B&H Dairy

About the Business

Specialties

B&H Dairy opened in 1938 is one of the oldest surviving kosher vegetarian restaurants in New York City. Specialties include home made Eastern European comfort food - blintzes, pierogis, great soups, including vegetarian matzo ball, cabbage rolls + breakfast. We make our own challah bread, a key ingredient in our famous Challah French Toast and crazy popular B&H Tuna Melt. NOTE: B&H no longer takes online delivery orders. Please phone for delivery in the neighborhood.

History

Established in 1938.

B&H Dairy is one of the oldest kosher lunch counters remaining in New York City. It was opened in 1938 by Abie Bergson and Sol Hausman and the interior has changed little since. In 1970, Bergson & Hausman sold the restaurant, which since has had two subsequent owners before being purchased in 2005 by Fawzy Abdelwahed, who runs B&H with his wife Ola. Located across from The Orpheum Theater (now home to "STOMP"), over the years B&H has fed generations of East Villagers, from hippies, bohemians, NYU students to actors, including Shelly Winters, Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Jack Klugman, and more recently, Nicole Kidman and Helen Mirren. B&H is true living New York City history. As, Florence Goldberg (daughter of Abie Bergson) told the Vanishing New York blog, "The store was (and still is) more than a place to eat, it was a happy place where friends got together to trade stories about their workday and their families."

Meet the Business Owner

Business owner information

Fawzy A.

Business Owner

A Brief History of B&H DairyB&H Dairy is one of the oldest kosher "dairy* lunch counters remaining in New York City. It was opened in 1938 by Abie Bergson and Jack Heller.In 2005 B&H was purchased by Fawzy Abdelwahed, who runs the restaurant with his wife Ola, who he met when she worked at The Stage Diner (now closed), across the street. Together they run the restaurant along with their very loyal staff, many of which have been with them for decades.Take as seat at the B&H counter during a busy lunch hour and experience not only lovingly made traditional Easter European comfort food-from matzo brei to blintzes, pierogis, cabbage rolls to great soups, and their own challah bread-but the NYC melting pot in full swirl, as, in just one order shouted behind the counter, one can hear Arabic, English, Spanish and Polish.Read the complete bio on Facebook @BHDairyKosherRestaurant