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Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery

  • Phone: @phoneno
  • Type: Bakery
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building
  • Eatery Type: Bakery

Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery is a specialty bakery located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City, that has been selling knishes since 1910. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1890/00/00 Yonah Schimmel, a Romanian rabbi, opens a pushcart business with his wife in Coney Island selling potato and kasha dumplings. Potato Knish
1910/00/00 Yonah Schimmel and his cousin Joseph Bergerand open Knish Bakery at 137 East Houston Street in Manhattan's Lower East Side. Potato Knish

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FoodTypeAsNotedInDescription
FoodTypeAsNotedInDescription
Potato Knish Savory Pastry The original knish is made with fresh potatoes and is baked to perfection.
Square Knish Fritter Yonah Schimmel's offers fine apple, blueberry, cheery and chocolate square knishes.

Eatery Type Bakery
Eatery Attribute Counter Service
Eatery Eatery
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Particulars for Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Architectural Style Italianate
Cultural Affiliation Jewish
Food Culture Jewish Food
Culture Romanian American




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