Katz deli 2106-sign-1.jpg — Katz's Delicatessen in NYC, NY

For Memorial Day, we decided to go to Katz’s Delicatessen on the Lower East Side, thinking that it would not be as busy as usual, tourism being limited. We were half right. There was definitely much less people and we just waited two minutes outside, but still, the place was packed.

I admit that ordering was a bit confusing: we waited online and then, went to the counter to first order their pastrami Reuben that is a must have: huge, with lots of cheese and that delicious pastrami that is one of their specialties: the meat was fatty and so juicy that it was a bit of a mess to eat, the rye bread breaking apart very quickly. But this is the kind of messy you love and one of the best pastrami Reuben in the city.

I also got some sour pickles, another must have in a deli. Then, we wanted to order a knish and were asked to go to another window (good, but not as good as Yonah Schimmel that is few blocks from there).

So, while Jodi ordered it, I went back to the counter with the sign « Order drinks here » to order a chocolate egg cream. You cannot got to a Delicatessen and not order an egg cream that, by the way, does not contain any egg and is made with seltzer, Fox’s U-bet Chocolate Syrup and cold milk (easy to make at home).

Chocolate egg cream at Katz's Delicatessen in NYC, NY

Certain things do not change and this is fine that way: Katz’s is one of them. This is truly a NYC food institution and I am so glad they are still around!

Enjoy (I did)!

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Katz’s Delicatessen - 205 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002

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