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The Malawach Kitchen

Midtown Manhattan has no shortage of kosher food, but a kitchen devoted almost entirely to malawach? That’s something new and oh-so-exciting. The Malawach Kitchen is now operating out of the Picnic food hall at 245 West 46th Street, near Eighth Avenue, serving a dozen or so interpretations of the flaky Yemenite Jewish flatbread. The OU-certified, … The new kosher Malawach Kitchen is serving the flaky Yemenite favorite in midtown

Falling For Pumpkin ice cream at Ample Hills

There are collaborations that feel focus-grouped into existence and then there is Ample Hills Creamery turning an entire loaf of Zabar’s cinnamon babka into ice cream. The Brooklyn-born scoop shop is teaming up with the Upper West Side institution (which is not certified kosher) on Holy Babka!, a limited-edition flavor arriving at all four Ample … Ample Hills and Zabar’s are turning an entire babka into kosher ice cream

Modern Bread and Bagel's The Bazaar

Modern Bread and Bagel has done it again, and this time the culprit is peas: through the end of the month, the gluten-free kosher darling of Manhattan is slinging a spring pea schmear piled onto its signature boiled-then-baked rounds with radish, mint and a crunch of everything seasoning that makes the whole thing feel extremely … This limited-time-only kosher bagel is all about green peas (yes, we agree it sounds odd)

Dunkin' store in NYC

The Dunkin at 140 East 34th Street, the one directly across from Stern College’s dorms and classroom buildings, is no longer kosher. For years, it operated under the supervision of Rabbi Aaron Mehlman and National Kosher Supervision, one of a small group of Manhattan Dunkin locations that carried a hechsher. That certification has now been … The Dunkin’ across from YU is no longer certified kosher

Wolf & Lamb

There are very few kosher restaurants in New York that feel less like restaurants and more like institutions. Wolf & Lamb, the midtown steakhouse that has almost defined the neighborhood for three decades, is one of them, so news of its closure and imminent re-opening at a different address has obviously raised some eyebrows. Before … Iconic NYC kosher steakhouse Wolf & Lamb is officially moving after 30 years in midtown

Liba in Williamsburg

The rise of truly great kosher restaurants in New York continues: places with a real point of view, a strong design sensibility, thoughtful wine programs and menus you’d want to order whether or not you were looking for a kosher meal. Malka helped kick things off uptown, redefining what kosher dining could look like in … Here’s everything we know about Liba, the new kosher meat restaurant in Williamsburg

Viva La Dough

Boy, what a difference one year makes: Viva La Dough, , the viral Paris-inspired kosher cafe that debuted as a seasonal pop-up outside of Macy’s just last year, is gearing up for the debut of its fifth storefront, this one at 525 7th Avenue by 39th Street in midtown Manhattan. As first reported by Yeah … Viva La Dough is opening yet another location, this one in midtown Manhattan

Caffe Aronne

Caffe Aronne is expanding uptown and owner Aaron Dahan gave us the details. Dahan told Pretty Kosher that the new location, set to take over the JCC’s ground-floor space at 76th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, was originally quoted a two-week turnaround by the contractor, but he’s betting on late August or early September in reality. … Caffe Aronne is opening a kosher location on the Upper West Side this summer

Malka on the Upper West Side

For the first time since debuting on the Upper West Side in 2023, Malka, Eyal Shani‘s first kosher restaurant in the U.S., will open its doors for Shabbat dinner on Friday nights starting July 24. The move feels almost inevitable. In just a few years, Malka has become a cornerstone of Manhattan’s kosher dining scene, … Malka on the Upper West Side just launched Friday night Shabbat dinner service

Holy Schnitzel

Holy Schnitzel, the hand-breaded schnitzel chain, has taken over the space at 245 West 46th Street that Cattle vacated after closing up shop with little explanation. Cattle had only opened last fall, a glatt kosher smokehouse turning out wood-smoked brisket, ribeye and burgers, all packaged for delivery—because the address was never an actual restaurant. The … Holy Schnitzel is opening inside a pick-up and delivery-only ghost kitchen near Times Square