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

US airport lounges:
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. Delicious 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 One Lounge (Lou G Siegel). Lounge is located in terminal 4.
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  OneWorld TBIT lounge has free Delice meals upon request.
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  AA lounge has free 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 airport lounges:
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.  SAA has a sign that you can request kosher snacks but check everything, they sometimes confuse kosher and Hallal
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. Menu here:https://twelve.dynamify.com/store/clubhouse-london/c-627
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 A16 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 (Mehadrin CSP"T)
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 D20)
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: Lounges That Provide Complimentary Kosher Food
« Reply #100 on: March 26, 2014, 05:26:33 PM »
Can you please explain the difference?

I don't want to derail this thread but it's sad that we've evolved into thinking something is only kosher if it's stamped by a profit-generating mega business.


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Re: Lounges That Provide Complimentary Kosher Food
« Reply #101 on: March 26, 2014, 05:26:53 PM »
I'm going through a couple of AA Admiral lounges in lga and jfk in the next couple of days. I heard I can pre-order kosher food. Is that true?

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Re: Lounges That Provide Complimentary Kosher Food
« Reply #102 on: March 26, 2014, 05:37:04 PM »
United-Denver had a bunch of packaged (pretzels, cookies etc.) and raw (fruit, carrot sticks etc.) foods.

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Re: Lounges That Provide Complimentary Kosher Food
« Reply #104 on: March 26, 2014, 06:07:09 PM »
I don't want to derail this thread but it's sad that we've evolved into thinking something is only kosher if it's stamped by a profit-generating mega business.
I simply asked what the difference was. I wasn't sure what you meant.

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Re: Lounges That Provide Complimentary Kosher Food
« Reply #105 on: March 26, 2014, 06:07:44 PM »
I'm going through a couple of AA Admiral lounges in lga and jfk in the next couple of days. I heard I can pre-order kosher food. Is that true?

If it is, please report back here.

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Re: Lounges That Provide Complimentary Kosher Food
« Reply #106 on: March 26, 2014, 06:09:05 PM »
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=10590.0

Hmm, maybe someone could merge the threads?
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Re: Lounges That Provide Complimentary Kosher Food
« Reply #107 on: March 26, 2014, 06:12:27 PM »

Hmm, maybe someone could merge the threads?
Also, the point is a write a detailed Wiki.

All right. It seems that you want a wiki. So go ahead and make one. We will all thank you.
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Re: Lounges That Provide Complimentary Kosher Food
« Reply #108 on: March 26, 2014, 06:40:38 PM »
All right. It seems that you want a wiki. So go ahead and make one. We will all thank you.

That was kind of rude.
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Re: Lounges That Provide Complimentary Kosher Food
« Reply #109 on: March 26, 2014, 06:45:17 PM »
Suggestion is to start with the bit from other thread, and people could add and edit.

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #110 on: March 26, 2014, 07:50:26 PM »
Can you please explain the difference?

I can't speak for him, but maybe the bagels and muffins in United lounge (Sara Lee) vs packaged sealed food bearing a hashgacha.

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #111 on: March 26, 2014, 07:54:32 PM »
I can't speak for him, but maybe the bagels and muffins in United lounge (Sara Lee) vs packaged sealed food bearing a hashgacha.
This can be a valuable thread. Might not be a lounge, but I found out the free SW hot cocoa on board is Nestle. Plan to ask to see the packaging on my next flight to make sure it's the Kosher one.

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Re: Lounges That Provide Complimentary Kosher Food
« Reply #112 on: March 27, 2014, 09:55:02 AM »
I think there is a thread for this somewhere. But if not to start the Art Lounge at EWR, used by elal.


Can you give specific examples of food and Hechsheirim?
Thanks.
Lounge Club just added it.

Art & Lounge New York Newark Liberty Int'l (EWR), U.S.A.

We're pleased to announce the addition of the Art & Lounge at New York Newark Liberty International to our global network
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Located on the Gate Level of Concourse B, the spacious lounge has seating for 90 guests on modern couches and chairs in various seating arrangements.

Additionally, guests can enjoy complimentary Wi-Fi, and Hebrew and English language newspapers and magazines
.



https://www.loungeclub.com/en/our-lounges/lounge-detail/EWR7
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #113 on: March 27, 2014, 12:12:38 PM »
Lounge Club just added it.

Art & Lounge New York Newark Liberty Int'l (EWR), U.S.A.

We're pleased to announce the addition of the Art & Lounge at New York Newark Liberty International to our global network
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Located on the Gate Level of Concourse B, the spacious lounge has seating for 90 guests on modern couches and chairs in various seating arrangements.

Additionally, guests can enjoy complimentary Wi-Fi, and Hebrew and English language newspapers and magazines
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https://www.loungeclub.com/en/our-lounges/lounge-detail/EWR7

Bit of old news

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #114 on: March 27, 2014, 01:24:56 PM »
Bit of old news

You don't say what's old but Lounge Club sent out this email this morning.


We're pleased to announce the addition of the Art & Lounge at New York Newark Liberty International to our global network.
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #115 on: March 27, 2014, 01:36:10 PM »
You don't say what's old but Lounge Club sent out this email this morning.


We're pleased to announce the addition of the Art & Lounge at New York Newark Liberty International to our global network.

Dan wrote about this on DDMS.
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #116 on: March 27, 2014, 02:40:06 PM »
Kosher food at Art & Lounge is always there or you need to order in advance?

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #117 on: March 27, 2014, 04:33:38 PM »
You don't say what's old but Lounge Club sent out this email this morning.


We're pleased to announce the addition of the Art & Lounge at New York Newark Liberty International to our global network.


Interesting, I got it 10 days ago

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #118 on: March 27, 2014, 04:58:29 PM »
Kosher food at Art & Lounge is always there or you need to order in advance?

Saw this posted online: "In addition to Kosher refreshments, a freshly prepared dairy buffet selection of fruits, a vegetable salad bar, cheese, breads, as well as sweet and salty baked goods are available. There’s also a “health corner” featuring granola, dried fruit, yogurt, dates and honey."

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #119 on: March 30, 2014, 04:57:54 PM »
Any body familiar with the star alliance lounge in JFK ? is it good? are there any kosher snacks? Thanks.