Manny's Deli

Manny's Cafeteria and Delicatessen
Exterior of Manny's Deli, taken from Jefferson Street
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Restaurant information
Established1942
Owner(s)Ken Raskin
Food typeDelicatessen
Street address1141 South Jefferson Street
CityChicago
CountyCook County
StateIllinois
Postal/ZIP Code60607
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41°52′04″N 87°38′31″W / 41.8679°N 87.6419°W / 41.8679; -87.6419
Websitehttp://www.mannysdeli.com/

Manny's Cafeteria and Delicatessen, commonly known as Manny's Deli and sometimes known as Manny's Coffee Shop & Deli, is a delicatessen in Chicago, Illinois, United States, located in the Near West Side community area.[1][2] It has been described as "the biggest, best-known, and oldest deli in the city".[3] The deli has long been a meeting place for Chicago politicians[4][5] and became the subject of national interest because of its popularity with President Barack Obama.[6] One writer called Manny's "the second-most-likely place to see local politicians, after City Hall",[7] and former governor George Ryan referred to it in his memoir as "one of my favorite places to eat lunch in Chicago" and reminisced about once receiving a phone call from Nelson Mandela while eating a corned beef sandwich there.[8]

  1. ^ Twietmeyer, Hannah (December 6, 2021). "The Chicago Deli Former Presidents Love To Visit". Mashed.com.
  2. ^ Imam, Medha; Morgan, Clancy; Stuart, Matthew (October 13, 2020). "The corned beef sandwich at Manny's Cafe & Deli is a Chicago icon". Insider.
  3. ^ Sax, David (2009). Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of the Jewish Delicatessen. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 106. ISBN 9780151013845.
  4. ^ Warren, James (November 21, 2009). "At Work in Washington, at Home in Manny's Deli". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Simon, Scott (July 18, 2020). "Opinion: An Ode To Manny's Cafeteria And Delicatessen In Chicago". NPR.
  6. ^ Simon, Scott (December 6, 2008). "Obama's Lunch Love: Manny's Deli". NPR.org. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  7. ^ Moser, Whet (2019). Chicago: From Vision to Metropolis. London: Reaktion Books. p. 204. ISBN 9781789140002. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  8. ^ Ryan Sr., George H.; Possley, Maurice (September 18, 2020). Until I Could Be Sure: How I Stopped the Death Penalty in Illinois. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 207. ISBN 9781538134559. Retrieved December 24, 2022.