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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 #20 on: November 20, 2012, 03:07:59 PM »
Sure, the excellent chinese you can have delivered free from New Kosher Special :D
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #21 on: November 20, 2012, 03:15:23 PM »
No minimum spend?
There is, don't remember what it was or how negotiable it was but the delivery is free.
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #22 on: November 20, 2012, 03:26:02 PM »
What time of day will you be there? In the morning (unless they stopped it) the bagels and muffins are kosher Sara Lee. The yogurts are kosher. But in the afternoon you are very limited.
They usually have Milano cookies but the bar. If you bring your own bagel you can ask for cream cheese from the cooler.

My flight is 1:35 pm

Sure, the excellent chinese you can have delivered free from New Kosher Special :D

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How does it work? I call them and tell them to deliver to the lounge or someone at the lounge will do it for me?
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #23 on: November 20, 2012, 03:27:14 PM »
I assume you have to pick it up landside
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Re: Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #24 on: November 20, 2012, 03:29:51 PM »
last time i was there i found some yogurt,
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What time of day will you be there? In the morning (unless they stopped it) the bagels and muffins are kosher Sara Lee. The yogurts are kosher. But in the afternoon you are very limited.
They usually have Milano cookies but the bar. If you bring your own bagel you can ask for cream cheese from the cooler.
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #25 on: November 20, 2012, 03:37:11 PM »
I assume you have to pick it up landside
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Re: Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #26 on: November 20, 2012, 04:06:05 PM »
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C'mon, really now?
What?  Do those restrictions (חלב) not apply whilst traveling?!  (I know there are some who do all sorts of things in the name of "אוּנטערװעגנ'ס", I'm sure some here can attest to that ;D, though I'm not comparing that to pas yisr.)

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #27 on: November 20, 2012, 04:22:48 PM »
What?  Do those restrictions (חלב) not apply whilst traveling?!  (I know there are some who do all sorts of things in the name of "אוּנטערװעגנ'ס", I'm sure some here can attest to that ;D, though I'm not comparing that to pas yisr.)
WTH?
Obviously they don't only use C"Y and P"Y.  Did you really think the UA club went C"Y and P"Y??
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #28 on: November 20, 2012, 04:25:26 PM »
Not everyone here eats only C"Y and/or P"S.

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #29 on: November 20, 2012, 04:32:58 PM »
WTH?
Obviously they don't only use C"Y and P"Y.  Did you really think the UA club went C"Y and P"Y??
Why *only*?  They wrote that they've in the past found Kosher yogurts, bagels, muffins etc.
Now, as far as I'm concerned, for me a Danon yogurt with an OU (besides E"Y) is just as good as any other non-certified.
I didn't ask in a way as if I thought that the lounge started catering *only* C"Y/P"Y.  However that in NYC a C"Y yogurt May very well pop up, I don't think is/should be so far fetched.  Why is unlimited c"y/p"y/glatt Kosher food in the BA F lounge in LHR any less far-fetched?  If anything NYC would be the place I'd expect something like that..

Not everyone here eats only C"Y and/or P"S.
That's exactly why I asked  ::)
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #30 on: November 20, 2012, 05:32:34 PM »
whats with the elal lounge in newark? anything good there?

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #31 on: November 20, 2012, 05:54:37 PM »
whats with the elal lounge in newark? anything good there?

When I was there last, they had Bagels with a couple of salads, spreads, cheeses etc. Plus coffee/tea and cakes and free drinks from the bar. Quite a spread as far as kosher lounge food goes...

Disclaimer: This was ~2 years ago, things might have changed since, FBOFW.
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #32 on: January 13, 2013, 05:46:57 AM »
Virgin ClubHouse JFK has KSML stock

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #33 on: January 13, 2013, 08:49:04 AM »
Virgin ClubHouse JFK has KSML stock
Indeed, as was previously mentioned (in an unrelated thread).  Thanks for bringing that up, as this is the thread where it belongs.
This is what I've gathered so far;
Lounges with KSML (specific lounges and travel class allowed varies) 
=TLV, LHR, FRA, HKG, CDG, MUC, &  Virgin ClubHouse JFK.
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #34 on: January 13, 2013, 11:01:00 AM »
Indeed, as was previously mentioned (in an unrelated thread).  Thanks for bringing that up, as this is the thread where it belongs.
This is what I've gathered so far;
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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #35 on: January 14, 2013, 02:18:09 PM »
What can I eat at the Dan lounge?

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #36 on: January 14, 2013, 02:31:29 PM »
What can I eat at the Dan lounge?

Dan lounge in TLV?  I believe everything is Kosher there....

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #37 on: January 14, 2013, 02:35:48 PM »
Dan lounge in TLV?  I believe everything is Kosher there....
Everything including all the fruits? whose hechsher?

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #38 on: January 14, 2013, 02:44:32 PM »
Everything including all the fruits? whose hechsher?

I believe it's all under the Rav Hamachshir of Ben Gurion...

And I don't think they soak the apples in pig fat :)

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Re: kosher food in airport lounges
« Reply #39 on: January 14, 2013, 02:46:54 PM »
I believe it's all under the Rav Hamachshir of Ben Gurion...

And I don't think they soak the apples in pig fat :)
last i checked tremos ma'asros are also included in kosher dietary retristrictions IIRC