Piccolos • 1955

Hand-sliced prime rib grilled to order, piled onto fresh-baked bread with American cheese—this is the cheesesteak that has kept Hoboken coming back to Patty Spaccavento's Clinton Street counter since his father Joseph opened shop in 1955 after immigrating from Molfetta, Italy. The menu stays tight—homemade Italian soups, meatball sandwiches—and the vibe stays frozen in time, with Frank Sinatra crooning from the jukebox and a 2009 calendar still hanging on the wall.