A display case at J.A. Hyman Titanics Ltd. Kosher Butcher and
Deli . (Courtesy of J.A. Hyman Titanics Ltd.)
David Sax charted the Jewish delicatessen’s heyday and steady decline in “Save the Deli,” but he also documented some jewels that are alive and kicking. Work up an appetite while reading and then head to Hymie’s Merion Delicatessen outside Philadelphia, Langer’s in L.A., or, of course, Katz’s in New York. Looking for something new? There’s a fresh crop of delis putting a twist on traditional Jewish comfort fare, such as Wise Sons in San Francisco (try the pastrami cheese fries) and Stopsky’s Delicatessen (latkes Benedict, anyone?) in Mercer Island, Wash., and Kenny & Zuke’s (organic rye bread) in Portland, Ore.
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