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
Customers said it first.
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Why this business cleared the bar.
This record was published by The Centurion Awards from the public record. Selection follows the published criteria; Russ & Daughters met them on that evidence. The business can claim the listing or ask us to remove it.
- ✓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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The details, verified.
- 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
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.
Every award, on the record.
Each Centurion Award is its own dated annual record, and staying current means clearing the bar again each new year. The verification above is from the latest published award. Open a year for that year’s citation.
2025 Centurion Award
Best Appetizing Shop in New York New York, NY · Awarded under the 2025 evaluation View the 2025 award →Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.
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