This tiny sandwich place caters to neighborhood characters, but visitors are enthusiastically welcome by the jovial, English-speaking guy behind the counter. Sandwiches start at 3 euros. “Mama” can be seen working the kitchen through a small window, constructing sandwiches such as the “Lampredotto,” a typical Floretine peasant sandwich made with cow stomach. Indeed, tripe comes in many forms here. Vegetarians...

If the name wasn’t a tip off, the mounted pig’s head outside the door and the hanging forest of ham legs should be an indicator of what’s on offer at this budget-friendly place. Heaping piles of proscuitto come on platters and in sandwiches. Vegetarians willing to avert their eyes from the ham fest all around them can opt for one...

Up front is a delicatessen, with fancy and fragrant food and the occasional spectacle of watching a guy halve a gargantuan wheel of cheese. In back is a truly special restaurant, with a super daily lunch menu (18 euros) comprised of a photogenic plate of flavorful cold hams, cheeses and mousse, with a glass of wine or water, and a...

No English on the menu shouldn’t be a problem here, with all the ingredients in the design-your-own sandwich station (starting at 5 euro) being out and easy to point to. Mount a stool to consume your sandwich or take away as you like. The back of the room is the osteria, serving colorful platters of salami, cheese, marmalade, crostini, and...

It’s an infinitely debatable point, of course, but by my estimation the sandwich shop side of this two-part place is assembling the best sandwiches in the city. Even before you bite into one, you have to respect the long line of students who are wise to the 18 varieties of budget-priced, handheld, quick eats. Equally, sit down next door for...