FNYC StandardsSince 1938
Delis, Pastrami & Knishes →Brennan & Carr — Sheepshead Bay
Roast beef double-dipped in pan juices since the Depression — get it with mozzarella
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More in Delis, Pastrami & Knishes
- Katz's Delicatessen — Lower East SideHand-carved pastrami on rye — hold onto your ticket, tip your cutter, eat where Harry met Sally
- Yonah Schimmel Knish Bakery — Lower East Side137 E Houston St · Manhattan’s last knish bakery — round, baked, never fried; get potato or kasha
- Leo's Latticini (Mama's) — CoronaFresh mozzarella heroes from the sisters of Corona — a Mets-day ritual
- Mike's Deli — Belmont, Arthur AveThe heart of the Arthur Avenue Market — the eggplant parm 'Yankee Stadium Big Boy' hero
- Liebman’s Delicatessen — Riverdale552 W 235th St · The Bronx’s kosher holdout — pastrami on rye, 21-day-cured corned beef, homemade knishes
- 2nd Ave Deli — Murray Hill & UES162 E 33rd St · Abe Lebewohl’s legacy, still family-run — pastrami, chopped liver, matzo ball soup
- Pastrami Queen — Upper East Side1125 Lexington Ave · Born Pastrami King in Williamsburg — hand-cut pastrami on Orwashers rye and a jumbo knish
- Sarge’s Deli — Murray Hill548 Third Ave · House-cured pastrami and corned beef — and “The Monster,” if you dare