Category Archive For "Kosher Restaurants"
Kosher Miznon NYC Review
After the recent opening of a kosher Miznon in NYC by Michelin-starred Israeli Chef Eyal Shani, we knew we had to give it a try. In contrast to Eyal Shani’s other recently opened kosher restaurant in New York City, Malka, which is waiter service, the kosher Miznon location is more walk-in and walk-out kind of …
Miznon On Broadway Is Going Kosher, Marking Eyal Shani’s 2nd Kosher NYC Outpost
Shortly after opening Malka in New York City, his first stateside kosher restaurant, Chef Eyal Shani, is converting a recently opened Miznon location on Broadway in NYC into his second kosher-certified outpost in the USA. Though it is unclear if this particular Miznon going kosher was planned prior to the opening of Malka, it would …
Michelin-Starred Israeli Chef Eyal Shani Brings Kosher Restaurant “Malka” To NYC
At a time when much of the news coming out of Israel is about the horrific events of October 7th and the war that followed, positive news is in short supply but more than welcome. The exciting development comes as Michelin-starred Israeli chef Eyal Shani brings kosher restaurant “Malka” to NYC, his first kosher-certified restaurant …
Burgers Bar Of Israel Returns To Brooklyn After A Hiatus
Burgers Bar of Israel returns to Brooklyn after a hiatus of several years from a presence in the United States. While the brand once had three locations in the United States, the Israeli burger chain has more than thirty locations throughout Israel, including in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. The new Burgers Bar is now open …
Falafel Tanami: The Brooklyn Kosher Falafel Joint in The NY Times’ Top 100 List
It is not often that a non-descript falafel joint in the heart of the Flatbush Jewish community makes a “best of” food list in the mecca of food. Falafel Tanami is a non-descript falafel joint in the heart of the Midwood Jewish community in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Since its opening in 2018, it has steadily made a …
A Kosher Burger Joint Joins The “Gold-Plated Fad”
For a while, plating food with gold, whether a burger or wings, worked to garner press and business, and we thought the fad might have run its course, but it seems not. There was a time when a flurry of restaurants decided to coat whatever they could in gold, charge a ton for the item, …
Why Are So Many Kosher Restaurants So Bad?
Statistics and perspectives about why so many kosher restaurants are so bad, including insights on how they are operating against a “stacked deck” in more ways than just the added cost of kosher certification. It is no secret that the restaurant business is notoriously difficult to see success in. After all, a sizable portion of restaurants …
Sen Sakana Offering Nikkei Cuisine Now Kosher
In a nearly two-year span of many disappointments on the kosher food front brought on by the economic devastation wrought by the pandemic on the New York kosher restaurant scene, there is finally a ray of light. Sen Sakana, offering Nikkei fare, a fusion of Japanese and Peruvian cuisine, is a luxe restaurant that brings …
Mocha Red Kosher Restaurant Opens In NYC
Mocha Burger, a SoHo mainstay for kosher diners in the area, now has good company with the recent opening of a sister restaurant called Mocha Red. Right off Union Square and across from the Hyatt Union Square Hotel, the restaurant expands proprietor Naftali Abenaim’s line of Mocha branded restaurants nested under the Mocha Hospitality Group umbrella, …
KOMA Sushi Brings Kosher Omakase To Brooklyn
Brooklyn has reason to celebrate with KOMA Sushi opening on Avenue M between East 16th and 17th Streets. In addition to serving traditional sushi fare available in your run-of-the-mill sushi spot, KOMA also offers omakase-style dining. Omakase, a Japanese word translated as “I leave it up to you,” speaks to the form of dining, where the diner …