B&H Dairy

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B&H Dairy
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B&H Dairy
Restaurant information
Established1938 (1938)
Food type Jewish cuisine
Dress codeCasual
Street address127 2nd Ave
City Manhattan
State New York
Postal/ZIP Code10003
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 40°43′42″N73°59′17″W / 40.728452°N 73.988032°W / 40.728452; -73.988032
Website https://www.instagram.com/bandhdairy/

B&H Dairy is a kosher Jewish dairy restaurant or luncheonette in the East Village of Manhattan in New York City. The original owners, Abie Bergson and Jack Heller, later Sol Hausman, opened it in 1938 [1] when the area was known for the Yiddish Theatre District. Bergson was an aspiring actor, and Molly Picon and Maurice Schwartz were patrons. Bergson sold the luncheonette in the 1970s and it went bankrupt in 1978. Bob Sherman, a partner in a construction firm, bought it. [2] [3] A 1940s style lunch counter [4] B&H serves cheese blintzes with sour cream, borscht, matzo brei, and other kosher dairy Jewish cuisine known as milchik. [5] It is owned and operated by an Egyptian Muslim and Catholic Polish couple, Fawzy and Alexandra Abdelwahed. [6] It was closed for a time due to a gas explosion and a fire but reopened. [7] [8] It was noted in an interview by Lily Tomlin. [9]

Whitefish melt from B&H Dairy B&H Dairy-Whitefish Melt.jpg
Whitefish melt from B&H Dairy

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