Katz's Deli

Katz's Deli on a Sunday evening

Front window at Katz's

Katz's Deli is a Jewish delicatessen on the Lower East Side of New York City, located at 205 E. Houston Street, on the south-west corner of Houston and Ludlow Streets, in Manhattan.

Since its founding in 1888, it has become popular among locals and tourists alike for its pastrami sandwiches and hot dogs, both of which are widely considered among New York's best<ref>New York City Travel Guide: Katz's Deli, accessed September 24, 2006</ref>. Each week, Katz's serves 5,000 pounds of corned beef, 2,000 pounds of salami and 12,000 hot dogs<ref>Citysearch: Katz's Deli, accessed September 24, 2006</ref>.

During World War II, Katz's encouraged parents to "send a salami to your boy in the army" which became one of the deli's famous catch phrases<ref name=NYFirst>The New York First Company: There's Nothing More New York Than Katz's, accessed September 24, 2006</ref>, along with "Katz's, that's all!" which is still painted on the side of the building.

Katz's was the site of Meg Ryan's famous fake-orgasm scene ("I'll have what she's having") in the 1989 romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally... (the table at which she and Billy Crystal sat, is clearly marked with a sign that says "Where Harry met Sally...hope you have what she had!"), and of Johnny Depp's meeting with an FBI contact in Donnie Brasco<ref name=NYFirst/>. The deli has served its food to several U.S. presidents, including Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton.