Manually reviewed restaurant profile
Russ & Daughters Cafe
Jewish appetizing and comfort food · Lower East Side, Manhattan · $
The sit-down branch of the long-running appetizing business, suited to a daytime Lower East Side meal.
Verified 2026-10-03 · Edited by WhereToEatNYC Editorial Desk
Why it is in the guide
Russ & Daughters Cafe opened in 2014, one hundred years after the original Russ & Daughters business began. Unlike the original retail counter, the Orchard Street cafe is designed for seated dining and focuses on Jewish comfort food and appetizing traditions.
It belongs in this guide because the format is meaningfully different from grabbing a bagel to go. Choose the cafe when the group wants to sit together; choose the original shop when speed and takeaway matter more.
Best suited to
- Breakfast or lunch
- A sit-down appetizing experience
- Bagels, smoked fish and Jewish comfort food
Before you go
- The cafe says it is walk-in only.
- The official site describes the cafe as sit-down dining with no takeout.
- Service ends in the afternoon, so verify the current last-seating time.
Verify today's details
Address: 127 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002
Russ & Daughters Cafe official website
Hours, menus, prices, reservations and operating status can change. Confirm essential details directly before visiting.