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in:Chocolate Babka2 pts
“And they’ll have a good example of the chocolate babka you’re looking for.”
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in:Best prepared take-home food?1 pts
replying to u/zmets12: What do you like at zabars? I love them for smoked fish and baked goods, but their prepared stuff always looks a little heavy / bland to me. Would love some recs!
“Beef bourguignon was very good. The latkes, blintzes. I got a tofu sesame salad that was outstanding. The chicken skewers were good.”
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in:Looking to purchase authentic THICK New York Cheesecake1 pts
replying to u/putupthosewalls: Go to Zabars and buy an S&S cheesecake
“The zabars cheesecake was a smaller 6-8" and competely overcooked. It was dry and not creamy at all.”
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postZabars: After 50 years, I won't go back0 pts
“What they’re selling is no longer so great either. Last week I bought a container of fresh (“Homade”, according to Zabars) sauerkraut. Got it home and the top layer was rotten.”
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postWhat I ate on my NYC trip (all rec’s from this sub)316 pts
“Whitefish was excellent, definitely some of the best I’ve had although I like a little bit of a smokier flavor.”
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in:Would you recommend Zucker's or Utopia bagels in this scenario?34 pts
“I don't like the bagels there as they're more of a fish place than a good bagel place (see also the similar Tal, Russ & Daughters, and Zabar's.)”
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postSix days in NYC w/a schmo and a vegetarian, a food report32 pts
“Had the nova on a pumpernickel (plz do not judge), gf had the vegetarian version. Both excellent.”
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in:You’re putting together a good NYC food gift basket; what to include?27 pts
“I sent my mom a Zabar's pastrami fixings box last xmas. She loved it.”
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in:Best olives in nyc?26 pts
“Zabars on the Upper West Side has a great olive bar (amongst other things).”
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in:I would be travelling to New York for a day and wanted to take home some speciality food items that are unique to New York and not available elsewhere . I would really appreciate some pointer - falafel .donuts anything 25 pts
replying to u/FajitaTits: Head to Zabar's -- black and white cookies, rainbow cookies, chocolate rugelach, knishes, and their rye breads should travel well. I'm sure they have these in Chicago, but I'm positive not like this. Enjoy!
“And a cinnamon babka. It is NOT a lesser babka!”
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in:Good takeout spots near Central Park for a picnic lunch?23 pts
“Zabar’s for good bread, cheese, other dips/spreads, some fruit. Yum!”
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in:Best Bagels23 pts
replying to u/Pbpopcorn: Dumb question -but isn’t all the lox in the city including Russ sourced from the same place -Acme in Greenpoint?
“Places like Zabars and Russ and Daughters have Acme smoke to their specific recipes and have buyers that do quality control to make sure they are getting the best product.”
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