He must have crawled over from Jersey through the tunnel. :)
Delis, delis, so many out there.
Years ago I lived very close to the kosher 2nd Avenue Deli right in the heart of the Lower East Side. Further down on the Lower East Side & the Bowery, Katz's Deli is a must.
For the Upper East Side, Lenny's, Siegels Kosher Delicatessen, Pastrami Queen & Hunter Deli among others.
There's the very famous theater district's Carnegie Delicatessen.
Midtown's Wolf & Lamb Delicatessen, also Sarge's Deli & Restaurant & Eisenberg Sandwich Shop, all in various sections of the East Side.
On W.79th, Artie's Delicatessen which is like going back in time.
For baked goods down on the Bowery, Yonah Schimmel Knish Bakery . You might see Louie & the Bowery Boys walking around.
In Brooklyn Adelman's Kosher Deli & Landau's Glatt Kosher Deli.
The there are many great Chinatown restaurants and Little Italy's pizza & sub shops. Now I am frigging starving!
Many thanks for the list of delis.
Years ago when we lived in NJ we had season tickets to the Metropolitan Opera and spend the whole day once a month on opera day museum hopping and eating out. My wife's favorite deli on those trips was Orloffs across Broadway from Lincoln Center. I'm not sure it is still there.
We've eaten at Carnegie Deli (great) and hit restaurants in Chinatown as well. I'm archiving your post for my next visit to NYC. Yumm.