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Our runner-upPotato Knish
The original potato knish, baked fresh. A second to split.
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Our dish — the plate we'd order here firstKasha Knish
A baked knish filled with buckwheat
- TechniqueHand-rolled
A knish of kasha, buckwheat, hand-rolled to the Schimmel family recipe. The house's own, and where we'd start.
Yonah Schimmel Knish Bakery
Knish bakery since 1910 · Lower East Side (East Houston Street), New York
137 East Houston Street, New York, NY 10002
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Yonah Schimmel's knish bakery has stood on East Houston Street since 1910, baking its filled pastries fresh every day. Every knish is rolled by hand.
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Why the kasha knish
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