A few bright spots have recently emerged out of the murk that was Boston’s delicatessen scene, none more exciting than this newcomer that cures, smokes and handcrafts its own dazzling charcuterie, salumi, sausages and more. Beyond its awe-inspiring retail wares, Moody’s offers a counter-service menu of spectacular sandwiches, including corned beef, roast beef, pastrami and a gut-busting pork-belly bánh mì. It’s a little bit of heaven—the closest Boston gets to legendary urban delis like Katz’s and Schwartz’s.
Moody’s Delicatessen & Provisions
468 Moody St., Waltham • (781) 216-8732
moodyswaltham.com
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2015 Winner: Moody’s Delicatessen & Provisions
Greater Boston finally got a deli that merits a trip, a Waltham storefront that makes its astonishing, globe-trotting assortment of charcuterie, salumi and sausages from local animals, serving them in a bright combination of densely packed retail wonderland and counter-service sandwich joint…...
- 468 Moody St., Waltham
- (781) 216-8732
- moodyswaltham.com
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2017 Winner: Mamaleh's
Greater Boston is home to many Ashkenazi Jews, so why are our delicatessens so terrible?...
- 1 Kendall Square, Cambridge
- (617) 958-3354
- mamalehs.com
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