Delicatessen

New York

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PERMANENTLY CLOSED

The thing about Delicatessen is that it isn't one, at all. On the corner of Prince and Lafayette, the sleek restaurant is outfitted with stainless steel accents and floor-to-ceiling windows that open out to sidewalk seating, and its two- and four-top tables play host to tourists fueling up post-Soho shopping spree, and model types networking with other model types. Far from the traditional pastrami-slinging delis of New York, Delicatessen serves upscale comfort food that would satiate anyone's (especially a European teenager's) craving for "American food": mac & cheese, cheese sauce-laden burgers, and creamy lobster rolls. It's popular with the weekday lunch crowd, but on weekends, it turns into a brunch powerhouse.