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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 #800 on: September 12, 2018, 01:23:38 PM »
I asked them and they said the only thing they put inside there is the batter. My guess is the conveyor belt is made out of a nonstick material

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #801 on: September 12, 2018, 08:31:33 PM »
I asked them and they said the only thing they put inside there is the batter. My guess is the conveyor belt is made out of a nonstick material
The batter itself might have enough oil to help prevent sticking.

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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #802 on: September 13, 2018, 04:45:14 PM »
ATL (Atlanta) now has Kosher food available on Concourse A.

It's refrigerated sandwiches and wraps from FuegoMundo, and excellent local restaurant supervised by the Atlanta Kashrus Commission.

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #803 on: September 17, 2018, 01:42:36 PM »
Anything in LHR?

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #804 on: September 17, 2018, 02:39:01 PM »
Anything in LHR?
I can only help with T5 (BA) and T3 (BA lounge only).
BA's Galleries lounge (business class) has kosher panini and soup, available on request. You need to ask one of the servers what kosher items they have.
BA's Galleries First (First Class) has kosher main dishes, also available on request.
BA's Concorde Room (BA FIrst Class only - NOT One World f/c) has kosher main dishes, but they will bring you a soup[ as well from the business class lounge if asked. Please note that they also make cocktails in the Concorde Room. Bloody Mary and Cosmopolitan are potentially OK, but you need to ask the barman to use Grey Goose instead of Ciroc vodka, which is not kosher. Most of the regular barmen there know that frum people can't have Ciroc (because I explained it to them once) but not all of them, and it's good to remind them (especially if you don't "look frum" (whatever that means ...) ).

I am told that the CX lounge in T3 also has kosher meals in the First Class lounge, but they are only available for CX travellers and not all One World members.

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #805 on: September 17, 2018, 02:54:46 PM »
I can only help with T5 (BA) and T3 (BA lounge only).
BA's Galleries lounge (business class) has kosher panini and soup, available on request. You need to ask one of the servers what kosher items they have.
BA's Galleries First (First Class) has kosher main dishes, also available on request.
BA's Concorde Room (BA FIrst Class only - NOT One World f/c) has kosher main dishes, but they will bring you a soup[ as well from the business class lounge if asked. Please note that they also make cocktails in the Concorde Room. Bloody Mary and Cosmopolitan are potentially OK, but you need to ask the barman to use Grey Goose instead of Ciroc vodka, which is not kosher. Most of the regular barmen there know that frum people can't have Ciroc (because I explained it to them once) but not all of them, and it's good to remind them (especially if you don't "look frum" (whatever that means ...) ).

I am told that the CX lounge in T3 also has kosher meals in the First Class lounge, but they are only available for CX travellers and not all One World members.
Can I ask them in the Concorde Room to bring a Panini from the Galleries?

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #806 on: September 18, 2018, 03:46:08 AM »
Can I ask them in the Concorde Room to bring a Panini from the Galleries?
I'm sure they will. The staff at the Concorde Room are very willing to help. But I would ask one of the managers, rather than a regular server. They will also bring you a plate of plain smoked salmon with a slice of lemon (KLBD permit all regular smoked salmon in the UK). Just ask.

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #807 on: October 07, 2018, 03:16:13 PM »
Anything recent about EWR polaris?
 @Dan what's the New Kosher Special recommendations again?
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #809 on: October 07, 2018, 03:31:08 PM »
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bi20tjMnIYY/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1q84vyl2jvegw
Where do they deliver to?
How long does it take?
What's your SSN? (Jk sorry about the interrogation)
ETA: I see it's a $30 min for delivery, not the best for a solo traveler
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #810 on: October 07, 2018, 05:19:03 PM »
Where do they deliver to?
How long does it take?
What's your SSN? (Jk sorry about the interrogation)
ETA: I see it's a $30 min for delivery, not the best for a solo traveler
Bring for your seatmate. Will make for a great flight.
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #811 on: October 07, 2018, 05:20:10 PM »
Bring for your seatmate. Will make for a great flight.
Direct aisle access ;)
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #812 on: October 07, 2018, 08:12:14 PM »
EWR Polaris.
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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #813 on: October 07, 2018, 09:52:28 PM »
Anything in LHR?

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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #814 on: October 07, 2018, 10:07:19 PM »
Anything in LHR?
Check the lounges thread.

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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #815 on: October 07, 2018, 10:23:50 PM »
Check the lounges thread.

I did but i only got responses for lounges I read that there are cafe's that have kosher food...

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Re: Airports With Kosher Food
« Reply #816 on: October 07, 2018, 10:42:43 PM »
I did but i only got responses for lounges I read that there are cafe's that have kosher food...
https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=10590.msg1987939#msg1987939

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #817 on: October 21, 2018, 12:36:26 AM »
Any lounge with kosher food in WAW?
Was there last week only some fruit and drinks. However I think you can order from the local restaurant and the will bring in the airport for you.

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #818 on: October 21, 2018, 11:01:09 AM »
Sent a message to TK customer service requesting KSML at IST lounge. Response below:

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Based on your message, we would like to kindly inform you that we are not able to meet your request for special meal request confirmation at CIP lounge, however, on our international flights, special meals can be offered to our passengers upon prior request. We wish to indicate that when you have a request for a special meal, so long as you inform us during your reservation operations or 24 hours before your scheduled departure time, then we will be able to provide you with the catering you desire.
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #819 on: October 21, 2018, 11:41:39 AM »
Anything recent about EWR polaris?
 @Dan what's the New Kosher Special recommendations again?
Just saw this now,

I was there in late july, chef claimed that if i called in advance to order kosher meals they get them from Teaneck (she couldn't supply me with any more details)

Made me a nice fruit plate though,
Wonderful, wonderful lounge real game changer
I was there for like 12 hours (had a 17 hour delay that kept getting pushed back every few hours)