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Delis near CUNY Brooklyn College

22delis within 1 mile
6within a ten-minute walk
95%independent, not chains

Open map listings put 22 delis within a mile of CUNY Brooklyn College, 6 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 149 within 3 miles. The busiest streets are Flatbush Ave (5) and Nostrand Ave (3).

The closest delis to Brooklyn

Chosen local-first, then listed by distance from campus: a starting point, not a ranking. Listings from Overture Maps open data (September 2026); they carry no prices or opening hours, so check before you go.

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What to order

  • Pastrami on rye, mustard only — No mayonnaise, no lettuce. The benchmark, and the only correct construction.
  • Corned beef — The comparison. If both are good, the deli is good.
  • Matzo ball soup — A floater or a sinker — both camps are right, and it tells you about the kitchen.
  • A knish — Potato, baked not fried, if they make their own.

How to spot a good one

  • A slicer running constantly — Meat sliced when you order it. Pre-sliced deli meat oxidises and goes leathery within hours, and it is the single biggest quality variable.
  • Pastrami hand-carved, not machine-sliced — Jewish delis carve navel pastrami by hand in thick irregular slices. Machine-thin pastrami is a different eating experience entirely.
  • Meat cured on site, or a named supplier — The good ones will tell you. Vagueness usually means a distributor.

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Questions about delis near Brooklyn

How many delis are near Brooklyn?
Open map listings put 22 delis within a mile of CUNY Brooklyn College, 6 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 149 within 3 miles. About 95% are independent rather than chains.
Which delis are closest to Brooklyn?
Brooklyn’s Best Eats (0.1 mi), Nostrand Express Deli (0.1 mi), Sky Deli (0.2 mi), Eman Food Center (0.3 mi) and Two Brothers Deli (0.4 mi).
Where are most delis near Brooklyn?
The busiest streets are Flatbush Ave (5) and Nostrand Ave (3).

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