Deli Anyone?

At the beginning of each meeting of the SHJ Board, we ask a question of the members in attendance. This past August, SHJ Vice President, Evelyn Goldstein, asked us to consider the best deli near where we live and why it’s important to us.  Here are the suggestions for your travels. If you have others to add, please send to Kathy at info@shj.org.

NORTH AMERICA

ARIZONA  

Chompie’s——Phoenix, Scottsdale, Chandler, Glendale 

CALIFORNIA  

Canter’s Deli——Los Angeles                                
Belle’s Delicatessen——Los Angeles (Highland Park)
Benjies NY Deli——Santa Ana
Art’s Delicatessen——Studio City 

FLORIDA 

Lots of Lox Deli——Miami
TooJays——throughout the state 
Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen——Boca Raton
3G’s Gourmet Deli——Delray Beach 

ILLINOIS 

Schneider Deli——Chicago
Manny’s Cafeteria & Delicatessen——Chicago
Once Upon a Bagel——Highland Park, Winnetka, Lake Forest, Northbrook
Max’s Deli——Highland Park 

MAINE 

Rose Foods——Portland 

MASSACHUSETTS 

Mamaleh’s——Brookline                                         

MICHIGAN 

Zingerman’s Deli——Ann Arbor
New York Bagel——Ferndale, West Bloomfield, Southfield 

MINNESOTA 

Cecils Delicatessen——St. Paul 

NEW JERSEY  

Kibitz Room——Cherry Hill 

NEW YORK 

Katz’s Delicatessen——NYC (Lower East Side)                                         
Mill Basin Deli——Brooklyn
Junior’s Deli——Brooklyn
2nd Avenue Deli——Manhattan
Liebman’s Deli——Bronx
Epstein’s——Hartsdale
Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen——Long Island, Queens 

NORTH CAROLINA 

Katz Deli——Charlotte 

PENNSYLVANIA 

Zahav——Philadelphia                                                          
Laser Wolf——Philadelphia 

RHODE ISLAND 

Maven’s Deli——Pawtucket 

WASHINGTON 

Zylberschtein’s Delicatessen——Seattle  

CANADA

ONTARIO 

Free Times Cafe——Toronto
Pancer’s Original Deli——Toronto
Bagel World——Toronto
Kiva’s Bagel Bakery & Restaurant——Toronto
What a Bagel——Toronto
United Bakers Dairy Restaurant——Toronto 

QUEBEC                                                             

Schwartz’s Deli——Montreal
Boulangerie Cheskie (amazing kosher bakery) ——Montreal 

OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA

CZECHIA 

Golem Restaurant——Prague 

GERMANY 

Mogg——Berlin 

JAPAN 

New York Deli——Tokyo (DisneySea) 

RECOMMENDED BOOKS 

The Dairy Restaurant, by Ben Katchor 

Pastrami on Rye, by Ted Merwin