Nicky Special

Defonte's Sandwich Shop

379 Columbia St

Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY

$10.50

Red Hook's dockworker classic: cold cuts, fried eggplant, and hot salad built the way they have since 1922.

Why

• Capocollo, salami, ham, and provolone stacked with fried eggplant
• Hot salad cuts the richness; sesame loaf holds it together
• Named among the city's best Italian sandwiches by multiple critics

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