StreetLevel: A Katz's for Brooklyn on 4th Avenue?
A new deli opening on 4th Avenue and Bergen Street is aiming to be Brooklyn’s answer to one of the city’s great delis. “We’ll have bagels and coffee, but we’re also going to have things like hot pastrami,” one of the owners of Canteen, which is scheduled to open on Monday, told us. “We’d like…
A new deli opening on 4th Avenue and Bergen Street is aiming to be Brooklyn’s answer to one of the city’s great delis. “We’ll have bagels and coffee, but we’re also going to have things like hot pastrami,” one of the owners of Canteen, which is scheduled to open on Monday, told us. “We’d like to be a Katz’s for Brooklyn.” Although it remains to be seen whether they’ll achieve their lofty goal, the gleaming renovation of the space (see photo on jump) is certainly an improvement on the poky interior of the bodega that preceded. Think you’ll give ’em a shot? GMAP
Brenda from Flatbush – you forgot the waitresses that serve you named Peggy or Dot.
Also what about a good old Egg Cream? Not seen an authentic one in 20 years.
Never been to Catene. Have seen it there for years though. Have to stop in now and check it out. There is of course Defonte’s on the other side of the battery. Not sure how many people even know that exists. I travel out of my way sometimes to get a 1/2 for lunch. You also have Russo’s on 7th which is wonderful, but fairly pricey. At least when you ask for Parma, you get Parma not a Canadian subsitute.
You can keep your Katzs. I want cheese on my sandwich, so it’s italian deli for me. Boar’s Head makes a great genoa salami.
I can’t believe no one has mentioned the wonderful Catene Italian Deli on 9th Street off 4th ave. An excellent calamari hero is to be had there among other good sammiches.
“For good deli, as close to Katz’s in Brooklyn you’re going to get, go to Mill Basin Deli. Real kosher deli”.
A place like the Mill Basin Deli will never be like Katz’s which is a real Jewish deli that is NOT kosher. That IMO is one of the things that makes Katz’s so good–an emphasis on food rather than rabinical mumbo jumbo.
It was just a guess that they’d have Boars Head. They have an electronic deli slicer and the norm in PS is B.H., so why wouldn’t they?
In addition if they have great Katzesque pastrami I won’t complain.
I’m planning to open a boutique sealant shop in that area called Just Caulk. I’ll make a fortune off of people who will need to seal up their leaky Frank Gehry condos.
yeah, or 2015.
Which should be about 2079.