‘I went to London’s best new ‘hidden gem’ wood-fired sandwich shop and it gave me delicious and expensive heartburn'
Sandwiches are having a resurgence. They're becoming increasingly gourmet, getting topped with truffles and microgreens smaller than ever before, all while costing half a mortgage. One shop in Cambridge Heath is new to the scene and already generating a reputation as One Of The Big Boys. Started in 2019 as a restaurant pop-up by Zac Whittle and Freddie Sheen, Rogue Sarnies soon rose out of the lockdowns ' ashes, now taking up the conservatory adjacent to their main restaurant, Rogues. Suspecting these sandwiches would be the peak of Hackney hipster culture (their website includes the definition of a sandwich), I prepared for the worst as I entered their tiny courtyard. There, I joined the rather large crowd of confused lunchgoers struggling to order online. READ MORE: ‘I tried the East London bakery hidden in a railway arch that supplies 5-star hotels and they should win awards' While Rogue Sarnies has a counter, a menu, and a card reader, they only take orders throug...