Our pick of the bunch is Chaikhana Sem Sorok, a glatt kosher eatery featuring traditional Uzbeki and Bukharian cuisine, including some shlep-worthy manti dumplings topped with a hefty sprinkle of black pepper ($12 for four large dumplings the size of a child’s fist). This diverse neighborhood is also home to the largest Bukharian Jewish community outside of Israel walk a few blocks east on 63rd Drive and you will have your choice of kosher restaurants that specialize in this Central Asian cuisine. Step off the subway in Rego Park, Queens and you’ll be surrounded by the melodious sounds of Russian, Spanish, Korean, Polish and more.

Is your favorite Jewish dish not on our list? Let us know what we missed so that we may include it on a future list. This compilation of standout Jewish dishes across the boroughs is meant to capture what Jewish food - and maybe even being Jewish - is like in New York City today: joyful, a little bit syncretic, sometimes messy and always a source of pride.įrom kosher adjaruli khachapuri - a Georgian cheese bread boat - in Queens to a Wagyu pastrami sandwich in Brooklyn, keep reading for our list of 25 Jewish dishes to eat in NYC right now. Rather than present a “best of,” we aim to paint a vibrant portrait of the city’s Jewish food landscape, from classics like herring schmaltz and egg creams to new mashups like churros made from Yemenite malawach dough and bright-green vegan pickle-flavored soft serve. ( New York Jewish Week) - In a metropolis like ours - with both an incredibly rich Jewish heritage and a dynamic, ever-changing dining scene - it is almost impossible to choose just 25 dishes that define what Jewish food in New York City is like today.Īnd yet, that’s exactly what we tried to do with this list, created in partnership with our colleagues at The Nosher.

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