{"id":31441,"date":"2024-01-18T17:29:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T22:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckms.ca\/?p=31441"},"modified":"2024-01-18T17:55:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T22:55:21","slug":"montreal-smoked-meat-sandwiches-bens-schwartzs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=31441","title":{"rendered":"Montreal smoked meat sandwiches, Ben&#8217;s closed, Schwartz&#8217;s still open."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ben&#8217;s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/bens-restaurant-closes-forever-1.622711\" target=\"_blank\">closed in ~2006<\/a>.  Near as I can tell from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=ben%27s+deli+montreal&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enCA1032CA1032&amp;{google:acceptedSuggestion}oq=ben%27s+deli+montreal&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBggAEEUYOzIGCAAQRRg7MgYIARBFGEDSAQg0NDkxajBqMagCALACAA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;{google:instantExtendedEnabledParameter}ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\">the Googles<\/a>, <s>it might have been torn down<\/s> &#8220;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nationaltrustcanada.ca\/nt-endangered-places\/bens-deli-restaurant\" target=\"_blank\">Demolition on Ben\u2019s Deli began in September and was completed by November 2008<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-demolished.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-demolished-1024x571.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31442\" width=\"564\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-demolished-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-demolished-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-demolished-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-demolished-750x418.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-demolished-675x376.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-demolished.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking around using street view confirms (these are all ~2023):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-53.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"772\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-53-772x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"31445\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-53.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=31445\" class=\"wp-image-31445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-53-772x1024.jpg 772w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-53-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-53-768x1019.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-53-750x995.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-53-675x895.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-53.jpg 885w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Ben&#8217;s was here, 990 Blvd. de Maisonneuve W.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-39.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-39-889x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"31444\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-39.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=31444\" class=\"wp-image-31444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-39-889x1024.jpg 889w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-39-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-39-768x885.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-39-750x864.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-39-1226x1413.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-39-675x778.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-39.jpg 1281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">&#8230;across Metcalf St. street&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1015\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-18-1015x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"31443\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-18.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=31443\" class=\"wp-image-31443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-18-1015x1024.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-18-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-18-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-18-768x775.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-18-750x757.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-18-1226x1237.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-18-675x681.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-18.jpg 1462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1015px) 100vw, 1015px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">&#8230;kiddy-corner&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1015\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-31-1015x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"31446\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-31.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=31446\" class=\"wp-image-31446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-31-1015x1024.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-31-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-31-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-31-768x775.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-31-750x757.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-31-1226x1237.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-31-675x681.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-31.jpg 1462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1015px) 100vw, 1015px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">&#8230; and across Blvd. de Maisonneuve.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Not quite the massive skyscrapers I remember.  I was smaller then?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My first visit was ~1985 (I was in the army, had a long wait for bus to Toronto, so I went).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben&#8217;s was much larger than Schwartz&#8217;s.  Easily 2x the counter space and ~20 4-tops, maybe more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-02-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-02-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"31456\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=31456\" class=\"wp-image-31456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-02-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-02-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-02-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-02-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-02-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-02-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-02-1226x920.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-02-675x506.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-02-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-02.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-01-1024x765.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-01-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"31457\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=31457\" class=\"wp-image-31457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-01-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-01-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-01-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-01-1536x1147.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-01-750x560.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-01-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-01-1226x916.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-01-675x504.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-01-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-inside-2002-01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18_17-46-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"1001\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18_17-46-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"31458\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=31458\" class=\"wp-image-31458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18_17-46-11.jpg 758w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18_17-46-11-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18_17-46-11-750x990.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18_17-46-11-675x891.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Yes, Ben&#8217;s was this ugly.  Luckily the food was a great distraction.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-i-2024-01-18_17-53-24.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-i-2024-01-18_17-53-24.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"31461\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-i-2024-01-18_17-53-24.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?attachment_id=31461\" class=\"wp-image-31461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-i-2024-01-18_17-53-24.jpg 740w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-i-2024-01-18_17-53-24-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bens-montreal-smoked-meat-deli-i-2024-01-18_17-53-24-675x498.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Schwartz&#8217;s is still open, at least as of 2023-04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_17-21-04..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_17-21-04.-653x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31452\" width=\"513\" height=\"804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_17-21-04.-653x1024.jpg 653w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_17-21-04.-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_17-21-04.-768x1205.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_17-21-04.-750x1177.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_17-21-04.-675x1059.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_17-21-04..jpg 910w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>and we know it&#8217;s good, &#8217;cause pretty sure last time we were in Montreal, we went to Schwartz&#8217;s, not Ben&#8217;s.  The last time I was at Ben&#8217;s was when I was coming home from Trois Rivi\u00e8re, rushing back to join Joan at the Holiday Inn in Ptbo for our 10th anniversary (so ~2000-04-28); she said I either arrive by 6pm or she&#8217;d pick someone else to celebrate our 10th.  I go there with time to spare, big jar of pickles, a few lbs of meat, and a couple loaves of the rye bread they use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Same stuff, but you gotta be willing to sit with strangers if you want to eat inside; it&#8217;s either sit in an open chair at the counter, or at the tables to the left; no such thing as a reserve seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_16-39-00.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_16-39-00-1024x812.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31449\" width=\"545\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_16-39-00-1024x812.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_16-39-00-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_16-39-00-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_16-39-00-1536x1218.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_16-39-00-750x595.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_16-39-00-1226x972.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_16-39-00-675x535.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_16-39-00.jpg 1710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Schwartz&#8217;s is very small.  You wanna sit?  Get to know your fellow smoked meat lovers.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At least you can order takeout from the next door window:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_17-12-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_17-12-01-1024x596.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31450\" width=\"635\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_17-12-01-1024x596.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_17-12-01-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_17-12-01-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_17-12-01-1536x894.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_17-12-01-750x437.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_17-12-01-1226x714.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_17-12-01-675x393.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-schwartzs-deli-2024-01-18_17-12-01.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Schwartz&#8217;s deli &#8211; sit down to the left, takeout window to the right (or maybe the takeout window is now an expansion sit-down?)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And if we can&#8217;t do Schwartz&#8217;s, there are many others&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-15-1024x795.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-15-1024x795.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-15-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-15-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-15-1536x1192.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-15-750x582.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-15-1226x952.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-15-675x524.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/montreal-smoked-meat-deli-2024-01-18-16-15.jpg 1878w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>&#8220;delis&#8221; in downtown Montreal.  Green=&#8221;been there, will go again&#8221;; blue=&#8221;probably just as good, will try if required&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben&#8217;s closed in ~2006. 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