B&H
13 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/FoodNYC14 comments cited below
What people say, in short
B&H Dairy in the East Village gets plenty of love, and a couple of diners rave about its tuna melt on challah. One names the matzo ball soup with buttered challah as a favorite, another suggests it for breakfast, and one says it feels more like an extension of home than a restaurant. One diner found the tuna melt terrible, mostly celery.
Address
B&H Dairy, 127 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Tuna melt, Matzo ball soup
- Best for
- Breakfast
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Long_Alfalfa_5655 in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2026
Named when someone asked for the best old-school diners in NYC.
- Recommendsu/mariskaleh in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2024
Simply recommends B&H.
- Recommendsu/halermine in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2026taste
Enjoyed the distinctive menu and the meal on a visit.
- Recommendsu/rowsoflark in r/FoodNYC · May 2026ambience
Describes B&H Dairy as homey, more like a comfortable place than a restaurant.
- Recommendsu/shstuff_throwaway in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2026
Calls B&H genuinely excellent.
- Recommendsu/Seikopath81 in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2024taste
Calls it the best tuna melt ever.
- Recommendsu/schroderrr in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2025
Names B&H Dairy as their pick.
- Recommendsu/thepresticle in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2024taste
Enjoys eating its sandwich standing by the counter, a favorite NYC habit, and says the challah is great.
Show all 14 cited comments
- Recommendsu/Forsaken-Subject8362 in r/FoodNYC · Aug 2026
Says they love B&H.
- Caveatu/Texas_Rockets in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2024taste
Thought the tuna melt was terrible, mostly celery.
- Recommendsu/EtzuX in r/FoodNYC · Jul 2024
Says B&H is great.
- Recommendsu/curateyourthoughts in r/FoodNYC · Apr 2025taste
Fully backs the soup and the challah with butter, eaten any time of day.
- Recommendsu/Uncledannyschee in r/FoodNYC · Sep 2026taste
Recommends B&H for breakfast.
- Recommendsu/Jealous-Humor-249 in r/FoodNYC · Oct 2025
Suggests looking it up as a recommendation.
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Details last checked 4 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.