Is Barney Greengrass Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 4 New York, New York
Current status
As of October 2026, Barney Greengrass is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.
What the source shows: A live site check found barneygreengrass.com posting a real-time holiday closure notice for Rosh Hashanah (9/12-9/13) with 2026 copyright; Wikipedia describes it as active. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 4, Episode 4
- Address 541 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10024
- Website barneygreengrass.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The deli episode spotlighted Barney Greengrass's smoked fish counter, in particular its sturgeon, alongside Nova Scotia salmon, whitefish, and other appetizing staples the shop has served since it opened in 1908, according to Wikipedia. Barney Greengrass is a combined restaurant, delicatessen, and appetizing store on Manhattan's Upper West Side, popular for weekend brunch and known for a chopped liver that chef Anthony Bourdain praised in his book, per Wikipedia. A site check on 2026-09-08 found barneygreengrass.com actively posting a real-time notice that the shop would close 9/12 and 9/13 for Rosh Hashanah, alongside a 2026-dated online shop, dine-in menu, and catering pages. Wikipedia, revised 2026-08-19, reports the restaurant won the 2006 James Beard Foundation Award for Excellence and was ranked among the Financial Times' 50 greatest food stores in the world in 2021, underscoring its continued standing as a New York institution.
The episode
Also in Season 4
Season 4: 60 of 102 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners
- Relocated
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Ep 4Brent's Deli
Open - Open
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Ep 4Edmart Deli
Closed -
Ep 4Jimmy & Drew's
Closed - Open
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Ep 4Sarcone's Deli
Closed -
Ep 4Tal Bagels
Open
Nearest restaurants
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Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
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Food Paradise
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Food Paradise
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Food Paradise
Open
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Sources we checked
- barneygreengrass.com https://www.barneygreengrass.com/
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Greengrass
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Record btiea-0327 · checked by Cal Marchetti.