One of the last Jewish businesses of the old Lower East Side, selling knishes since 1890 and at this East Houston Street address since 1910: thin dough around potato, kasha or sweet fillings, baked in a basement brick oven and sent upstairs by dumbwaiter.
- Address
- 137 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002
- Hours
- Mon-Sun 10:30-18:00 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-10)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 30 min
- Price
- Price not verified
- Price level
- $
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Classic order: a potato or kasha knish with a pickle, and a cherry-lime rickey or egg cream to drink.
- Sweet knishes (blueberry, chocolate) exist, but the savoury ones are the point.