Arguably the city's best Jewish deli. The motto is, "There's Nothing More New York than Katz's," and it's spot-on. Founded in 1888, this cavernous, brightly lit place is suitably Noo Yawk, with dill pickles, Dr. Brown's cream soda, and old-world attitude to spare.

All of Katz's traditional eats are first-rate: matzo ball and chicken noodle soups, potato knishes, cheese blintzes, egg creams (made with Katz's very own seltzer), and the beloved all-beef hot dogs. There's no faulting the pastrami -- smoked to perfection and piled high on rye -- or the dry-cured roast beef, either. All of the well-stuffed sandwiches are substantially cheaper than you'll find at any other deli in town. What's more, Katz's is one of the only delis cool enough to let you split one with your travel partner without adding a bogus $2 to $3 "sharing" charge.