Hollywood spotting in London is nothing new, but this one had a distinctly New Jersey flavour. According to Secret London, Danny DeVito popped into New Jersey Mike's, a London spot bringing Garden State-style subs and deli culture to the UK capital, and the visit quickly became the talk of the town.
The appeal is obvious: DeVito is practically New Jersey royalty, so a star of his calibre endorsing a Jersey-style sandwich shop in London carries real weight. For a city that has long borrowed enthusiastically from American food culture — from bagel shops to smash burger joints — a deli channeling the Garden State now has an unexpected celebrity stamp of approval.
Details of the visit are thin in the original coverage, and the source page itself was inaccessible at the time of writing, so we can't confirm exactly what he ordered or when the appearance took place. What's clear from the write-up is that the moment generated plenty of buzz among locals, the kind of organic celebrity endorsement that no marketing budget can buy.
Why should a traveller care? Beyond the novelty of star-spotting, it points to something useful for anyone planning a food-focused trip to London: the city's casual eating scene keeps evolving, and neighbourhood spots serving regional American specialities are firmly part of that mix. If a sub shop good enough to draw a Jersey legend is on your route, it's worth a detour — just be prepared for queues if the hype holds.
For the full details of DeVito's visit, the original report from Secret London remains the place to check.
