Newtown's Borscht Belt Opens New Deli Location In Trenton

NEWTOWN, PA — The Borscht Belt Delicatessen celebrated the grand opening of a new deli on Thursday, Jan. 16 inside the Trenton Farmers Market.

The Newtown-based Jewish deli, owned by celebrity chef Nick Liberato, and his business partner, Michael Dalewitz, will be operating the full-service New York-style deli near Pulaski Meats during market hours at 960 Spruce Street in Lawrence, New Jersey.

A few weeks after launch, the deli plans to extend its hours to a seven-day-a-week schedule for takeout, delivery, and a full catering menu. More at TheBorschtBelt.com

"Our deli will truly be a fantastic addition to the Trenton Farmers Market and will certainly be a draw for locals and visitors living in and coming to Mercer County," said Celebrity Chef Nick Liberato from Paramount Network's Bar Rescue and Netflix's Restaurants on the Edge.

The Borscht Belt Deli won many “BEST of New Jersey” accolades while operating inside the Stockton Farmers Market. When the Stockton Market closed, the deli moved to the Village at Newtown South where it has won the title of "Hottest Restaurant" in 2023 and 2024 from OpenTable and Eater's.

Key menu offerings in Trenton will include various platters with fresh lox, meats, and spreads; appetizing, daily fresh bagels from their partner, New York City’s famous Ess-a-Bagel; Bialy’s from Shelsky’s of Brooklyn; baked goods from Rockland and ONEG Bakery; Lower East Side pickles, homemade matzo ball and brisket/cabbage soup, kosher hot dogs, knishes, latkes and piled-high sandwiches (corned beef and pastrami Reubens) with house-made meats, and of
course U-Bet Egg Creams and Dr. Brown’s sodas.

Coffee will be poured fresh directly with an exclusive arrangement made with award-winning, Moonraker Roasters from Philadelphia.

The restaurant's name is a nostalgic salute to the most memorable days of the entertainment-loving, Jewish summering-community in the Catskills during the mid-20th century. Dalewitz, currently an advisor on The Borscht Belt Museum and whose family helped run the iconic landmark institutions, The Pines Hotel and The Red Apple Rest, speaks fondly of the era and states the most important ingredients of their concept is to celebrate what he believes the original Borscht Belt represented - community, family, large amounts of laughter and entertainment, and of course, mounds of mouth-watering NY-style Jewish cuisine.

A farmer-owned cooperative since 1939 and located on Spruce Street in Lawrence, New Jersey, since 1948, the Trenton Farmers Market is filled with a wide selection of Jersey Fresh fruits and vegetables, a smoke shop, Amish meats and poultry, a Polish deli, artisan cheese, baked goods, BBQ, rotisserie chicken, vegan selections, clothing, jewelry, handbags, home goods, essential and CBD oils, hand-crafted soaps and body care, sweets and nuts, donuts, local wine, burgers, steak sandwiches, and fries.

New Breakfast Specials In Newtown

In other Borscht Belt news, the deli has introduced a new dine-in-only breakfast specials menu at its Newtown location. The specials will be available from 7 to 10:30 a.m. and are served with a small juice, coffee or tea. You can check out the specials below.