What to order at Sammy's Roumanian Steakhouse

Must order
Garlic-rubbed skirt steak with seltzer-and-chocolate-syrup egg cream service.
Signature dishes
Skirt steak, Chopped liver, Karnatzlach
Editor tip
Tables are mixed at long shared boards; book the early seating by phone (646-410-2427) if you want any chance of hearing your tablemate.
CuisineRomanian
Price$$$
NeighborhoodLower East Side
HoursFri-Sat 17:00-22:00, Sun-Thu closed
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Katz's Delicatessen ★ 4.9

$$ American DinerLower East Side

Katz's on East Houston has cured, smoked and hand-sliced pastrami in New York City since 1888. The corner-of-the-counter sandwich is the deli's whole point.

OrderHand-cut pastrami on rye, mustard, half-sour pickle.

TipTip the slicer a dollar when you get your ticket; a thick fatty slice samples your way and the sandwich comes built right.

Russ & Daughters ★ 4.9

$$ American DinerLower East Side

Russ & Daughters has slung appetising on East Houston in New York City since 1914: hand-sliced smoked salmon, sturgeon, schmaltz herring and bagels to take.

OrderThe Classic: Gaspe Nova lox, cream cheese, tomato, onion, capers on a poppy bagel.

TipThe shop is for take-away. Sit down at Russ & Daughters Cafe around the corner on Orchard for table service.

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Grand Central Oyster Bar ★ 4.4

$$$ SeafoodMidtown

The Grand Central Oyster Bar has poured oysters and clam chowder beneath the Guastavino tiles of New York City's Grand Central Terminal since 1913.

OrderA cup of Manhattan clam chowder and a half-dozen East Coast oysters at the counter.

TipSit at the counter facing the open kitchen; the pan roast is theatre when made to order.

Hwa Yuan Szechuan ★ 4.3

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Hwa Yuan on East Broadway brought Sichuan cooking to New York City Chinatown in 1968, closed in 1992, and was rebuilt by the founder's family in 2017.

OrderCold sesame noodles to start, General Tso's chicken in the founder's original sweet-and-savoury glaze.

TipThe cold sesame noodles claim to be the original American version; whether or not you buy that, order them.

Lucali ★ 4.9

$$ PizzeriaCarroll Gardens

Mark Iacono's candlelit Carroll Gardens pizzeria in New York City turns out a coal-fired Brooklyn pie and a calzone, cash only, BYOB, no reservations.

OrderThe plain margherita, charred-crust slice.

TipWalk-in only. Put your name down at 17:30, then come back at 19:30; the wait is the room's whole social fabric.

Katz's Delicatessen ★ 4.9

$$ American DinerLower East Side

Katz's on East Houston has cured, smoked and hand-sliced pastrami in New York City since 1888. The corner-of-the-counter sandwich is the deli's whole point.

OrderHand-cut pastrami on rye, mustard, half-sour pickle.

TipTip the slicer a dollar when you get your ticket; a thick fatty slice samples your way and the sandwich comes built right.

Joe's Pizza ★ 4.8

$ PizzeriaGreenwich Village

Pino Pozzuoli's Carmine Street counter has folded the canonical New York slice in New York City since 1975. Located in Greenwich Village. Priced at $.

OrderPlain cheese slice, fresh out of the oven.

TipOrder at the counter, eat standing at the window. Pepperoni runs out by 21:00; arrive earlier if it matters.

Russ & Daughters ★ 4.9

$$ American DinerLower East Side

Russ & Daughters has slung appetising on East Houston in New York City since 1914: hand-sliced smoked salmon, sturgeon, schmaltz herring and bagels to take.

OrderThe Classic: Gaspe Nova lox, cream cheese, tomato, onion, capers on a poppy bagel.

TipThe shop is for take-away. Sit down at Russ & Daughters Cafe around the corner on Orchard for table service.

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