When Shira Lazar went behind the counter at Schwartz's Deli in Montreal, it got us craving some overstuffed pastrami sandwiches and potato latkes with applesauce. So this week Jaunted is taking a look at the Best Jewish Delis in the World. Got your own suggestion for tasty goody delis? Let us know.
It won't be easy to determine which deli counters make the cut, but at least the first entry should be obvious. Katz's Deli on Manhattan's Lower East Side is by most accounts the oldest of New York's old-school delis still standing (it opened in 1888…a looooong time before LES got hip).
Today, Katz's attracts its fair share of tourist crowds (mostly because the interior was the setting for Meg Ryan's famous faux-orgasm scene in When Harry Met Sally), but somehow still hasn't lost an ounce of credibility among New Yorkers.
The prices have changed a good deal since the 19th Century (sandwiches run as high as $15), but the recipes for greasy potato latkes and overstuffed corned beef reubens haven't. We're guessing they didn't pile a literal pound of meet into each sandwich back in 1888, but aside from that, Katz's is still the real deal.
Related Stories:
· Springtime in Montreal: Schwartz’s Deli on Saint Laurent [Jaunted]
· Katz's Deli [Official Site]
· Delis coverage [Jaunted]
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