Vegan Italian Deli Galioto s Opens In Little Italy View all 15
Nicole Galioto and her brother Nima Garos grew up in Little Italy, their extended family an integral part of a tight-knit community. Galioto still lives on Mulberry Street, and Garos, along with their buddy Karoosh Bakhtiar, runs Jajaja, the excellent plant-based Mexican restaurant with two locations downtown. In other words, if anyone can pull off an old-school Italian deli that s also 100% vegan, it s these guys.
And so we get Galioto s Family Delicatessen, a classic-feeling NYC spot named in honor of the siblings father, who passed away not long ago and can be seen in several of the many family photos that are all over the place here. My dad was not the most healthy eater, says Nicole. Which is one of the reasons why we wanted to give the community a more health-conscious option for grabbing a bite or getting some groceries.