Best Pastrami in Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA
Langer's Delicatessen has been serving what many critics simply call the best pastrami in America since Al and Jean Langer opened it across from MacArthur Park in 1947. The secret is in the process — pastrami hand-cut and twice-cooked so it steams tender — and in the #19, the hot-pastrami-and-coleslaw sandwich on double-baked rye that made the place famous.
Now run by son Norm Langer, the Westlake counter has outlasted its neighborhood's ups and downs to remain a Los Angeles institution — and the 2026 Centurion Award winner for its category in L.A.
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Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.
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This page is the standing record for Langer's Delicatessen (2026). It was not bought, voted on, or sponsored — only winners are published, and an award that stops holding up is revoked, not quietly removed. For hours, bookings, and live reviews, go straight to the business itself.
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