Barney Greengrass Menu

541 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10024, United States
$$$ Breakfast restaurant
(1438 Reviews)
Price Range $20–30

Welcome to Barney Greengrass, a cherished breakfast institution located at 541 Amsterdam Ave, New York City. Renowned for its rich history and quintessential Jewish appetizing fare, this classic spot has captured the hearts of many. The menu brims with exceptional selections of smoked fish, including the celebrated Nova Scotia salmon and a variety of scrumptious sandwiches, perfect for any appetite.

  • Caviar: Indulge in exquisite selections like Fresh Malosol Osetra Caviar, priced at $249.
  • Sandwiches: Try classic offerings such as the Sturgeon or Nova Scotia Salmon sandwiches, each bursting with flavor.
  • Hot Egg Sandwiches: A delightful twist on breakfast, featuring combinations with Sturgeon and eggs—a must-try!

Despite the often long lines, the experience is well worth the wait. Dive into a plate of crispy latkes or the house-made whitefish salad, and savor the atmosphere of this historic gem. Barney Greengrass sets the standard for a genuine New York breakfast.

Desserts

  • Rugelach
    US$8.00
  • Chocolate Babka Muffin
    US$6.00
  • New York Cheesecake
    US$8.50
  • Danish
    US$5.50
  • Large Black and White Cookie
    US$6.00
  • Mini Black and White Cookies

    (4 pieces)

    US$9.00
  • Rice Pudding
    US$7.00
  • Chocolate Covered Halvah Bar with Nuts
    US$4.00
  • Chocolate Layered Halvah
    US$9.00
  • Marble
    US$9.00
  • Marble Nut Halvah
    US$9.00
  • Large Loaf of Chocolate Babka
    US$17.50
  • Seasonal Fruit

    P/A

Sides

  • Cream Cheese
    US$3.50
  • Vegetable Cream Cheese
    US$4.50
  • Scallion Cream Cheese
    US$4.50
  • Lox Cream Cheese Spread
    US$7.00
  • Lite (Low Fat) Cream Cheese
    US$4.00
  • Tofu (Non-Dairy) Cream Cheese
    US$4.00
  • Farmer Cheese
    US$7.00
  • Horseradish Cheddar Cheese with Flat Bread Crackers
    US$12.50
  • Creamy French Brie
    US$11.50
  • Imported Swiss Cheese
    US$9.50
  • Muenster Cheese
    US$8.00
  • Sweet Munchee Cheese
    US$9.00
  • Manchego Cheese
    US$15.00
  • Midnight Moon Cheese
    US$18.00
  • Sour Cream
    US$4.50
  • Pickled Onions and Cream Sauce
    US$7.50
  • Lettuce and Tomato
    US$9.75
  • Side of Sliced Tomato
    US$6.00
  • Imported Preserve
    US$1.50
  • Imported Honey
    US$1.50
  • Cole Slaw
    US$4.50
  • Potato Salad
    US$4.50
  • Cucumber Salad
    US$6.00
  • Green Stuffed Olives
    US$6.00
  • Greek Olives

    (Moslinas)

    US$6.00
  • Capers
    US$2.50
  • Pickle
    US$4.00
  • Pickled Tomato
    US$4.00
  • Red Peppers
    US$5.00
  • Stewed Prunes
    US$6.00
  • Potato, Kasha
    US$7.50
  • Spinach Knish
    US$7.50
  • Noodle Pudding
    US$8.50
  • Flat Bread Crackers
    US$9.00
  • Pletzel

    (Large Bialy Wheel)

    US$7.00
  • Assorted Pickle Plate
    US$10.00

Herrings

  • Pickled Herring in Cream Sauce
    US$16.50
  • Home Made Chopped Herring
    US$15.50
  • Fillet of Matjes Herring
    US$15.50
  • Fillet of Schmaltz Herring

    (Very Salty)

    US$15.50
  • Broiled Imported Kippers and Onions
    US$17.50

Caviar

  • Fresh Malosol Osetra Caviar with Chopped Eggs and Onions
    US$249.00
  • American Caviar with Chopped Egg and Onion
    US$90.00
  • Caviar Sampler
    US$180.00
  • Red Salmon Caviar with Sour Cream
    US$23.00

Specialties

  • Nova Scotia Salmon Scrambled with Eggs and Onions
    US$21.00
  • Sturgeon Scrambled with Eggs and Onions
    US$24.00
  • Combination of Sturgeon and Nova Scotia Salmon Scrambled with Eggs and Onions
    US$26.00
  • Lox (Salty) Scrambled with Eggs and Onions
    US$21.00
  • Pastrami Salmon Scrambled with Eggs and Onions
    US$21.00
  • Nova Scotia Heads and Wings Broiled with Onions
    US$20.00

Sandwiches - Sandwich Specialties

  • Sturgeon
    US$25.00
  • Nova Scotia Salmon
    US$21.00
  • Sturgeon and Nova Scotia Salmon
    US$27.50
  • Nova Scotia Salmon with Swiss Cheese
    US$23.00
  • Lox

    (Salty)

    US$21.00
  • Kippered (Baked) Salmon
    US$21.00
  • Kippered (Baked) Salmon and Nova Scotia Salmon
    US$24.00
  • Pastrami Salmon
    US$21.00
  • House Cured Gravlox
    US$21.00
  • Whitefish
    US$21.00
  • Whitefish and Nova Scotia Salmon
    US$23.00
  • Home Made Whitefish Salad
    US$17.00
  • Home Made Kippered Salmon Salad
    US$18.50
  • Sable
    US$25.00
  • Sable and Nova Scotia Salmon
    US$27.50
  • Sturgeon and Sable
    US$30.00
  • Solid White Tuna Fish
    US$15.00
  • Home Made Chopped Herring
    US$15.50
  • Imported Sardines
    US$14.50
  • Home Made Egg Salad
    US$13.50

Sandwiches - Hot Egg Sandwiches

  • Sturgeon and Egg
    US$19.25
  • Nova Scotia Salmon and Egg
    US$17.00
  • Combination of Sturgeon and Nova Scotia Salmon and Egg
    US$21.50
  • Pastrami Salmon and Egg
    US$17.00
  • Corned Beef and Egg
    US$15.50
  • Tongue and Egg
    US$17.75
  • Pastrami and Egg
    US$15.50
  • Salami and Egg
    US$15.50

Sandwiches - Cheese Sandwiches

  • Cream Cheese
    US$6.00
  • Cream Cheese and Jelly
    US$7.50
  • Vegetable Cream Cheese
    US$7.00
  • Scallion Cream Cheese
    US$7.00
  • Lox Cream Cheese Spread
    US$8.00
  • Lite (Low Fat) Cream Cheese
    US$6.50
  • Farmer Cheese
    US$8.00
  • Horseradish Cheddar Cheese
    US$8.00
  • Imported Swiss Cheese
    US$9.00
  • Jarlsberg Cheese
    US$9.00
  • Sweet Munchee Cheese
    US$9.00
  • American
    US$8.00
  • Muenster Cheese
    US$8.00
  • Bagel and Butter
    US$5.00
  • Rye
    US$5.00
  • Pumpernickel Bread with Butter
    US$5.00

Sandwiches - Meat Sandwiches

  • Hot Pastrami
    US$19.75
  • Pastrami Reuben
    US$24.00
  • Corned Beef
    US$19.75
  • Smoked Turkey
    US$18.00
  • Roast Beef
    US$19.75
  • Tongue
    US$22.00
  • Salami
    US$18.00
  • Chopped Chicken Liver
    US$16.00

Sandwiches - Triple Deckers

  • Corned Beef, Chopped Liver, Sliced Onion
    US$23.00
  • Pastrami, Salami, Tongue, Cole Slaw and Russian Dressing
    US$26.00
  • Sturgeon, Nova Scotia Salmon, Cream Cheese, Onion and Tomato
    US$29.50
  • Tongue, Turkey, Swiss Cheese, Cole Slaw and Russian Dressing
    US$26.00
  • Roast Beef, Chicken Liver, Turkey, Cole Slaw and Russian Dressing
    US$25.00
  • Corned Beef, Tongue, Swiss Cheese, Cole Slaw and Russian Dressing
    US$26.00
  • Turkey, Pastrami, Cole Slaw and Russian Dressing
    US$24.00
  • Turkey, Chopped Liver, Tomato, Cole Slaw and Russian Dressing
    US$24.00
  • Corned Beef, Pastrami, Cole Slaw and Russian Dressing
    US$25.00

Appetizers

  • Sturgeon
    US$25.00
  • Nova Scotia Salmon
    US$21.00
  • Sturgeon and Nova Scotia Salmon
    US$27.50
  • Lox

    (Salty)

    US$21.00
  • Pickled Lox in Cream Sauce
    US$24.00
  • Kippered (Baked) Salmon
    US$22.00
  • Kippered (Baked) Salmon and Nova Scotia Salmon
    US$24.00
  • Pastrami Salmon
    US$21.00
  • House Cured Gravlox
    US$21.00
  • Whitefish
    US$21.00
  • Whitefish and Nova Scotia Salmon
    US$23.50
  • Home Made Whitefish Salad
    US$20.00
  • Home Made Kippered Salmon Salad
    US$21.00
  • Whitefish Salad and Nova Scotia Salmon
    US$23.50
  • Sable
    US$25.00
  • Sable and Nova Scotia Salmon
    US$27.50
  • Sturgeon and Sable
    US$30.00
  • Smoked Rainbow Trout
    US$16.00
  • Nova Scotia Heads and Wings Broiled with Onions
    US$16.00
  • Ventresca Tuna Fillets
    US$28.00
  • Home Made Solid White Tuna Salad
    US$16.00
  • Imported Sardines
    US$14.50
  • Egg Salad
    US$14.50
  • Home Made Chopped Chicken Liver
    US$17.00
  • Gefilte Fish with Horseradish
    US$15.50

Eggs, Omelettes, and Dairy - Eggs & Omelettes

  • Eggs with side of Sturgeon
    US$25.00
  • Eggs with side of Nova Scotia Salmon
    US$21.00
  • Eggs with side of Sturgeon and Nova Scotia Salmon
    US$27.50
  • Eggs with side of Lox

    (Salty)

    US$21.00
  • Eggs with side of Kippered (Baked) Salmon
    US$22.00
  • Eggs with side of Pastrami Salmon
    US$21.00
  • Eggs with side of House Cured Gravlox
    US$21.00
  • Eggs with side of Whitefish
    US$21.00
  • Whitefish Salad
    US$21.00
  • Eggs with side of Whitefish and Nova Scotia Salmon
    US$23.50
  • Eggs with side of Sable
    US$25.00
  • Eggs with side of Sable and Nova Scotia Salmon
    US$27.50
  • Eggs with side of Broiled Imported Kippers and Onions
    US$19.00
  • Corned Beef
    US$19.00
  • Pastrami Omelette
    US$19.00
  • Tongue Omelette
    US$21.00
  • Pastrami Omelette with Swiss Cheese
    US$22.50
  • Salami Omelette
    US$19.00
  • Mushroom Omelette
    US$15.00
  • Two Eggs Any Style
    US$10.50
  • Onions and Eggs
    US$15.00
  • Onion Omelette
    US$15.00

Eggs, Omelettes, and Dairy - Dairy Suggestions

  • Challah French Toast
    US$14.50

Smoked Fish Platters

  • Sturgeon
    US$51.00
  • Nova Scotia Salmon
    US$43.00
  • Sturgeon and Nova Scotia Salmon
    US$56.00
  • Whitefish
    US$43.00
  • Whitefish Salad Platter.
    US$43.00
  • Extra Large Whitefish Portion
    US$49.00
  • Sturgeon, Nova Scotia Salmon and Whitefish
    US$65.00
  • Nova Scotia Salmon and Whitefish
    US$47.00
  • Nova Scotia Salmon and Sable
    US$56.00
  • Sturgeon and Sable
    US$60.00
  • Nova Scotia Salmon and Whitefish Salad
    US$47.00
  • Lox

    (Salty)

    US$43.00
  • Kippered (Baked) Salmon
    US$43.00
  • Kippered (Baked) Salmon and Nova Scotia Salmon
    US$48.00
  • Pastrami Salmon
    US$43.00
  • House Cured Gravlox
    US$43.00
  • Sable
    US$51.00
  • Kippered Salmon, Sable and Lox

    (Salty)

    US$65.00
  • Kippered Salmon, Sable and Nova Scotia Salmon
    US$65.00
  • Nova Scotia Salmon, Sable and Whitefish
    US$65.00
  • Nova Scotia Salmon, Sturgeon and Kippered Salmon
    US$65.00
  • Nova Scotia Salmon, Sturgeon, and Sable

    Platters served with Potato Salad or Cole Slaw, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Onions, Olives, Pickle, Lemon, Plain Cream Cheese and two Bagels or two Bialys.

    US$72.00
  • Deluxe Platter for 2:

    Sturgeon, Nova Scotia Salmon, Kippered Salmon, Sable and Whitefish

    US$129.00
  • Premium Deluxe Platter:

    Deluxe Platters served with three Bagels or three Bialys Sturgeon, Nova Scotia Salmon, Pastrami Salmon, Gravlox, Kippered Salmon, Sable and Whitefish

    US$169.00