Eisenberg Sandwich Shop

This towering temple of tuna and palace of potato salad is one of the last of a dying breed: an old-style sandwich shop with glorious fixtures and lengthy counter. Listen to the orders getting barked out by customers, admire the precision with which meals are prepared, and bask in the gloriousness of a bygone era. Nothing is fancy here; it's a luncheonette, after all. Jane and Michael Stern of "Road Food" fame hailed Eisenberg's years ago as one of New York's true gems. It's easy to see why: you just can't get real New York sandwiches like this in many places anymore.