Russ & Daughters
Best Appetizing Shop in New York · NY
Smoked fish and bagels from the same family since 1914.
Russ & Daughters has been selling "bagels & lox since 1914," when Joel Russ turned a herring pushcart into a Lower East Side appetizing shop. When he made his three daughters full partners, he renamed it Russ & Daughters — believed to be the first American business to put "& Daughters" on the sign — and four generations of the family have run it since.
"Appetizing" is the old Jewish-American art of the things you eat with bagels: hand-sliced smoked and cured fish, cream cheeses, caviar, and babka. The tiny Houston Street counter still does it the slow way, by hand.
The family has since added a sit-down café, a Brooklyn shop and nationwide shipping, but the 1914 storefront remains a New York landmark — and the 2025 Centurion Award winner.
What they're known for
- Hand-sliced smoked salmon & lox
- Bagels & bialys
- Caviar and classic appetizing
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Why this business cleared the bar.
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- ✓Years in operation. Operating in New York since 1914 — 112 years of continuous business.
- ✓Sustained online presence. An established local institution with a consistent public footprint — listings, coverage, and word of mouth in New York.
- ✓Established customer track record. A deep public track record: New York has kept Russ & Daughters busy for 112 years.
- ✓Liked by customers and the community. Genuinely beloved by New York regulars and visitors alike — a bona fide community favorite.
- ✓Recognition in the local community. Named best appetizing shop in New York for 2025 for four generations of family ownership and a smoked-salmon counter that has anchored the Lower East Side for over a century.
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Award record
2025 Centurion Award
Best Appetizing Shop in New York New York, NY · Awarded under the 2025 evaluationVisit Russ & Daughters
The details, verified.
Clean, checkable facts about Russ & Daughters.
- Legal / trading name
- Russ & Daughters
- Category
- Shop
- Founded
- 1914, New York, NY
- Founders
- Joel Russ
- Location
- 179 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002
- Centurion Award
- Best Appetizing Shop in New York — 2025
- Record last verified
- July 2026
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Frequently asked questions.
What is Russ & Daughters?
Fourth-generation family appetizing shop on East Houston Street, slicing smoked salmon and selling herring, caviar, and bagels since 1914.
Is Russ & Daughters award-winning?
Yes — Russ & Daughters is the 2025 Centurion Award winner for Best Appetizing Shop in New York, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best appetizing shop in New York for 2025 for four generations of family ownership and a smoked-salmon counter that has anchored the Lower East Side for over a century.
Where is Russ & Daughters?
Russ & Daughters is in New York, NY.
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