All'Antico Vinaio

Critically Acclaimed Italian Sandwich Shop All’Antico Vinaio Is Bringing Its Decadent Creations to Boston | Eater Boston

"Opening this fall at 565 Boylston Street in Back Bay, this Florentine sandwich shop—founded decades ago—serves oversized, two-handed stuffed sandwiches on fluffy squares of Tuscan schiacciata. Signature offerings include the La Favolosa (Tuscan salami with generous Pecorino, artichoke cream, and spicy eggplant) and the La Paradiso (mortadella, stracciatella, crushed pistachios, and pistachio cream). The shop has attracted wide critical acclaim—Saveur credited it for helping make Florence the home of the world’s best sandwiches in 2016, former Eater NY critic Robert Sietsema praised the “beautiful” though admittedly messy creations, and The New Yorker called the extravagant sandwiches worth the hype—and has rapidly expanded across the U.S. since its late-2021 debut, with multiple Manhattan locations and outlets on the West Coast; the new Boston outpost will join a Boylston strip of quick-serve eateries in the space formerly occupied by Clover." - Erika Adams