Feeding the Finest

If you want to meet San Pedro’s finest, go to Busy Bee Market. Situated in a residential district, it’s regarded as the source of the town’s best sandwiches. The most popular is a barbecue chicken breast with cheese. Huge portions of chicken baked in barbecue sauce are stuffed into an equally huge French roll from the town’s Portofino bakery. Mayonnaise, mustard and marinara sauce are slathered inside the bun, along with provolone cheese, so the sandwich is as drippy as it is wonderful. Don’t worry if you see a police car or two in the parking lot. You’ll find the occupants inside, picking up this and other sandwiches from the large selection.

Barbecue chicken breast sandwich, $4.50 at Busy Bee Market, 2413 S. Walker St., San Pedro. (310) 832-8660.