What’s the best Charlotte-area sandwich shop? Vote in Round 3 of our contest

Monday, March 16 update: You can vote in Round 4 here.

We asked for your favorite Charlotte-area sandwich shops, and we’re down to the best of the best.

On March 2, CharlotteFive invited readers to tell us their favorite places to eat sandwiches. We reviewed your nominations and asked our staff’s foodies to recommend delis or restaurants that should make the cut.

We started with a list of 36 nominees, and the Top 8 are still in the running. Below, you can vote for the local sandwich shop you love the most:

If you think a sandwich shop is truly the best, feel free to refresh this page and vote as many times as you want. This contest is meant to be fun and not a scientific poll.

Here’s what to expect for future rounds of the contest:

• The third round will determine the Top 4. It will be live from about 1 p.m. Friday, March 13 until noon Monday, March 16.
• The fourth round will determine the Top 2. It will be live from about 1 p.m. March 16 until noon Wednesday, March 18.
• The fifth round will determine the winner. It will be live from about 1 p.m. March 18 until noon Friday, March 20.

Top 8

Here are the Top 8 places to get sandwiches in the Charlotte area, in order of how many votes they received in Round 2:

1. Bedder Bedder & Moore

2. Le’s Sandwiches & Cafe

3. Sub One Hoagie House

4. Sandwich Max

5. Brooklyn Pickle

6. Brooks Sandwich House

7. Hemby Hoagies

8. Katz Deli

Top 20

Here’s a recap of the Top 20 sandwich shops that competed in Round 2. We originally planned to focus on 18 restaurants, but we included more due to ties:

1. Le’s Sandwiches & Cafe

2. Sandwich Max

3. Bedder Bedder & Moore

4. Brooks Sandwich House

5. Sub One Hoagie House

6. Pump Social

7. Rhino Market & Deli

8. Clark’s Snack Bar

9. Hemby Hoagies

10. La Lima Sangucheria

11. Meshugganah

12. Katz Deli

13. Laurel Market - tie

13. Pinky’s Westside Grill - tie

14. The Culture Shop

15. Brooklyn Pickle

16. Pasta & Provisions

17. Big Apple Deli

18. Schreiber’s on Rye - tie

18. The Common Market - tie

In order to be considered, nominees had to have a “location in the Charlotte region — which includes surrounding areas such as Lake Norman, Gastonia, Matthews, Mint Hill and Fort Mill — and have fewer than 20 locations nationwide,” CharlotteFive reported.

This story was originally published March 13, 2026 at 1:11 PM with the headline "What’s the best Charlotte-area sandwich shop? Vote in Round 3 of our contest."

Simone Jasper

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Simone Jasper is a service journalism reporter at The News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina.