Best Sandwiches Restaurants in Pilsen (60608)
6 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: January 2026
Our Top Pick
The Duck Inn
A duck-first American tavern built around a signature rotisserie duck service.
Notable Picks
#1
The Duck Inn
8.6
A Bridgeport neighborhood tavern with a serious duck-driven identity—rotisserie, crispy wings, and duck-fat comforts—anchored by a bar program that keeps the room lively. It reads as gastropub-first, but the cooking has real finesse when you order the signatures. Strong for date nights or small groups who want a relaxed dining room without giving up craft.
Must-Try Dishes:
Signature whole rotisserie duck, Duck Inn Dog, Duck fat fries
What makes it special: A duck-first American tavern built around a signature rotisserie duck service.
8.4
A long-running Pilsen café that wins on all-day breakfast energy: strong coffee, steady sandwiches, and Mexican-leaning comfort that locals treat as a daily anchor. The move is to order like a regular—one signature hot drink, one mollete or sandwich—and keep it simple so everything lands hot and crisp.
Must-Try Dishes:
Mollete, Mexican hot chocolate, Focaccia sandwich
What makes it special: A Pilsen institution where coffee-and-mollete breakfast stays reliably satisfying.
8.3
This family-run Memphis-style smokehouse has been a Pilsen institution since 2005, featuring 14-hour wood-and-charcoal-roasted meats with award-winning dry rubs. The combination of championship-caliber BBQ and live roots music makes it a destination worth the trip.
Must-Try Dishes:
Baby Back Ribs, Candy Bacon, Championship Pulled Pork
What makes it special: Only BBQ joint in Chicago using exclusively wood fire - no gas or electric - with three signature house-made sauces
Worthy Picks
7.9
Vibes:
Quick Bites Champions
Cheap Eats Budget Brilliance
Hidden Gems Heaven
Solo Dining Sanctuaries
A no-frills Bridgeport Italian deli that wins on bread, portion size, and sandwich satisfaction—built for takeout lunches and quick counter runs. The best orders lean hot-and-messy (breaded steak or meatball) or cold-and-layered (Italian sub), with Italian ice as the clean finish.
Must-Try Dishes:
Breaded Steak Sandwich, Italian Sub, Lemon Italian Ice
What makes it special: Big, old-school Italian sandwiches with serious value and speed.
#5
Banh Mi City
7.9
Vibes:
Cheap Eats Budget Brilliance
Quick Bites Champions
Solo Dining Sanctuaries
Hidden Gems Heaven
A tight Pilsen banh mi counter built for quick lunches: crusty bread, punchy pickles, and fast turnaround. Stick to one classic banh mi plus one side so the order stays crisp and balanced instead of turning into a noodle-and-app overload.
Must-Try Dishes:
Bánh mì sandwich, Traditional Vietnamese pho, Papaya salad
What makes it special: Quick bánh mì-and-pho counter service with a simple, no-drama menu.
7.7
A Cermak Road torta specialist where the main appeal is sheer, messy satisfaction—big builds that eat like a full meal. It hits best when you commit to one torta and skip the extra add-ons so the bread stays the headline, not the leftovers.
Must-Try Dishes:
Carne asada torta, Milanesa torta, One agua fresca
What makes it special: Big, Mexico City–style tortas built for maximum bite-to-bite payoff.