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NYC’s Carnegie Deli reopens after 10-year absence — with noticeable differences in service, soup and pastrami

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Cuozzo, S. (2026, September 19). NYC’s Carnegie Deli reopens after 10-year absence — with noticeable differences in service, soup and pastrami. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/19/us-news/nycs-carnegie-deli-reopens-after-decade-long-absence/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-19 · by Steve Cuozzo

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Carnegie Deli has reopened after a ten-year hiatus at its former rival's location, 834 Seventh Ave in New York City. The new space offers improved service from friendly staff and better-tasting pastrami and chicken soup compared to the original deli. While many iconic restaurants have closed in West Midtown due to the pandemic, Carnegie Deli's revival aims to bring back a nostalgic feel through vintage photos and classic jazz music, distinguishing itself from the modern eateries in the area.
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Carnegie Deli, a New York City institution that closed in 2011 after nearly 80 years, reopened in West Midtown this month at the former location of its rival Stage Deli. The new Carnegie features improved service by friendly waitresses and better quality pastrami and chicken soup compared to before. Owner Sarri Harper had been searching for a suitable spot to reopen the deli since it closed, and her efforts led to this unexpected revival. Critics argue that while the original Carnegie was popular mainly with tourists who didn't appreciate its culinary offerings, the rebirth brings back a nostalgic feel to an area increasingly dominated by contemporary eateries like Locanda Verde and upscale coffee shops such as Starbucks.

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Carnegie Carnegie Deli Locanda Verde New York Starbucks

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Carnegie Deli ORG · 5× Carnegie ORG · 4× New York GPE · 3× Carnegie Deli’s ORG · 1× Laderach ORG · 1× Locanda Verde ORG · 1× Sarri Harper PERSON · 1× Stage ORG · 1× Starbucks ORG · 1× the Stage Deli ORG · 1×

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But its surprise revival this month at 834 Seventh Ave. — once the site of its longtime rival the Stage Deli, which closed in 2012 — means a helluva lot more now.
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🔮 It was popular mainly with schmaltz-loving tourists who wouldn’t know pastrami from prosecco.

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Carnegie Deli’s back after a 10-year absence — and not a New York Minute too soon asserted
Deli → ’ → absence
Starbucks and contemporary eateries like Locanda Verde and high-end chocolate shop Laderach have none of Carnegie Deli’s pickle-barrel aura. asserted
Starbucks → have → aura
I didn’t much care when the Carnegie shut down a decade ago. asserted
Carnegie → care → ?
It was popular mainly with schmaltz-loving tourists who wouldn’t know pastrami from prosecco. asserted
who → love → prosecco
But its surprise revival this month at 834 Seventh Ave. — once the site of its longtime rival the Stage Deli, which closed in 2012 — means a helluva lot more now. asserted
which → close → lot
It puts a little bit of old-time magic back in fast-changing West Midtown, which needs all the retro vibe it can get. asserted
it → put → vibe
Owner Sarri Harper looked for a new location to reopen for years. asserted
Harper → look → years
It was only a “twist of fate” they ended up at the old Stage location, her spokesperson said. asserted
spokesperson → end → location
The reborn Carnegie Deli has better pastrami and chicken soup than its predecessor did. asserted
predecessor → have → pastrami
It all happens amidst vintage, “Wall of Fame” photos of showbiz stars that recall the films and TV shows shot at the original Carnegie like “Broadway Danny Rose.” asserted
that → happen → Rose
They’re sweet notes for Seventh Avenue in the 50s that’s still recovering from COVID-19. asserted
that → ’re → COVID-19
The former Wellington Hotel is being demolished for a fancy new inn. asserted
Hotel → demolish → inn
Restaurants such as Petrossian, Redeye Grill, Rosie O’Grady’s and Molyvos are gone. asserted
Restaurants → go → Petrossian
The Carnegie revival — not to be confused with unrelated Midtown places called Carnegie Diner — could have been a fake-nostalgia stinker. uncertain
revival → confuse → places
The original Carnegie Deli sign over the entrance and the wall photos would mean zip if the food poorly channeled the past. asserted
food → mean → past
But Carnegie Deli dishes, which flow from a fun-to-watch open counter, aren’t the same as they were, but better. asserted
they → flow → counter
It took a T-Rex to get its jaws around Carnegie’s signature, four-inch-tall pastrami on rye sandwich ($29). asserted
It → take → rye
It still does, but I tried my best. asserted
I → do → best
The warm, juice-oozing, spiced and house-brined cut known as beef navel is thinner sliced and tastier than I remember. asserted
I → ooze → navel
Pastrami needs fat to be tasty but it had a little too much both times I tried it. asserted
I → need → it
The menu also has Reubens, corned beef, all-day breakfast dishes, noshes, hot dogs and burgers. asserted
menu → have → Reubens
It’s everywhere from the Second Avenue Deli to Katz’s of “When Harry Met Sally” fame and a million others. asserted
Harry → ’ → fame
Morgan’s Brooklyn Barbecue offers short rib on the bone smoked Texas-style. asserted
Barbecue → offer → bone
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