Kramarczuk’s sits at 215 East Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis, and this Eastern European deli comes recommended by an Only In Your State editor who knows a good sandwich when he sees one. The sandwich shop carries a James Beard Foundation award, and the Minneapolis establishment has been serving grinders, pierogis, sausages, stews, and more for over 60 years.
Try the Krakowska, with its signature garlic ham sausage, cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and garlic mayo on caraway rye. Minneapolis has a long history of Eastern European immigration, particularly from Poland and Ukraine, which continues to shape several of the city’s most enduring food destinations.
Kramarczuk’s earned its spot in our national sandwich shop roundup as a 60-year Minneapolis institution with the awards to prove its staying power. For Minneapolis diners with a taste for Eastern European tradition, it remains the clearest destination.
What to Order
The Krakowska is the signature order: garlic ham sausage, cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and garlic mayo, all built on caraway rye. It’s the sandwich that best represents Kramarczuk’s Eastern European roots…