Expert Score

Pastrami on Rye

📍 New York Jewish Deli $$

at Katz's Delicatessen

"The pastrami at Katz's is a marvel of curing and smoking. The bark is peppery and intense, the interior fat-streaked and yielding. Hand-carved to order, each slice irregular and honest. This is what the city's deli tradition is built on."

— Expert, 97/100 credibility
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Expert 97/100

"The pastrami at Katz's is a marvel of curing and smoking. The bark is peppery and intense, the interior fat-streaked and yielding. Hand-carved to order, each slice irregular and honest. This is what the city's deli tradition is built on."

Expert 96/100

"I've eaten this sandwich hundreds of times since 1972. The pastrami is still the best in New York — maybe the world. The spice rub, the smoke, the way the fat melts. Nothing has changed. Nothing should."