The 2nd Ave. Deli is one of many Kosher restaurants in New York.
photo: Ryan Charles
With the Jewish high holidays in full swing – Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, begins at sundown – it seems as good a time as any to talk Kosher. So if you're looking for somewhere to break the fast, or are just a fan of food prepared to strict standards, we suggest you consider these Top Kosher spots from our just released 2009 New York Restaurants guide:
129 E. 27th St.; 212-689-1999
“Solid vegetarian” food that’s “kosher to boot” is yours at this “tasty” Gramercy Parker where the “spicy” South Indian specialties come out “quick and easy” (not to mention “cheaply”); though there’s “not much decor”, the $6.95 all-you-can-eat lunch buffet more than compensates.
162 E. 33rd St.; 212-689-9000
Recently transplanted to Murray Hill, this black-and-white-tiled kosher deli remake “captures the spirit of the famous original” with the same “mile-high” pastrami sandwiches (“do I eat it or climb it?”) and “gruff” service; the “cramped” interior accounts for the “out-the-door lines” at prime times.
5823 Ave. T, Brooklyn; 718-241-4910
“Humongous sandwiches” are the signature of this “quality kosher deli” in Mill Basin, a “throwback” for “delish” “Jewish specialties” that doubles as a “fine art” gallery with “Ertés and Lichtensteins” on display; maybe it’s all that culcha that accounts for prices “on the high side.”
60 E. 49th St.; 212-692-9292
“You don’t need” to be observant to partake in the “kosher power scene” at this “manly” Midtown steakhouse “jammed” with expense-accounters downing “excellent” beef and sushi; sure, it’s “loud” and the “tables are packed too close”, but for most it’s purely prime.
1154 First Ave.; 212-355-4600
110 Lexington Ave.; 212-696-9458
“Out-of-this-world dosas” and other “savory” dishes make this East Side twosome “the place to go” for “authentic” kosher South Indian “vegetarian treats”; the settings are “simple” and the service “inattentive”, but given the “lean prices” and “toothsome” fare, “who cares?”
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