Barney Greengrass | |
Slogan: | The Sturgeon King |
Food-Type: | American Jewish |
Street-Address: | 541 Amsterdam Avenue (between 86th and 87th Streets), Upper West Side, Manhattan |
City: | New York City |
County: | Manhattan (UWS) |
State: | New York |
Postcode: | 10024 |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 40.788°N -73.9746°W |
Reservations: | N/A |
Barney Greengrass is a restaurant, deli, and appetizing store at 541 Amsterdam Avenue (between West 86th and 87th Streets) on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, started in 1908.[1] They specialize in smoked fish, more specifically sturgeon, but also have Nova Scotia salmon, whitefish, and others, and are very popular for brunch.[2]
They were the winner of the 2006 James Beard Foundation Award for Excellence. In 2013, Zagat gave it a food rating of 24, third-highest among New York City delis.[1] In 2021, the Financial Times ranked it as one of the “50 greatest food stores in the world.”[3]
Barney Greengrass originally opened in 1908[4] at the corner of West 113th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem. It moved to its current location, at 86th Street and Amsterdam Avenue in 1929.[4] In 1938 he was given the nickname "Sturgeon King" by James J. Frawley.[5] [6]
After the death of Barney Greengrass, the restaurant was run by his son Marvin (always called "Moe") and his wife Shirley.[7] After Moe's death in 2001,[8] his son Gary Greengrass took over management responsibility.[4]
In 1995, Barney Greengrass opened an outlet at the Beverly Hills branch of Barneys New York (since closed).[9] [10]