has expanded internationally (incl. New York). · allanticovinaiousa.com