Frankel's Delicatessen
A modern Greenpoint deli reviving Jewish appetizing classics, best known for its pastrami egg and cheese.
Example
The signature is a pastrami egg and cheese on a roll, which takes the bodega breakfast sandwich and builds it with real deli meat instead.
Related terms
NYC slang
Bacon Egg and Cheese
The standard New York breakfast sandwich, griddled bacon, egg and American cheese on a roll from a bodega or deli.
Bagels and delis
Katz's Delicatessen
The 1888 Lower East Side deli famous for hand-carved pastrami on rye and the ticket system every visitor fumbles.
Coffee
Café Grumpy
The Greenpoint-born roaster with the scowling cup logo, a pioneer of New York's specialty coffee wave since 2005.
Bagels and delis
Russ & Daughters
The century-old appetizing shop on Houston Street, the definitive source for lox, smoked fish and bagel boxes.
Frequently asked questions
Why choose Frankel's over the historic delis?
Different mission. Frankel's is a quick modern counter with excellent versions of a few things, not a museum-scale institution. It fits a Brooklyn morning perfectly.
What should I order at Frankel's?
The pastrami egg and cheese. Add a latke if you want to understand why locals line up on weekends.
What should I do after eating at Frankel's?
Walk to Transmitter Park on the Greenpoint waterfront for Manhattan views. The whole loop from counter to river and back takes under an hour.
