The Absolute Best Places for Pastrami in NYC
Liebman’s featuring on Thrillist’s list of “The Absolute Best Places for Pastrami In NYC” in 2017.
An inherent part of New York City’s culture is its devotion to pastrami, which was originally created as a way to preserve meat — typically beef — before refrigeration. Curing raw meat, then seasoning it with a special spice blend before smoking and steaming it became a ubiquitous practice by Jewish immigrants in 19th-century America — and so beef pastrami (accompanied by a hearty smear of yellow mustard and slices of rye bread) ended up finding a home in New York’s Jewish delis.
“A Bronx mainstay since 1953, Liebman’s is one of the few remaining Kosher, family-owned Jewish delis in New York. Those willing to make the schlep up there will be rewarded with pastrami as good as what you’ll find at Katz’s, only cheaper and with basically no tourists.”
