Trends · data through June 2026

Delis in the United States

Iceflower tracks 3,242 stores from 2,619 delis chains in the United States. Hot Bagels & Deli grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Downtown Deli and Deli Mart.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
2,619
Tracked stores
3,242
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked delis chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Hot Bagels & Deli and Downtown Deli sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 H Hot Bagels & Deli ▲8 +16.3%
2 D Downtown Deli ▲4 +15.4%
3 D Deli Mart ▲7 +12.3%
4 M Mike's Deli ▲8 +10.8%
5 T The Deli ▲2 +8.0%
6 C Claro's Italian Market ▲5 +7.7%
7 H Hometown Deli ▲3 +7.1%
8 T The Honey Baked Ham Company logo The Honey Baked Ham Company +6.7%
9 U Uptown Deli ▲6 +6.2%
10 J Jay's Deli ▲4 +5.1%
11 C Chompie's logo Chompie's ▲4 +2.3%
12 T The Market Place ▲1 +2.0%
13 H Halsted Street Deli ▲2 -0.3%
14 J Joe's Deli ▲5 -0.5%
15 T The Yellow Deli -0.9%
  • The Honey Baked Ham Company
  • Waterboro Market & Cafe
  • Cardona's Market
  • Old Nelson Food Company
  • Chappy's Deli
  • Mazzaro Italian Market
  • East Bay Deli
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

3,242 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • The Honey Baked Ham Company (186)
  • Waterboro Market & Cafe (1)
  • Cardona's Market (2)
  • Old Nelson Food Company (2)
  • Chappy's Deli (3)
  • Mazzaro Italian Market (1)
  • East Bay Deli (8)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 T The Honey Baked Ham Company logo The Honey Baked Ham Company 186
  • 2 G Groucho's Deli logo Groucho's Deli 27
  • 3 T TooJay’s Deli • Bakery • Restaurant logo TooJay’s Deli • Bakery • Restaurant 13
  • 4 T The Market Place 12
  • 5 B Beach Hut Deli 12
  • 6 N New York Deli 11
  • 7 W West Coast Sourdough 10
  • 8 T The Deli 10
  • 9 C Call Your Mother Deli logo Call Your Mother Deli 9
  • 10 H Halsted Street Deli 9
  • 11 M Main Street Deli 9
  • 12 G Gourmet Deli 8
  • 13 T The Yellow Deli 8
  • 14 E East Bay Deli 8
  • 15 D Downtown Deli 8
  • 16 S Sweet Peppers Deli 8
  • 17 G Gandolfo's New York Deli logo Gandolfo's New York Deli 7
  • 18 S Santini's New York Style Deli logo Santini's New York Style Deli 7
  • 19 S Sam's Deli 7
  • 20 H Hot Bagels & Deli 7
  • 21 P Pastosa Ravioli logo Pastosa Ravioli 6
  • 22 S Southside Deli 5
  • 23 M Mike's Deli 5
  • 24 Q Quick Stop Deli 5
  • 25 J Joe's Deli 5
  • 26 L La Ideal 5
  • 27 B Brown Bag Deli 5
  • 28 D Deli Mart 5
  • 29 D Deli Plus 4
  • 30 I In & Out Food Mart 4
  • 31 L Lee's Deli 4
  • 32 M Madison Deli And Grill 4
  • 33 S Sub Stop 4
  • 34 C Claro's Italian Market 3
  • 35 C Chappy's Deli logo Chappy's Deli 3
  • 36 U Uptown Deli 3
  • 37 O Oak Grove Market 3
  • 38 V Village Deli and Grill logo Village Deli and Grill 3
  • 39 P Palmer's Deli & Market 3
  • 40 T The Big Cheese 3
  • 41 C Chompie's logo Chompie's 3
  • 42 C Capo Italian Deli logo Capo Italian Deli 3
  • 43 D Downstairs Market 3
  • 44 S Steve's Deli 3
  • 45 B Brooklyn Pickle 3
  • 46 H Hometown Deli 3
  • 47 J Jay's Deli 3
  • 48 D Dutch Country Market 3
  • 49 M Manhattan Deli 2
  • 50 T Triangle Deli 2

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