The team behind the Mile End sandwich slinger Renzo includes hospitality veterans, designers, and one country-singing chef (Jean-Michel Leblond) with a taste for reinvention. Together, they’ve built a tight, baseball-era throwback of a space that looks like a cross between a diner, a deli, and a vintage clubhouse. The name riffs on “San Lorenzo,” nodding to their spot on Saint-Laurent, but the menu draws from much farther afield: from a fried chicken sandwich with jalapeño zip to a smoked meat-style corned beef inspired by a trip to Seattle.

There are 14 sandwiches in all, plus a few sweet things like pouding chômeur and key lime pie. With its punchy branding, strong local energy, and an alcoholic slushie machine for good measure, Renzo was clearly aiming for institution status right out of the gate after its opening in June 2025.