Manny's Cafeteria and Delicatessen | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 1942 |
Owner(s) | Ken Raskin |
Food type | Delicatessen |
Street address | 1141 South Jefferson Street |
City | Chicago |
County | Cook County |
State | Illinois |
Postal/ZIP Code | 60607 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 41°52′04″N 87°38′31″W / 41.8679°N 87.6419°W |
Website | http://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]