UWS Restaurant Named 3rd Best Pastrami Spot In New York City

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Pastrami is the crown jewel of New York City cuisine. There are simply not many foods more connected with the city's culture and its wide-ranging culinary options than a pastrami sandwich.

Robert Sietsema, a well-known food critic for Eater NY, recently published a list of "Where to Find New York's Fattiest, Smokiest, Best Pastrami" in New York City.

There was one Upper West Side restaurant to make the list of 10 eateries, and it is a recent arrival in the neighborhood.

Sietsema named Pastrami Queen at 138 West 72nd Street as the third-best pastrami in New York City.

The temple of meat has had quite the journey making it to the UWS, originating in Williamsburg, before jumping to Queens and then the Upper East Side, before finally opening a new flagship at the end of 2020 on the Upper West Side.

"But its new flagship is on the Upper West Side, proferring pastrami that has excited denizens of that neighborhood, piled high, glowing pink, tasting strongly of its rub, and fatty enough to slide down with alacrity, despite the extreme size of the sandwich," Sietsema wrote.

Here's the full list of the 10 best pastrami restaurants in NYC:

10. Butcher Block: Sunnyside, Queens

9. Junior's: Flatbush, Brooklyn

8. Second Avenue Deli: Murray Hill, Manhattan

7. David's Brisket House: Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

6. Liebman's Deli: Riverdale, Bronx

5. Sarge's: Murray Hill, Manhattan

4. Frankel's Delicatessen & Appetizing: Greenpoint, Brooklyn

3. Pastrami Queen: UWS, Manhattan

2. Katz's Delicatessen: Lower East Side, Manhattan

1. Hometown Bar-B-Que Industry City: Sunset Park, Brooklyn

You can read the meaty NY Eater article here.