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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: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #160 on: August 03, 2014, 06:31:17 PM »
Whats the Lufthansa first class lounge in MUC like?
Is it worth having a 3 hr stop over instead of 1 hr to check it out?

I would say it's "no biggy"......Food comes from Sohar, but it's old, not like FRA where it's fresh.

The lounge has access from downstairs when you're picked up by a limo, or from the main corridor, just follow signs. They have a passport control inside.

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #161 on: August 06, 2014, 05:19:17 PM »
Going to be in Phl, las and san any lounges with kosher food? Seems las stopped serving kosher..

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #162 on: September 07, 2014, 10:22:32 PM »
What's with SFO. I have been in the UA global first lounge all day eating GRAPES!!!

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #163 on: September 07, 2014, 10:24:37 PM »
What's with SFO. I have been in the UA global first lounge all day eating GRAPES!!!
All day?? Why haven't you gone out?
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #164 on: September 07, 2014, 10:31:54 PM »
All day?? Why haven't you gone out?

Because I did not feel like spending 50 dollars in cabs each way. I am cheap!

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #165 on: September 07, 2014, 10:48:24 PM »

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #166 on: September 22, 2014, 05:13:17 PM »
Is the lounge Elal EWR under any hechsher? or just specific products?

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #167 on: September 28, 2014, 06:59:50 PM »
Is the lounge Elal EWR under any hechsher? or just specific products?
AFAIK, just specific products. But with sandwiches, danishes etc., what more could you ask for?

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #168 on: September 28, 2014, 07:36:08 PM »
AFAIK, just specific products. But with sandwiches, danishes etc., what more could you ask for?

thanks whose hechsher?

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #169 on: September 28, 2014, 07:47:00 PM »
thanks whose hechsher?
I don't remember exactly.
I'm pretty sure the Sandwiches - R' Teitz, and the Danishes - Stern's (in original packaging).

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #170 on: September 28, 2014, 07:47:36 PM »
FRA LH Business class lounge,  is there kosher food at the lounge? Do I need to order?

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #171 on: September 30, 2014, 12:10:49 AM »

FRA LH Business class lounge,  is there kosher food at the lounge? Do I need to order?
nada.
No kosher & you can't order

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #172 on: September 30, 2014, 07:23:33 AM »
FRA LH Business class lounge,  is there kosher food at the lounge? Do I need to order?

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #173 on: October 20, 2014, 11:43:41 AM »
Qantas First lounge in SYD - think they'd bring in some kosher meals if I call in advance?

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #174 on: October 20, 2014, 10:02:32 PM »
I have a stop over in LHR and flying BA first. I heard Terminal 5A has kosher food in BA First Lounge. Do I have to leave security area to access?

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #175 on: November 08, 2014, 07:29:27 PM »
I'm in VA JFK. The only kosher they have is barely soup and a little chicken economy class meal, is that really all they have?

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #176 on: November 08, 2014, 07:39:06 PM »
heading out on sq suites??

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #177 on: November 08, 2014, 07:59:15 PM »

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #178 on: November 08, 2014, 08:00:01 PM »
Update: Meal was

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #179 on: November 08, 2014, 08:05:45 PM »
Update: Meal was

What were you expecting?