North Shore Roast Beef

Where to get a North Shore roast beef sandwich north of Boston, from Revere Beach up to Danvers and North Andover. It's rare roast beef sliced thin and piled on a grilled bun or an onion roll; order it "three-way" and you get barbecue sauce (James River is the classic), mayo and white American cheese.

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Bella's Roast Beef – North Andover

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A roast beef, pizza and sub shop on Osgood Street (Route 125) in North Andover, up the Merrimack Valley end of the North Shore. The beef menu is sold by weight, so you pick your sandwich by how hungry you are rather than by roll size.

1211 Osgood St, North Andover, MA 01845

Super Beef (10 oz.) on a seeded or onion roll

The Modern Butcher – Danvers

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A whole-animal butcher shop on Maple Street in downtown Danvers that makes its North Shore three-way from top round, roasted and sliced by hand. Roast beef is a Saturday-only sandwich here, and locals know to come early.

36 Maple St, Danvers, MA 01923

North Shore Roast Beef 3-Way (Saturdays only)

Kelly's Roast Beef on Revere Beach Boulevard, Revere

Kelly's Roast Beef – Revere Beach

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The original Kelly's, on Revere Beach Boulevard at Oak Island Street, the stand where North Shore roast beef got its start. Ask for the Original Three Way: James River barbecue sauce, American cheese and mayo on a grilled sesame roll.

410 Revere Beach Blvd, Revere, MA 02151

Original Three Way Roast Beef on a grilled sesame roll

North Shore roast beef traces back to Kelly's on Revere Beach, which says on its Our Story page (checked Oct 29, 2026) that it opened as a hot dog stand in 1951 and started selling roast beef sandwiches when a called-off wedding left the banquet hall next door with spare beef. Today the sandwich is sold at roast beef shops, sub-and-pizza counters and even a butcher shop all over the North Shore; the three listed here are in Revere, Danvers and North Andover.

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