Abibi\u2019s small sandwich shop, located in the former Chadwick\u2019s (opens in new tab)<\/a> on Market Street, is just one month into business. But customers are already returning for his raclette malawi sandwiches. The crepe-like creations combine European cheeses \u2014 particularly gooey, pungent Swiss raclette \u2014 with the Tunisian olive-oil-soaked flat bread called malawi.\u00a0<\/p>\n He\u2019s pretty sure Gada is not just one of a kind in San Francisco, but one of a kind in the United States.<\/p>\n In Tunisia, tuna and egg are more common ingredients; Abibi says that while those ingredients will appear on future sandwiches, he wanted first to appeal to local tastes. The eight sandwiches on Gada\u2019s handwritten menu include a riff on a BLT, the Bacon Bliss \u201cThe Melty Madness,\u201d which arrives with raclette, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and truffle mayo, and the Gada Classics \u201cCheese Please!,\u201d made with raclette, roasted potatoes, caramelized onions, and cornichons.<\/p>\n Sandwiches on half-baguettes and torpedo rolls, as well as sweet options laden with Nutella, will rotate and range from $10 to $20.\u00a0<\/p>\n The malawi bread is a labor of love. Although similar to a French crepe, the dough is not spread directly onto the grill but is first spread thinly on a counter. Although it\u2019s made with olive oil, Abibi adds a few more splurts. Then, he transfers the delicate sheet of dough to a griddle to cook, producing big air bubbles throughout the bread. Finally, he moves it back to the counter, where he melts the raclette and scrapes it onto the other toppings.\u00a0<\/p>\n Cut in half, the chubby sandwiches resemble a sliced watermelon oozing cheese. In addition to raclette, he works with Italian fontina. Onion and green peppers get thrown into all varieties, and big spreads of harissa are commonplace. \u201cMy sandwiches are fat,\u201d he says. \u201cMy sandwiches take time.\u201d<\/p>\n Before striking out on his own, Abibi cut his teeth at the Lombard Street institution Golden Gate Market (opens in new tab)<\/a> from 2021 to 2024. (Above the cash register at Gada is a $50 bill the market\u2019s owner signed, \u201cGood luck, Moe!\u201d) Before that, he lived in Tunisia, first in his family\u2019s home in Tunis and then in the state of Nabeul on the northwestern coast. He\u2019s studying retail finance at the University of San Francisco.<\/p>\n This spartan operation is not likely to be his last. Abidi says he is securing a lease in North Beach for a wine bar where he\u2019ll serve Tunisian bites.<\/p>\n Opening hours11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday through Wednesday![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771943828_828_-S3840x2561-FPNG.png\"\/)
Gada owner Mohammed \u201cMoe\u201d Abibi.![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771943829_614_-S3840x2561-FPNG.png\"\/)
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