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Lounges with kosher food (specific lounges and travel class allowed varies):

US airports:
ATL Delta hub lounges all have hot kosher meals upon request.
BOS Air France Lounge (used by LY) has sandwiches.
BOS Delta hub lounges all have hot kosher meals upon request. A18 Skyclub Spring Valley beef/chicken options (OU)
DTW Delta hub lounges all have hot kosher meals upon request.
EWR Terminal B SAS lounge during El Al flight times - wraps, cakes etc.
EWR United Polaris Lounge. Kosher wine. Fresko hot kosher food upon request.
EWR United Club kosher snacks upon request.
FLL United Club kosher snacks upon request.
JFK AA/BA Chelsea Lounge, Soho Lounge, and Greenwich Lounges Fresko hot kosher food upon request.
JFK  British Airways - some reports of being able to preorder KSML. Lounge is located in terminal 7.
JFK  Delta SkyClub (Borenstein). Lounge is located in terminal 4.
JFK  King David Lounge. Lounge is located in terminal 4.
JFK  Virgin Atlantic ClubHouse (FresKo). Lounge is located in terminal 4.
LAX  AA club has hot kosher meals for purchase.
LAX  AA Flagship dining has hot kosher meals.
LAX  Delta hub lounges all have hot kosher meals upon request.
LGA  Delta hub lounges all have hot kosher meals upon request. My Own Meal (KS-Soloveitchik)
LGA  United Club kosher snacks upon request.
MIA AA Flagship Dining
MSP Delta hub lounges all have hot kosher meals upon request.
SEA Delta hub lounges all have hot kosher meals upon request.
SLC Delta hub lounges all have hot kosher meals upon request.

Non-US airports:
ATH - Priority Pass Skyserv Lounge
BCN - Priority Pass SALA VIP COLOMER T1 had kosher meals on request (salami sandwiches, pasta salad, cake) with local Hechsher.
BER El Al Templehof before passport control: Kosher airline meals from Amsterday caterer Langerhuize
BUD Plaza Premium Lounge (non Schengen) has kosher options for additional fee
CDG El Al contract lounge EXTIME
CPT Bidvest Lounge - Kosher cheeses, crackers(note Provita are Dairy), crisps and nuts (check for BD Hechsher) 
DUR Bidvest Lounge - Kosher cheeses, crackers(note Provita are Dairy), crisps and nuts (check for BD Hechsher) 
DXB Emirates Business/First Lounges, have a seat in the dining area and ask a server for a Kosher Meal. They usually have Shakshuka or Chicken
FRA KSML available with pre-request to Lufthansa. And here. Email doco.frankfurt@doco.com or tlvgpmiles@dlh.de to request, or DM Lufthansa.
HKG Cathay Pacific Lounges (Hermolis). Call to request at "The wing +852-2747-7972," "The Pier +852-2747-3939".
IST Kosher food available at IGA Lounge and Miles and Smiles lounge
JNB  Bidvest Lounge - Kosher cheeses, crackers(NOTE Provita are Dairy), nuts and ice-coffee chilla.  Aspire (International terminal) - sandwiches and cakes during El Al flight times.
LHR British Airways -
LHR BA Lounges - Kosher food is available at BA's lounges as follows:
T5/T3 Galleries Club: Bagel/panini and/or soup.
T5/T3 Galleries First: Main course, usually a choice of salmon, chicken stir fry or meat balls (sometimes changed to spaghetti bolognaise).
T5 Concorde Room (CCR): Same as First, but they will also bring soup from the Club lounge if asked, and can also do a plate of plain smoked salmon (with a slice of lemon) on request. Just make sure you stress that you ONLY want the smoked salmon, otherwise they will bring cooked cherry tomatoes or other stuff with it. They will also mix cocktails using Grey Goose vodka instead of the non-kosher Ciroc (Bloody Mary and Cosmopolitan) if asked. The staff in the CCR are very helpful.
Galleries First and the CCR also have a kosher breakfast option: omelette or 'frittata' with stuff which is supposed to make it look like a "full English Breakfast" - meaning it has a couple of rather poor Tivall sausages included. But the rest of the stuff is OK.
The arrivals lounge only carries the kosher breakfast.
Plain salted Kettle chips are kosher. If you want any for the flight ask at the lounge as they only carry two non-kosher flavored version on the aircraft. Also, in the CCR you need to ask at the bar for them in the packet otherwise they will (helpfully) open the bag into a pretty china bowl for you.
To get a kosher meal in the Galleries lounges you need to get one of the servers and ask them to check what kosher meals are available. In the Concorde Room (CCR) you go to the dining area reception desk and ask there, or you can ask at the bar, or indeed ask any of the staff who tend to float around. If you want soup in the CCR they may well tell you that they don't have kosher soups - they are not 100% wrong there because they don't store any of the kosher soup in their kitchen (which is shared with Galleries First). However, if you ask them to check with their supervisor whether they can bring it for you from the Galleries Club lounge they will always manage to arrange it.
LHR El Al contract lounge: BLUSH
LHR Virgin Atlantic ClubHouse, Hermolis meals and kosher wine
MAD Priority Pass T4S Neptuno had kosher meals on request (salami sandwiches, pasta salad, cake) with local Hechsher.
MUC KSML available with pre-request to Lufthansa.
SIN Singapore Airlines Private Room (Hermolis). KSML is available here only if requested 4 hours in advance per the waiter.
SYD Qantas First Lounge - available on advance request (Lewis KSML). Call CS and ask to be put through to the F lounge.
TLV Dan Lounges (not mehadrin/heter mechira).
TLV King David Lounge (mehadrin/shmita l'chumra).
YYZ KLM Lounge (terminal 3). Gradzinski Sandwiches are available before LY flights on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. And in Air Canada Signature lounge (terminal 1) hot kosher meals from Toronto Kosher are available but they need about half an hour to heat them up.


Non-lounge kosher food:

US airports:
EWR Chinese you can have delivered free to EWR from New Kosher Special, 163 Elmora Ave, Elizabeth, NJ, 07202, (908) 353-1818,  with $40 min. purchase. Download the "Beyond Menu" app to order with a credit card.
Delivery available from Wok Tov (516) 295-3843 and Sushi Tokyo (516) 882-2244 to JFK.
-Free delivery on $30+ orders from Jerusalem Pizza
-Fresko Sandwiches (tuna, egg salad, chicken, others) are available for sale in random kiosks/marts in different terminals for ~$10.  Look for Market Fresh stores near gate A21 and by gates C-124 through C-138
JFK: Salads, sandwiches (shnitzel, tuna, egg, etc), and cholov yisroel yogurt at CIBO stands in JetBlue terminal and at CIBO stands throughout airport.
-Delivery available Wok Tov (516) 295-3843 and Sushi Tokyo (516) 882-2244.
LGA: -Salads, sandwiches (shnitzel, tuna, egg, etc), and cholov yisroel yogurt at CIBO stands in the central terminal, concourse C post security and at CIBO stands throughout airport.  Look for the food with the Green Label (indicating Star-K hechsher)

International airports:
DXB: Terminal 3 COSTA Coffee Various snacks including Reuben sandwiches and babka
EZE: Cholov Yisroel Alfajores and other cookies available throughout airport.
IST: Vending machine with sandwiches, snacks, and desserts in between Concourse A and B in front of Starbucks
LHR: DD Sandwiches (egg salad, lox and cream cheese, deli, beef, chicken, others) are available for £3-6 in random kiosks/marts in different terminals - see here for locations.
LTN: DD Sandwiches (egg salad, lox and cream cheese, deli, beef, chicken, others) are available for £3-6 in random kiosks/marts in different terminals - see here for locations.
TLV: -Pizza Hutt (before gate entry)
-Aroma Espresso bar (Dairy Mehadrin)
YYZ: -Sandwiches and wraps from Grodzinski’s (COR certified, roast beef, pastrami, brisket, cream cheese, tuna, roasted vegetable and hummus ) Additionally, you can find kosher danish pastries, muffins, granola & yogurt parfaits, and more all provided by Grodzinski’s:
Terminal 1:
Cibo (Gate F61)
Fetta (Gate E72/F72)
Heirloom (Gate E74)
Vinifera (GateE76)
Marathi (Gate E79/F79)
Terminal 3:
Nobel (Gate B14)
Corso (Gate C29)
Heirloom (Gate C30 ELAL)
Acer (Gate C36)
KLM Lounge
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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #601 on: June 19, 2017, 05:15:20 PM »

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #602 on: June 19, 2017, 08:38:40 PM »
I'm a Queens Native. Chosen is great, but more pricey. It's a sit down type of place. Annie's Kitchen is good and more affordable; you're typical Chinese fast food. Both are about 10 minutes from LGA. Annie's is on Main Street, which has a plethora of options. I recommend a Shwarma from Grill Point, on the corner of Main & Jewel.

Thank you very much.

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #603 on: June 19, 2017, 08:46:26 PM »
I'm a Queens Native. Chosen is great, but more pricey. It's a sit down type of place. Annie's Kitchen is good and more affordable; you're typical Chinese fast food. Both are about 10 minutes from LGA. Annie's is on Main Street, which has a plethora of options. I recommend a Shwarma from Grill Point, on the corner of Main & Jewel.
It is pricier but a lot better than Annie's. And you can take it to go.

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #604 on: June 20, 2017, 08:56:24 PM »
We're flying on DL BOS-LGA-MSY next week, with 3+ hours layover in LGA. Looks like my credit cards will allow us access to Delta, Admiral's and Centurion, and maybe even could use my UA passes for the UA Club. From what I can glean here, seems like none of these lounges has much in the way of kosher food, save for drinks and box cereal.  Any other info? How would you spend 3 hours there?



Was just at holy schnitzel today on main st. If you download their app they give 10% off the first order, could be worth it for you. Very solid food although it was a bit messy, but I am sure they have stuff that is not as messy.

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #605 on: June 21, 2017, 02:14:24 PM »
Was just at holy schnitzel today on main st. If you download their app they give 10% off the first order, could be worth it for you. Very solid food although it was a bit messy, but I am sure they have stuff that is not as messy.
It is pricier but a lot better than Annie's. And you can take it to go.

Thank you all. We'll see what kind of food mood we're in!

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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #606 on: July 09, 2017, 10:24:35 AM »
Flying tonight to poland from jfk.  Any kosher food at terminal 7? (we're flying lot polish airlines)  Couldn't find anything online

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #607 on: July 11, 2017, 03:48:11 PM »
Anything kosher to eat in madrid on iberia business class ticket lounge

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #608 on: July 12, 2017, 09:50:23 AM »
Anything in ORD Polaris?

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #609 on: July 12, 2017, 10:07:14 AM »
Anything in ORD Polaris?
I believe @yitrap discussed it either in this thread or another.

ETA: Start here and read through it.
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #610 on: July 12, 2017, 02:38:54 PM »
Thanks

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #611 on: July 23, 2017, 02:51:28 PM »
Any kosher food in the priority pass lounges in Athens, Greece?

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #612 on: July 23, 2017, 03:02:21 PM »
How do you interpret the רמ"א other than that beer and schnapps are mutar?

There are a few issues here. How do people drink whiskey in lounges, dont they need hechsher?
Also like mentioned before they glasses might be a problem but tend not to be since even getting a coke in a glass washable glass is not problem b/c we hold stam kelim ani ben yomi ( most glass are not used the same day so we dont have to worry about bleiyos). Unless whiskey is in there for more then 24 hours  ....

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #613 on: August 02, 2017, 01:13:27 PM »
My brother is flying ORD-EWR-TLV on UA tomorrow.

United Club:
1. Will UA lounge there accept photo of Chase UA Club pass?
2. Which club is best location for him?
3. Is there anything kosher there?

Art & Lounge:
Will they accept the mobile app version of my Priority Pass with my card, even though we have different names?

Thanks.

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #614 on: August 02, 2017, 02:20:27 PM »
My brother is flying ORD-EWR-TLV on UA tomorrow.

United Club:
1. Will UA lounge there accept photo of Chase UA Club pass?
2. Which club is best location for him?
3. Is there anything kosher there?

Art & Lounge:
Will they accept the mobile app version of my Priority Pass with my card, even though we have different names?

Thanks.
1)YMMV. although i don't have personal experience i've heard of stories that yes & no.
2)not sure about ORD but EWR there are 3 lounges in terminal 3 (united terminal)
3)in regards to kosher last time i checked they only have apples/bananas and potato chips

Art & Lounge
i go there pretty often its before security @terminal B and really not a hassle to get to from terminal 3
depending on time of day but they usually stock the fridge with an assortment of danishes some hummus/tuna/egg salad bagels/pita..

Will they accept the mobile app version of my Priority Pass with my card? last i checked no. they still use the old machines but if you can give him the actual card he will probably be able to get in as i've never been asked for ID there.

lastly if he does have spare time he should definitely order chinese food from elizabeth!
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #615 on: August 02, 2017, 02:38:27 PM »
1)YMMV. although i don't have personal experience i've heard of stories that yes & no.
2)not sure about ORD but EWR there are 3 lounges in terminal 3 (united terminal)
3)in regards to kosher last time i checked they only have apples/bananas and potato chips

Art & Lounge
i go there pretty often its before security @terminal B and really not a hassle to get to from terminal 3
depending on time of day but they usually stock the fridge with an assortment of danishes some hummus/tuna/egg salad bagels/pita..

Will they accept the mobile app version of my Priority Pass with my card? last i checked no. they still use the old machines but if you can give him the actual card he will probably be able to get in as i've never been asked for ID there.

lastly if he does have spare time he should definitely order chinese food from elizabeth!

Thanks very much! I have been to the Arts and Lounge myself and liked it a lot. I don't have time to give him my physical card -- he's in ORD and I'm in BOS.  Will probably just try the photo of my United pass and tell him HMMV. Thank you again.

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #616 on: August 02, 2017, 02:52:06 PM »
Thanks very much! I have been to the Arts and Lounge myself and liked it a lot. I don't have time to give him my physical card -- he's in ORD and I'm in BOS.  Will probably just try the photo of my United pass and tell him HMMV. Thank you again.
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #617 on: August 02, 2017, 11:52:09 PM »
Flying today Iberia business class out of Madrid.  Which lounge do I get access to?  Do I just show them my boarding pass or do I need to go to the Iberia counter to get a pass first?  Any kosher food, besides drinks!

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #618 on: August 03, 2017, 10:52:49 AM »
Flying today Iberia business class out of Madrid.  Which lounge do I get access to?  Do I just show them my boarding pass or do I need to go to the Iberia counter to get a pass first?  Any kosher food, besides drinks!
You could use the Iberia Business Lounge. If I remember correctly, the entrance is in the Duty-Free store.

Don't remember seeing any kosher food. Lots of drinks to choose from.

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #619 on: August 03, 2017, 12:06:23 PM »
Anything in YUL? Have Priority Pass.