Dubbed the “King of Gourmet Hoagies,” Fink’s offers a signature hoagie with two secret weapons: cotechino (fresh pork sausage) and olive spread. Other hoagies are named for Northeast neighborhoods.
The original Sarcone’s deli has spawned multiple locations, and it’s easy to see why. Freshly baked seeded rolls are lovingly stuffed in combos like the Italian Market and Junk Yard Special.
Reading Terminal’s Salumeria is one of Center City’s top-notch sandwiche outlets. The Italian hoagie combines imported meats & cheeses with roasted peppers, artichokes & a drizzle of house dressing.
Media’s claim to sandwich fame, Planet Hoagie is a takeout-only gem of a shop with a long list of Italo-centric selections like the Guiseppe: hot sopressata, sharp provolone, Italian tuna & prosciutto
Chickie’s notable menu items include the Original Veggie (eggplant, broccoli rabe, roasted peppers & Chickie’s own sharp provolone) & Tuna Special (olive oil-packed tuna with provo & roasted peppers).
Pork sandwiches win rave reviews at Sessano Café, but the Sessano Special hoagie (prosciutto, salami, capicola, provolone, mozzarella, tomatoes, roasted peppers & basil) is just as worthy of praise.
Boasting a bread supply from Conshohocken Bakery, Pudge’s makes simple hoagies with lettuce, cheese, tomato & onion. Extra toppings like sharp provolone, bacon & “hoagie spread” gussies them up.
Homemade seeded semolina bread, house-label olive oil and locations in both Ardmore and West Chester make Carlino’s Specialty Foods and Catering a hoagie-lover’s dream.
The appropriately named Cut Above Deli in Newtown Square services its passionate patrons with not one, not two, but seven different styles of Italian hoagies, ranging from Classic to Milano.
Richboro’s Pallante’s Italian Deli placed high on radio station WIP’s hoagie challenge with its Don Supreme, a Sarcone’s roll filled with prosciutto, sopressata, provolone & oil-dipped long hots.
The Monster is the hoagie of choice at the authentic Altomonte’s Italian Market & Delicatessen, featuring mortadella, provolone, capicola, sopressata and ham, available at both Bucks County locations.
The home of the “Stanwich,” Stan’s Deli is Powelton Village’s main hoagie connection, with all of the traditional one-meat delights, plus an array of specialty hoagies.
These sandwiches include classics like the Soprano (genoa, capicola, cotechino, prosciutto, mortadella, soppressata, locatelli & provo) served on Liscio rolls. Available in Minor & Major League Length
Italian hoagies are everywhere in Philly, but the true Jewish hoagie is a rarity, & Koch’s Deli, which serves corned beef, pastrami, spiced beef, salami & cheese on an Amoroso roll, is the right place
The deli enthralls with a small selection of hoagies: Three Brothers: Asiago, sharp provo & Swiss; sharp provo & roasted peppers; and Sunnyside Special: mozzarella balls, roasted peppers & prosciutto.
Dattillo’s Deli gussies up hoagies with artichoke hearts & roasted peppers, but customers can also buy the fixings to make their own with 5 different kinds of Italian bread & imported lunchmeats to go
While it’s perhaps better known for its hot sandwiches, Shank’s delivers a respectable menu of traditional hoagies: Italian, Old-School Italian, chicken cutlet, tuna and veggie.
This Point Breeze hoagie destination uses Liscio rolls as the basis for its no-frills two-handers, with varieties like Old-Fashioned Italian: sharp provolone, prosciutto, sopressata & pepper shooters.
Another favorite: Daddy Wad marries mortadella with pistachios, genoa salami, sopressata, capicola, prosciutto and sharp provolone with arugula, tomatoes, onions and sweet and hot peppers.
The Italian Inferno is the item of choice at underdog Lombardi’s Specialty Hoagies, a Dante-inspired number with capicola, soppressata, sharp provolone and hot pepper shooters.
A major destination for any Italian specialty food connoisseur and purveyor of hoagie fillings galore, Di Bruno Bros. makes a mean sandwich in its own right, with a high-quality olive-oil drizzle.
Family owned and operated since 1932, this corner deli is a hoagie legend. The Godfather (prosciutto, sopressata, roasted peppers, mozzarella, sundried tomatoes & green olives) is a standout.
For those who like their hot peppers hot, Reading Terminal stand Carmen’s Famous Italian Hoagie is the place for an authentic hoagie stuffed with all manner of meats.
Sports fans & concert-goers can enjoy hoagies in the Wells Fargo Center, and the Phillies cheering section can find their cheesesteaks in Citizens Bank Park. Good news: They ship to cities nationwide.
Variations on the hoagie include the South Philly (soppressata, mozzarella and sundried tomatoes) and the Roast Beef Abbruzzi (beef and spicy cheese spread).
For over 15 years, Primo Hoagies has remained committed to serving fresh, quality hoagies with their own signature spin. They continue to grow with more than 70 locations in four states.
Started in Mt. Airy, Lee’s Hoagie House now has 17 outposts and has built its empire on simple meat and cheese combinations served on Liscio’s rolls
The 15 area locations of Slack’s Hoagies each offer a little something different, but what unites them is the signature Godfather Italian hoagie and a choice of seeded or plain rolls.
One meat-packed sandwich can easily feed two people, and the Nucci Italian and the Brous Avenue (roast pork with sharp provolone and roasted peppers) are signature items.
Take a bite out of the Special Italian and Super Italian (sharp provolone, capicola, soppressata, prosciutto, roasted red peppers, marinated artichokes and tomato) hoagies.
