N&W Deli Grocery

West Harlem’s food corner always had corners to cut, but N&W Deli Grocery holds its ground as one of the last old-line delis feeding the block. Sandwiches piled just shy of the plate, sliced meats draped over crusty rolls, and coffee that arrives in chipped ceramic cups—that’s the image the avenue still remembers.

A few blocks north of the cathedral on Amsterdam, the deli turns up at 1800 Amsterdam Ave—no neon, no folderol. Grab a breakfast hero before the 8:15 train, or duck in after midnight when the neighborhood’s hunger shifts from bagels to hoagies. Groceries line the cooler cases if you need a quart of milk or a bag of ice, and the phone’s always within reach: (212) 234-5552.

Follow the red-brick walk-ups two avenues west, then south until you hit the blinking crosswalk. A left at the boarded-up Laundromat places you at the doorstep; the map will do the rest.