--- title: Lobster Grilled Cheese: How to Make It description: Take a break from the traditional lobster roll canonical: https://time.com/3921918/lobster-grilled-cheese/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-15T20:47:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:57:07.348Z og:title: How to Make Lobster Grilled Cheese og:description: Take a break from the traditional lobster roll og:url: https://time.com/3921918/lobster-grilled-cheese/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ddd2c820913d3fc/6988549ccd684879fe0a05ca/fwx-lobster-grilled-cheese.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: lobster grilled cheese og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: How to Make Lobster Grilled Cheese twitter:description: Take a break from the traditional lobster roll twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ddd2c820913d3fc/6988549ccd684879fe0a05ca/fwx-lobster-grilled-cheese.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # How to Make Lobster Grilled Cheese > Sponsored content. 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Simply put, it mashes two of history’s great sandwiches into one. At Ambrose Beer and Lobster, New York City’s laid-back seafood spot at South Street Seaport, chef Jason Mayer has mastered the combination and ensures a perfect, crisp crust on his sourdough bread by brushing the outside with mayo instead of butter. Here are the rest of the details: **The bread:** A rustic sourdough, hearty enough to stand up to the hefty filling but sliced thinly enough that it is easy to crunch through. **The filling:** The star here, undoubtedly, is the quarter pound of fresh lobster, but a heavy helping of gooey Havarti cheese mixes beautifully. Mayer was also nice enough to give us his recipe, for anyone looking for a little lobster grilled cheese action at home today. **Lobster Grilled Cheese** Makes 1 sandwich **Ingredients** * 2 slices sourdough bread * Mayonnaise * 4 slices Havarti cheese * 4 ounces fresh lobster meat (claw, knuckle, tail) * Salt **Instructions** Heat a heavy-bottomed frying pan to medium. Brush the outside of the bread with mayonnaise. Layer two slices of cheese, lobster meat and the remaining 2 slices of cheese for the sandwich. Season with salt. Slowly grill until the cheese is dripping out of the sandwich and the bread is golden brown. _This_ [_article_](http://www.foodandwine.com/fwx/food/lobster-grilled-cheese-lobster-roll-alternative-you-have-try?xid=PS%5FTime) _originally appeared on_ [_FWx_](http://www.foodandwine.com/fwx/)_._ _More from FWx:_ * [5 of the Best Lobster Rolls from the Experts](http://www.foodandwine.com/fwx/food/5-best-lobster-rolls-experts?xid=PS%5FTime) * [Lobster Breakfast Tacos Will Change How You Brunch Forever](http://www.foodandwine.com/fwx/food/lobster-breakfast-tacos-will-change-how-you-brunch-forever?xid=PS%5FTime) * [Devour This Glorious Caribbean Lobster Roll](http://www.foodandwine.com/fwx/food/devour-glorious-caribbean-lobster-roll?xid=PS%5FTime) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3921918/lobster-grilled-cheese/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3921918/lobster-grilled-cheese/"},"headline":"How to Make Lobster Grilled Cheese","datePublished":"2015-06-15T20:47:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:57:07.348Z","description":"Take a break from the traditional lobster roll","url":"https://time.com/3921918/lobster-grilled-cheese/","keywords":["Living","Food & Drink"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ddd2c820913d3fc/6988549ccd684879fe0a05ca/fwx-lobster-grilled-cheese.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noah Kaufman / Food & Wine"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ddd2c820913d3fc/6988549ccd684879fe0a05ca/fwx-lobster-grilled-cheese.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"lobster grilled cheese","caption":"lobster grilled cheese","creditText":"Paul Wagtouicz—Ambrose Beer and Lobster","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3921918/lobster-grilled-cheese/","name":"How to Make Lobster Grilled Cheese"}}]}] ```