Sonny's Deli, authentic New York sandwiches in Paris

This is our street food favorite of the season. Sonny's Deli has just opened its doors on the sidewalk opposite its big sister, Sonny's Pizza. After delighting the 11th arrondissement with their generous pizzas, founders Bryan Azzouzi and Jonathan Monteix are back with a 100% foodporn project featuring the great classics of New York delicatessens.

Sonny's Deli isn't a deli that's been Frenchified or modernized with pared-down, gourmet recipes: it's all about real gourmet recipes that are very, very generous, and that could easily be found on the streets of NYC. Italian-American cuisine is represented through five must-try sandwich recipes, made with carefully sourced products.

To do this, the two buddies maxed out their Air France Miles credit and travelled back and forth between the capital and New York to find the best addresses to draw inspiration from - Milano Market, Reginas Grocery, Fedorff, Industry Brooklyn and others. For bread, the key ingredient of a good sandwich, they called on Bread Shop to jointly imagine the perfect loaf: brioche-like and airy just right, not too sweet, not heavy at all.

Among the recipes that turned our heads was the iconic Meatballs sandwich (€12), with juicy meatballs made from a mix of veal and beef and spiced up with turmeric and coriander ; the Carmine sandwich (12€), an Italian-American sandwich served cold, with layers of turkey and bresaola, peppers marinated in olive oil and chunks of fior di latte mozzarella.

But our big favorite, which we've already gone back to eat since our first visit, is without doubt the Chopped Cheese sandwich (12€), which might scare some people, given its dose of ground meat, its dripping, melted american cheese and its big chunks of onion and red bell pepper sticking out. But we guarantee it's our best street food discovery in a while, and it's served so generously that you'll get your money's worth.

To accompany this feast for princes (of Bel-Air), we opt for a pint to the brim of iced tea, lemonade or a mix of the two - the famous Arnold Palmer, a well-known drink in the US; or for one of the 3 cocktails named after 3 characters from Scorsese's film Casino, signed Ahmed Yahi alias Mido, co-founder of cocktail bar Café Moderne and close friend of the Sonny's team.

And for those with a little room left over at the end of the meal, Sonny's Deli stays true to the (Italian-)American classic with its version of cannolo, available in three recipes - stracciatella and chocolate shavings, mascarpone and yellow/lime, and vanilla and pistachio mascarpone - but also with a little originality: a regressive sundae, twisted with a lick of olive oil and a handful of fleur de sel; a little cloud.

A very good address for all lovers of New York street-food!

Sonny's Deli, authentic New York sandwiches in Paris

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