B&H Dairy is a kosher Jewish dairy restaurant or luncheonette in the East Village of Manhattan in New York City. The original owners, Abie Bergson and Jack Heller, later Sol Hausman, opened it in 1938[1] when the area was known for the Yiddish Theatre District. Bergson was an aspiring actor, and Molly Picon and Maurice Schwartz were patrons. Bergson sold the luncheonette in the 1970s and it went bankrupt in 1978. Bob Sherman, a partner in a construction firm, bought it.[2][3] A 1940s style lunch counter[4] B&H serves cheese blintzes with sour cream, borscht, matzo brei, and other kosher dairy Jewish cuisine known as milchik.[5] It is owned and operated by an Egyptian Muslim and Catholic Polish couple, Fawzy and Alexandra Abdelwahed.[6] It was closed for a few months in 2015 due to a nearby gas explosion and fire but reopened.[7][8] It was noted in an interview by Lily Tomlin.[9]
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| Established | 1938 |
| Food type | Jewish cuisine |
| Dress code | Casual |
| Street address | 127 2nd Ave |
| City | Manhattan |
| State | New York |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 10003 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°43′42″N 73°59′17″W / 40.728452°N 73.988032°W |
| Website | https://www.instagram.com/bandhdairy/ |
See also
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edit- ^ Sutherland-Namako, Amber (July 25, 2023). "B&H Dairy Kosher Restaurant | Restaurants in East Village, New York". Time Out New York. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ Katchor, Ben (March 10, 2020). The Dairy Restaurant. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-8052-4219-5.
- ^ Hoffman, Jordan (July 1, 2018). "B&H, a Lower East Side eatery 'where everybody knows your name,' turns 80". The Times of Israel. Retrieved December 3, 2023.,
- ^ Kimmelman, Michael (October 15, 2020). "The East Village, Home of Punks and Poets: Here's a Tour". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ Moskin, Julia (April 6, 2020). "A Rich (Very Rich) History of the Jewish Dairy Restaurant". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "B&H Dairy: A Small Restaurant With Big Heart Serves The East Village Since 1938 - CBS New York". www.cbsnews.com. March 26, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- Littman, Margaret (March 6, 2024). "B&H Dairy restaurant, an East Village icon, gets a fresh take on its old-school look". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- "Hats Off To Fawzy Abdelwahed, Co-Owner of B&H Dairy! - Village Preservation". www.villagepreservation.org. September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- "No locks on the lox: Welcome back, B&H Dairy". New York Daily News. August 17, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ Rack, Yannic (August 14, 2015). "Challah back! B&H dairy restaurant reopens on 2nd Ave". amNewYork. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ Scotto, Michael (August 14, 2015). "B&H Dairy Back Open Five Months After East Village Explosion". Spectrum News NY1. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ Als, Hilton (May 14, 2015). "Lily Tomlin". Interview. Retrieved December 3, 2023.