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Delis near CUNY City College (CCNY)
51delis within 1 mile
21within a ten-minute walk
100%independent, not chains
Open map listings put 51 delis within a mile of CUNY City College, 21 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 232 within 3 miles. The busiest streets are Broadway (17) and Frederick Douglass Blvd (6).
The closest delis to CCNY
- Campus Deli & Grill Delicatessen · 0.2 miles
1606 Amsterdam Ave, New York - Diamond Touch Deli Delicatessen · 0.2 miles
1514 Amsterdam Ave, New York - Jar Deli Market Delicatessen · 0.2 miles
501 W 134th St, New York - Harlem Empire Deli Delicatessen · 0.3 miles
2542 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York - Chubby Hubby Deli Delicatessen · 0.3 miles
3350 Broadway, New York - Nyc Organic Deli Delicatessen · 0.3 miles
3340 Broadway, New York - Santiago Deli Delicatessen · 0.3 miles
3415 Broadway #2, New York - Nadal's Deli & Organic Delicatessen · 0.3 miles
3399 Broadway, New York - 143 North Express Deli Delicatessen · 0.3 miles
2697 Frederick Douglass Blvd #2, New York - Golden Deli Delicatessen · 0.3 miles
3377 Broadway, New York
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.
The whole picture is in the delis guide.
Questions about delis near CCNY
- How many delis are near CCNY?
- Open map listings put 51 delis within a mile of CUNY City College, 21 of them within a ten-minute walk, and 232 within 3 miles. About 100% are independent rather than chains.
- Which delis are closest to CCNY?
- Campus Deli & Grill (0.2 mi), Diamond Touch Deli (0.2 mi), Jar Deli Market (0.2 mi), Harlem Empire Deli (0.3 mi) and Chubby Hubby Deli (0.3 mi).
- Where are most delis near CCNY?
- The busiest streets are Broadway (17) and Frederick Douglass Blvd (6).