Roast pork sandwiches do not always get the spotlight in Massachusetts, where lobster rolls and roast beef tend to steal the headlines. That is a shame, because the state is quietly packed with porchetta, pulled pork, and carnitas worth planning a lunch around.
This list covers seven spots, from a downtown Boston food hall to a Cape Cod barbecue joint with an island backstory. Some are Italian delis stacking crispy pork on focaccia, while others smoke it low and slow or tuck it into a Mexican torta.
Each one brings a different style to the table, so you can treat this like a pork sandwich road map. Save it for your next lunch break, day trip, or weekend drive, and send it to the friend who always asks where to eat.
1. Pennypacker’s High St, Boston, MA
Downtown lunch crowds have a porchetta problem, and Pennypacker’s is happy to feed it. The family-owned business runs this second location inside High Street Place Food Hall, alongside a food truck and a catering operation…