Fiore Deli of Hoboken

Best roast beef sandwich in the tri-​state area!

Coming from Staten Island I am a big time italian deli snob. After hearing about Fiore’s from hoboken friends for awhile I will say it met the hype. Warm hosts and quick customer service made me feel right at home and the Fresh mozz was on point. If I move to hoboken in the near future I may gain a quick 20 lbs by frequenting fiore too much.

Favorite spot in Hoboken, Italian subs to die for. Pro tip, order any sandwhich with fresh muzz and roasted red peppers and add hot pepper juice. Absolutely

Best mutz in town, hands down.
Like everyone else has stated, Thursday is the day to swing by — the roast beef sandwich is top notch … my advice get the gravy on the side and ask for red peppers … yummmmmm yum yummmmmm

This review is strictly about the roast beef with mozzarella and gravy.
It was delicious but the only thing stopping it from being a 5 star sandwich is that the roast beef and gravy were cold.
If it was warm it would have been 5 stars no question. The bread was perfect.

I am an apostle of Fiore’s fresh mozzarella. I especially enjoy taking neophytes to the shop and watching their expressions of joy when they bite into their first piece of REAL mozzarella. Once they do, they happily join «The First Church of Fiore’s».
I’ve been coming to this place for close to 50 years and have never been disappointed in the quality of their products and of course, their mozzarella. They make daily special sandwiches and their hot roast beef and mozzarella (Thursdays & Saturday’s ONLY) is clearly the star of that specials menu, but do yourself a favor and just get yourself your favorite Italian cold cut sandwich with their fresh mozzarella and roasted peppers. Or, just buy a ½lb of the fresh mozzarella, then get some bread at one of the terrific bakeries in town (NOT CARLOS!) and make sandwiches with the stuff at home. You won’t regret it.

I am kind of amazed that I haven’t reviewed Fiores yet. What else can you say about this place. It’s classic, old school Hoboken in every sense. It’s tiny, a little dingy but they pump out some great hoagies and mutz.
Their mutz is by far the best in town, so good in fact they don’t even bother competing in the «mutz fest» every year. Because it’s a bit far from me now I don’t go as often, I prever M&P whose mutz is also amazing. But on a Saturday or Thursday I will do my best to get a roast beef and mutz. This is the best roast beef sandwich you will ever have… period.
The roasted red peppers are some of my favorite they are soaked in garlic and I mean SOAKED. I always add them. If you don’t like garlic or you’re a vampire watch out.
They are cash only which sucks and if you buy just their mutz by the pound it’s a bit pricier but worth it.
Come in, grab your bread on the right side and wait in line. But I love this place and you will too.

One word best describes Fiore’s deli, awesome!
From the fresh mozzarella to the incredible selection of meats and to top it off kick ass bread.
What more can you want except maybe a flat down the street so you can walk there, and to whoever can… I’m jealous.

Always on point when I come here. Not something you want to eat every single day but by far a great cheat day meal!
Just ask for the special!

My husband and I stopped at fiore right before closing so they were out of their famous roast beef which is totally fine!
The sandwiches we got were AWESOME! The bread did seem a little old, but that’s understandable since it was the end of the day (hence why I am not docking a star).
Let’s talk mozz– this was the best creamiest, dreamiest mozz I have ever had! Heaven!
Now the star of the show for me were their hot peppers — for me it’s not a sandwich without hot peppers. But theses peppers were just AMAZING! They were marinated and perfect! And I dreamed about them for the rest of the week.
I definitely would eat a sandwich of just their mozz and hot peppers. Call me crazy.
Their meats were great!
Overall one of the best sandwiches I’ve ever had– I can’t wait to go back

I will update my review as I visit Fiore’s more often. My husband brought home sandwiches as per my request because I heard the mozzarella is the best in Hoboken. As a customer and lover of Vito’s Deli, I can honestly say that the fresh mozzarella at Fiore’s is just slightly better. It was outstanding. The texture and taste were impeccable.
I ordered a whole roast beef sandwich which is the special on Saturday. It was HUGE, and this is coming from someone with a hefty appetite. Half the sandwich would have sufficed. They kindly gave me the gravy separate so that the bread didn’t get soggy as I was not eating it right away. The roast beef was nice and thinly sliced. The gravy was good, but I hit it with some salt and it became great.
Will certainly be back again to try more of the menu.

I got off the PATH and walked directly to Fiores. I suggest you do the same.
It’s definitely the best sandwich in Hoboken. Get Roast beef, mozz, and peppers.
Walk in grab your bread from the basket, tell the man what you want on the bread, he’ll tell you ‘good choice’ (because everything is good), watch him throw the thing together, pay $ 15+dollars, and go home.
You won’t complain about the price after you take the first bite.
I was amazed. Will be back in exactly a week.

As a new resident of Hoboken, felt like it was my duty to test out the local cuisine. And boy, am I greatful for Unilocal!
Had the Saturday Special: the Roast Beef with Gravy (added hot peppers, because why not). My taste buds… blown away. They hooked it up with thick slices of mozz and ample heaps of roast beef. While not the cleanest sandwich to eat, it most certainly is the most flavorful one to indulge in. [The special was $ 7, which is an absolute steal.]

Ohhh Italian delis how i Love you!
Beautiful Saturday and decided to take a ride to hoboken and get a special Roast Beef sandwich from the famous Fiores Deli.
Place wasn’t that packed which was great and while standing on line i decided to get the whole sandwich not a half. I ordered the roast beef with fresh mozzarella (special) with hot peppers. The bread was nice and chewy just how it should be, the mozzarella was so fresh and had a nice amount of salt and was perfect. The roast beef had great flavor just wish it was a little more rare. The sandwich and place alone was solid solid solid! Only complaint was it could had a little more meat in the sandwich as it looks like they were skimping on the meat and esp. for $ 16 i though i would get a FAT sandwich as some pictures looked. Would be back and try theory delicious cured meatzzz.

I used to come here with my father and sister when I was a kid to get mozzarella, prosciutto and salami sandwiches on Italian bread. When I went to college in 1988, one of the first care packages I got was one shipped overnight with tons of meat, cheese and bread to share with my dorm floor. It was one of my favorite places back then. I hadn’t been back since moving to the West Coast 18 years ago. Every summer we visit family in NJ for a week and yet had never returned. This year we decided to go to Hoboken for the day, grab some sandwiches and go have a picnic on the waterfront so there was only one place to go for the sandwiches — Fiore.
If there is an Italian deli with better fresh mozzarella or that makes better Italian sandwiches, I’ve yet to find it. Over 45 years of eating Italian food (as an Italian-​American), I have had my fair share of mozzarella. I am absolutely certain that if there is better mozzarella, I haven’t eaten and would love to know where to find it, because I can’t imagine anything surpassing what is made at Fiore.
Today, I had a long Italian roll with mozzarella, prosciutto and roasted red peppers. The prosciutto was melt in your mouth delicious and they stuffed so much in the sandwich that I only ate half for lunch and brought the rest back to my sister’s to eat tomorrow. My oldest son had their special sandwich of the day — roast beef, mozzarella and gravy. I’d never had fresh mozzarella with roast beef, but it may have been the best sub ever. The roast beef was so fresh and the gravy they drizzled on it took it from great to exceptional.
The store is non-​descript and not very large so you’ll likely find a line out the door and have to wait a bit. We were ordering 11 sandwiches so probably frustrated a lot of the people behind us (there is only one slicing machine in the store so they can’t push a lot of people through quickly). Regardless, wait in the line and let your mouth water as you wait for the one of the best Italian sandwiches you’ll ever have. Only caution, make sure you bring cash as they don’t except credit cards.

Background for context (FEEL FREE TO SKIP):
Born in Hoboken, raised locally, and went to Stevens (college situated in Hoboken). My «go to» for deli has ALWAYS been Vito’s Deli on Washington St and 9^th. Solid establishment with fresh mutz and conveniently close (mostly) to the «action» in Hoboken.
One Monday afternoon, I decided to head to Vito’s but unfortunately they are arbitrarily closed on Mondays. Alas, I had to find a substitute and Unilocal was there to provide one for me.
A lot of hooplah on this «Fiore» place that I’ve never really heard of before. I have faith in my Unilocal community so I was not so quick to dismiss.
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CLOSER LOOK (aka the Juice)
This place operates on daily specials but you’re welcome to order anything else they might have available. A half sandwich runs $ 8 where as a whole is $ 15 — this might be subject to what you order. Point is the half is absolutely the SUITABLE amount for the average man/​woman. I ordered a full my second time when I had a monster appetite and was left more than satisfied after half.
On a Monday their special is Virginia Ham, Fresh Mutz, and Mustard Gravy. PHENOMENAL! Just a really delicious sandwich. The Mutz was marginally better than Vito’s — if not on par. I will concede that their bread is slightly better.
Upon returning a few days later, their special was Tuna Salad. I wasn’t crazy about the idea so I opted for a Prosciutto, Mutz, and Red Peppers dressed in garlic and olive oil. Sandwich was AMAZING too!
COOL POINT: The guy behind the counter offered to give me a sample of their Tuna Salad. I honestly would have been just as pleased with their special for the day.
Note: Roast Beef is strictly Thursdays and Saturdays. I was bit disappointed they didn’t have Roast Beef (w/​Mutz and Gravy) when I went since that seems to be a big hit, but I was not let down at all by their other sandwiches.

If you haven’t been to Fiores yet, you’re truly missing out. Its a small deli, cash only. Its really nothing special to look at but thats irrelevant because the food is very good. Fiores rarely doesn’t have a line out the door, so be prepared to wait your turn, don’t be discouraged by the line, its worth the wait.
The fresh mozzarella is what they are known for, so make sure to get some and bring it home to slice up and eat. Also, I would recommend trying their smoked mozzarella, its amazing… I think it might be my favorite item they offer. They have a huge variety of meats you can buy and breads. I’ve had their italian sandwiches a few times and have never been disappointed. Once you try Fiores, you’ll quickly realize why its the best deli in Hoboken,

Oh man so good.
If you live in Hoboken and haven’t eaten at Fiore’s yet, you are dong it wrong.
Every weekday features a different sandwich. The ham sandwich special is great. However, only these specials run out, that’s it! Try again next week!
My wife also tried out a sandwich with their smoked mozzarella. I really recommend that too.
The best part is: the sandwiches are reasonably priced. Amazing sandwiches that don’t break the bank? Why aren’t you eating there right now???

This place has a hell of a reputation and I decided it was about time I put that to the test.
Saturday’s special is roast beef, mozzarella, and a caramelized onion gravy. Yes, please! The sandwiches are massive, so the «half» ($ 8) will be more than enough for the average person.
Now if you are anywhere around this place on a weekend, you will notice the line goes around the block, so… order ahead!
Upon walking in, the aroma is engulfing — fresh crackling bread, toasted italian meats and mozzarella, house special octopus and calamari… It is a family run place with uncle this and that thrown around and plenty of regulars seem to come through.
Finally and most importantly, the sandwich was delicious! My only wish is that I had more of that yummy caramelized onion gravy to soak my bread in. I’m excited to try all of the sandwiches!
If you’re hungry and in Hoboken, come by Fiores for a sandwich and an experience!

Talk about an authentic Italian deli, this place has it all. Homemade mozzeralla (not the best I’ve had, but it’s good), fresh sliced meats, and a plentiful antipasto bar make this place what it is. They have daily sandwich specials, and also classics like the Italian sub. The crusty bread was a delicious start, and the roasted red peppers, salami, and pepper coated ham really made it one of my favorite lunches in a while.
At $ 8 a sub, it’s fairly priced for such great quality. Definitely stop by if you’re in the area!