London's best Christmas sandwiches for 2024

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It's that time again - when the sandwich shops and supermarkets are packed with Christmas sandwiches. it's early days in the season and we'll keep updating this guide with more of the best Christmas sandwiches London has to offer in the run-up to the big day.

Paul

Various locations

Another award-winning sandwich making its return this year is the Christmas Club from Paul, with sliced turkey, stuffing, bacon, cranberry sauce and baby spinach all inside a special sage and onion baguette. But they've also added something new, the brie & flaked almond Christmas sandwich, with brie and toasted almond flakes, layered on a bed of spinach and drizzled with honey.

Pret

Every year, the launch of the Pret Christmas range is a sign that the festive season really has begun. This year's sandwiches are now in stores and as ever, the Christmas Lunch sandwich is leading the pack along with other returning sandwiches like the Brie, Pistachio & Cranberry Baguette.

But there's a new special to look for this year, particularly if you're not a fan of turkey. It's the Chicken Festive Feast Sandwich which is chicken breast, sage mayo, chargrilled carrots, pickled cabbage and crispy onions on malted bread. And apparently, some of their airport stores will have an exclusive Festive Chicken, Cranberry & Pork Stuffing Hot Baguette - so that's one to watch if you're travelling over the holidays.

Marks & Spencer

M&S really go for it when it comes to the Christmas season and their sandwiches are no different. Leading the pack this year is their very on-trend Christmas Sando which has chicken goujons, gochujang mayonnaise, ginger, pickled slaw, gravy mayo, cranberry chutney, and spinach all in sliced brioche.

Also new this year is the turkey shwarma wrap and a new veggie roast wrap. And if you head over to the deli counter, they've also added to their dip range which has now added what's essentially a Christmas dinner in dip form. 

De Beauvoir Deli

De Beauvoir - 98 Southgate Road, London N1 3JD

This deli always makes one of the most highly-rated sandwiches of the season. This year, it's using Downland Produce free-range turkey and bacon paired with chestnut stuffing and homemade cranberry sauce. There's also a vegan version and that's made with Julienne Bruno Crematta and portobello mushroom pate, brussels sprout slaw, pickled red cabbage and deep-fried parsnip crisps. As for the bread, you have a choice of either Notting Hill Bakery granary sourdough or St John Bakery focaccia.

Available from 18 November

Ole and Steen

Various locations across London

The Danish bakery always has a lot of Christmas specials on, and their Christmas sandwich this year is the Turkey Toastie (which got a 5-star Gold Award at the Good Food Taste Awards). Inside the focaccia slices, you'll find roast turkey, crispy bacon, cranberry and sprout slaw, Cheddar and "a subtle hint of chili jam". 

The George

Fitzrovia - Address

This Fitzrovia pub is putting on a Christmas sandwich for lunch - the Turkey Toastie. Alongside that turkey, there's pickled red cabbage, stuffing, cheddar, gravy mayonnaise and spiced cranberry chutney and a gravy dip too. Plus - this sandwich is also available at their sister pubs, The Cadogan Arms in Chelsea and The Hound in Chiswick. 

Available from 18 November

Stakehaus

Covent Garden - Seven Dials Market, London WC2H 9AU

Stakehaus have recently arrived in Seven Dials Market and they're taking the opportunity to launch their first Christmas sandwich there. This one will actually avoid the turkey, and instead focus on beef (which we do see on a lot of Christmas menus). It's dry-aged roast beef rump from HG Walter in gravy, sage and shallot crumble, parsnip crisps, cavolo nero, cauliflower cheese sauce with horseradish mayo all in a toasted hoagie roll.

Available from 15 November

Orée

Various locations in London, including Soho, Battersea, Covent Garden, Chelsea

The mini French boulangerie chain is adding two new Christmas sandwiches to its range this year. First up is the Turkey & Pastrami Noël Sandwich, with layers of turkey and pastrami, roasted carrots, parsnips, vegetable stuffing, cranberry sauce and cranberry mayo, all in soft challah bun. Alternatively, there's a sourdough roll with Brie, Emmental cheese, wild rocket, sweet onion chutney and finished with vegan cranberry mayo. 

Available from 18 November

Waitrose

The main sandwich hitting Waitrose this year is their Merry Club'mas Sandwich - featuring shredded chicken, bacon, gravy mayonnaise, cheddar cheese and umami onions, all on malted bread. Their brie and cranberry is also back, along with pigs under blankets and the traditional turkey, stuffing & bacon.

Tesco

Their main new sandwich this year is actually a wrap. It's the Tesco Finest Festive Chicken & Bacon Wrap but its big selling point is that it comes with a gravy mayonnaise dip, which pretty much sells it to us, frankly. They'll also be selling mini sausages with this dip if you want to ditch the carbs. 

Elsewhere in store, you'll find the very Germanic Christmas Cracking Currywurst Sub, which they say is a nod to German Christmas markets. With that sub, you'll get pork sausage, smoky caramelised onions, curry ketchup, all in an egg-glazed sub roll. 

Also in supermarkets

• Aldi - They've added a Christmas Club Triple Sandwich alongside a Smoked Chicken & The Trimmings Toastie (smoked shredded chicken with a bacon and stuffing mix, cranberry chutney on white bread and topped with mozzarella and cheddar cheese). 
• Sainsbury's - Another supermarket going big on club sandwiches, they're leading with a Sainsbury's Christmas Cracker Club. That's smoked shredded chicken, gravy mayonnaise, mulled wine pickled cabbage, pork, onion and sage stuffing, beechwood smoked bacon, spinach and ale & onion chutney on white bread.

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