3 editor picks in New York City.
3 jewish deli places in New York City we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in New York City | Jewish Deli across every city.
The Jewish deli is one of New York's defining institutions, built on cured meats, rye bread and a no-nonsense counter. Pastrami Queen on the Upper East Side and Mile End Deli in Boerum Hill carry the tradition in Manhattan and Brooklyn, while Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery on the Lower East Side has baked knishes since 1910. Together they trace the cuisine from the old tenement neighborhoods outward.
Pastrami Queen on Lexington serves kosher pastrami sandwiches on the Upper East Side of New York City. Modest counter, oversized sandwiches since 1956.
OrderHand-cut pastrami on rye with mustard.
TipCounter is tiny and seats fewer than a dozen; the takeaway line moves faster than the dine-in queue.
Mile End in Boerum Hill has served Montreal-style smoked meat and Canadian-Jewish comfort cooking in Brooklyn, New York City since 2010. Priced at $$.
OrderSmoked meat on rye, hand-sliced, with mustard and a side of poutine.
TipThe breakfast menu runs all day; weekday mornings are the calmest seats in the small room.
Yonah Schimmel's on East Houston has baked potato knishes in the Lower East Side, New York City since 1910. Wood-fired oven in the basement.
OrderPotato knish
TipThe kasha knish is the second-pick if potato sells out. Order one with mustard and a Dr Brown's cream soda.
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