Best? Fresh Tiger bread from Ellis's Bakery in Tavistock, spread with local organic butter and a slick or two of Marmite and filled with sliced tomatoes. Absolute heaven. Worst? The slimy cheese and ham monstrosity served by by British Airways to cattle class passengers on international flights for breakfast.

La Bonbonera, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico - famous for their special mallorca breakfast sandwich - egg, cheese, bacon on a powdered sugar topped traditional soft breakfast roll similar to a danish. Anyway, highly recommended.

I haven't eaten a lot of sandwiches internationally, but oddly the best was a simple ham panini at a kiosk near the Uffizi in Florence, Italy. Fresh baquette, crisp on the outside, soft on the inside, sweet butter, salty ham and a little glass of prosecco on the side. Yum!

In Amsterdam about 1995, I had a street stand falafel. They fried the falafel, stuffed them into the pita, and you were allowed to dress your own from a stunning array of condiments and toppings.

In Vienna about 2000, I had a chicken shwarma at the Prater. It was spiced just right, not too salty; and the chicken was nice and moist.

In both cases, as I arrived at the last bite, I divided that last bite into 3 or 4 more bites, just to stretch out the ecstasy...

The worst sandwich I've ever had was right here in San Diego, at a Panera. It was supposed to be a breakfast sandwich. Egg and cheese. You wouldn't think anyone could mess that up, but they did. Just a very uninteresting undressed piece of bread with a paper thin slice of cheese on a miserable fried egg.

The worlds best sandwhich is the one the you don't have to make.

Happy Friday,
Just a mom

When your guest started describing the perfect sandwich I thought, "That sounds a lot like the sandwiches off the boats in Istanbul." I've been raving about them for years, but experienced them only once. One thing your segment didn't note about the grilled fish sandwiches - they are grilled over a fire on the boats and handed up to you as you stand on a dock. When I tried them, they cost about 75 cents.
jeffrey day
columbia, SC

All in all, I had a lousy time while working in Mexico. But I did greatly enjoy the "tortas" delivered by motorbike. Nice soft white rolls filled with fried egg, avocado and queso fresco got me through that lousy job!

Also memorable: chewy baguettes smeared with black bean paste, scrambled egg and a salty orange "cheese" that served as a picnic-lunch staple in Costa Rica. I'm not sure I'd call these sandwiches "good" but they certainly qualify as unusual. And memorable.

Oh, the life of a vegetarian in Central America!

The best was in Contini in Paris. Don't know what I ate, but it was wonderful, the bread and the filling.
Now the worst is any sandwich. Oddly, I became gluten intolerant in middle age. The "bread" I can eat is over six dollars for one loaf, and not really up to quality standards. Sandwiches have become a "never mind" item for me. Sigh....

The best Ruben is to be had at the Moonbeam Cafe , 19 Exchange Street, Gorham, NH. The running log of visitor comments confirms what we locals have known all along. Comments even from New Yorkers support this. By the way Gorham, NH is located 9 miles north of Mt. Washington, home of the world's record wind.

I have three favorites.

The first comes a block away from my house by way of Mexico City. Manny's Tortas in Minneapolis makes a wonderful hot sandwich with your choice of meet, melted cheese, avocado, peppers, and chipotle mayo. Delicious.

The 'Blue Ginger' from the Parish Cafe in Boston. Created by Ming Tsai, Chef/Owner of Blue Ginger in Wellesley, MA, the Blue Ginger sandwich features a grilled, RARE tuna steak brushed with a teriyaki glaze on scallion foccacia with avocado, wasabi aioli, lettuce and tomato. Served with a mild Asian slaw.

Finally, the growing chain of Pot Belly out of Chicago makes a mean meatball sandwich.

If you like Calamari, then Point Loma Seafood In San Diego has them all beat. I discovered the place 30 years ago, when it was just a shack. They serve a load of fried calamari on sourdough bread with mao. Add a sprinkle or two of tobasco, and there you have it! They have been at it ever since. Nowdays, the place is packed all day long!!!!!

I agree! I have been a fan of Point Loma Seafood's calamari sandwich for about 30 years. Have even introduced international visitors to this place. I go intending to try something else, but always end up ordering the calamari...

Best? In Morocco, I'd have to say the cheap 5 dh guy (under $1) who has a university degree but can't find work so he has a sketchy dirty shop in an alleyway in Tinghir, Morocco... He has a lot, but my favorite is fried eggplant, yellow-tumeric potato cakes, roasted green or red pepper, onion, green olive, cilantro, cumin, salt, pepper, and spiced white beans topped off with spicy harissa sauce. Delicious!