Marty's Deli occupies a corner spot in Northeast Minneapolis, a casual sandwich shop built around pulling up a chair and grabbing extra napkins. It's earned a spot on Eater's essential 38 and on Mpls St Paul Magazine's 2026 best-of list, recognition that's helped make it a neighborhood fixture.
Regulars often describe the food, service, and atmosphere in glowing terms, treating the place as a local gem worth seeking out. Others have found the experience less consistent — breakfast sandwiches tend to split opinion, and some visitors have flagged service attitudes and portion-to-price value as uneven from visit to visit. The Infatuation has also covered the shop.
What holds steady is the draw: even with mixed takes on execution, Marty's keeps people coming back to that corner.
Regulars often describe the food, service, and atmosphere in glowing terms, treating the place as a local gem worth seeking out. Others have found the experience less consistent — breakfast sandwiches tend to split opinion, and some visitors have flagged service attitudes and portion-to-price value as uneven from visit to visit. The Infatuation has also covered the shop.
What holds steady is the draw: even with mixed takes on execution, Marty's keeps people coming back to that corner.