We’ve been waiting for someone to come along and give all the best parts of a ­sandwich — good bread, melty cheese, that bitter/spicy/meaty contrast — a face-lift. Which is why Paesano’s stole our hearts (and stomachs). There’s the Arista, for which a whole suckling pig is house-roasted, pulled, and served on Liscio’s bread with broccoli rabe; the Gustaio, in which house-made lamb sausage is slathered with a sweet-cherry mostarda, gorgonzola and roasted fennel before being wrapped up in a buttery pita; and the namesake Paesano: slow-roasted beef layered on a substantial hoagie roll with gorgonzola, roasted tomatoes, pepperoncinis and house-made cole slaw.

Paesano’s Philly Style | 152 West Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA | 267-886-9556