Exhibit On NYC Jewish Delis Opening At Upper West Side Museum

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — There are few institutions more intertwined with the fabric of New York City than the Jewish deli.

Now, a special exhibit called — "'I'll Have What She's Having': The Jewish Deli" — is opening Friday at the New-York Historical Society on the Upper West Side.

The exhibit will examine how Jewish immigrants from Central and Eastern Europe imported and adapted traditions to create a "uniquely American restaurant and reveals how Jewish delicatessens became a cornerstone of American food culture."

"The exhibition explores the food of immigration, the heyday of the deli in the interwar period, delis and Broadway, stories of Holocaust survivors and war refugees who worked in delis, the shifting and shrinking landscapes of delis across the country, and delis in popular culture," reads an explanation of the exhibit on the New-York Historical Society's website.

The exhibit will include neon signs, menus, advertisements, deli workers' uniforms and video documentaries about and from different Jewish delis in New York City.

The name of the exhibit pays homage to the iconic quote from "When Harry Met Sally," which is uttered in the legendary Jewish deli Katz's Delicatessen on the Lower East Side.

Along with Katz's, other famous New York City Jewish delis include Barney Greengrass, Ben's Kosher Delicatessen, Junior's Restaurant and Pastrami Queen.

You can buy tickets to the exhibit on the New-York Historical Society's website. You can also check out a preview of the exhibit by The New York Times.

The New-York Historical Society is located at 170 Central Park West, near 77th Street.