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Carnegie Deli’s Sarri Harper Isn’t Shrinking the Sandwich

Carnegie Deli’s third-generation CEO talks about the pastrami wars, sandwiches priced against today’s meat costs, Costco and the Knick she wants on the Wall of Fame.

Nearly a decade after Carnegie Deli shut its original Manhattan dining room, Sarri Harper reopened it on Sept. 15 one block south of its longtime home. The new 110-seat, 2,500-square-foot restaurant sits at 834 Seventh Avenue, where Stage Deli once operated. Carnegie and Stage spent decades competing in New York’s pastrami wars; now Carnegie has Stage’s old address. It doesn’t take reservations, and NPR reported a line outside during opening week.

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Harper kept Carnegie operating without a permanent Manhattan dining room. The deli has had concessions at Madison Square Garden since 2011 and sets up seasonal stands at the U.S. Open, Saratoga Race Course and the Belmont Stakes, while its pastrami, corned beef, cheesecake and other staples ship nationwide. Since late 2024, Harper has also landed a pre-sliced pastrami and corned beef pack in 50 Northeast Costco stores and teamed up with Serendipity3, Temple Bar and Black Tap on limited-time collaborations.

Harper, Carnegie Deli’s third-generation CEO and granddaughter of longtime owner Milton Parker, is a 2026 Observer Nightlife & Dining........

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