Sol Abramowitz
New York from the deli counter out
Based in New York, United States.
New York food writer on pastrami at Katz's, appetizing at Russ & Daughters, Chinatown dim sum and the Greek tavernas of Astoria.
Latest stories
Williamsburg, New York: Brooklyn’s Skyline-First Neighbourhood
From the old sugar refinery on the East River to the one-stop L train ride from Manhattan, Williamsburg is Brooklyn at its most polished, hungry, and late-night loud.
West Village, New York: crooked streets, serious tables and old ghosts
A walk through Manhattan’s low-rise, high-romance village where the grid breaks, the dinners run long, and the history still has a pulse.
Upper West Side, New York: the city’s soft-spoken heavyweight
Between Central Park and the Hudson, the Upper West Side trades downtown noise for museums, brownstones, old-line appetites and a nightlife that knows when to go home.
Midtown East & West, New York: the city’s loudest, most useful base
From Grand Central’s marble vaults to Times Square’s neon bowtie, Midtown East & West is New York at full volume — practical, iconic, and never asleep.
Lower East Side, New York: pastrami, tenements and 4am bars
A downtown Manhattan neighbourhood where immigrant food institutions, tenement history and a bar scene that runs to 4am still share the same few stubborn blocks.
Harlem, New York: Where the City Still Sings on 125th Street
A street-level walk through Harlem’s soul-food counters, brownstone jazz rooms, gospel pews and newly reopened museum, where the history is still being lived block by block.
Financial District, New York: where Wall Street meets the old city
A walk through FiDi’s crooked colonial streets, harbour edges, landmark taverns and high-floor bars, where New York’s oldest grid still runs the show.
DUMBO, New York: Bridges, Warehouses and the Best View in Town
A compact waterfront neighbourhood of cobblestones, cast-iron warehouses and skyline theatre, DUMBO sells the same view from a hundred angles — and, annoyingly, it mostly earns the hype.
Astoria, New York: Greek Fish, Little Egypt, and a City of Good Eating
Ride the N or W into Astoria and the city starts speaking in several accents at once: Greek tavernas, Egyptian grills, old beer gardens, film history, and some of New York’s best-value meals.
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