All’Antico Vinaio

This is the first L.A. outpost of Florence’s most famous sandwich shop, which you can also find in Koreatown and Beverly Hills. While I’d heard a lot about All’Antico before it opened along Abbot Kinney, which made me skeptical, this is a rare case where the hype is justified. Filled with prosciutto, mortadella, pistachio cream and any other high-quality Italian import you can imagine, All’Antico Vinaio’s schiacciata creations puts most of L.A.’s imitation focaccia sandos to shame. The crusty, slightly oily Tuscan flatbread is the perfect canvas for everything from lardo and gorgonzola (the truffle honey-adorned Dolcezze d’Autunno) to the signature La Paradiso, which combines mortadella, stracciatella, pistachio cream and toasted pistachios into a must-try sandwich. Of course, the lines can get a little long on the weekends, but arrive early—All’Antico opens at 10:30am —or try your luck on a weekday to cut down on your wait time.