Jewish restaurants in New York

Katz's Delicatessen

205 E. Houston St., New York, NY 10002

Visit this century-old deli before they decide to raze it and build a high-rise condo. Tip the carvers $1 before you order and get a sandwich big enough for two; a... More »
David's Brisket House

533 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11216

Only in New York: An ancient Jewish deli in Bed-Stuy is taken over by Muslim owners, who keep the traditions alive. David's was a long running deli specializing in... More »
Gottlieb's Restaurant

352 Roebling St., Brooklyn, NY 11211

The brisket sandwich with gravy really rocks at this classic Williamsburg kosher deli, which remains picturesquely unrenovated since the '60s. Go for the large... More »
Sarge's New York Delicatessen

548 Third Ave., New York, NY 10016

Founded by a retired policeman in 1964 and now run by his grandchild, Sarge's is one of the city's great Jewish delis. The pastrami is monumentally... More »
Kutsher's Tribeca

186 Franklin St., New York, NY 10013

Channeling an ancient Catskills resort property, this Tribeca restaurant seeks to reconstruct the traditional Jewish deli menu along fine-dining lines. The house-smoked... More »
Kosher Delight

1359 Broadway, New York, NY 10018

The chicken schwarma turning in the front window is divine. Cumin-dusted and moist, it's hacked off the cylinder at just the right moment and served on a pita. A paper... More »

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Recent Critic Reviews

Robert Sietsema writes for Village Voice on Kutsher's Tribeca

On my most memorable visit to Kutsher's Tribeca, I went with three generations of a family who might be seen as Catskills royalty. The grandparents came up from the bungalow colonies—where many Lower East Side Jews summered in the '50s and '60s—and later bought a vacation home for themselves and...
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Lauren Shockey writes for Village Voice on Octavia's Porch

There's no greater transgression in Jewish cooking—hell, all of Hebrew law—than the adulteration of the latke. Not eating bacon. Or shrimp. Even bacon-wrapped shrimp. And Nikki Cascone's latkes make her a sinner—a bad one.

Cascone, best known for being a contestant on Top Chef Season Four, helms the kitchen and co-owns Octavia's Porch, a...
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Robert Sietsema writes for Village Voice on Samarkand

Known as "The Gem of the East" and "The Land of Scientists," Samarkand is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan and one of the most important trading centers on the Silk Road. It was founded in 500 B.C., about the same time as Rome, and when Spanish traveler Ruy Gonzales de Clavigo arrived there in 1400, he noted: "A traveler who approaches the city sees only a mountainous height of trees...
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