Crave
Sandwich bar at Mackie's Corner in the city centre, serving fresh sandwiches, home-made focaccia and salad boxes, with a second branch on Sea Road.
About Crave
Crave is a sandwich bar on High Street West at Mackie's Corner, in the middle of the city centre shopping streets. It makes sandwiches to order on a choice of breads, including home-made focaccia, and also sells its own Crave combos and fresh salad boxes, which makes it a regular lunchtime stop for people working and shopping in town.
There is a second Crave branch on Sea Road. In October 2026 Sunderland BID reported that Crave had been nominated in the UK's Favourite Local Business 2026 competition. The city centre shop holds a food hygiene rating of 5 from an inspection in November 2025. It is a daytime business, so check current opening hours on its social media before making a special trip.
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