"This mythical Lower East Side sandwich counter has been dishing out astronomical portions of some of the city’s best pastrami since 1888. Yes, it’s a bit of a tourist trap, with a line down the block at peak hours, trademark gruff service, and more than 750 photos of famous customers on the walls. That doesn’t deter us from coming back at least once a year. Barack Obama, Britney Spears, DJ Pauly D, Mikhail Gorbachev, basically everyone" - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah