Brooklyn Pickle – West

For decades, Brooklyn Pickle has been Syracuse’s answer to a New York City deli, and the West shop carries that tradition on the city side. Giant overstuffed sandwiches and homemade soups are the calling card, served in a fast-paced, friendly room that tries to recreate the Big Apple experience every day.

The story goes that the business began in a space barely wide enough to hold one of its own sandwiches. Today there are two Brooklyn Pickle shops, and locals treat them as lunchtime landmarks, with visitors dropping in too. The soups have picked up awards along the way.

What to Know

• The sandwiches are piled high, so come hungry or plan to split one.
• Soups are made from scratch and have won awards.
• The first shop was said to be so narrow it barely fit one of the sandwiches.
• It is one of two Brooklyn Pickle locations around Syracuse.
• Featured by Visit Syracuse, the Onondaga County tourism bureau.