Hobby

Like many New Jersey restaurants, the iconic Newark sandwich shop Hobby's Deli shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic. But as the rest of the industry began ...

[renovations,](https://www.nj.com/food/2022/04/this-old-school-nj-deli-legend-was-closed-for-2-years-they-reopen-to-a-new-world.html) the pastrami hiatus finally ended on July 28. For the first time in more than two years, Hobby’s Deli is back slinging the Jewish soul food revered in the Garden State and exalted as [some of the best in the country](https://www.nj.com/food/2022/08/this-nj-pastrami-palace-was-named-one-of-the-countrys-best-jewish-delis.html). [COVID-19](https://nj.com/coronavirus) pandemic.