ajay_suresh / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia CommonsAn appetizing institution since 1914, Russ and Daughters is the place for New York’s classic bagel with lox and smoked fish, still run by the same family. A Lower East Side icon, it’s beloved for both the counter and the sit-down cafe nearby.
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