Zabar's

The Zabar's Story
Lillian and Louis

For over 70 years, Zabar's has been located on Broadway at 80th Street. But, not always as it exists today.

In 1934 Louis and Lillian Zabar started Zabar's by renting an Appetizing Counter in a Daitch Market. Louis had a philosophy. He would sell only the highest quality smoked fish at a fair price. He wanted his customers to trust him and he wanted them to...

It’s worth a “move to the UWS to be near” this “iconic” one-stop gourmet “extravaganza”, still proffering a “plethora” of “unbeatable” goods, from the legendarily “exceptional” smoked fish (“brave the lines” and “get it hand-cut”) to “terrific baked goods”, a “glorious”, “mind-boggling” cheese selection, “outstanding coffee”, a “wow” of a deli, “divine” prepared foods, plus “discount” cookware...

More than any other of the city’s gourmet food stores, Zabar’s is a New York institution. This giant deli sells prepared foods, packaged goods from around the world, coffee beans, excellent fresh breads, and much more (no fresh veggies, though). This is also the top shop for lox in all of Manhattan. You’ll also find an excellent—and well-priced—collection of housewares and restaurant-quality...

One of the most heavenly temples of food on earth, Zabar's achieved legendary status long ago for its deli, fish, meat and other gourmet selections. With a second floor chock-a-block of kitchen equipment and supplies, you could probably spend all day browsing here...just like the thousands of other customers doing exactly the same thing. Smoked fish specialities are particularly beloved, and on...

In Short
Fresh bagels with whitefish, piping-hot coffee and ticket numbers that take eons to be called--it's Zabar's lore, and it gets pretty thick. The store has two floors, and shopping...

It's not just a food shop, it's an institution.