Carnegie Deli at Madison Square Garden • 1937

Towering pastrami sandwiches and pillowy cheesecake—the hallmarks of Carnegie Deli since 1937—live on at Madison Square Garden, one of the last places to taste the legendary New York institution after its original Midtown location shuttered in 2016. Founded by Milton Parker, the deli became famous for hand-cut meats stacked impossibly high between slices of rye, a spectacle that fed celebrities and regulars alike for nearly eight decades. Grab a sandwich before the game or a slice of cheesecake on your way out, and you're biting into a piece of old New York.