Katz's Deli

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Two happy hours are offered weeknights: one for the after-work crowd and another early morning happy hour bonus for late-night partiers.

Look for the free parking lot behind the restaurant.

Owner Marc Katz is like those boisterous TV pitchmen who are constantly slashing prices. Except his pitch is his hot pastrami sandwich. “Traditional Jewish kosher-style cuisine” is at the core of his neverending menu. Wash it down with a cheesecake shake. On the walls are for-sale photos from the New York Times archives. They temper the audacity of the sunshine-yellow Cadillac convertible...

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Even if it doesn't quite achieve New York deli status -- for one thing, the staff is not nearly rude enough, and for another, you can get jalapeños in your omelets -- Katz's is as close as you'll come in Austin. The matzo balls are as light and the cheesecake as dense as they're supposed to be, and the pastrami sandwiches come in the requisite gargantuan portions. Katz's is a great place to...

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Opened in 1979, this eatery quickly became an Austin urban life essential. You'll hardly notice the artwork on the walls for all the people-watching. The atmosphere is always...

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