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The 12 Best Kosher Meat Restaurants in NYC (2026)

Updated October 2026 · 12 picks

The best kosher meat restaurants in NYC in 2026 are Barnea Bistro in Midtown East, Le Marais in the Theater District, Reserve Cut downtown and Eyal Shani's Malka on the Upper West Side. For something different, Casa Tevere cooks Roman-Jewish food and Izzy's in Crown Heights smokes real barbecue. Every pick names its certifying agency.

1. Barnea Bistro — Midtown East, Manhattan

French bistro classics and prime meats in Manhattan's most polished kosher dining room.

$$$$ SplurgeHechsher OU

Barnea Bistro, at East 46th Street and Third Avenue, is where kosher Manhattan goes for a special dinner. Chef Joshua Kessler's seasonal menu takes French bistro cooking as its base and adds a steakhouse's worth of prime meats, alongside seafood, in three dining rooms with an open kitchen, a bar and a patio.

Its OU certification makes it straightforward for groups with mixed standards, and the bar — house-made cocktail components, a sommelier-picked wine list — is a reason to come early. The private dining room seats up to 30.

Good to know: Dinner only, Sunday to Thursday from 5pm — reserve ahead for anything after 7.

211 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017

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2. Le Marais — Theater District, Manhattan

The classic kosher French steakhouse, with a butcher shop selling the same meat to take home.

$$$$ SplurgeHechsher OU

Le Marais, on West 46th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, is the kosher steakhouse other kosher steakhouses get compared to. The room has the comfortable, old-school feel of a Parisian steakhouse, and the menu covers the bistro standards as well as the big steaks.

It is under OU supervision, runs a butcher counter on site, and is set up for the observant calendar: a short Friday lunch, a family-style Shabbat menu to pre-order, and service again on Saturday night.

Good to know: It fills up before Broadway curtains — book early or late on show nights.

150 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036

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3. Reserve Cut — Financial District and Midtown East, Manhattan

A glamorous kosher steakhouse and sushi bar, now on Broad Street and Park Avenue.

$$$$ SplurgeHechsher OU

Reserve Cut put kosher fine dining in the Financial District, inside the Setai building on Broad Street, with prime steaks, a sushi counter and a wine room under one roof. A second location on Park Avenue, on East 56th Street, now brings the same formula to Midtown.

Both are OU certified and both are dress-up rooms with prices to match. They are popular for celebrations and business dinners, and each has private event space.

Good to know: Pick the right location when you book — the same reservation form covers Broad Street and Park Avenue.

40 Broad St, New York, NY 10004

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4. Malka — Upper West Side, Manhattan

Eyal Shani's kosher kitchen — Tel Aviv's most famous chef, cooking for a kosher crowd.

$$$ UpmarketHechsher Rabbi Mehlman

Malka opened on West 72nd Street in late 2023 as Eyal Shani's first kosher restaurant in the US, and it brought his whole approach with it: local produce, whole roasted vegetables, a famous schnitzel and hummus, on a menu that changes with the seasons.

The Upper West Side restaurant is a meat kitchen supervised by Rabbi Mehlman, according to Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun's Manhattan kosher list. There is a second Malka in Dumbo, Brooklyn — check its certificate separately.

Good to know: Order a few plates for the table and share — that is how this kitchen is meant to be eaten.

161 W 72nd St, New York, NY 10023

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5. Rothschild TLV — Upper East Side, Manhattan

Modern Israeli cooking with dry-aged steaks, named for Tel Aviv's grandest boulevard.

$$$$ SplurgeHechsher OU

Rothschild TLV, on Lexington Avenue on the Upper East Side, is chef-owner Tal Aboav's take on modern Israeli food: inventive plates such as a black risotto with short rib, sweetbreads on flatbread and lamb shank, alongside dry-aged steaks on the bone.

It is certified by the OU and sits at the top of the price range for kosher dining in the city. Reviewers have treated it as both an Israeli restaurant and an upscale steakhouse, which is a fair description of the menu.

Good to know: If you are a steak eater, the large dry-aged cuts are built for two — ask how they are cooking that night.

1129 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10075

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6. Casa Tevere — Upper East Side, Manhattan

Roman-Jewish fine dining — the food of the Rome Ghetto, done kosher.

$$$ UpmarketHechsher JSOR

Casa Tevere cooks cucina ebraica romana, the cuisine of Rome's ancient Jewish community: fried and braised artichokes, slow-cooked meats and the deep-fried dishes the Ghetto is famous for. It is a cuisine that grew up within the kosher laws, which is why it translates so naturally to a kosher meat kitchen.

It is supervised by JSOR and positions itself as fine dining. It sits on Lexington Avenue, a few blocks from the Upper East Side's other kosher picks.

Good to know: Start with the artichokes if they are on the menu — they are the signature of Roman-Jewish cooking.

1207 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10028

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7. Talia's Steakhouse & Bar — Upper West Side, Manhattan

An Upper West Side institution since 2002 — steaks, Friday night dinners and live music.

$$$ UpmarketHechsher Rabbi Marmorstein

Talia's, on Amsterdam Avenue between 92nd and 93rd Streets, has been a glatt kosher steakhouse since 2002, which makes it one of the longest-running kosher restaurants in Manhattan. Beyond the steakhouse menu, it is known for live music nights, singles events and a prepaid Friday night dinner that makes it a rare option for Shabbat out.

It shares its address with two sister concepts — Shawarma Shabazi for late-night shawarma and falafel, and West Side Wok for kosher Chinese — and it stays open into the small hours on Saturday nights after Shabbat. Supervision is by Rabbi Marmorstein.

Good to know: Book and pay for Friday night dinner in advance — it is prepaid and served before Shabbat restrictions on money apply.

668 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025

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8. Mike's Bistro — Midtown East, Manhattan

Twenty years of chef-driven kosher cooking from a CIA-trained Brooklyn native.

$$$ UpmarketHechsher OU

Mike's Bistro, on East 54th Street, is chef Michael Gershkovich's restaurant — he was raised in an Orthodox family in Flatbush, trained at the Culinary Institute of America and opened Mike's to cook ambitious food for his own community. It has now passed its twentieth anniversary.

The atmosphere is relaxed — jeans or a suit, either works — and the cooking is the focus. It is OU certified and serves dinner Sunday to Thursday.

Good to know: Reservations go through OpenTable, linked from the website.

127 E 54th St, New York, NY 10022

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9. Eighteen — Upper East Side, Manhattan

Big portions, a sushi bar and a proper bar — the Upper East Side's kosher crowd-pleaser.

$$$ UpmarketHechsher OK

Eighteen, on East 81st Street between Second and Third Avenues, has been serving the Upper East Side since 2010 with a simple promise: creative food and portions big enough that nobody leaves hungry. It runs a sushi bar and a cocktail bar alongside the main dining room.

It is certified by the OK, reopens on Saturday night after Shabbat, and does takeout and catering on Fridays — which makes it a useful address for anyone staying on the East Side over a weekend.

Good to know: Friday is takeout and catering only — order your Shabbat food from here before the weekend.

240 E 81st St, New York, NY 10028

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10. Eshel — Upper West Side, Manhattan

Persian and Mediterranean cooking — kebabs, tahdig and lamb arayes.

$$ Mid-rangeHechsher OU

Eshel opened on Columbus Avenue between 84th and 85th Streets at the end of 2024 and gave the Upper West Side something it was missing: glatt kosher Persian food. The menu runs from kebabs, hummus and eggplant to chicken shawarma and tahdig, the crisp-bottomed Persian rice that is the best part of any Persian meal.

It is certified by the OU, serves lunch and dinner Sunday to Thursday and a short Friday lunch, and does not reopen on Saturday night.

Good to know: Get the tahdig for the table, and the lamb arayes if you like your pitas stuffed and grilled.

507 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10024

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11. Yakar Steakhouse — Midwood, Brooklyn

Brooklyn's serious steakhouse, ageing prime beef in its own dry-aging room.

$$$$ SplurgeHechsher Kehila Kashrus

Yakar, on Coney Island Avenue at Avenue J, ages prime beef on site in a dedicated dry-aging room and makes its own charcuterie, which sets it apart from the many kosher grills in Midwood and Flatbush.

It took over from a restaurant called Bakar — the new owners swapped the Hebrew for cattle for the Hebrew for precious. Its kashrus was listed as Kehila Kashrus at its relaunch; check the certificate in the window if it matters to you.

Good to know: Ask what is coming out of the aging room — that is the reason to come.

1385 Coney Island Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11230

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12. Izzy's Brooklyn Smokehouse — Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Real smoked brisket and ribs — the kosher barbecue that non-kosher fans line up for too.

$$ Mid-rangeHechsher OK

Izzy's, on Troy Avenue in Crown Heights, smokes Texas-style barbecue the slow way — brisket, ribs, pulled beef and wings, with Southern sides. Pitmaster Izzy Eidelman built it into one of the best-known kosher restaurants in Brooklyn.

It is certified by the OK, whose headquarters is next door. Smoked meat is cooked in batches and sells out, so arrive early.

Good to know: Brisket goes first — earlier in the day is better.

397 Troy Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213

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Frequently asked questions

What does fleishig mean?

Fleishig (Yiddish) or basari (Hebrew) means a meat kitchen. A fleishig restaurant serves meat and poultry and nothing containing milk — so there is no butter, cream or cheese anywhere on the menu, and desserts and coffee creamers are pareve (dairy-free). Its counterpart is a dairy, or milchig, restaurant.

What is glatt kosher?

Glatt technically refers to beef from an animal whose lungs were found free of adhesions on inspection — a stricter standard than the basic requirement. In practice, almost every kosher meat restaurant in New York describes itself as glatt kosher, and the term is often used loosely to mean a strictly supervised meat establishment.

Which kosher meat restaurants in Manhattan open on Saturday night?

Several reopen after Shabbat ends, including Le Marais, Talia's Steakhouse (which runs late into the night) and Eighteen on the Upper East Side. Opening time moves with the season — later in summer, earlier in winter — so check the restaurant's hours for the week you are going.

Can I get a kosher Friday night dinner at a restaurant?

Yes, at some. Talia's Steakhouse on the Upper West Side serves a prepaid prix-fixe Friday night dinner, and Le Marais offers a family-style Shabbat menu to order in advance. Because money can't change hands on Shabbat, these are paid for before Shabbat begins.

How long after a meat meal can I eat dairy?

Customs vary: six hours is the most common practice, while some communities wait three hours and Dutch Jews traditionally wait one. It is a good reason to plan a dairy lunch and a meat dinner rather than the other way round.

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