Barney Greengrass | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 1908 |
Food type | American Jewish |
Street address | 541 Amsterdam Avenue (between 86th and 87th Streets), Upper West Side, Manhattan |
City | New York City |
County | Manhattan (UWS) |
State | New York |
Postal/ZIP Code | 10024 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 40°47′17″N 73°58′29″W / 40.787977°N 73.974587°W |
Reservations | N/A |
Website |
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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. [1] They specialize in smoked fish, more specifically sturgeon, but also have Nova Scotia salmon, whitefish, and others, and are very popular for brunch. [2]
They were the winner of 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. [1] In 2021, the Financial Times ranked it as one of the “50 greatest food stores in the world.” [3]
Barney Greengrass originally opened in 1908 [4] 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. [4] [5] In 1938 he was given the nickname "Sturgeon King" by James J. Frawley. [5] [6]
After the death of Barney Greengrass, the restaurant was run by his son Marvin (always called "Moe") and his wife Shirley. [7] After Moe's death in 2001, [8] his son Gary Greengrass took over management responsibility. [4]
In 1995, Barney Greengrass opened an outlet at the Beverly Hills branch of Barneys New York (since closed). [9] [10]