Hot pressed sandwich
Porchetta, meatball, or the pressed Italian on house bread.
On Wickenden since 2018
Bread baked here, meat cured here, that is it
Fourteen sandwiches on bread out of our own oven, with porchetta, capicola, and roast beef cured and cooked in the back. Order ahead and skip the noon line.
8 yrson Wickenden Street
14sandwiches on the board
6ambread out of the oven
200+sandwiches a day
The menu
Sandwiches, soup, catering, and office delivery
Everything is made to order. Order ahead if you are on a lunch break.
Cold cut sandwich
House cured capicola, mortadella, and provolone, dressed sharp.
Roast beef sandwich
Slow roasted, sliced to order, on a seeded roll with jus.
Vegetarian sandwich
Roasted eggplant, broccoli rabe, and fresh mozzarella.
Soup and half sandwich
Daily soup with a half of anything on the board.
Catering tray
Assorted halves, a side, and napkins, ordered a day ahead.
About the shop
A butcher and a baker who opened one counter
Fifth Ward opened in 2018 when a butcher from Federal Hill and a baker from a downtown restaurant decided the only sandwich worth selling is one where both halves are made in house. We cure our own capicola, roast the porchetta overnight, and pull bread at six in the morning. When something sells out, it is out until tomorrow.
•Bread baked in house every morning, never delivered frozen
•Capicola, porchetta, and roast beef cured and cooked on site
•Daily soup made from that week's trim, never from a base
•Order ahead pickup shelf so the noon line does not cost you your break
Reviews
What regulars say
“The porchetta is the best sandwich in Providence and I will argue about it.”
Nick D., Fox Point regular
“They cater our monthly all hands and the trays come back empty every time.”
Alina K., Office catering client
“Order ahead has saved my lunch break more times than I can count.”
Josh M., Downtown office worker
FAQ
Ordering questions
Can I order ahead?
Yes, and we recommend it between 11:45 and 1. Orders placed online go on the pickup shelf by the register, usually within fifteen minutes at off peak times.
Do you deliver to offices?
We deliver downtown and on the East Side for orders over 75 dollars, with a one hour lead time. Larger catering orders need to be placed by 4pm the day before.
Do you have gluten free bread?
We keep a gluten free roll in stock, but we bake and slice in a shared kitchen with wheat flour in the air, so we cannot call it safe for celiac customers.
Why do things sell out?
We make a fixed amount of each item every morning and do not hold product over. Porchetta usually goes by 1:30 on Fridays, so call ahead if you have your heart set on it.
Phone(401) 555-0121
Address227 Wickenden St, Providence, RI 02903, Providence, Rhode Island
HoursMon to Fri 10:30am to 7pm, Sat 11am to 5pm, closed Sun
AreaFox Point, College Hill, downtown Providence, East Side