Eddie's Delicatessen (open) at 3165 Bainbridge Avenue between 206th and
207th Streets, the oldest business in the neighborhood, opened in 1948 or 49
and still very much like an old-time NYC deli. Inside it still looks like
1940s or 50s; there's a single booth on the left as you walk in and it has
that postwar formica look. Also the fact that it has "kosher" in its name
hearkens back to a time when this part of the Bronx had a significant Jewish
population, now almost completely vanished (it is said that Yiddish was the
primary language in "Bainbridgivke" in the 1940s and 50s... see
References below). In any case Eddie's still has
some traditional NYC deli fare like fresh bagels every morning, knishes,
latkes, etc, plus hot food like home-made soup, beef stew, and chili. The
white signs say "Please wear a mask" and "5 people allowed at the same
time, please wait." Here's how it looked a few years ago:
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