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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Meredith Clark

NYC bakery sparks outrage over $29 ham and cheese sandwich: ‘This is criminal’

Reddit (u/mauceri)

An iconic New York City cafe has raised eyebrows after one person noticed it was selling an ordinary ham and cheese sandwich for a whopping $29.

EAT, the famed Upper East Side marketplace and café owned by restauranter Eli Zabar, turned heads this week when Reddit user u/mauceri posted a picture of the pricey ham and cheese sandwich to the Reddit forum r/nyc. “Spotted while walking around the UES while a family member has surgery at HSS,” the Reddit user wrote. “Eli Zabar’s on Madison between 80/81st.”

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