Z Deli Sandwich Shop/ Yiddish bagels

I was on a pretty good vegan streak until I had a day and night solo in São Paulo. I have been wanting to try Z Deli for many years, and I determined it was finally time to go. The hostess could obviously notice my gringo Portuguese, so she gave me an English menu. I was between the Reuben and the pastrami and ultimately chose the pastrami. As someone who doesn’t eat meat much anymore, it can be almost repulsive when I do smell or taste it. But that was NOT the case with my Z Deli Pastrami Sanduíche. It had excellent flavor and texture. The fries were just regular fries nothing super fancy or exciting but also very good, hot, and fresh. They also had a nice collection of beers and cocktails to choose from. Only minor negative I had was that the atmosphere on the bottom floor had this red light in the back that kind of set the tone for the whole place red. But I was happy I went. And I would go again. Would be a nice place for a small group of 3 or 4 to get together for a few drinks and food.

very good sandwiches and fries! we ordered the fried chicken, the taste was very good and the fries were amazing. we were offered the pastrami sample by Ana, super friendly person, we loved it!

First up from the “snacks, appetizers, and salads”, we ordered the ZFC. This was an extremely generous portion of marinated and deep-fried pieces of chicken. The chicken was succulent with a soft but crispy batter. It came garnished with gherkin (great idea!) and a sour cream dipping sauce, which I originally thought was mild cheese. The Pastrami sandwich was wonderfully rare hunks of pastrami with a lovely amount of pepper. It was served a milk roll with a strong mustard and mayonnaise mixed with gherkins. On the side of the plate was a pickle. One of the most perfect pastrami sandwiches that I have ever tried. Our second choice in sandwich was the Reuben. This was presented on toasted rye bread. Filled again with the pastrami accompanied with cheese, a special sauce, hot mustard and sauerkraut. Not that we needed them but we also couldn’t resist ordering some Z Deli fries. This variety were skin on with fresh rosemary. This was also a substantial portion. To go with all of this we had two of the Brooklyn IPA beers, which were a perfect pairing to the food. We thoroughly enjoyed the whole meal!

The burger and fries were awesome! Good vibe and great service as well!

I had the Rubens (pastrami with Brazilian cheese) sandwich. It was amazing, super big and delicious! Similar to the traditional mortadela sandwich from the Mercado Municipal but with meat of a way better quality and pickles. Hamburgers also seemed to taste great. The service was awesome, everyone tried to understand me and they were very kind!!! ❤️

Amazing place, the burgers are very tasty and the staff is super friendly. The restaurant is pretty, perfect for hanging out.

I went to Z deli sandwich shop expecting to taste something similar to New York Pastrami, but I was absolutely disappointed, the pastrami does not have a good taste, and it was dry, I had to add a lot of mustard to make it acceptable. All the people around were ordering Hamburgers, maybe it was my mistake thinking that the pastrami was the specialty of the place. French fries were awesome.

They have unique sandwiches and hamburgers. They are not cheap but not so expensive. The sauce of the fried potatoes was so good.