delicatessen
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Calling a delicatessen “Jewish” or “kosher-style” isn’t a claim to sell kosher food.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Her three siblings have already emigrated, and she is considering shutting down her small delicatessen to follow them abroad.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Bunty Singh, who owns a local café and delicatessen, said he had no issue with anyone flying a national flag but also insisted there were no problems with immigration in Bridge of Weir.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
Shortly after noon, customers continued to stream in and out of the delicatessen during the lunchtime rush.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
He crossed the street and started down a block he hardly ever walked on, a block of low apartment buildings, a store-front church, a delicatessen, a pawn shop, and on the corner, a bar.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
By 1931, there were more than 1,500 kosher delicatessens in New York City.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
The market moved to its current site in Poplar, east London, in 1982, where it supplies fish to businesses, fishmongers, fish-and-chip shops, delicatessens and restaurants.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2024
They’ve recently embraced a unique kind of street style — one that’s emblazoned with logos of famous delicatessens and their most popular offerings, like knishes, pastrami, pickles and bagels.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2023
Learn how to roll with the best in an afternoon lesson from the sfogline of La Salumeria, one of the city’s best delicatessens.
From National Geographic ● Apr. 17, 2023
Like all Jewish delicatessens, this shop contains everything that any patron is willing to buy, and in addition, elaborates the coffee-house idea into any shape that circumstances may suggest.
From The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses by Arthur Elmore Bostwick
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