There are some really great sandwiches on this guide. But even after eating them all, we still feel comfortable saying Sanguich makes the best Cuban sandwich in Miami. This is probably not shocking news to anyone who’s read our review of the Little Havana sandwich shop. But we’re happy to say it again and again - every Miamian needs to try this Cuban sandwich. It’s magic from the first crispy bite: an always-perfect ratio of Cuban bread, Swiss cheese, ham, lechon, pickles, and mustard.

Off Site is a Little River nano-brewery that has a menu full of ridiculously good bar food. And on that menu, you’ll find an outstanding Cuban sandwich. The bread is pressed crispy enough to play shuffleboard on. But we also really like what’s going on underneath that bread: Lechón, aged ham, house pickles, and kewpie mustard. Another great thing about this sandwich: you can pair it with one of the excellent house beers from Off Site.

With a name like Breadman, it’s no surprise that what sets this Hialeah Cuban bakery’s sandwich apart is the bread. It doesn’t just crunch—it plays your molars like a xylophone. The sandwich comes with all the typical things (in addition to mayo). It doesn’t look like a chunky sandwich, but the bread is enormous, so there's actually a lot of meat thanks to all the surface area it has to cover.

Proper Sausages' “Cubanish” is not a traditional Cuban sandwich. To start, it’s served on a Portuguese muffin. There’s also cheddar cheese and mayo involved. But Proper is an outstanding butcher shop, which is obvious after the first bite of incredible roasted pork shoulder and smoked rosemary ham. The cheddar cheese also works surprisingly well. Again, we’re all for breaking rules when they turn out this damn good.

Sarussi’s take on a Cubano is an Italian-Cuban-American hybrid. What makes it a legit Cuban sandwich in our book is that it includes roast pork, ham, cheese, and pickles. But from there, Sarussi gets off the exit and speeds away from tradition. They use sweet shaved ham and mozzarella, instead of the traditional boiled ham and swiss. Instead of pressed Cuban bread, they use fluffy Italian rolls, toast the entire sandwich in a pizza oven, and then brush the warm, crispy crust with garlic butter.

There are few places in the city that do sandwiches as deliciously as Tinta Y Cafe, a small spot in Coral Gables. You should make it your goal to try every sandwich on the menu here, especially the Patria, their version of a Cuban sandwich. They bend the rules here just a little by adding mortadella and using a baguette rather than Cuban bread. But rules are meant to be broken - especially when they taste this good.

Babe’s is a Palmetto Bay butcher shop, so it’s no surprise that the best part of this excellent sandwich is the meat. The smoked ham and roast pork are the headliners you bought tickets to see. The pickles, Swiss cheese, mustard, and Cuban bread (which they bake themselves) are very capable and talented background singers. But that lovely combination of ham and pork? That’s what you’ll be daydreaming about at work 48 hours later.

A Cuban sandwich with mozzarella is almost as dubious as one from Tampa. But Havana Harry’s in Coral Gables combines nutty Swiss with its stretchy Italian brother-in-law, mozzarella—and it actually works. This sandwich is bigger than your face and filled with layers of thick ham, chunks of juicy pork, and big pickle slices. But the best thing about it is the way the cheese runs down the sides from the pressure of the hot press.

You know how when sandwiches are cut into triangles, the first corner bite is always the best bite? Well, every bite of the Cuban sandwich at this South Beach ventanita is like that. They cut their sandwich thinner than any Cuban sandwich we’ve seen around Miami. Of course, it’s not just the shape that makes this great. There’s a generous portion of roast pork, a healthy amount of cheese, and Las Olas’ location makes it a perfect lunch to bring to the beach.

Ham can be as mundane as a ham and cheese sandwich or as special as a holiday roast. And the ham on this Cuban certainly makes us feel like we’re celebrating something. It’s so thick, it’d give the deli lady at Publix un infarto. There are about four to five slices of it stacked on top of mustard, crunchy pickles, pork, and gooey Swiss cheese. If this sandwich was a cat it’d be a chonker, and its veterinarian would be telling you to stop feeding it so much ham.