New Jersey’s 37 best Italian delis, ranked for 2024

Italian sub Nicolo's

An Italian sub from Nicolo's Italian Bakery and Deli in Montclair. (Jeremy Schneider | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

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Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2023 and has been updated.

The Italian deli might be the greatest culinary show on Earth — a wonderland of sights, sounds and especially smells. And no one does it better than New Jersey.

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