Longtime Manhattan lunch counter Eisenberg’s successor is S&P Lunch, theJewish deli, run by the co-owners of another essential New York sandwich destination, Court Street Grocers. While S&P has been open for three years (compared to the nearly 100-year-old Eisenberg’s when it closed), it still relies on its Flatiron predecessor’s timeless formula: a retro look and classic deli dishes. Don’t break what’s already been working for so many years. Sure enough, Eisenberg’s sign is still there.
Order one of the egg creams — the frothy carbonated milk beverage — in classic flavors like chocolate, vanilla, and coffee.
The weekday lunchtime rush is no joke. Get there before 11:15 a.m.-ish, before the lunchtime rush. Or go the solo route and sit at the counter. DoorDash handles in-person takeout and delivery orders.
There may be no better daytime restaurant than S&P, a Flatiron lunch counter that opened in the former home of Eisenberg’s. Pull up a seat at the 40-foot counter and order from a menu of sandwiches topped with chopped olives and cream cheese; tuna salad and cranberry sauce; and peanut butter and bacon. (This is a restaurant from Court Street Grocers, after all.) More standard lunch fare, including burgers and matzoh ball soup, is also on offer.
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