Monty’s Deli brings Jewish soul food to a bricks and mortar site in an old bakery in London’s East End.

Having started life in 2012 as a market stall, Monty's Deli has been inspired by the Jewish delis of America, with Katz’s in New York and Langer’s in LA. The founders make everything on site from closely guarded family recipes. 

Best known for their comforting chicken soup and sandwiches packed with hand carved towers of their home-made, signature salt beef and pastrami, they are one of the only places in Britain to make their own bagels from scratch. Bagels are baked on traditional cedar planks wrapped in hessian, along with home-made mustard, pickles and ferments, alongside cured meats. 

Available to eat in or take away, the counter runs a ticket-style service during breakfast and lunch, alongside their theatrical slicing bar. Every night, they offer a Shabbat dinner alongside a substantial menu of traditional and authentic dishes. On weekends, brunch includes an extended breakfast and lunch menu, with an XL latke, topped with tender salt beef and a fried egg, along with Prosecco and jugs of Bloody Marys.

The deli exposes the building’s original Victorian tiles, with booths based on those in the classic workers’ cafes. A long bar offers seats where customers can watch the meat being sliced and sandwiches being prepared, with a baked goods section displaying pastries and the guest bagel of the week. Closed on Mondays.

Ideal For

Soul food

Signature Dishes

Reuben Special with layer upon layer of salt beef, pastrami, pickles and mustard piled between their custom rye bread; whole joints of hot pastrami and salt beef for the table; cholent - a traditional slow braised brisket dish with bone marrow, potatoes and pearl barley, and all beef and dill meatballs topped with pastrami dripping breadcrumbs.

Signature Drinks

Traditional Slivovitz plum brandy and Palwin’s No. 9 Kiddush wine.