At cozy Cafe Catania in Brooklyn Heights, the sandwich list is impressive. But I'd recommend you skip the menu and go for a manager's suggestion: their sarde a beccafico on semolina with a bed of arugula and a healthy squeeze of lemon ($11.75). Pricey, but more than worth it. More

Sardines and stuzzicchino, a spicy marinated vegetable mix, are enveloped in pillowy bread made in-house. The stuzzicchino, almost an Italian take on salsa, is made with chili flakes, eggplant, and other assorted vegetables, and added serious heat to the sandwich, which was nicely counterbalanced by the mild sardines. More