S&P Lunch

"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." - Eater Staff

"One of New York City’s most quizzical dishes is the egg cream, generally available in flavors that run from classics like chocolate and strawberry to sometimes, coffee. What’s so unusual about it? Despite the name, there’s no egg or cream in the recipe, just seltzer, whole milk, and syrup titrated with seltzer in a tall glass as a long-handled spoon is twirled. It’s a refreshing beverage that’s all the more enjoyable at S&P, a newer restaurant with the feel of a classic." - Eater Staff

"S&P is one of the forerunners of the luncheonette revival. The counter-service restaurant from the team behind the sandwich shop at Court Street Grocers has a menu stocked with tuna melts, peanut butter bacon with rye, cottage fries, and egg creams. Few places feel more New York." - Eater Staff

"James Cameron’s Aliens. Bladerunner 2049. Dune starring Timothée Chalamet. You might be wondering, “Why are these crackpots talking about science fiction reboots on a sandwich guide?” That’s because they, like S&P Lunch from the people behind Court Street Grocers, took a beloved 20th-century classic, and revived it. S&P has the look and schtick of classic NYC delis and luncheonettes, but a menu that has the creativity that put Court Street Grocers on the map in the first place. The Order: For novelty, try the Dinkelburger—a burger with a piece of pastrami on top. But we actually like the classic pastrami on rye even more." - will hartman, willa moore, neha talreja, bryan kim, sonal shah, molly fitzpatrick

"S&P Lunch is from the sandwich specialists at Court Street Grocers. It’s located in the space that used to house the iconic Eisenberg’s in Flatiron, and, like its predecessor, it looks like an old-timey luncheonette where you'd drink an egg cream and read the paper. You can do both of those things here, and you can also sit on a vinyl stool and eat some lox and eggs while hunched over a counter. If you want to feel like you’re on the way to work in 1935, stop by for some diner-esque Jewish deli classics. The egg and cheese breakfast sandwich with added pastrami on toasted rye is particularly great. " - bryan kim, willa moore, neha talreja, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah