An Upper East Side Deli Hides a Backroom Speakeasy
Eat Korean fried chicken by day, then switch to a speakeasy tucked behind an Upper East Side deli.
🍗 A Deli With Two Moods
Fillmore Deli and Backroom gives an Upper East Side deli run a second act. Korean fried chicken belongs to the daytime setup, while a hidden speakeasy opens in the back at night. That contrast puts two very different settings behind one name on 3rd Avenue.
The menu stretches across Italian hoagies, chicken parm and pesto eggs, with breakfast burritos joining the lineup. A wall display lays out a four page sandwich menu, plenty to work through before settling on an order. Online ordering is available for the deli. The kitchen covers more ground than the familiar sandwich stop might suggest.
In the backroom, wood paneling, round tables and black chairs sit under red and blue light. Small lamps glow on the tables beneath exposed ceiling beams. Find the venue at 1668 3rd Ave near Gristedes. Daily opening hours run from ten AM to ten PM, leaving both a daytime and evening window at this Manhattan address.
