Lower East Side · Jewish · Appetizing · Brunch
The sit-down extension of the legendary LES appetizing shop — bagels, lox, and the Jewish food canon executed at its absolute peak
Russ & Daughters has been selling smoked fish and appetizing on the Lower East Side since 1914, and the café on Orchard Street — opened in 2014 — finally gave the institution a table-service dining room. The Classic Board arrives as a spread of house-cured salmon, cream cheese, capers, onion, and a toasted bagel, and it is as close to a perfect plate of food as brunch gets. The Super Heebster — whitefish and baked salmon salad with horseradish crème fraîche and wasabi roe — is the more adventurous version. The borscht is cold and precise. Eating at Russ & Daughters Café is eating at a hundred years of Jewish New York distilled into a single Saturday morning.
Russ & Daughters Café is the sit-down extension of the legendary LES appetizing shop — bagels, lox, and the Jewish food canon executed at its absolute peak. Regulars order classic board (smoked salmon on bagel) and the super heebster.
Russ & Daughters Café is priced at $$ — approx. $20–$40 per person.
Russ & Daughters Café uses Resy for reservations. Book online at Resy or call (212) 475-4881 directly. The badge at the top of this page shows whether there are tables left tonight.
Russ & Daughters Café is at 127 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002, in Lower East Side. Street parking on Orchard St; metered spots on Houston
Russ & Daughters Café is open Mon–Fri 8 AM–4 PM · Sat–Sun 8 AM–5 PM. Hours can change on holidays — confirm on Google Maps before a long drive.