Savva’s Cypriot Sandwiches.
Sandwich shop · Southgate ·
Hulking Cypriot sandwiches stuffed with lountza & loukanika
Hulking Cypriot sandwiches stuffed with lountza & loukanika
"Alex’s Cypriot Sandwiches is a little takeaway deli in Southgate that makes hulking, layered creations filled with lountza, loukanika, and halloumi on crusty sesame-clad subs. As far as sandwiches that are big enough to be weaponised go, these are up there. They’re also excellent. The smoked pork and fennel-laced sausage is superb and Cypriot locals are in every lunchtime for sandwiches and soup that some say is even better than back home." - sinead cranna, jake missing, rianne shlebak, heidi lauth beasley
"If this little Southgate deli was named Alex’s Cypriot Submarines, no one would bat an eyelid. The sandwiches at this spot are so hulking that they could well be weaponised. The special is carefully crammed with lounza (smoked pork loin), slices of halloumi, loukaniko (a gorgeous, fennel-laced sausage), bastorma (a salty cured beef), pulled pork, a couple of fried eggs for good measure, all between a soft, gently toasted, sesame sub. But meat for meat’s sake this is not; Alex’s sandwiches are juicy, salty, complete meals in themselves." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
"England has an odd obsession with dejected pre-made sandwiches. Few foods give off the air of an unhappy divorce more than an Arctic triangle of tuna sweetcorn. Yet so often we settle for them despite better options all over London. One such option is Alex’s Cypriot Sandwiches in Southgate. This little takeaway deli makes hulking, layered creations filled with lountza, loukanika, and halloumi on crusty sesame-clad subs. As far as sandwiches that are big enough to be weaponised go, these are up there. They’re also excellent. The smoked pork and fennel-laced sausage is superb and Cypriot locals are in every lunchtime for sandwiches and soup that some say is even better than back home." - Jake Missing
"At every Greek-Cypriot grandmother’s home, a simmering pot of avgolemoni soup awaits — a salty-sour egg and lemon broth, thickened with rice and boiled chicken (similar soups exist in Arabic and Sephardic cuisines). Alex’s Cypriot Sandwiches and Soups in Southgate use a guarded family recipe, cooked daily on the premises. For Cypriots, their hot bowl of avgolemoni is the answer to everything. —Chris Cotonou" - Eater Staff
"A year ago there was nothing quite like Alex’s in London, which shows how quickly things can change in a city. While the Palmers Green restaurant scene has traditionally focused on the taverna, Alex Eleni was the first to identify the need for something that was quick and casual but not a bakery. His solution is absurdly simple: a sandwich shop straight from Nicosia, serving foot long subs of halloumi, lountza and loukanika on crusty sesame bread out of a panini press, with an optional (obligatory) serving of trahana, a cracked wheat soup with halloumi. So far, so Cyprus. But the real draw is Eleni himself, a Southgate boy with something of the wheeler dealer about him who is known by literally everyone in the area. Of course this would not be north London without a bit of unnecessary machismo: Alex’s has a sandwich eating competition to win £500, sponsored by a local estate agent and attempted by local geezers (the last person spotted doing this was the dad in Stavros Flatley. He gave up.) The sandwich bar format has since been replicated across north of North Circular north London, but there’s still only one Alex." - James Hansen
