Cuisine:

• East and West
• European
• American
• Deli
• Sandwiches
• Catering
• Fine Dining
• Jewish
• Breakfast
• Fast Food and Hamburgers

Zaftigs Eatery Description:
A delicatessen in Coolidge Corner, serving moderately-priced Jewish comfort food (with a few modern touches) and breakfast all day. The decor is more upscale than most delicatessens. Besides street parking, there are nearby public parking lots.
From the Yiddish adjective for pleasantly full-figured, Zaftigs occupies a suitably large space, often crowded with Brookline families. The wall art is a hoot, featuring big, bold paintings of bygone delis and plump Jewish mothers (hence the name). Background music is also suitably retro---think Sinatra, Bird and Chet Baker. The menu, by contrast, puts modern touches on old-fashioned deli fare. The sandwiches are two-and-a-half-handers---for better or worse: the Youngman, with chopped liver and pastrami, goes down like a brick, though we've got a soft spot for the Lupo---brisket between latkes with gravy and horseradish. We also enjoy the enormous and interesting main-course salads. The classics are less successful, lacking the depth of flavor that would be carefully coaxed from them under more authentic circumstances.


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