30 Restaurants That Define Williamsburg Right Now – NY Eater
After a pandemic-era bagel pop-up led to a permanent sandwich counter, owner Elyssa Heller expanded with this full-service restaurant. Made to look like a cozy general store, Edith’s offers a casual, all-day menu of chicken schnitzel, chopped salad with pickled mackerel, flaky malawach bread, and seasonal frosties, like a coffee with tahini that can be […]
Newish Jewish, at Kossar’s and Beyond – The New Yorker
On a recent morning at Edith’s Eatery & Grocery, in Williamsburg, a full-service restaurant that evolved from a pandemic pop-up, I counted three babies. The daytime-only menu explores the Jewish diaspora: Russian pancakes, exceptionally fluffy with farmer’s cheese; Romanian steak and eggs; malawach, a flaky Yemeni Jewish flatbread. On the shelves, which enclose café tables […]
Greenpoint’s Beloved Peter Pan Bakery Teams Up With a Jewish Deli on Tahini-Coffee Doughnuts – NY Eater
Greenpoint stalwart Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop has teamed up with 2021 Williamsburg newcomer and purveyor of Jewish classics, Edith’s on a new doughnut: sour cream cake doughnut topped with creamy tahini and drizzled with a Turkish and Greek coffee glaze, reports Greenpointers. Per Instagram, the doughnuts are available at both Williamsburg locations of […]
Edith’s and Peter Pan Donuts Join Forces for a New Doughnut Like no Other – Greenpointers
Some may say this is a partnership made in heaven. Edith’s and Peter Pan Donut and Pastry Shop (also just called Peter Pan Donut for short) partnered together for a new type of doughnut: an Iced Cafe Coffee & Tahini doughnut. In an Instagram post, Edith’s called the collaboration with Peter Pan Donut “super fun.” […]
The Best Brunch In NYC – The Infatuation
With its chalkboard accents and wood-paneled ceiling, this daytime cafe in Williamsburg looks like it’s been around for at least 75 years. When you walk inside, you’ll think you’re entering a classic Brooklyn establishment—despite the fact that this place opened in 2022. But maybe Edith’s will be a classic one day. We wouldn’t be surprised. […]
The 15 Hottest New Restaurants in Brooklyn, July 2022 – Eater NY
Eater editors get asked one question more than any other: Where should I eat right now? While many people still consider Manhattan the locus of New York’s dining scene, some neighborhoods in Brooklyn have become dining destinations in their own right. Here, see a map of the latest Brooklyn debuts drawing NYC’s dining obsessives. Edith’s […]
The Brooklyn Hit List: The Best New Restaurants In Brooklyn – The Infatuation
Does Williamsburg need a new brunch destination? Not really. But it has one, and we’re glad. Edith’s Eatery is the latest spot from the people behind Edith’s Sandwich Counter (which started as a pop-up at Paulie Gee’s in Greenpoint), and it’s part cafe, part grocery store. You can grab a table up front and eat near a row of […]
15 NYC Brunch Spots Worth Planning the Weekend Around – Eater NY
There’s an endless array of brunch spots in the five boroughs, serving up buttery pancakes, cheesy egg sandwiches, crackly fried chicken, and steaming bowls of congee. But when it comes to making plans for brunch, a meal that can sometimes require two extra-strength Advil, the last thing on anyone’s mind is a fight about where […]
Edith’s Matzo Ball Soup – Saveur
When Elyssa Heller, owner of Edith’s Eatery & Grocery in Brooklyn, was growing up, her mom made matzo ball soup every year for Passover. But she also prepared the dish throughout the entire year—for Heller whenever she was sick, or even for regular weeknight dinners. Today, Heller considers this belly-warming recipe, which has evolved throughout […]
Pete Davidson ‘delicore’ street style trend inspired by bagels and babkas – NY Post
Come for the knishes, pastrami, and bagels, leave with the hats, hoodies and T-shirts. Beloved delis and appetizing stores — from old favorites like Russ & Daughters on the Lower East to hip newcomers like Edith’s Eatery & Grocery in Williamsburg — are selling chic merch to style-conscious, smoked meat-loving locals. Even big fashion labels […]