• Kenny & Ziggy's New York DelicatessenMultiple locationsHead to this delicatessen for colossal portions of New York deli staples and Jewish comfort food. The Mishmosh soup and the triple-smoked pastrami sandwich are favorites. Photo: Karen Warren, Staff / Houston Chronicle / © 2016 Houston Chronicle
Photo: Karen Warren, Staff / Houston Chronicle
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Kenny & Ziggy's New York Delicatessen
Multiple locations

Head to this delicatessen for colossal portions of New York deli staples and Jewish comfort food. The Mishmosh soup and the triple-smoked pastrami sandwich are favorites.
If hopping on a flight to New York City isn’t on your agenda anytime soon, there are several restaurants in Houston that offer a taste of the Big Apple including  Jewish-style delicatessens, pizzerias and chophouses.
Houston staples like Katz's and Kenny & Ziggy's are always ready with a monstrous sandwich, plus some of the city's upscale, trendy restaurants come from chefs with New York influence.
For Houston restaurants that will keep you satisfied until your next visit to NYC, see above.