kapmap

We are coming to NY this week and I would like some good deli food.I do not consider a place like Carnegie Deli any more than a tourist trap. Can someone tell me where the good smoked whitefish and pastrami are?

Rob

I don't know about the pastrami but for good smoked whitefish - Barney Greengrass at 86th and Amsterdam Ave. For good pastrami - 2nd Ave Deli on 2nd Avenue near 10th ST.

Leona

Zabars also has great smoked fish; and I "second" the 2nd Ave. Deli.

RobinBinNYC

Try 2nd Avenue Deli, and Russ & Daughters (on Houston St.).

flopmeister

the 2nd ave deli is nothing more than a greasy spoon. i second barney greengrass.

Gardyloo

Ditto Barney Greengrass, also try Sarge's on 3rd Ave/37th St.

missjanna

For Pastrami, the best I hear is at Katz's Deli in the Lower East Side, somewhere by the Williamsburg Bridge. I believe its on 2nd Ave. Someone may be able to help you with the exact location, or you can try checking the yellow pages online.

allan_b

Katz is at 205 E. Houston Street, at the corner of Orchard Street (just east of 1st Ave). You can take the F or V train to Second Avenue.

BTW, we pronounce Houston "HOUSETON", not like the name of the city in Texas. I believe it goes back to the old Dutch pronunciation.

Russ and Daughters is at 179 E. Houston, btw Forsyth & Eldridge.

While you're in the neighborhood you can check out Yonah Shimmel for a knish at 137 E. Houston, btw Bowery & Chrystie (2nd Ave). Not far away at 367 Grand Steert, btw Essex and Norfold, is Kossar's for a Bialy. They also make a nice bagel.

Now that you're on Grand Street you're in Chinatown, and...

Have fun!!!

hotandsweaty

and while you are in that part of town- absolutely visit the tennement museum to see how new yorkers lived in the old days- i am a native nyer and it was a total eye opener for the entire family.

janie

kapmap, I brought up an old thread on this topic for you. It also refers to an even older thread. Lots of opinions (including mine) on these older listings