Barney Greengrass is a restaurant,
deli
Deli may refer to:
* Delicatessen, a shop selling specially prepared food, or food prepared by such a shop
* Sultanate of Deli, a former sultanate in North Sumatra, Indonesia
Places
* Deli, Boyer-Ahmad, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Pro ...
, and
appetizing store
An appetizing store, typically in reference to Jewish cuisine in New York City, particularly Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, is a store that sells "food that generally goes with bagels", although appetizings can also be served with a variety of breads. ...
at 541
Amsterdam Avenue (between West
86th and 87th Streets) on the
Upper West Side
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of
Manhattan
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,
New York City
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, started in 1908.
They specialize in
smoked fish
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, more specifically
sturgeon
Sturgeon is the common name for the 27 species of fish belonging to the family Acipenseridae. The earliest sturgeon fossils date to the Late Cretaceous
The Late Cretaceous (100.5–66 Ma) is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretace ...
, but also have
Nova Scotia salmon,
whitefish, and others, and are very popular for brunch.
They were the winner of the 2006
James Beard Foundation Award for Excellence. In 2013, ''
Zagat
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'' gave it a food rating of 24, third-highest among New York City delis.
In 2021, the ''Financial Times'' ranked it as one of the “50 greatest food stores in the world.”
History
Barney Greengrass originally opened 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 he was given the nickname "Sturgeon King" by ]James J. Frawley
James J. Frawley (1867 – September 1, 1926) was an Americans, American politician from New York (state), New York.
Life
Frawley was a member of the New York State Senate (20th D.) from 1903 to 1914, sitting in the 126th New York State Legisla ...
.
After the death of Barney Greengrass, the restaurant was run by his son Marvin (always called "Moe") and his wife Shirley. After Moe's death in 2001, his son Gary Greengrass took over management responsibility.[
]
Beverly Hills
In 1995, Barney Greengrass opened an outlet at the Beverly Hills
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branch of Barneys New York
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Barneys N ...
.
See also
* List of delicatessens
This is a list of notable delicatessens. A delicatessen is a retail establishment that sells a selection of unusual or foreign prepared foods. Delicatessens originated in Germany during the 1700s. They later spread to the United States in the m ...
*
References
External links
*
1908 establishments in New York (state)
Appetizing stores
Jewish delicatessens in the United States
Jews and Judaism in Manhattan
Restaurants established in 1908
Restaurants in Manhattan
Upper West Side
James Beard Foundation Award winners
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