Russ and daughters

Russ & Daughters. Appetizing Since 1914. 4th Generation, family-owned appetizing shop and restaurant on the Lower East Side of New York City for over 100 years, famous worldwide for the best bagels and lox, caviar, smoked fish, herring, babka, rugelach, and other traditional baked goods.

The cafe is a momentous change in the four-generation business . . . Like many Russ & Daughters regulars, I find the endeavor thoroughly nerve-wracking.

Not only big news in bagel-and-lox circles, but a huge event in the course of New York gastronomic history.

Russ & Daughters has served its beloved bagels, bialys and smoked fish for over a century, but its legacy is about much more than food.

Babka French Toast at Russ & Daughters, New York City, September 2023

One of the 10 best restaurants in NYC, Russ & Daughters Cafe was born from the legendary appetizing shop of the same name. Full-service Jewish comfort food.

Kelli Anderson, Brooklyn-based artist and designer, is interviewed by Tina and guest interviewer, Emily Scheinman—one of our Kickstarter campaign backers—in this conversation touching on art, physics, and stretching the limits of our work.

Updated pastrami sandwiches, beet-cured salmon, and the chocolatiest babka await at NYC’s new wave of Jewish delis and appetizing shops.

From a legendary and landmark appetizing shop comes this retro, full-service restaurant serving Jewish comfort food: bagels and lox, smoked fish platters, herring, caviar, traditional baked goods, cocktails, homemade shrubs and sodas, and other classic favorites. WE OPERATE ON A WALK-IN BASIS ONLY - NO RESERVATIONS!