Delis: Long Island's best
Photo by Jennifer S. Altman
The word "deli" has come to characterize a store that prepares a vast array of sandwiches that are quickly assembled, wrapped and dispatched to on-the-go customers. Once upon a time, though, "deli" was short for "kosher delicatessen," a restaurant that specialized in the cured meats and hearty fare of a Jewish immigrant community that adapted its Eastern European cuisine to life in the American city. Long Island is lucky to have a number of great kosher and kosher-style delis.
--Compiled by Erica Marcus
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Andel's $ | Deli, Restaurant, Kosher 350 Roslyn Rd. Roslyn Heights Andel's handles all kosher-food needs -- not only sable, carp, sturgeon, whitefish, chubs, pickled lox, ...
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Ben's Kosher Delicatessen in Carle Place $ | Deli, Restaurant 59 Old Country Rd. Carle Place Chain with four locations on Long Island serving pastrami on rye, Hebrew National hot dogs, ...
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Ben's Kosher Delicatessen in Greenvale 140 Wheatley Plaza Greenvale Chain with four locations on Long Island serving pastrami on rye, Hebrew National hot dogs, ...
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Ben's Kosher Delicatessen in Woodbury $$ | Deli, Restaurant, Kosher 7971 Jericho Tpke. Woodbury Ben's opened its first location in Baldwin in 1972. While that location has since closed ...
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Delsen's Kosher Gourmet Delicatessen $ | Kosher, Restaurant, Deli 43 E. Main St. Bay Shore How to satisfy a yen for pastrami, tongue or corned beef on rye? This deli ...
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Kensington Kosher Delicatessen $ | Deli, Restaurant, Kosher 27A Middle Neck Rd. Great Neck Kensington doesn't stray very far from the traditional: Kosher franks, corned beef, pastrami, tongue, brisket, ...
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King David Delicatessen $ | Deli, Restaurant, Kosher 550 Central Ave. Cedarhurst Get your deli fix at this neighborhood fixture, a favorite with families. ...
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Lido Kosher Deli $ | Deli, Kosher 641 Park Ave. Long Beach Run under strict kosher rules, the kitchen here offers a long list of appetizers and ...
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Pastrami King $ | Deli 196 Merrick Rd. Merrick It would be a shondah if Pastrami King served anything less than a stellar pastrami ...
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Pastrami Plus Deli 2568 Hempstead Tpke. East Meadow The pastrami is warm, peppery and rimmed with a proper frill of fat, the potato ...
