Having spent the formative years of my life in Amdavad, I absolutely adore street-side sandwiches. Nearly every locality back home had a sandwich shop or two, serving simple, white-bread sandwiches, filled with either freshly sliced produce or spiced mashed potatoes and peas, topped with Amul butter and shredded processed cheese, with a healthy helping of some mint chutney on the side, much inspired by the Bombay Sandwiches that are native in Mumbai - a city that has given much to Amdavad’s eating culture thanks to close economic ties and history of migration between the two cities, visible in the frequency of Vadapav and Pav Bhaji stalls, and more recently, emergence of Misal outlets. An extremely simple combination of a few quality ingredients that goes a long way, I frequently snacked on sandwiches from a local shop (whenever I wasn’t having vadapavs or cholafali, of course) to beat the late afternoon food cravings.
Hawkers/Novelty has been kind of a neighbourhood secret. My office is nearby, so I've often binged on their sandwiches and burgers. The latter reminds me of the oily burgers that were sold in cinemas in the 1970s! The green chutney that goes with the sandwiches is the best.
Hawkers/Novelty has been kind of a neighbourhood secret. My office is nearby, so I've often binged on their sandwiches and burgers. The latter reminds me of the oily burgers that were sold in cinemas in the 1970s! The green chutney that goes with the sandwiches is the best.
I will have to try their burgers next time I'm in town :)