Yonah Schimmel's Knishes Bkry

"A knish is still a knish" at this "one-and-only" LES "legend", a "vestige" of the old neighborhood that has been dispensing "heavy, calorie-filled" Jewish "comfort food" for more than a century, notably "melt-in-your-mouth" knishes "of every variety", plus "great kugel and pickles" and "egg creams too"; aesthetics-wise it's on the "shabby"-"shoddy" side, and you can "forget about service", but...

Posted on December 25, 2013. Brought to you by zagat.

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80

This portal into the Lower East Side of yesteryear remains as it always was, on East Houston Street, This veritable temple of knishes, a knishery as it is popularly known, appears to have been serving knishes for seemingly forever. Kubrick fans: Didya notice the Yonah Schimmel façade recreated with a different store name in the movie "Eyes Wide Shut"?

Posted on May 12, 2008. Brought to you by nyc.

For a meal or for dessert, you're bound to find a knish to your liking at this Lower East Side classic .

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...

Posted by by Contributor at Citysearch on March 23, 2004. Brought to you by Citysearch.

They’ve been in business since 1890 and it has been said that “No New York politician in the last 50 years has been elected to office without having at least one photograph showing him on the Lower East Side with a knish in his face.”  Yonah Schimmel himself was a Romanian immigrant who started his business with a pushcart before opening the bakery.  It is still family owned.

Posted by AKBoogie on January 22, 2016. Brought to you by zomato.

The best ever

I have been brought up on Yonah Schimmel knishes for 69 years. My parents introduced them in Coney Island in the 40's and to this day when we are back in NYC the priority is getting to Yonah and buying enough to take home (which is now in Arizona). We als

Posted by janie on May 23, 2015. Brought to you by menupages.

Best knishes

I lived my whole life (until 10 years ago) in NY, and was raised on gefilte fish, knishes, perogies, and all foods "Jewish, " so I KNOW. These are the best knishes in the entire universe. Now I live in NH and have them sent. What? You think they have knis

Posted by Judith on May 23, 2015. Brought to you by menupages.

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Whenever I am in NYC, I make a point to go to Yonah's. This place is amazing! It has old, historic acclaim and charm!

It's been around for over 100 years and the cramped inside corridor makes you feel like you stepped back in time to try an old world dish.

They have a wide variety of knishes stuffed with many different fillings from the classic potato to the more modern like jalapeno cheese....

Posted by Rebecca Goglia (@BeccaBandit) on May 08, 2015. Brought to you by gogobot.

Posted on December 9, 2014 February 12, 2015 by Joyce Huang Under: Dessert , Dinner , Lunch Tagged with: famous nyc restaurants , knishes nyc , yonah schimmel knish bakery It’s one of NYC’s most legendary restaurants (been here since 1910), and I finally went after I stuffed my face at Morgenstern’s and Patrick was like, let’s get knishes! Too cold and happy and full from the ice cream to...

Posted by Chasing James Beard on March 15, 2015. Brought to you by zomato.

Yonah Schimmels Knishes Bakery is located at 137 E Hustn, New York, NY. This location is in the Chelsea neighborhood. This business specializes in Bakeries.

Posted on April 27, 2015. Brought to you by merchantcircle.

Yonah Schimmel's Knishes Bakery can be found at E Houston St 137. The following is offered: Specialty Food Stores. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In New York there are 119 other Specialty Food Stores. An overview can be found here.

Posted on April 13, 2015. Brought to you by opendius.

Since 1956, Yonah Schimmel's Knishes Bakery Corporation has been providing Retail - Caterers from New York.

Posted on March 05, 2015. Brought to you by dandb.

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Posted on November 26, 2013. Brought to you by hoovers.

Like bagels and lox, knishes have a special place in the hearts of New Yorkers. Knish consists of a filling that is covered in dough which is either baked or fried. Once consumed largely by Jews living in the neighborhood, the knishes at Yonah Schimmel's are now enjoyed by people from all over the city. They will even ship these wonderful and authentic treats via their Web site. The bakery has...

Posted on March 15, 2013. Brought to you by cityseekr.