B&H Dairy

B&H Dairy is a kosher Jewish dairy restaurant or luncheonette in the East Village of Manhattan in New York City. The original owners, Abie Bergson and Jack Heller, later Sol Hausman, opened it in 1938^[1] when the area was known for the Yiddish Theatre District. Bergson was an aspiring actor, and Molly Picon and Maurice Schwartz were patrons. Bergson sold the luncheonette in the 1970s and it went bankrupt in 1978. Bob Sherman, a partner in a construction firm, bought it.^[2][3] A 1940s style lunch counter^[4] B&H serves cheese blintzes with sour cream, borscht, matzo brei, and other kosher dairy Jewish cuisine known as milchik.^[5] It is owned and operated by an Egyptian Muslim and Catholic Polish couple, Fawzy and Alexandra Abdelwahed.^[6] It was closed for a few months in 2015 due to a nearby gas explosion and fire but reopened.^[7][8] It was noted in an interview by Lily Tomlin.^[9]

Whitefish melt from B&H Dairy

B&H Dairy
Restaurant information
Established	1938 (1938)
Food type	Jewish cuisine
Dress code	Casual
Street address	127 2nd Ave
City	Manhattan
State	New York
Postal/ZIP Code	10003
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°43′42″N 73°59′17″W
Website	https://www.instagram.com/bandhdairy/

See also

• List of Ashkenazi Jewish restaurants