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New York City Deli's
Can anyone comment on which Deli is the best to dine at? Where are the best Deli's located?
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The 2 best, in my opinion, are Katz' and 2nd Ave. Deli. I can't recall the street that Katz is on... it is on the lower east side.<BR><BR>2nd Ave Deli isn't far away, around 2nd Ave and 10th St.
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Arties Deli on Broadway @84th St on the UWS does not get enough respect as a quality deli. The food is VERY good, and prices are reasonable. The fact that it is a relatively new restaurant should not disssuade people from considering it an 'authentic' NY Deli.<BR><BR>FWIW: The restaurant does get national exposure via a Tide laundry detergent commercial and an Arties T-shirt owned by an ex-pat NYer living in Japan.
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Katz/s Deli is on Houston St. near Orchard St (Lower East Side).
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Katz's is at Houston and Ludlow. Along with 2nd Avenue, it's one of the best.
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Once upon a time, looking for Deli advice, i was in the Rizzoli bookstore and noticed a genuine New Yorker, rich as indicated by her clothes, jewish as indicatged by her accent, a foodie as indicated by her interest in the cookbook section of the store, so I, a tourist, asked for advice.<BR><BR>Her response, considering we were already in the neighborhood 9although she might have offered the same advice if we were elsewhere) was the Carnegie Deli, for first, the food, and second, the atmosphere.<BR><BR>We took her advice, were somewhat surprised by how high the prices were, but nevertheless stuffed ourselves with excellent food.<BR><BR>My other advice: because portions are large, plan to share with your tablemate, and that way you can order a wider variety of things to try.<BR><BR>BAK<BR>
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Hey Jane...it's delis, not deli's. Deli's is a contraction of deli and is, or possesive, as in, "This is the deli's menu".<BR><BR>Now carry on....
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Marge,<BR>For more on the abuse of the apostrophe, see this column in salon.com<BR><BR>http://www.salon.com/news/col/huff/2002/12/17/apostrophe/index.html?x<BR><BR>jane,<BR>My choice is 2nd Ave. For the best knishes, try Yonah Schimmel Bakery on Houston btw. 1st and 2nd.<BR><BR>
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as a former new yorker here's my take on the delis. 2nd Avenue is excellent but keep in mind it is kosher so you can't get cheese on your sandwich (i'm a big fan of pastrami with melted cheese). Carnegie is not kosher and excellent as well. Katz's is cafeteria style and has romanian pastrami which I prefer to the thicker cut style.
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As a recent tourist to New York, I can tell you we LOVED Katz' Deli. The pastrami was to die for, but the whole experience was a real treat. You almost need instructions to go to Katz' so I'll do my best. When you enter the restaurant someone hands you a ticket. You take the ticket to various stations along the loooong counter and order up. While the server is preparing your sandwich he will give you a small plate of meat to taste. You give him your ticket and he writes down how much you owe. You go to a different guy to get your drinks, and give him the ticket, and so on. It's counter service, but the busboys (men, really) were almost as entertaining as the counter servers. When you have stuffed yourself silly (you really CAN share a pastrami sandwich with someone, they are huge), you take your ticket to the cashier and pay up.
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Susan what you didn't write was that there were signs at each station stating tipping is not allowed. The sample put on a plate for tasting is done to generate a tip. The 2nd Avenue deli is probably the best. Carnegie is overpriced. Katz" serves good meat but the ambiance leaves something to be desired. My wife absolutely refuses to eat there - she will take the sandwich out. Some of the stations don't look too clean. Arties is okay and there is a place that is pretty good that is hardly ever mentioned - Fine and Shapiro located on W. 72nd between Broadway and Columbus.
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just added to the friendly deabte here:<BR><BR>By far number one:<BR><BR>2nd avenue deli--great pastrami, brisket and a mean mushroom barley soup.<BR><BR>but:<BR>Artie's-- a very credible new (couple years old)entry. Broader (nonkosher) menu. Nice atmosphere, much less frenetic.
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If you really like deli food I hope you'll go to several of these places, because --why not? I think it's fun to get repetitive when you travel and do the thing you like best as many times as possible, with little variations.<BR><BR> That said -- I'm definitely not a great judge of deli food (but I can tell out of town food when I have to eat it!) -- but -- I want to put in a word for Katz's if you give some importance to the ambience, or to the theatrical aspect of the dining experience.<BR><BR> If you do, then Katz's is a piece of NY history there for you to enjoy. And as you may know it was also the setting for the most famous scene in "When Harry Met Sally."
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Not one of these posts has mentioned the best NYC Deli - It's the Carnegie Deli on 56th WITHOUT QUESTION! <BR><BR>One post refers to it as "overpriced?" In comparison to the 2nd Avenue Deli? How so? If you compare the two sandwiches, its not even close. The Carnegie Deli is going to literally give you 1 lb of meat on your sandwich - You won't finish it. The 2nd Avenue Deli's sandwiches will not match that sandwich - Not even close.<BR><BR>No deli in NYC give its customers a larger higher quality sandwich than the Carnegie. Hey, do yourselves a favor and go to both. Then, report back after your trip. I already know what your choice will be.
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Who the hell wants a one pound- $18 sandwhich? 8-10 oz with all the trimmings is plenty...plus if you stick around the AUTHENTIC DELI NEIGHBORHOOD of 2nd Ave and Houston you can have a Knish at Yonnah Shimmels; go into Russ and Daughters for some sable, sturgeon or even halavah. <BR>So enjoy more than a pound of cow...enjoy the Deli EXPERIENCE and explore this great neighborhood!
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Definitely Katz's Deli. It hasn't been in business for over 100 years for nothing. It's much better than those "tourist" delis. <BR><BR>In addition to what Susan says, you can also sit down at a table and have a waitress serve you. But under penalty of death, don't ask for anything with mayo!
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Hey Brian Kilgore - <BR><BR>A true New Yorker with a Jewish accent.....Jewish is a religion. Does one have a Catholic accent? A Muslim accent? A Lutheran accent?<BR><BR>Got hang out with Trent Lott, watch your words buddy!<BR><BR>
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Lighten up Mitch. A Jewish accent would be like:<BR><BR>Huckle Schmuckle, I almost tipped over 5 percent!
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Katz' pastrami is just incredible. My mouth is watering right now. I want to move back.<BR><BR>I'd say Katz. If you can chose 2, then Katz and either Artie's or 2nd Ave.<BR><BR>Another decent one is Sarge's on Lex Ave around 43rd. It is not in a league with Katz, but the ambience is good and food is usually very good.
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If you can't get to Katz and your in the theatre district avoid Carnegie....go to the Stage.. We were in NYC twice within a few weeks we tried both and the Stage beat Carnegie hands down. Not only that we had a great waitress who when I showed her our list of restaurants for the evening recommended a fabulous little Italian restaurant,great service, food and very reasonable prices..
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