There are few dishes more quintessentially red sauce Italian-American than chicken parmesan. And while ziti and spaghetti and fettuccine and all the other pasta shapes are great, there’s really no better way to eat chicken parmesan than on a roll or stuffed between two slices of bread.
Boston’s got the North End, which features a number of exemplary versions of this perfect marriage of sauce, carbs, fried food, and gooey cheese. It’s the most obvious point of entry for anyone looking for a good chicken parmesan sandwich. But the North End doesn’t hold the patent; there are plenty of great chicken parmesan sandwiches outside of the North End.
Here’s where to eat a dozen of the best in the area.
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This map was originally published on March 15, 2018; it is updated occasionally, with the date of the most recent update appearing above.
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