Katz’s Deli

Cuisine: Jewish Delicatessen. Specialty: Hot Pastrami Sandwich on Rye. Location: 205 East Houston Street, New York, NY 10002-1098. Price: $14.95 for Pastrami Sandwich. The setting: midday New York, my second day there. I’ve been traveling through the gigantic city on foot, exploring every nook and cranny that I can. Hunger has...

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Carnegie Deli

Cuisine: Delicatessen. Location: 854 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10019-5216. Price: $15 for Hot Pastrami. Imagine the scenario: I get into New York at 1 AM at night, starving after a long bus ride from Boston. I’m carrying a behemoth-sized backpack that constantly tugs at my shoulders, slowing me down, yet my incessantly grumbling...

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