Russ & Daughters
Bagel shop in New YorkWikipedia
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Sep 17, 2026
Joe AmabileHOST
Like, there's a, a, a TV screen with, like, your name on, like, a board of, like ...
Joe AmabileHOST
Like, when we go into Russ & Daughters and they, you, like, grab a number and you're just like, okay, you're waiting for your number to be called.
Joe AmabileHOST
It's like, [inhales] all right, I'm, I'm, I'm up in 30 minutes.
Joe AmabileHOST
Like, oh my God.
Nick DiGiovanniHOST
Look at these mixers.
speaker_24GUEST
So on any given day at Russ & Daughters we're making around 5,000 bagels.
speaker_24GUEST
And we do everything the traditional old school way.
speaker_24GUEST
We start with really good quality flour.
Leah KoenigGUEST
Yeah, they're basically a forgotten pastry within the Jewish context, except in Toronto, where they came with immigrants and, you know, thrive as Toronto blueberry buns.
Leah KoenigGUEST
And they're sold in a few kosher bakeries and United Bakers, which is like a dairy restaurant, like their version of Russ and Daughters has them.
Leah KoenigGUEST
They're quite delicious.
Leah KoenigGUEST
They're made with like blueberry pie filling up there, which is not original, I'm sure, but I enjoyed it.
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Leah KoenigGUEST
But anyways, here's where I would start.
Leah KoenigGUEST
The first thing I would do actually is from more of an Ashkenazi American tradition, and then I'll get to the Sephardi things.
Leah KoenigGUEST
But have you ever been to the Russ and Daughters restaurant and had their coffee soda?
Jeffrey YoskowitzHOST
No. I've had coffee sodas.
Kevin O'KeefeHOST
Eventually, these foods came together, bagel, cream cheese, and lox.
Kevin O'KeefeHOST
One of the greatest surviving institutions of this tradition is Russ and Daughters on Manhattan's Lower East Side.
Kevin O'KeefeHOST
Its founder, Joel Russ, was a Jewish immigrant from Poland.
Kevin O'KeefeHOST
Beginning around 1907, Russ sold herring from a pushcart In 1914, he opened up an appetizing shop, and then in 1920, it moved to East Houston Street.
Kevin O'KeefeHOST
In 1933, he renamed the business Russ and Daughters after his daughters, Haiti, Ida, and Ann.
Kevin O'KeefeHOST
More than a century after the business began, the Russ family is still selling these foods, and it's no doubt New York bagel culture.
Kevin O'KeefeHOST
But New York really wasn't the only bagel scene, right? Another big one was Montreal.
Nicole PellegrinoHOST
Oh, okay.
Madison VitaleGUEST
And it's right near Russ & Daughters, which is, like-
Nicole PellegrinoHOST
I'm taking my dad
Madison VitaleGUEST
... iconic
Bobby LeeHOST
Fish wife? What's the brand?
Mark NormandAUDIENCE
I got the Russ and Daughters from New York.
Mark NormandAUDIENCE
Oh, that's a good one.
Mark NormandAUDIENCE
Okay, I
Jared FreidGUEST
Pearlie's is unbelievable.
Jared FreidGUEST
It is in the vein of Russ and Daughters Cafe doing a new spin on deli.
Jared FreidGUEST
That is a place.
Jared FreidGUEST
I brought my parents to Russ and Daughters Cafe in New York.
Jared FreidGUEST
Yeah.
Jared FreidGUEST
And my parents know Jewish food, but they know like old Jewish food.
Jared FreidGUEST
My dad was like, it was like tears going down his cheek.
Jared FreidGUEST
He couldn't believe they were doing new things with his old favorites.
Leah KoenigGUEST
We would get them as, like, a special treat.
Leah KoenigGUEST
And actually, Russ & Daughters here in New York City sells them or sold them.
Leah KoenigGUEST
I remember going into their store and seeing that they had chocolate turtles and just being like, "Well, I love this place."
Jessie SheehanHOST
Yeah, right.
Jill SchlesingerHOST
Downtown
Jean ChatzkyGUEST
... lower Manhattan, and you got a sandwich from Russ & Daughters.
Jill SchlesingerHOST
Exactly.
Jill SchlesingerHOST
Well, how could I be so close to Russ & Daughters-
Jean ChatzkyGUEST
[laughs] And not
Jill SchlesingerHOST
... and not get a, a l- you know, lox and eggs kind of thing.
Justin MartindaleHOST
It's, it's brand new.
Justin MartindaleHOST
You're like, "It, it, it's called, um, Russ and Daughters." You literally could just make up a name.
Justin MartindaleHOST
I... [laughs] No, but my friend is the manager there.
Justin MartindaleHOST
He's the bar manager there, and it's called The Monster.