List of Jewish delis explained

This is a list of notable Jewish delis. A Jewish deli is a type of restaurant serving pastrami on rye, corned beef sandwiches, and other sandwiches as well as various salads such as tuna salad and potato salad, side dishes such as latkes and kugel, and desserts such as black and white cookies and rugelach, as well as other dishes found in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine. Jewish delis may serve kosher or kosher-style food. In the case of kosher-style delis, they also offer dairy and meat together even though this is against Jewish dietary law. It is these Jewish delis which serve Reuben sandwiches and noodle kugel, among other dishes.^{[1] [2]}

Ashkenazi Jews brought the deli to North America and most popularized it within American culture.

United States

California

• Brent's Deli – deli in Northridge, Los Angeles
• Canter's – Fairfax district of Los Angeles
• Langer's Deli – Westlake, Los Angeles
• Nate 'n Al – Beverly Hills
• D.Z. Akin's Delicatessen – San Diego, California

Illinois

• Manny’s Deli – Chicago
• Kaufman's Deli - Skokie, Illinois

Indiana

• Shapiro's Deli – Indianapolis

Minnesota

• Cecil's Deli - Saint Paul

Michigan

• Zingerman’s Deli – Ann Arbor

New York City

• Barney Greengrass – Upper West Side, Manhattan
• Ben's Kosher Deli - Queens, Long Island
• Katz's Delicatessen – Kosher style deli in the Lower East Side, Manhattan
• Liebman's Deli - Bronx
• Mile End Delicatessen – Montreal-style smoked meat in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn
• Pastrami Queen (took over Fine & Schapiro)
• Russ & Daughters and their café and restaurant under the same name on the Lower East Side. The original location is an appetizing store.
• Sarge's Deli - Manhattan
• Second Avenue Deli – Certified kosher delicatessen in Murray Hill, Manhattan with a second location on the Upper East Side
• Zabar's – An appetizing store on the Upper West Side of Manhattan well known for its smoked fish and other deli items.

Oregon

• Kenny & Zuke's Delicatessen – Portland, Oregon
• Kornblatt's Delicatessen

Washington

• Dingfelder's Delicatessen, Seattle
• Zylberschtein's, Seattle

Washington, D.C.

• Call Your Mother
• Loeb's NY Deli

Canada

• Dunn's – Montreal
• Chenoy's – Montreal
• Caplansky's Delicatessen – Toronto
• J&R Kosher Meat and Delicatessen – Montreal
• Schwartz's – Montreal
• Shopsy's – Toronto
• Wilensky's – Montreal

Defunct Jewish delis

• Bens De Luxe Delicatessen & Restaurant – Montreal. Closed in 2006
• Bloom's restaurant – London based deli with multiple locations. Last location in Golders Green closed in 2010.
• Carnegie Deli – Midtown Manhattan, near Carnegie Hall. Closed since December 31, 2016.
• Jerry's Famous Deli – Two locations in Los Angeles. Closed in 2020.
• Lindy's – Two locations in Manhattan. The original one closed in 1969 and their second location closed in February 2018.
• Loeser's Deli
• Main Deli Steak House – Montreal. Closed in 2023.
• Mort's Palisades Deli – A neighborhood fixture and Jewish deli located in Pacific Palisades, California, that closed in 2007.
• Reuben's Restaurant - Closed in 2001.
• Wolfie Cohen's Rascal House – A Jewish delicatessen located in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. It opened in May 1954 and closed on March 30, 2008.

See also

• List of kosher restaurants
• Lists of restaurants
• Pastrami on rye – a classic sandwich made famous in the Jewish kosher delicatessens of New York City
• Save the Deli – a book about the decline of the Jewish delicatessen

Notes and References

1. Web site: America's Best Jewish Delis . Food & Wine . 20 February 2021.
2. Book: Merwin . Ted . Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli.