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Subway Sandwiches Tier List: All 24 Ranked

By Rank Parade Team · Updated October 3, 2026 · 24 ranked

Subway's menu looks simple until you actually stand there holding up the line, trying to decide between a Spicy Italian and whatever the sandwich artist just recommended. We ranked all 24 classics, from the stuff that built the brand to the one order that makes employees sigh quietly.

This reflects what fans and critics tend to agree on across forums, review threads and plain old sandwich debates, plus our own take when the comment sections start fighting. Disagree with where something lands? That's half the fun of a tier list. Build your own order and argue with ours.

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SS Tier: The reason Subway exists

Italian B.M.T.

Genoa salami, pepperoni and ham stacked together is basically Subway's answer to a deli counter, and it still works better than most things on the menu. The pepperoni grease soaking into toasted bread is the whole point.

About Italian B.M.T.

A Subway menu staple combining Genoa salami, pepperoni and ham. The name stands for Biggest, Meatiest, Tastiest.

Type: Cold cut sub
Known for: Pepperoni and salami combo

Spicy Italian

Pepperoni and salami with actual heat, no apologies. It's the sandwich regulars order without reading the board, because why would you need to.

About Spicy Italian

A spicier cousin of the B.M.T. built on pepperoni and salami with extra heat.

Type: Cold cut sub

Chicken & Bacon Ranch

Grilled chicken, bacon, ranch, melted cheese if you ask for it toasted right. It's basically a salad that decided to become a sandwich and got better for it.

About Chicken & Bacon Ranch

Grilled chicken with bacon and ranch dressing, usually served melted and toasted.

Type: Chicken sub

AA Tier: Reliable favorites

Steak Philly

Peppers, onions and steak that actually tastes like something when it's fresh off the flat-top. Order it toasted with provolone and you've got one of the better hot subs on the menu.

About Steak Philly

Steak strips with peppers and onions, styled after a Philly cheesesteak.

Type: Hot sub

Subway Club

Turkey, ham and roast beef in one sandwich sounds like a cop-out, but it's the move when you can't decide. Nothing flashy, everything solid.

About Subway Club

Combines turkey, ham and roast beef in one sandwich.

Type: Cold sub

Meatball Marinara

Messy in the best way. The marinara gets everywhere, the bread goes soft, and somehow that's exactly what you wanted. Just don't eat it one-handed in the car.

About Meatball Marinara

Meatballs in marinara sauce topped with cheese, one of Subway's longest-running hot subs.

Type: Hot sub

Buffalo Chicken

The buffalo sauce actually has kick, and shredded chicken holds onto it better than you'd expect. A ranch drizzle on top turns this into a genuinely good sandwich, not just a gimmick.

About Buffalo Chicken

Shredded or sliced chicken tossed in buffalo sauce.

Type: Chicken sub

Oven-Roasted Turkey

Unremarkable in the way that good turkey sandwiches are supposed to be unremarkable. Load it with veggies and it's the healthiest thing on the board that still tastes like food.

About Oven-Roasted Turkey

Sliced turkey breast, one of the menu's lighter cold sub options.

Type: Cold sub

Bacon, Egg & Cheese

Subway's breakfast game is hit or miss, but bacon fixes almost anything. This one actually delivers on the combo its name promises.

About Bacon, Egg & Cheese

A breakfast sub combining scrambled eggs, bacon and cheese.

Type: Breakfast sub

BB Tier: Solid, no complaints

Black Forest Ham

Simple, a little sweet, never offensive. It's the sandwich you get when you're not in the mood to think about sandwiches.

About Black Forest Ham

Sliced ham, one of Subway's simplest and longest-standing cold sub options.

Type: Cold sub

Roast Beef

Decent on its own, better once you remember horseradish or extra mayo is an option. The beef itself is thin-sliced and mild, so toppings are doing a lot of the work.

About Roast Beef

Thin-sliced roast beef served cold, a long-standing menu item.

Type: Cold sub

All American Club

Turkey, ham, bacon and extra cheese. It's basically the Subway Club with a bacon upgrade, and honestly that upgrade earns its keep.

About All American Club

A club-style sub with turkey, ham, bacon and extra cheese.

Type: Cold sub

B.L.T.

Bacon, lettuce, tomato, exactly as advertised. It lives or dies on how fresh the tomato is that day, which is a real gamble at some locations.

About B.L.T.

A classic bacon, lettuce and tomato combination on sub bread.

Type: Cold sub

Turkey & Ham

Two decent meats combined into one perfectly fine sandwich. Nobody's favorite, nobody's enemy.

About Turkey & Ham

A combination sub pairing sliced turkey with ham.

Type: Cold sub

Tuna

People have strong opinions about this one and most of them are wrong to be so dramatic about it. It's a classic tuna salad sandwich, creamy, a little fishy, fine if you like tuna salad anywhere else too.

About Tuna

Tuna salad made with mayonnaise, served cold on sub bread.

Type: Cold sub

CC Tier: Fine if it's what you're craving

Grilled Chicken

Plain grilled chicken strips that need help from sauce and veggies to be interesting. Not bad, just the blank canvas of the chicken options.

About Grilled Chicken

Plain grilled chicken strips served as a base sub, often customized with sauces.

Type: Chicken sub

Cold Cut Combo

The budget option, and it tastes like a budget option. Bologna and turkey-based meats that do the job without winning anyone over.

About Cold Cut Combo

A budget-friendly sub made with a mix of sliced meats including bologna and turkey.

Type: Cold cut sub

5 Meat Italian

More meat isn't automatically more flavor, and this one proves it. It's the B.M.T. with extra stuff piled on that doesn't add much beyond bulk.

About 5 Meat Italian

A heavier version of the Italian B.M.T. with additional meats layered in.

Type: Cold cut sub

Veggie Patty

A reasonable veggie burger patty dressed up as a sub. Fine for what it is, but it's clearly built for people avoiding meat, not people chasing flavor.

About Veggie Patty

A plant-based patty sub aimed at vegetarian customers.

Type: Vegetarian sub

Egg & Cheese

Soft scrambled eggs on sub bread is a strange textural experience no matter how good the eggs are. Fine in a pinch, forgettable otherwise.

About Egg & Cheese

A breakfast sub made with scrambled eggs and cheese.

Type: Breakfast sub

Chipotle Philly

The chipotle sauce is good, but it's basically a Steak Philly's less confident sibling. Doesn't do enough differently to stand out.

About Chipotle Philly

A variation on the Steak Philly finished with chipotle sauce.

Type: Hot sub

DD Tier: Orders with a catch

Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki

Fans love this one and we get it, but the sauce is sweet enough to make the sandwich taste more like dessert than lunch. Good for a change of pace, exhausting as a regular order.

About Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki

Grilled chicken strips tossed in a sweet onion teriyaki sauce, one of Subway's long-running signature items.

Type: Chicken sub

Veggie Delite

It's vegetables on bread, and everyone knows it. Totally fine as a canvas for extra toppings, but ordered straight it's just sad lettuce in a wrapper.

About Veggie Delite

An all-vegetable sub with no meat or cheese included by default, fully customizable with extra toppings.

Type: Vegetarian sub

FF Tier: Hard to defend

Pizza Sub

Pizza sauce and cheese on sub bread manages to taste like neither pizza nor a sandwich. It's the order that makes you wonder why you didn't just get actual pizza.

About Pizza Sub

A sub topped with pizza sauce and melted cheese, styled to taste like pizza.

Type: Hot sub

How we ranked them

We weighed flavor and how well the sandwich actually holds together, value for what you're paying, how consistent it is across locations, and how it compares to the other options on the same menu. Classics that earned their reputation over decades count for something. So does an honest look at sandwiches that sound better than they taste.

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FAQ

What is the best Subway sandwich overall?

Based on fan and critic consensus, the Italian B.M.T. and Spicy Italian are usually named the best, with Chicken & Bacon Ranch right alongside them.

What is the worst Subway sandwich?

The Pizza Sub tends to rank lowest. It doesn't quite deliver on either the pizza or the sandwich side of the equation.

Is the Veggie Delite actually bad?

Not bad exactly, just plain. It depends heavily on how many extra veggies and sauces you add, since on its own it's mostly bread and lettuce.

Is Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki overrated?

Opinions are genuinely split on this one. It has a loyal following, but plenty of people find the sauce too sweet for a sandwich.

What's a good Subway order for someone who's indecisive?

The Subway Club or All American Club, since both combine multiple meats so you're not stuck picking just one.

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