Where is Barney Greengrass?

At 541 Amsterdam Avenue, on the Upper West Side of New York. The nearest station is 86th Street (1), or 86th Street (B, C) on Central Park West.

Which museums and sights are near Barney Greengrass?

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is 1.4 km away, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is 1.4 km away, Central Park is 1.6 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.

What is Barney Greengrass known for?

Sturgeon, The room, Weekend mornings. The Sturgeon King of the Upper West Side: a shop and a plain dining room that have sold smoked fish since 1908, ten minutes from the American Museum of Natural History.

When did Barney Greengrass open?

In 1908. Started in Harlem in 1908, on Amsterdam Avenue since 1929.

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Barney Greengrass

In New York an appetizing store sells what goes on a bagel: smoked salmon, sturgeon, whitefish, cream cheese. Barney Greengrass is the oldest of them with tables.

What it is: Appetizing shop and restaurant
Opened: 1908
Area: Upper West Side
Nearest museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1.4 km

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What Barney Greengrass is known for

Sturgeon
The founder was given the title of Sturgeon King in 1938, and the smoked sturgeon is still what the house is proudest of, with Nova Scotia salmon and whitefish beside it.
The room
Formica tables, old wallpaper of New Orleans and a counter piled with fish. It has looked like this for decades and the regulars would not have it changed.
Weekend mornings
This is where the neighbourhood comes for breakfast on Saturday and Sunday. Expect to wait outside.

What to know

Started in Harlem in 1908, on Amsterdam Avenue since 1929
Still run by the founder's family
The James Beard Foundation gave it its award for excellence in 2006

Where Barney Greengrass is

Address

541 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10024, United States

Nearest station

86th Street (1), or 86th Street (B, C) on Central Park West

Museums and sights nearby

Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.

From Harlem to Amsterdam Avenue

Barney Greengrass opened his first shop in 1908 at West 113th Street, when Harlem had a large Jewish population, and moved to the present address in 1929. His son and then his grandson followed him behind the counter.

Barney Greengrass: common questions

Where is Barney Greengrass?: At 541 Amsterdam Avenue, on the Upper West Side of New York. The nearest station is 86th Street (1), or 86th Street (B, C) on Central Park West.
Which museums and sights are near Barney Greengrass?: The Metropolitan Museum of Art is 1.4 km away, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is 1.4 km away, Central Park is 1.6 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
What is Barney Greengrass known for?: Sturgeon, The room, Weekend mornings. The Sturgeon King of the Upper West Side: a shop and a plain dining room that have sold smoked fish since 1908, ten minutes from the American Museum of Natural History.
When did Barney Greengrass open?: In 1908. Started in Harlem in 1908, on Amsterdam Avenue since 1929.

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Rating from Google

4.4

1,685 ratings on Google

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