Topic Wiki

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
« Last edited by mijo on March 10, 2024, 11:05:24 AM »

Author Topic: Kosher Food in Airports and Airport Lounges  (Read 460075 times)

Offline Luvtotravel

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Dec 2012
  • Posts: 3014
  • Total likes: 131
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 6
    • View Profile
  • Location: Ny
Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #500 on: January 22, 2017, 09:57:55 PM »
I see that now. I should go into the ddf DROCSR hall of shame. upon arrival, I asked where I can find a lounge, to which an officer replied that FLL doesn't have the zoning rights to operate a lounge... ive been through the airport  dozens of times, never thought to ask or check again. (never have much time to spare anyhow, but still)
Don't wait for the perfect moment; take the moment and make it perfect.

Offline as2

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Mar 2013
  • Posts: 5671
  • Total likes: 917
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 24
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #501 on: January 22, 2017, 10:11:00 PM »
I see that now. I should go into the ddf DROCSR hall of shame. upon arrival, I asked where I can find a lounge, to which an officer replied that FLL doesn't have the zoning rights to operate a lounge... ive been through the airport  dozens of times, never thought to ask or check again. (never have much time to spare anyhow, but still)
You don't use loungebuddy?
Memories last forever, make them while you can.

Offline Luvtotravel

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Dec 2012
  • Posts: 3014
  • Total likes: 131
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 6
    • View Profile
  • Location: Ny
Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #502 on: January 22, 2017, 11:44:10 PM »
You don't use loungebuddy?
not when in my most frequented airport in which I had an actual uniformed officer inform me of no lounge
eta: just checked loungebuddy. they don't have any listed lounges for FLL. I usually use sleepinginairports.net
« Last Edit: January 22, 2017, 11:48:12 PM by Luvtotravel »
Don't wait for the perfect moment; take the moment and make it perfect.

Offline zow

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jun 2014
  • Posts: 2943
  • Total likes: 135
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 11
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: LAX
Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #503 on: January 23, 2017, 12:08:47 AM »
I posted this in the lounge thread but since this is the thread regarding kosher food I'm posting the info here again.

I was just in EWR and went to the ART lounge, some points:
1) No need to show a boarding pass.
2)Not all food is kosher, they have a fridge full of kosher food, tuna eggs fruit bagels and cake all  are wrapped in plastic containers from Majestic catering in NJ under the supervision of Rabbi Teitz.
3) There are paper hot cups for coffee  and plastic cutlery for the food
4) if You want CY milk all you have to do is ask for it there was a nice few bottles of Goldenflow milk there.
Nice report. Much appreciated thank you.

Offline as2

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Mar 2013
  • Posts: 5671
  • Total likes: 917
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 24
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #504 on: January 23, 2017, 06:46:12 AM »
not when in my most frequented airport in which I had an actual uniformed officer inform me of no lounge
eta: just checked loungebuddy. they don't have any listed lounges for FLL. I usually use sleepinginairports.net
Not sure which loungebuddy you're using, but the app has 2 listed.
Memories last forever, make them while you can.

Offline ae123

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Mar 2011
  • Posts: 2164
  • Total likes: 183
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: NJ
Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #505 on: January 23, 2017, 11:55:41 PM »
Nice report. Much appreciated thank you.
I second that.
Thank you, Tzfas, for the detailed report.

Offline anon

  • DansDeals Copper Elite
  • *
  • Join Date: Jun 2014
  • Posts: 10
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: United States
Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #506 on: January 30, 2017, 12:22:37 PM »
Anyone know if there is kosher food in the priority pass lounge on Boston?

Thanks

Offline as2

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Mar 2013
  • Posts: 5671
  • Total likes: 917
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 24
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #507 on: January 30, 2017, 12:31:58 PM »
Anyone know if there is kosher food in the priority pass lounge on Boston?

Thanks
IIRC zow had mentioned this before...
Memories last forever, make them while you can.

Offline Yaalili

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Jul 2009
  • Posts: 12764
  • Total likes: 473
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 157
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: Crown Heights, NY
Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #508 on: January 30, 2017, 01:16:59 PM »
Anyone know if there is kosher food in the priority pass lounge on Boston?

Thanks

They have kosher chips, bars and drinks.

Offline zow

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jun 2014
  • Posts: 2943
  • Total likes: 135
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 11
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: LAX
Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #509 on: January 30, 2017, 03:04:33 PM »
They have kosher chips, bars and drinks.
Yes.  But there is more than one PP lounge now in BOS. TC (B6) has The Lounge and TE (most int'l) has Air France.
IIRC, the Air France lounge had a table sign saying kosher food available, but when I asked there really wasn't anything.

Offline chaim0m

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite
  • ****
  • Join Date: May 2016
  • Posts: 356
  • Total likes: 16
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: Jerusalem
Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #510 on: January 30, 2017, 07:31:55 PM »
Just adding a bit to Tzfas's great report on the Art lounge at EWR.
Family and I were there last week.
1. They offered the remaining one meat meal they had (Chicken breast) and the one remaining fish meal they had, my sense is that they either have a few to give out at the beginning of the day and run out at the end or it has to do with Elal flights in that they try to have for the Elal passengers. They warmed up the sealed box for me which was terrific.
2. Most of the food that Tzfas mentioned is under Rabbi Teitz from Elizabeth NJ (as are the meals), the bread was Zomicks.
3. They have a whole drinks section including Sam Adams Boston Lager (I thought that was worth noting) which is under the Star-K. and seltzer Ginger ale coke and some others.
Worth noting as Dan had said one can order from Kosher places in Elizabeth since it is less than 6 miles from where the Restaurants are and is landside. (you will need to leave time for security).
« Last Edit: January 30, 2017, 07:40:42 PM by chaim0m »
travelcm

Offline Yaalili

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Jul 2009
  • Posts: 12764
  • Total likes: 473
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 157
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: Crown Heights, NY
Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #511 on: January 30, 2017, 07:43:55 PM »
Yes.  But there is more than one PP lounge now in BOS. TC (B6) has The Lounge and TE (most int'l) has Air France.
IIRC, the Air France lounge had a table sign saying kosher food available, but when I asked there really wasn't anything.

Forgot about AF there, TC probably has more kosher.

Offline pghtown

  • Dansdeals Gold Elite
  • ***
  • Join Date: Jun 2008
  • Posts: 229
  • Total likes: 6
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #512 on: January 30, 2017, 09:37:17 PM »
Yes.  But there is more than one PP lounge now in BOS. TC (B6) has The Lounge and TE (most int'l) has Air France.
IIRC, the Air France lounge had a table sign saying kosher food available, but when I asked there really wasn't anything.

Was recently at both The Lounge in TC (only some kosher cookies), and Air France in Terminal E.  The Air France lounge had individually wrapped small tuna sandwiches and humus on rolls (??), and small individually wrapped muffins, all with MK (Montreal kosher hechsher) on a separate table- kosher food brought out about 4-5 hours before the 9 pm ElAl flight.

Offline ae123

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Mar 2011
  • Posts: 2164
  • Total likes: 183
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: NJ
Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #513 on: January 31, 2017, 02:22:41 PM »
Worth noting as Dan had said one can order from Kosher places in Elizabeth since it is less than 6 miles from where the Restaurants are and is landside. (you will need to leave time for security).

I've see this before but am confused.
When you order to the lounge, who pays? Is it including in the lounge fee or do you have to pay for your own order?

Offline as2

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Mar 2013
  • Posts: 5671
  • Total likes: 917
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 24
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #514 on: January 31, 2017, 02:24:26 PM »
I've see this before but am confused.
When you order to the lounge, who pays? Is it including in the lounge fee or do you have to pay for your own order?
When you order from a restaurant you will be the one paying
Memories last forever, make them while you can.

Offline mmgfarb

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Dec 2015
  • Posts: 8355
  • Total likes: 1110
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 4
    • View Profile
kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #515 on: January 31, 2017, 02:42:12 PM »
They deliver to the lounge?
"JS [is] a fetid cesspool of unvarnished linguistic manure, with lots of useless drivel and post-padding." -Moishebatchy

Offline nafnaf12

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Jan 2012
  • Posts: 4192
  • Total likes: 251
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 79
    • View Profile
Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #516 on: January 31, 2017, 02:49:53 PM »
They deliver to the lounge?
I've see this before but am confused.
When you order to the lounge, who pays? Is it including in the lounge fee or do you have to pay for your own order?


Worth noting as Dan had said one can order from Kosher places in Elizabeth since it is less than 6 miles from where the Restaurants are and is landside. (you will need to leave time for security).


great chinese food and you can order it in the morning tell them what time you want it at the AP... although you might want to order extra just in case you need to bribe the TSA agent to cut the line
Made it on my flight with Chinese food to boot. Had to bribe the TSA agent with some Sesame chicken to skip the 30 minute line and run like a maniac to make it before doors closed, but it was all worthwhile ;)

« Last Edit: January 31, 2017, 02:54:19 PM by nafnaf12 »
A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.

Offline mmgfarb

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Dec 2015
  • Posts: 8355
  • Total likes: 1110
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 4
    • View Profile
Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #517 on: January 31, 2017, 02:55:57 PM »
That's what I thought
"JS [is] a fetid cesspool of unvarnished linguistic manure, with lots of useless drivel and post-padding." -Moishebatchy

Offline nescafe

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite + Lifetime Silver Elite
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jun 2016
  • Posts: 748
  • Total likes: 37
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 2
    • View Profile
  • Location: Brooklyn
Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #518 on: January 31, 2017, 06:47:47 PM »
any recent info regarding kosher food in wingtips lounge (JFK T4)?

Offline a good yeshiva bachur

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Dec 2015
  • Posts: 2675
  • Total likes: 123
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 9
    • View Profile
Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #519 on: February 02, 2017, 09:05:17 PM »
in EWR now with guys from my yeshiva and they offered us some fish and chicken but she took off the tape....