Declaring a favorite Los Angeles deli may be as dangerous as proclaiming love for the Giants in Dodger Stadium. You can say with certainty, however, that since 1947, Angelenos have flocked to Langer’s somewhat precarious neighborhood —just west of downtown, across from MacArthur Park — for what many claim is the world’s best pastrami sandwich. Even a scattering of New York’s corned beef connoisseurs cede to the superior tender layers of sugar-cured and seasoned meat, while curbside service and a recently added subway stop on the Metro Red Line have helped everyone from downtown heavyweights to Hollywood’s most elite nosh alongside their kosher-style-loving brethren.
Beer and wine available. Serving breakfast and lunch Mon–Sat. Closed Sun.
James Beard Foundation: American Classics Award, 2001
Zagat 2011: 27 food rating (extraordinary to perfection)
LA Weekly: Jonathan Gold's 99 Essential LA Restaurants, 2010
"It’s true: the hours are terrible, and somebody may well try to sell you a forged green card on your way back to the car. But the best pastrami sandwiches in America are still, as they have been for 60 years, slapped together at Langer’s, a short subway ride away from practically anywhere in Los Angeles."
— Jonathan Gold, LA Weekly
“[Langer’s] pastrami is considered the beluga caviar of the local delicatessen world.”
— The New York Times
Declaring a favorite Los Angeles deli may be as dangerous as proclaiming love for the Giants in Dodger Stadium. You can say with certainty, however, that since 1947, Angelenos have flocked to Langer’s somewhat precarious neighborhood —just west of downtown, across from MacArthur Park — for what many claim is the world’s best pastrami sandwich. Even a scattering of New York’s corned beef connoisseurs cede to the superior tender layers of sugar-cured and seasoned meat, while curbside service and a recently added subway stop on the Metro Red Line have helped everyone from downtown heavyweights to Hollywood’s most elite nosh alongside their kosher-style-loving brethren.
Beer and wine available. Serving breakfast and lunch Mon–Sat. Closed Sun.
James Beard Foundation: American Classics Award, 2001
Zagat 2011: 27 food rating (extraordinary to perfection)
LA Weekly: Jonathan Gold's 99 Essential LA Restaurants, 2010
"It’s true: the hours are terrible, and somebody may well try to sell you a forged green card on your way back to the car. But the best pastrami sandwiches in America are still, as they have been for 60 years, slapped together at Langer’s, a short subway ride away from practically anywhere in Los Angeles."
— Jonathan Gold, LA Weekly
“[Langer’s] pastrami is considered the beluga caviar of the local delicatessen world.”
— The New York Times