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Formerly known as Melampo, this tiny takeout shop was home to the city's most talented—and temperamental—Italian sandwich maker, Alessandro Gualandi, who recently sold the business. Purists might find some changes, like the new tables for eating in, unsettling—to say nothing of the new owner's sunny sociability—but they'll be relieved to hear that the menu's the same, the Alessandro dressing spectacular, and you still have to order by sandwich name. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Pinnochio sandwich, $12