New York: snack tour through the Big Apple

Angelika Ahrens, Georges Desrues, Sebastian Späth, 30.10.2025

From the steaming soup kitchen in Chinatown to the star-spangled gourmet temple overlooking Madison Square Park, the culinary energy here is second to none.

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Loud, colorful, passionate - that's how New Yorkers like it when it comes to food. From haute cuisine to food trucks: New York City thrives on taste and surprise. Want an example? "Katz's Delicatessen" stacks the warm pastrami slices for almost 30 dollars so generously that they spill out of the rye bread sandwich - an institution on the Lower East Side and a prime example of how traditional street food still reflects the soul of the city after more than 130 years.

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