Restaurants · East Village and the Lower East Side
Katz's Delicatessen
Katz's Delicatessen is a Jewish delicatessen on East Houston Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side, trading since 1888 and still operating a ticket system at the counter.
Why it matters
Included as the last working example of the Lower East Side delicatessen at full scale, in a district where almost every comparable business has closed.
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Good for
- Solo afternoon — Counter service and communal tables; eating alone is the normal case.
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Sources & verification
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- Food service establishment inspections (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
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- coordinates.longitude
- Food service establishment inspections (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
- address.formatted
- Food service establishment inspections (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
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