After years of retrenching, Jewish delis launch comeback for New Year

From Midtown Manhattan to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a new wave of Jewish eateries and collaborations is launching for the Jewish New Year.For those craving pastrami piled high on rye, Carnegie Deli reopens this week at 834 Seventh Ave.following a 10-year absence.

The new digs are just blocks from the original location, which opened nearly a century ago.It will open in the spot where  its longtime rival Stage Deli — and later Roxy Delicatessen – once stood. Carnegie Deli was founded by Izzie and Ida Orgel in 1937 and was one of more than 1,500 Jewish delis in the city.They have dwindled to under 20, restaurateurs say.“Bringing Carnegie Deli back to Seventh Avenue is deeply personal for me.

This restaurant represents my family’s history, but it also belongs to New York and to the generations of people who have made memories here,” said Sarri Harper, whose grandfather Milton Parker bought the deli in 1976.“My grandfather believed that everything at Carnegie Deli should be larger than life – the food, the personalities and the experience.We’re proud to carry that spirit forward,” she added. Dishes run from a “rise and brisket” – with brisket, egg, Swiss cheese, caramelized onions and scallion cream cheese on challah with home fries for $28 – to a Broadway Danny Rose consisting of corned beef and pastrami “piled high” for $37.

There are also familiar favorites like babka, rugelach, black and white cookies, strawberry cheesecake and carrot cake. The Wall of Fame is back, with original photographs of patrons including Mel Brooks, Robin Williams, Sarah Jessica Parker and more.In South Williamsburg, top chef Eyal Shani is opening a Naked Tomato at the Williamsburg Wharf, which will also house a Breads Bakery.The menu will revisit some of Shani’s classic dishes through a fresh lens, focusing on seasonal and local ingredients.The menu was created in collaboration with Victor Gothelf, executive chef of Port Sa’id, another one of Shani’s...