I don't really go to museums unless awesome restaurants open inside of them, so I found myself walking to the tip of Manhattan to try a new deli counter in the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
Coincidentally, the last time I set foot in a museum was to go to the basement of the Jewish Museum uptown to try the new location of Russ & Daughter's Cafe. This time, way down in Battery Park City, I went to the 2nd floor of the Museum of Jewish Heritage to find an empty cafe serving similar deli fare.
At the very difficult to google "Lox", you place your order at the counter and you seat yourself at one of the tables in the spacious, bright room overlooking the museum garden.
I tried the Whitefish Salad Sandwich ($13), which came on a delicious onion roll that was loaded generous with fish. Next time, one of the several namesake lox sandwiches would be a good choice.
I also tried the Chocolate Babka ($6), which was incredible. They serve it warm, so chocolate was oozing out of the bottom onto the plate when they brought it over. Different from most of the best babkas in NYC, this one was especially soft and moist, with plenty of chocolate everywhere. Breads Bakery might still hold the title, but this was a great rendition.
I can't say I'd return here regularly since it's so remote, but in terms of museum dining, it's better than anything you could hope for other than the other recent big name restaurants to open in similar settings.
I don't really go to museums unless awesome restaurants open inside of them, so I found myself walking to the tip of Manhattan to try a new deli counter in the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
Coincidentally, the last time I set foot in a museum was to go to the basement of the Jewish Museum uptown to try the new location of Russ & Daughter's Cafe. This time, way down in Battery Park City, I went to the 2nd floor of the Museum of Jewish Heritage to find an empty cafe serving similar deli fare.
At the very difficult to google "Lox", you place your order at the counter and you seat yourself at one of the tables in the spacious, bright room overlooking the museum garden.
I tried the Whitefish Salad Sandwich ($13), which came on a delicious onion roll that was loaded generous with fish. Next time, one of the several namesake lox sandwiches would be a good choice.
I also tried the Chocolate Babka ($6), which was incredible. They serve it warm, so chocolate was oozing out of the bottom onto the plate when they brought it over. Different from most of the best babkas in NYC, this one was especially soft and moist, with plenty of chocolate everywhere. Breads Bakery might still hold the title, but this was a great rendition.
I can't say I'd return here regularly since it's so remote, but in terms of museum dining, it's better than anything you could hope for other than the other recent big name restaurants to open in similar settings.