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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 #620 on: August 03, 2017, 12:17:26 PM »
Anything in YUL? Have Priority Pass.
Search it on Google and look it up on the Priority Pass website.

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #621 on: August 03, 2017, 04:29:56 PM »
Search it on Google and look it up on the Priority Pass website.
Don't think I'll find what kosher food is available. I know what lounges I can get into.

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #622 on: August 03, 2017, 04:42:19 PM »
Don't think I'll find what kosher food is available. I know what lounges I can get into.
Then ask about the lounges instead of thinking that people will go look up which are in PP.
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #623 on: August 03, 2017, 04:46:46 PM »
Then ask about the lounges instead of thinking that people will go look up which are in PP.
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #624 on: August 07, 2017, 06:03:14 PM »
Ask your LOR
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #625 on: August 07, 2017, 06:04:59 PM »
Thank you, from the Airspace Lounge CLE.
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #626 on: August 07, 2017, 06:09:17 PM »
Don't ask stupid questions and you won't get stupid answers

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #627 on: August 08, 2017, 11:02:35 AM »
Hagan das icecream in iberia lounge madrid

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #628 on: August 11, 2017, 02:25:16 PM »
Anything kosher in JFK AA Flagship lounge?

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #629 on: October 01, 2017, 01:27:42 AM »
Any Kosher food in ATH?

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #630 on: October 02, 2017, 05:44:42 PM »
Any Kosher food in ATH?

Not really. I am not even sure about the drinks, its some weird brand of fruit juice. 

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #631 on: October 24, 2017, 07:38:54 PM »
Delta Sky Lounge in ORD had kosher (OU D) cookies and popcorn

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #632 on: November 09, 2017, 05:25:05 PM »
flying sunday ewr-lhr and back the following sunday.
any kosher food in lounges?
have priority pass & united pass

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #633 on: November 09, 2017, 05:45:20 PM »
flying sunday ewr-lhr and back the following sunday.
any kosher food in lounges?
have priority pass & united pass
PP gets you into the Art & Lounge EWR terminal B before security. LY uses that lounge so there's kosher food.

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #634 on: December 04, 2017, 04:47:37 PM »
Stopped in at Art & Lounge at EWR.
They asked for boarding pass. (Was using Priority Pass.)
They only put out Kosher food before ElAl flight.
Bagels, bread, salads, tuna, eggs & pastries. Under Hashgacha of R' Teitz from Elizabeth.
I was told the open cookies were Kosher but declined since there was no packaging.
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #635 on: December 04, 2017, 04:49:14 PM »
Air France lounge at JFK.
Lots of food but no Kosher. Even the bags of potato chips didn't have a Hechsher except one!
Only apples, soda, & seltzer.

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #636 on: December 04, 2017, 04:51:17 PM »
Dan lounge at TLV.
I got the manager to show me the boxes of cookies. They were R' Landau.
Also, closed drinks had good Hechsher.
The rest of food was questionable.

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EWR kosher
« Reply #637 on: December 19, 2017, 12:59:46 PM »
Can anyone provide current information on the availability of kosher food in EWR terminals A and B?
thanks

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #638 on: December 25, 2017, 07:37:28 PM »
Iberia lounge at Madrid: Found a Bfree roll which seems to have the KLBD (London Beis din) on package BUT on closer inspection it actually says KLTD. Although when looking at the LBD's website found this:
https://www.kosher.org.uk/article/new-bfree-gluten-wheat-free-products

See attached picture for symbol.
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #639 on: December 25, 2017, 09:12:32 PM »
Iberia lounge at Madrid: Found a Bfree roll which seems to have the KLBD (London Beis din) on package BUT on closer inspection it actually says KLTD. Although when looking at the LBD's website found this:
https://www.kosher.org.uk/article/new-bfree-gluten-wheat-free-products

See attached picture for symbol.
That’s very interesting.
Unlike the OU, the LBD does not always require their symbol to appear on the package to ensure the authenticity of kashrut therein.
My suspicion is that the item is indeed kosher by the LBD (assuming it is included on their list on the website) and that the company just made a mistake (autocorrect?) when printing the label.