A sandwich, like a wallet, safely contains its precious contents, fits comfortably into a back pocket, and is rarely found by the police once it’s been stolen. Protect valuable ingredients with today’s Groupon: for $5, you get a panini (up to an $8.15 value) and drink (up to a $3.75 value) at The Java House Café in Middletown (up to an $11.90 total value).

The Java House Café’s lemon-yellow walls lend extra cheer to diners munching contentedly on paninis from a new menu while sipping on coffee or smoothies. The spicy jerk chicken panini nurses baby spinach on a cradle of focaccia bread, entertaining it with sock-puppet shows put on by roasted red peppers and pepper jack cheese. The daring Mocha Jana panini beckons taste buds with a whimsical twining of melted dark chocolate, brie, pesto, and fresh basil on slices of seasoned sourdough. A full repertoire of caffeination unveils tea and various coffees such as the Costa Rican, Sexual Chocolate, or Kenya AA roast. On muggy summer afternoons, patrons can cool off after lawn-mowing races with a Caribbean colada or cookies-and-cream frappe.