Bay Cities Italian Deli & Bakery • 1925

The Godmother sandwich—a towering stack of five Italian meats, provolone, and peppers on house-baked bread—draws lines out the door at this Santa Monica deli that's been slicing salumi and baking loaves since 1925. The oldest Italian deli in Los Angeles still makes pasta and bread from scratch daily, just as the founding family did a century ago. Come early to beat the lunch rush, or call ahead and skip straight to the counter.