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137 E Houston St
New York,
NY
10002
40.7232
-73.9901
Neighborhoods: Downtown, Lower East Side, Bowery
What People Are Saying About Yonah Schimmel's Knishes
The Editor
Contributor
Citysearch
In Short – In 1910, a struggling young Bulgarian rabbi by the name of Yonah Schimmel opened this humble knish shop. Nearly a century later, his family still turns out some of the city's most beloved baked goods. The soft ball-sized knishes, filled with everything from potato to cheese-and-fruit mixtures, are all-natural, hand-shaped, and baked in old-fashioned brick ovens. Most get theirs to go, but there are a few tables and chairs for sampling the simple deli fare. – – . –
04/15/07
Unbelievable! So good it's addictive!
by abean at Citysearch
I hadn't been here in a while - and boy am I sorry that i had been "away." The knoshes are as good as ever and it seems like they are alwaysadding more varieties. I love the traditional potato, but you have to taste the cheese and blueberry... worth the trip the the lower east side....
- Pros: the best you ever had!
- Cons: no parking
12/02/06
THE BEST !
by ccas3 at Citysearch
I stopped in for a late lunch, was greeted in a pleasant manner, orered my knish and was served the best tasting knish I ever had. The aroma, the texture and the flavor combine to make the food a gift to the senses.
A little small talk and a review if the news articles on the walls made my lunch a pleasant experience.
Will tell everyone and will definitely return! Thank you.
I can also Overnight Ship my favorites to my family out of town!
- Pros: The taste and the overall experience
- Cons: can't think of any !
08/05/06
Still the best!!!
by nkoss at Citysearch
We are ex-NYers, now living in CA and we were in the "city" and took a nostalgic trip to the lower East Side. Yonah Schimmel has always been the best knishes and still is. The review that found the people offensive were mistaken. While we there, we had a lovely chat with the owners about life in NY, how things have changed and we talked about how they came from Russia, etc, etc. They couldn't have been more pleasant. And I also used their facilities (that part is not so pleasant :)).
- Pros: the best knishes anywhere
- Cons: rest room is a bit weak
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