By Charles Passy   Carnegie Deli Reopens in Midtown

The brisket is back in town.

After a 10-month closure, the Carnegie Deli reopened on Tuesday, ending speculation that the midtown bastion for corned beef, pastrami and other deli fare was gone for good.

"I'm ecstatic," said owner Marian Parker as she surveyed the lunchtime crowd.

The restaurant, which first opened in 1937, was forced to shut down in April 2015 after Consolidated Edison inspectors found it had hooked up a gas line illegally. Ms. Parker said the gas issue had been resolved and that the restaurant also used the closure to address other matters, including giving the deli a thorough scrub-down.

She added that most of the restaurant's roughly 50 employees have returned to their old jobs. The menu, which includes a "Woody Allen" sandwich ("lotsa corned beef plus lotsa pastrami") and a "My Fair Latkes" platter, remains the same, she said.

All of which was welcome news to Carnegie regulars who stopped by for a meal. Among them: Fred and Gloria Colvin, a longtime married couple from Portsmouth, Va. Occasional visitors to the city, they first met at the deli 45 years ago.

As a result, it holds a special place in their lives. But Ms. Colin said she comes mainly for the food.

"No matter where I've been, I can't find the same corned beef," she said.

854 Seventh Ave.; carnegiedeli.com

A 'Therapeutic' Restaurant Opens

Sigmund Freud may have been known as the father of psychoanalysis. But the late doctor is now also the inspiration behind a newly opened Austrian restaurant in Greenwich Village.

Freud, as the dining spot is simply called, comes courtesy of Michelin-starred chef Eduard Frauneder, who has been behind the East Village tavern Edi & the Wolf and its sister bar the Third Man. With Freud, the chef is emphasizing what's billed as a "market-driven, seasonal menu," but one that incorporates such Austrian mainstays as Wiener schnitzel and such American ones as a cheeseburger (a "Freud Burger," with farmhouse cheddar, onion jam and crispy fennel).

As for drinks, the wine list emphasizes central European offerings. There's a cocktail menu, too, highlighted by a drink called the Slip (as in a Freudian one) with vodka, lime juice, egg whites, simple syrup and orange bitters.

What's the connection between food and drink and the good doctor? Mr. Frauneder said his new spot is intended to leave diners sated on many levels, appealing to mind and body alike.

"To me, a restaurant is therapeutic," he said.

506 LaGuardia Place; freudnyc.com

Finding 'Salvation' in a Burger

April Bloomfield, the chef behind the Spotted Pig and the Breslin Bar & Dining Room, has gone into the burger business.

Her newest restaurant, Salvation Burger, launched in partnership with Ken Friedman, features the favorite in all its refined glory. Beef is sourced from a farm in upstate New York, and the grinding of the meat is done by the restaurant's own butcher. Potato buns are made in-house as well.

Non-beef eaters have options, too: Salvation Burger offers a veggie burger and fish sandwich. Plenty of pies, including fried hand pies, are available for dessert.

230 E. 51st St.; salvationburger.com

Write to Charles Passy at cpassy@wsj.com

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