Katz's Delicatessen Is Reopening A Forgotten Piece Of Its History - Here's A Look Inside - Tasting Table

"The famed deli is reopening a dining room to the public for the first time since 1949. Dubbed "The Ludlow Room," the 68-seat space has been thoughtfully restored after serving for decades as a walk-in refrigerator to help store the staggering amount of meat that Katz's takes pride in serving."

""Reopening this room feels like uncovering a forgotten chapter of our own story," Dell continued in a press release. "For decades, this space helped support the demand that made Katz's what it is today, but very few people ever got to see it. Bringing it back to life is a way of honoring the generations before us while creating something new for the generations still to come.""

"Reopening the space is a major milestone for Katz's. With tiled floors, sconce lighting, and a tin ceiling, the design pays tribute to Katz's storied past. It also transitions The Ludlow Room functionally into the present and future, adding more space for deli aficionados."

"The joint started in 1888 on Ludlow Street before it moved in the 1920s across the way to Houston, where it stands to this day. The now restored Ludlow Room was previously open to the public from that time to its refrigerator conversion in the late 1940s."

Katz's Delicatessen in New York City is reopening a restored dining room called The Ludlow Room to public service for the first time since 1949. The 68-seat space had been converted into a walk-in refrigerator in the late 1940s to store the large volume of meat used for its signature Jewish deli offerings. Katz's traces its origins to 1888 on Ludlow Street and later moved across the way to Houston in the 1920s, where it remains. The Ludlow Room has been restored with features including tiled floors, sconce lighting, and a tin ceiling. The reopening expands seating and preserves the room as a living piece of New York history.

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