Ask any New Yorker who has been here long enough about their favorite sandwich shop in the five boroughs, and you’ll find one common name throughout: Alidoro, a legendary Italian specialty sandwich shop first founded in Manhattan circa 1986.
If you’ve been lucky enough to step foot into their original location, a cult, old-school gem located on Sullivan Street in SoHo, you know the deal: one super long, single line oftentimes bleeds onto the sidewalk during lunch hours, absolutely no substitutions can be made (don’t even think about asking owner and master sandwich maker Walter Momentè for mayonnaise, mustard, or basically any substitution whatsoever, besides what’s outlined on their one-page sandwich menu), and be prepared to pay cash-- no if’s, and’s, or but’s about it.
