Schaller & Weber
Butcher shop · Upper East Side
1654 2nd Ave #1, New York, NY 10028
Highlights
Old-school German butcher & market: wieners, fried chicken, deli
Old-school German butcher & market: wieners, fried chicken, deli
"A longstanding Upper East Side business in the Yorkville section since 1937 that has continued to grow with offshoots and national shipping and is described in the piece as an expert in branding the family business." - Emma Orlow
"We know that if you’re at Essex Market, you’re mere blocks away from pastrami institution Katz’s Deli, but the pastrami sandwich and the other smoked meats and sausages from Schaller & Weber downstairs at The Market Line have almost equally as much history. The shop opened in German Yorkville back in 1937 and got a stand downstairs at The Market Line when the new complex opened in late 2019. Besides the excellent pastrami sandwich, they also specialize in hot dogs, knackwurst, and any other type of sausage you can think of. When the weather’s nice, they set up a cute sausage cart on Delancey where you can sit outside, enjoy some beef wieners, and watch the cars drive up the Williamsburg Bridge." - Carlo Mantuano
"Upper East Side German meat shop Schaller & Weber is planning to open a new restaurant in Little Italy." - Tanay Warerkar
"The fabled German currywurst was invented in Hamburg right after World War II, proving that curry continues to travel. The story is recounted in Uwe Timm’s highly recommended novella, The Invention of Curried Sausage. German currywurst has been made available at several places around town in the last decade. The version at Schaller & Weber’s Upper East Side Stube is made by cutting up a knockwurst, depositing it in a pretzel bun, and then smothering it in curry ketchup with additional curry powder added. This is a real gutbomb; delicious, but don’t try to eat two." - Robert Sietsema
"German butcher shop Schaller & Weber has also joined the growing roster of food vendors. The family-run establishment has been operating from Yorkville since 1937, and this will be its second location in the city." - Carla Vianna
