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For the last 55 years, the husband and wife duo Rafael and Guadalupe “Lupe” Rivas have been holding down Margon, a bustling restaurant where they sell hundreds of Cuban sandwiches a day. Their storefront is easy to miss amid the chaos of Times Square, but Margon has a legion of loyal customers who have been coming since the 1970s. This episode of Sandwich City dives deep into the well-loved Cuban sandwich at Margon. A warm, crunchy stack of Cuban bread, it’s piled with ham, salami, Swiss cheese, a garlic sauce, mustard and pickles. Customers sit elbow to elbow in rows of old school tangerine orange tables — everyone from born-and-bred New Yorkers to tourists who carved their entire vacation around making a stop at the sandwich shop. Here are the 57 sandwiches that define New York City: https://nyti.ms/3BWuDSP ------------------------------------------ Download the Cooking app for daily dinner picks, helpful tools, and even more videos: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-cooking/id911422904 VISIT NYT COOKING: https://cooking.nytimes.com/ SUBSCRIBE to NYT COOKING: https://nyti.ms/3FfKmfb A paid subscription gets you full access to our recipes, daily inspiration and a digital Recipe Box. YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/2MrEFxh INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2DqJMuD FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2MrTjEC TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2RZB6ng PINTEREST: http://bit.ly/2W44xng About NYT Cooking: All the food that’s fit to eat (yes, it’s an official New York Times production).