For her latest "A visit to" post, EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped by a local business that doesn't need much introduction — Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery.
The business, which Yonah Schimmel, a Romanian immigrant, started as a knish pushcart in Coney Island sometime in the 1890s, has been at 137 E. Houston St. at Forsyth since 1910. And the knishery has retained much of its charm — there's the tin ceiling, red flooring, operating dumbwaiter and overall time-warp vibe.
Ellen Anistratov runs Yonah Schimmel with her two sons, David (in yellow baseball cap) and Joseph (in the white cap). Ellen Anistratov, a fourth-generation relative of Yonah Schimmel, recently told NY1's Roger Clark that they hope to be here for another 100 years... take a look around...
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Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. You can find them on Instagram here.
Hope they stay around for another 100 years!
ReplyDeleteA unique shop offering something that is not to be found anywhere else.
ReplyDeleteTotally awesome place. Really. Also, potatoes are a health food, yes white potatoes are good for you. Just don't put a lot of butter or cream on them.
ReplyDeleteI'm certain I wasn't the only one to consistently buy a knish and take in a movie at the Sunshine RIP next door.
ReplyDeleteTheir knishes are delicious! And the nice counter people are happy to heat up a knish from the display case for takeout if you're not staying to be served at a table.
ReplyDeleteI never thought of stopping in to buy a knish to eat during a film at Sunshine Cinema, but I certainly used to get one afterwards to eat on my way home.
actually at the sadly departed Sunshine Cinema, a knish from Schimmel’s was the only outside food that was allowed into the theater... and yes, those knish are everything... shop local small businesses!
DeleteYou're killing me Greive. I'm 40 miles away and dyin' for a kasha knish.
ReplyDeleteKatz's, Russ & Daughters, and Yonah Schimmel are of course a great New York triumvirate, all within a thousand feet of each other. The knishes at Yonah Shimmel are an acquired taste, so everyone should try them at least three times. YS also has excellent rugelach when available.
ReplyDeleteI hope your intrepid reporter asked them to put more blueberry in the blueberry knish. It's got too much cream cheese, too little blueberry! I beg of you!!
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