About Us

Our Story

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It all started a long time ago, back in 1950’s when a grocery / deli / dairy store was opened under the name Ziggy’s Harbor Dairy. A decade later the name was changed to Harbor Deli, and this was the name that it kept when. In June, 1997 after spending his whole working life in the food/retail, customer service business, Harry DeFeo, his lovely wife Diane and children purchased it and decided to make it a place where all the families from the neighborhood would be able to meet and talk and laugh and make it the best deli Port Washington had ever seen.

Harry and Diane graduated from Schreiber High School in 1975. They grew up in Port Washington and are proud to be part of this wonderful community. Harbor Deli is their way of giving back to the town that has always been close to their heart. In 2012, when Hurricane Sandy hit, Harry had no doubt in his mind that he needed to give his contribution so he hired a generator to be able to sustain the store in order to provide his friends and neighbors with fresh food and drinks.


Harry and Diane have always been giving back to the community. Not ones to be lured by a big city’s lights, they decided that their life was in Port Washington. So in May of 2019, they opened Harbor Deli Two. Just three years later, in 2022, Harbor Deli Three was opened in Woodbury, NY.

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Why Choose Harbor Deli

What makes Harbor Deli stand out isn’t just that our sandwiches are made using only the freshest and finest ingredients including exclusively Harbor Deli’s Own Artesan Made cold cuts and cheeses.

It’s not even that all salads, chicken cutlets, and grilled chicken are made here fresh daily.

Nor is it that we use real jumbo eggs for regular and egg white sandwiches and we never pour our eggs or egg whites from a carton.

It’s our belief that our customers matter.

And we want them to feel right at home. In addition to our extra helpful and polite staff, things that can be found only at Harbor Deli are:

Daily Specials emailed out with discounts & new & different items every day

Massive variety of food and drinks you could eat here every day and never get bored!

Create your own sandwich with unlimited free toppings & cheeses and a wide variety of bread choices. HARBOR DELI ONLY: the only thing we charge extra is bacon & avocado!

Over 125 iconic sandwich creations that are constantly being added to

Cheesesteaks from real sliced stake with unlimited toppings! Best you’ll ever try!

Chopped salad with huge variety of toppings and dressings. HARBOR DELI ONLY: unlimited free proteins, toppings, cheeses included in the price!!

Long list of signature salads.

1/2 lb angus burgers with unlimited toppings & cheese

Italian specialty salad & sandwich menu

Our own Harbor Deli Artisan made cold cutsand cheeses sliced professionally by the pond! Far superior in taste to the ones at super market, the same affordable price! Why wait in line? Come check it out!

Home brewed ice teas

Acai bowls & smoothies blended fresh with unlimited ingredients

Separate gluten free menu with fresh baked gluten free rolls & heros

And much, much more…

Only one way to find out!

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