The nation's best pastrami? Find it at Langer's Deli, this year's L.A. Times Gold Award winner

Los Angeles Times - Sep 27, 2026

L.A. Times 2026 Gold Award honoree Norm Langer has kept the deli his parents opened in 1947 a welcoming place for all of Los Angeles. Oh, and it serves the nation's finest pastrami, according to the late Jonathan Gold and many others.

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