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Russ & Daughters Appetizers and Russ & Daughters Cafe

Item: Russ & Daughters Appetizers and Russ & Daughters Cafe
Author: Andrea Wien

Cuisine: Deli

Price Range: $$

10Best Says

Opened in 1914, Russ & Daughters still resides in its original location on Houston Street in the Lower East Side. A New York staple, the teeny shop is known for its fish, specifically its bagels and smoked salmon (lox). Topped with a schmear, these are the bagels that New York is known for: oversized, overstuffed and indescribably delicious. While it's this location that carries on the old-school vibe and dying tradition of the Jewish deli, you should be aware that there isn't any seating. If that puts a cramp in your style, have no fear: the family recently opened a cafe - complete with the same smoked fish classics, plus platters, eggs and matzo ball soup - just around the corner at 127 Orchard Street.

Address:

179 E Houston St
New York, NY 10002
212-475-4880

Hours:

The Shop: Mon-Fri 8am-8pm; Sat 8am-7pm; Sun 8am-5:30pm
Café: Mon-Fri 9am-10pm; Sat-Sun 8am-10pm

Website:

russanddaughters.com

EXPERT TIPS BY: Andrea Wien
New York Local Expert

Breakfast: "Russ & Daughters ships nationwide, so optimize your time at the counter by organizing to have a box of delicacies sent home."

Best for Breakfast Because: In Anthony Bourdain's words, there are few places left that can boast that they're the oldest, and also the best. This is one of them.

EXPERT TIPS BY: Maria Lisella
New York Local Expert

Deli: "Used to be you would buy a piping hot sweet potato knish, find a table or bench at the vest pocket park between the basketball courts on Chrystie. But now you have a choice: the retail shop or Russ & Daughters Cafe. Walk-ins only at the Cafe."

Best for Deli Because: Russ & Daughters is an old-school "appetizing store" that went from pushcart to posh when it opened Russ & Daughters Cafe.

Main Menu
- Small Dishes / Noshes
  
  Russ & Daughter Knishes
  
  potato, caramelized onion, mustrad ($8.00)
  
  Hot Smoke / Cold Smoke
  
  kippered (baked) salmon & scottish smoked salmon spread, waffle-cut potato chip ($13.00)
  
  Potato Latkes
  
  wild salmon roe & creme fraiche ($14.00)
  
  Kasha Varnishkas
  
  buckwheat, caramelized onion, bowtie egg noodles ($6.00)
  
  Chopped Liver
  
  matzo, pickled red onion ($9.00)
  
  Super Heesbster
  
  whitefish & baked salmon salad, wasabi - infused roe, horseradish dill cream cheese, bagel toast ($10.00)
  
  Pastrami Russ
  
  pastrami-cured salmon, muenster cheese, sauerkraut, mustard, pickle, pretzel roll ($12.00)
  
  Sours
  
  pickled vegetables, pickles from the barrel ($7.00)
- Open - Faced Sandwiches / Boards
  
  The Classic
  
  gaspe nova smoked salmon, cream cheese, bagel/bialty, tomato, onion, capers ($16.00)
  
  Mensch
  
  sturgeon, butter, bagel/bialy, tomato, onion, capers ($22.00)
  
  Shtetl
  
  smoked sable, goat cream cheese, bagel/bialty, tomato, onion, capers ($18.00)
  
  Yum Kippered
  
  kippered (baked) salmon, cream cheese, bagle/bialty, tomato, onion, capers ($16.00)
- Caviar
  American Trasmontanus
  $175.00
  
  $345.00
  
  $650.00
  
  $1,125.00
  Siberian Baerri
  $175.00
  
  $345.00
  
  $650.00
  
  $1,125.00
  Osetra Gueldenstaedtii
  $255.00
  
  $550.00
  
  $1,045.00
  
  $1,970.00
  Paddlefish
  $105.00
  
  $175.00
  
  $305.00
  
  $470.00
  Hackleback
  $115.00
  
  $200.00
  
  $350.00
  
  $570.00
- Soups
  
  Matzo Ball
  
  chicken, vegetables, matzo ball ($8.00)
  
  Mushroom Barley
  
  mushrooms, barley w/ shissel rye bread ($8.00)
  
  Borscht
  
  served chilled: beets, sour cream, dill w/pumpernickel ($8.00)
  
  Smoked Whitefish Chowder
  
  dill, espelette pepper, matzo ($10.00)
- Salads
  
  Mixed Green
  
  Greens, Fennel, Dill, Capers, Citrus Dressing ($9.00)
  
  Chopped Salad
  
  smoked whitefish, avocado, beets, eggs apple, mixed greens, matzo, buttermilk dressing ($14.00)
  
  Smoked Trout & Patato
  
  smoked trout, watercress, caper mustard dressing ($14.00)
- Platters
  
  The Hattie
  
  smoked whitefish, kippered (baked) salmon, gaspe nova smoked salmon, sable ($80.00)
  
  The Ida
  
  scottish smoked salmon, gaspe nova smoked salmon, pastrami-cured salmon, gravlox ($70.00)
  
  The Anne
  
  western nova smoked salmon, private stock sturgeon, sable, smoked brook trout, wild alaskan salmon roe ($90.00)
- Eggs
  Lox, Eggs & Onions
  
  with toasted shissel rye ($15.00)
  
  Sturgeon, Eggs & Onions
  
  with toasted pumpernickel ($19.00)
  
  Bella's Matzo Brei
  
  matzo, egg, applesauce, sour cream ($12.00)
  
  Lower Sunny Side
  
  sunny side up eggs, gaspe nova smoked salmon, potato latkes ($16.00)
  
  Eggs Benny
  
  poached eggs, scottish smoked salmon, sauteed spinch, hollandaise, challah ($18.00)
  
  Farm Egg Omelette
  
  Gaspe nova smoked salmon, cream cheese ($15.00)
  
  Soft Scrambled Eggs & Caviar
  custard-Like egg, caviar with challah
  
  American Transmontanus: $180.00
  
  Paddlefish: $60.00
  Russ & Daughters Bread Basket
  
  bagel, bialy, shissel rye, onion roll, pumpernickel ($7.00)
- Herring
  
  Pickled Herring Trio
  
  canapes of pickled herring on pumpernickel ($9.00)
  
  Schmaltz & A Shot
  
  schmaltz herring, boiled potato, raw onion, shot of vodka ($12.00)
  
  Herring Plate
  
  An assortment of russ & daughters herring ($20.00)
- Sweet
  
  Blintzes
  
  Fruit compote, sour cream ($8.00)
  
  Babka French Toast
  
  chocolate babka, sour cream, berries ($10.00)
  
  Noodle Kugel
  
  farmer cheese, raisins, egg noodles ($7.00)
  
  Challah Bread Pudding
  
  Dried Apricots, caramel sauce ($9.00)
  
  Halvah Ice Cream
  
  halvah, sesame, salted caramel ($8.00)
  
  Grandpa's Grapefruit
  
  grapefruit, wheat germ, maple syrup ($6.00)
  
  Baked Farmer Cheese
  
  blueberry, walnut & honey w/pumpernickel ($7.00)
  
  Cookie Plate
  
  russ & daughters cookies & sweets ($8.00)
Drinks Menu
- Cocktails
  
  Break-Fast Martini
  
  Beefeater Gin, jam, lemon juice, egg white, Pernod Absinthe, Angostura Bitters ($12.00)
  
  Lower East Side
  
  Tanqueray Gin, lime juice, dill, cucumber ($12.00)
  
  Heads & Tails
  
  Espolon Blanco Tequila, Vida Mezcal, Dolin Dry Vermouth housemade lemon-lime cordial, spiced salt ($12.00)
  
  Schmoozer
  
  Dickel Rye, Linie Aquavit, demerara sugar, Peychaud's Bitters, Angostura Bitter, Herbsaint rinse ($12.00)
  
  Smoked Martini
  
  Perry Tot Gin, Belvedere, Lillet, Cocchi Americano, Laphroig rinse ($12.00)
  
  Bloody Mary
  
  Caraway-infused vodka, rye croutons, pickled vegetables; Dill-infused vodka, fresh dill; Fenugreek-infused vodka, celery; Smoked Pepper-infused vodka, smoked salt ($10.00)
- Sparkling
  Cremant De Bourgogne
  Parigot & Richard, France NV
  
  $14.00
  
  $56.00
  Prosecco
  Ca dei Zago, Veneto, Italy NV
  
  $12.00
  
  $48.00
  "Le Canon a Bulles"
  Domaine de Saint Pierre, Jura, France 2012
  
  $13.00
  
  $54.00
  Tokaji Pezgo Henye
  Kiralyudvar, Tokaj-Hegyalja, Hungary 2009
  
  $15.00
  
  $64.00
  Doyard Brut "Cuvee Vendemiaire"
  Cotes de Blancs, France NV
  
  $17.00
  
  $80.00
  "Foutre d'Escampette"
  Domaine de l'Octavin, Arbois France 2013
  
  $13.00
  
  $54.00
- Sherry
  Manzanilla "La Gitana"
  Hidalgo, Jerez-Xeres, Spain
  
  $9.00
  
  $36.00
- White
  Muscadet Sevre & Maine "Granite"
  Domaine de l'Ecu Laire, France 2011
  
  $12.00
  
  $48.00
  Riesling Kabinett
  joh, jos Prum, Mosel, Germany 2011
  
  $12.00
  
  $48.00
  Chablis
  Daniel Dampt & Fils, Burgundy, France 2012
  
  $14.00
  
  $56.00
  Albarino "Etiqueta Verde"
  Granbazan, Rias Baixas, Spain 2012
  
  $11.00
  
  $44.00
  Loureiro
  Aphros, Vinho-Verde, Portugal 2012
  
  $9.00
  
  $36.00
  Vouvray Sec "Le Haut-Lieu"
  Domaine Huet, Loire, France 2012
  
  $15.00
  
  $60.00
- Rose
  China Rose
  Jean-Maurice Raffault, Loire, France 2013
  
  By The Glass: $10.00
  
  By The Bottle: $40.00
  Rose "ll Chiaretto"
  San Giovanni, Lombardy, Italy 2013
  
  By The Glass: $13.00
  
  By The Bottle: $52.00
- Red
  Cabernet Franc "L'hurluberlu"
  Sebastien David, Loire, France 2012
  
  By The Glass: $10.00
  
  By The Bottle: $40.00
  Poulsard "En Chone"
  Domaine Pignier, Cote du Jura, France 2012
  
  By The Glass: $13.00
  
  By The Bottle: $52.00
- Champagne
  
  Billecart-Salmon Brut Grand Cru Blanc De Blancs NV
  
  ($150.00)
  
  Gaston Chiquet Brut "Special Club Millesime"
  
  2005 ($170.00)
  
  Krug "Grand Cuvee" MV
  
  ($350.00)
  
  Perseval-Farge Brut 1er Cru Millesime
  
  2000 ($160.00)
- Vodka
  
  Jewel of Russia
  
  ($14.00)
  
  Titos
  
  ($11.00)
  
  Belvedere
  
  ($12.00)
  
  Reyka
  
  ($10.00)
- Gin
  
  Perry Tot
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Beefeater
  
  ($9.00)
  
  Tanqueray
  
  ($10.00)
- Scotch
  
  Oban 14
  
  ($14.00)
  
  Talisker Storm
  
  ($15.00)
  
  Caol LLa 12yr
  
  ($12.00)
  
  Laphroig 10yr
  
  ($12.00)
  
  Compass Box Asyla
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Yamazaki 12
  
  ($13.00)
- Bourbon
  
  Elijah Craig 12yr
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Blantos
  
  ($13.00)
  
  Michters Bourbon
  
  ($11.00)
  
  Bulleit Bourbon
  
  ($11.00)
- Others
  
  Karmeliet Tripel
  
  Belgium ($11.00)
  
  Reisdorf Kolsch
  
  Germany ($8.00)
- Rum
  
  Banks
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Goslings
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Ron Zacapa 23
  
  ($12.00)
- Tequila
  
  Espolon Blanco
  
  ($9.00)
  
  Clase Azul
  
  ($18.00)
  
  Del Maguey Chichicapa
  
  ($14.00)
  
  Del Maguey Minero
  
  ($14.00)
  
  Del Maguey Vida
  
  ($10.00)
- Rye
  
  Rittenhouse Rye
  
  ($9.00)
  
  Dickel Rye
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Michters Rye
  
  ($11.00)
  
  Bulleit Rye
  
  ($11.00)
- Bitters
  
  Amperol
  
  ($9.00)
  
  Campari
  
  ($9.00)
  
  Pimms
  
  ($9.00)
  
  Fernet Branca
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Unicum
  
  ($10.00)
- Sodas
  
  Cucumber Soda
  
  Jasmine, anise seed, dill seed, fennel seed, lime ($5.00)
  
  Lemon Lime Soda
  
  Cardamon, anise seed, dill seed ($5.00)
  
  Cream Soda
  
  Vanilla bean-infused demerara sugar ($5.00)
  
  Concord Grape Soda
  
  Jasmine, timut pepper, lemon ($5.00)
  
  Ginger Soda
  
  Lavender, lime ($5.00)
  
  Coffee Soda
  
  Made with our signature roast ($5.00)
- Coffee
  
  Russ & Daughters House Blend
  
  from the Brooklyn Roasting Co. ($3.00)
- Tea
  
  Darjeeling, Chamomile, Genmaicha
  
  ($3.00)
- Juice
  
  Fresh-Squeezed Orange Juice
  
  ($4.00)

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