Barney Greengrass

Barney Greengrass
Interior of Barney Greengrass
Interactive map of Barney Greengrass
Restaurant information
Established1908; 118 years ago (1908)
Food typeAmerican Jewish
Location541 Amsterdam Avenue (between 86th and 87th Streets), Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City, Manhattan (UWS), New York, 10024, United States
Coordinates40°47′17″N 73°58′29″W / 40.787977°N 73.974587°W / 40.787977; -73.974587
ReservationsN/A
Websitewww.barneygreengrass.com

Barney Greengrass is a restaurant, deli, and appetizing store at 541 Amsterdam Avenue (between West 86th and 87th Streets) on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, started in 1908. It specializes in smoked fish, more specifically sturgeon, but also carries Nova Scotia salmon, whitefish, and others, and is very popular for brunch.

The establishment won the 2006 James Beard Foundation Award for Excellence. In 2013, Zagat gave it a food rating of 24, third-highest among New York City delis. In 2021, the Financial Times ranked it one of the “50 greatest food stores in the world.” In No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach, Anthony Bourdain wrote that the store's chopped liver was "the best there is".

History

Barney Greengrass opened a restaurant in 1908 at the corner of West 113th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem. It moved to its current location at 86th Street and Amsterdam Avenue in 1929. In 1938, Greengrass was given the nickname "Sturgeon King" by James J. Frawley.

After Greengrass's death, the restaurant was run by his son Marvin (called "Moe") and his wife Shirley. When Moe died in 2001, responsibility passed on to his own son, Gary.

Beverly Hills

In 1995, Barney Greengrass opened an outlet at the Beverly Hills branch of Barneys New York (since closed).

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Zagat Stories". Archived from the original on February 26, 2011.
  2. ↑ Herman, Michael (February 12, 2012). "Barney Greengrass Brunch Review". New York Food Journal.
  3. ↑ Auld, Tim (May 18, 2021). "The 50 greatest food stores in the world". The Financial Times. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  4. ↑ Bourdain, Anthony (2007). No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach. New York: Bloomsbury USA. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-59691-447-6.
  5. 1 2 3 Witchel, Alex (September 23, 2001). "Counterintelligence; The Comfort of Sturgeon". The New York Times. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  6. 1 2 Altman, Alex (June 19, 2008). "Where Lox Unlocks the Past". Time magazine. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  7. ↑ Giannotto, Mark (June 11, 2008). "Barney Greengrass: 100 Years as 'Sturgeon King'". New York Sun. Archived from the original on June 12, 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Shirley Greengrass, 71, Partner in Restaurant". The New York Times. July 19, 1992. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
  9. ↑ Martin, Douglas (January 5, 2002). "Moe Greengrass, 84, King of a Sturgeon Shrine". The New York Times. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Barney Greengrass – Los Angeles". Zagat. Retrieved August 17, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ Virbila, S. Irene (January 29, 1995). "A Deli to (Almost) Die For – Nova, Matzo, Bialys, Sable—They're First-Rate and as Close as Beverly Hills". Los Angeles Times Magazine. Retrieved August 17, 2010.

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