New Restaurant Now Open At Jewish Museum: Report

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY – A new kosher restaurant, Lox, is now open at the Jewish Museum on the Upper East Side, according to a report in Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Chef David Teyf, who also runs a Lox restaurant at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Battery Park City, will bring his expertise in cured salmon (and more) to the new location.

One example? “Lox Five Ways,” a sampler featuring five types of cured salmon, including a classic dill, a gin-infused lox, pastrami lox, a double-smoked contender, and even a sake ginger lox. The dish, designed for sharing, is served with cream cheeses, bagels, and various traditional accompaniments like cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, and capers.Other menu items include borscht, vegan carrot lox, matzo ball soup, herring, babka, and more. Hungry yet? Explore Lox's menu here.

But beware: the restaurant currently has somewhat idiosyncratic hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday and Monday, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday.

Lox is part of a broader transformation currently underway at the museum, with renovations to its galleries ongoing through Oct. 2025.

The museum’s restaurant space has remained closed since Russ & Daughters departed in 2022, two years after the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered the cafe.

More information about Lox is available here.

The Jewish Museum is located at 1109 5th Avenue at East 92nd Street on the Upper East Side.