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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 #200 on: December 02, 2014, 01:59:01 PM »
Just updated a bunch.

Thanks for the creating this thread. I think all the discussions about Kosher food in airports/lounges are messy since they're all over the place, so this is nice. But, all the other discussions are in Up In The Air. Why is this one in the TR board?

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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #201 on: December 02, 2014, 01:59:31 PM »
But, all the other discussions are in Up In The Air. Why is this one in the TR board?
I wondered that too...

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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #202 on: December 02, 2014, 02:00:23 PM »
I wondered that too...
Maybe some people consider the airport part of the trip.
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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #203 on: December 02, 2014, 02:01:05 PM »
Maybe some people consider the airport part of the trip.
Maybe.
I know if I was looking for a thread like this, I would check Up in the Air.

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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #204 on: December 02, 2014, 02:02:08 PM »
Why were the other locations of CBTL in LAX removed? CBTL's website lists them as current locations. Also, LGA was started, but it looks like it got cut off before being finished.

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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #205 on: December 02, 2014, 02:20:29 PM »
Why were the other locations of CBTL in LAX removed? CBTL's website lists them as current locations.
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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #206 on: December 02, 2014, 02:22:03 PM »
Added as much as I could.

Anyone ever seen these?
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/762107
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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #207 on: December 02, 2014, 02:23:12 PM »
What a great thread!

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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #208 on: December 02, 2014, 02:25:38 PM »
Anyone want to fill in TLV?
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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #209 on: December 02, 2014, 02:29:29 PM »
ORD has kosher Eli's Cheesecake terminal one if that counts.
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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #210 on: December 02, 2014, 02:29:32 PM »
Avenue Grill & Sushi in Elizabeth delivers to EWR airport - http://www.greatkosherrestaurants.com/restaurants/221/avenue-grill-and-sushi.

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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #211 on: December 02, 2014, 04:08:14 PM »
I don't know how to edit the wiki so anyone who does should please do so based on this-in TLV there is a Rabbanut Mehadrin Tel Aviv Pizza hut before going through security. After Passport control in the food court there is an Aroma espresso bar that is Chug Chasam Sofer. The rolls in the dan lounge is from angels bakery and they have mehadrin yogurts, butter, etc....

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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #212 on: December 02, 2014, 04:13:39 PM »
I don't know how to edit the wiki so anyone who does should please do so based on this-in TLV there is a Rabbanut Mehadrin Tel Aviv Pizza hut before going through security. After Passport control in the food court there is an Aroma espresso bar that is Chug Chasam Sofer. The rolls in the dan lounge is from angels bakery and they have mehadrin yogurts, butter, etc....

Also Shipudei HaTikva in departures (after security) has a good hechsher, and Arcaffe and Burger Ranch after security are under Rabbanut. Burger Ranch before security is also under Rabbanut

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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #213 on: December 02, 2014, 04:25:00 PM »
in TLV there is a Rabbanut Mehadrin Tel Aviv Pizza
Aroma espresso bar that is Chug Chasam Sofer
The rolls in the dan lounge is from angels bakery.
Also Shipudei HaTikva in departures (after security) has a good hechsher
This is actually one of the reasons I don't love travel in Israel.  I have absolutely no idea what's actually OK to eat :P
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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #214 on: December 02, 2014, 04:50:29 PM »
This is actually one of the reasons I don't love travel in Israel.  I have absolutely no idea what's actually OK to eat :P
I think the best way to do the TLV section is like all Israel info pages on the forum-to list the establishment and exactly which hechsher it is and then let each man decide for himself......Whats good for one is not kosher for another :D

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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #215 on: December 02, 2014, 04:54:57 PM »
Which leaves people like me entirely lost.
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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #216 on: December 02, 2014, 05:00:31 PM »
Which leaves people like me entirely lost.
I think the only way to approach it is to find a Rav who is knowledgeable in Israeli Hashgachos and follow him for advice.

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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #217 on: December 02, 2014, 06:02:54 PM »
Which leaves people like me entirely lost.
Disclaimer: My post is meant to be helpful, not to start an arguement/machlokes.

Eida Hareidi is most widely accepted by most.  Badatz Mehadrin (Rav Rubin) and Rav Landau (lubavitch) also.  Yes, Rav Landau from Bnei Brak is considered a high hashgacha even by nonchabad.  Eida Chareidi Belz is high, but many litvish won't use only because of masoret.  Badatz Bet Yosef is excellent for sefaradim, not ashkenazim.  Chasam  Sofer Petach Tikva or Bnei Brak changes back and forth through the years.  Many who keep a strict standard used to use Rabbanut Yerushalayim Mehadrin, but stopped a number of years ago.  Even if you use the OU in the US, the OU from E-Y is totally different.  Many/most who keep a stricter level don't rely on it for many products. 

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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #218 on: December 02, 2014, 06:33:40 PM »
Disclaimer: My post is meant to be helpful, not to start an arguement/machlokes.

Eida Hareidi is most widely accepted by most.  Badatz Mehadrin (Rav Rubin) and Rav Landau (lubavitch) also.  Yes, Rav Landau from Bnei Brak is considered a high hashgacha even by nonchabad.  Eida Chareidi Belz is high, but many litvish won't use only because of masoret.  Badatz Bet Yosef is excellent for sefaradim, not ashkenazim.  Chasam  Sofer Petach Tikva or Bnei Brak changes back and forth through the years.  Many who keep a strict standard used to use Rabbanut Yerushalayim Mehadrin, but stopped a number of years ago.  Even if you use the OU in the US, the OU from E-Y is totally different.  Many/most who keep a stricter level don't rely on it for many products.
Plus there's like a million more. :) I also know people who will eat Rabbanut Yerushalayim (not Mehadrin) and won't always eat Eida Charedis bc they know of "stuff" that goes on there. Which is why this conversation will never be simple.

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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #219 on: December 06, 2014, 11:14:11 PM »
Added two delivery options to JFK that I found while randomly reading one of Dan's TRs. Anyone know if these still deliver to the airport, and if any others offer the service to the airport too? What about to LGA, no place in Queens KGH offers delivery there?