Sable’s

This place is excellent. I got a bagel with cream cheese and white fish. Not a single bone in the whitefish and the portion of whitefish was unbelievably big and delicious. Love this place. And the gentleman helping me was incredibly nice. Will be back again soon!

Time for an update!
I know in my prior review I said that I would never darken Sable’s door again. Well, never is a very long time. After several coffee pit stops and a babka purchase, I felt comfortable enough to try Sable’s food again and was quite pleased.
We have had:
— Roasted chicken — delicious
— Noodle Pudding — very good
— Babka — very good but not as good as Russ and Daughters
— Sturgeon and Lox Sandwich — very good
— Potato Knish — very good
— Roasted Turkey Sandwich — good
— Potato Latkes — very good and not too greasy
We will definitely come back and eventually indulge in their famous seafood salads. It is safe to say that we caught Sable’s on a very off day and things are a lot better now!

Oh I love this place because it reminds of me of Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. Sable s Famous Lobster Salad Sandwich is great. Crab Salad Sandwich is good. I also like the Shrimp Salad sandwich. Their Tuna salad, chopped liver salad, and egg salad is good too. Whitefish salad was a bit fishy for my preference.
It’s a bit pricey but the staff here is very friendly. They always offer me to try things, even if I don’t ask to. They are also very quick which is always a plus.

Sable’s has become my go-​to establishment if I want to treat myself to higher quality smoked fish while on the Upper East Side. The experienced and kind staff is what sets them apart from the those handling the product at the nearby Fairway and Agata markets. Firstly, when you walk in you are properly greeted, served samples, asked questions. This type of business practice has been lost in more recent generations and is very refreshing in a bustling city like New York. Secondly, they have great recommendations and you aren’t embarrassed to not know what exactly you’re looking for. Right now I’ve grown quite the obsession with gravlax and theirs is fantastic and slice perfectly thin. The price point is a bit steeper than other local options but certainly worth it. To add a bit of uniqueness to your shopping
experience the walls are lined with the business owner’s nostalgia and if you’d like to sit and eat the food you’ve purchased there’s a connected but private seating area adjacent to the counter. It’s a joy to see them thriving or at the least, surviving, through the changes that 2^nd Ave. has seen as of recent and I’ll continue to recommend their product until they give me a reason to do otherwise… which I highly doubt!

They may be good at smoked fish but when it comes to pastrami it’s the worst I’ve ever had. I don’t think it’s even cut fresh, it’s very thin sliced and then reheated. Worst part about it is it actually had a smoked fish flavor, they must smoke them together

Best lobster salad in the city! It can be a bit on the expensive side, but worth every penny. I’ve gone here for over 20 years and the lobster salad never seizes to amaze me. If you’re around and like chunks of lobster, go try it!

This was a damn excellent smoked salmon bagel sandwich.
Mr. Sze knows what’s up.
try the lobster salad as well. Deliiiiiicious

After an interview, I came here to get their lox with cream cheese bagel. They only had three flavor — sesame, whole wheat, and plain. The cream cheese options were plain, scallion and vegetable. Flavored cream cheese does not cost more. My bagel was phenomenal. Definitely the best I’ve ever had! You can actually taste the salmon and the saltiness did not overpower the fish. I do not think it’s worth $ 11.95 though because there isn’t much cream cheese or lox. Seriously lacked cream cheese department and I’m pretty sure their bagels are store bought! Still, their lox did not disappoint. The guy behind the counter also barely understood English so it was hard communicating

I don’t think there are words to describe this place, but I’ll try.
Sh*t aint cheap, but it’s so worth it. All kinds of smoked fish, fish salads, and pickled herrings. You can’t go wrong with anything, but if you want to be sure, ask for a sample and they’ll give it to you on a piece of bread.
Get your fish to go. Forgo the bagels they have here.
I could stuff ma face with this food forever!!!

This is the freshest cut of lox that you’re going to get in NYC, period. Along with different mixed salads/​spreads (egg, lump crap, smoked white fish, lobster, etc.), the lox (especially the Scottish) is soooo fresh and soooo flavorful. Their sandwiches are divine, albeit on the pricier side… but they are well worth your buck (s) for the large portion that you’re going to get. The owner Danny is generous and eager to dish out samples with pride in their yummy selections. They offer iced coffee as well. Give it a go and enjoy!!!

This is the best lox in Manhattan. The Scottish salmon and grav lox is what I order here every week. Half a lb of each with scallion cream cheese and then i smear it on a whole wheat bagel or English muffin.
The Great: Lox is imported and always fresh
The Not so Good: Their bagels are not good at all. I have to buy them somewhere else.

Tried the nova & Scottish salmon bagels, soups and coffee on 2 occasions
Very average fish and off proportions of cream cheese/​salmon. They also put the tomato on top so the bagel gets wet, who does that? I’m the type that hates excess cream cheese, but this place does barley a wipe of cream cheese.
It’s a decent sandwich but nothing nearly as good as Russ & daughters (hate to say it but even Zabars was better).
Sables is not my favorite by a long shot.

When visiting my Mom’s house in NYC, she always spoils us with plenty of Jewish soul food from Sable’s. Coming from South Florida, this is always a huge treat. Yes, we have places that serve smoked fish, but none of it is of the same quality as Sable’s.
Everyone in the family has their favorites. 12 year old can’t get enough whitefish salad. 10 year old loves the Baked Salmon Salad. With both salads, you can actually see chunks of fish. I go for the buttery smooth, expertly sliced nova salmon. Their plain whitefish is also so flavorful. I think my husband likes everything. The bagel are good but not spectacular.
Sable’s deliver to my Mom’s apartment on the UES in about 5 minutes
(quicker than the Chinese place!) I have only actually been in Sable ‘s once, which is pretty small with just a few tables. The one time I did eat in I had the Lobster Salad Sandwich, which was delicious with huge chunks of lobster. Sable’s is more of a place for takeout. But beware, if you are buying more than a sandwich… you may want to make a bank withdrawal. Smoked fish by the pound can get very pricey (i.e. $ 30/​lb for whitefish salad) but so much more worth it at Sable’s than anywhere else.

Great service. They give you samples as soon as you stepped in. I got the bagel with lox and cc. I asked for onions and the total came up to be closer to $ 12 rather than the advertised $ 9.
I can’t say if it was the best lox I’ve ever had. The next time I come back I’ll get the fish or lobster salad. I think that’s more of their specialty. Kudos for their pleasantries.

Not the best bagels, but very tasty ones: best fish to put on top of bagels, bar none.
Also, probably the LEAST expensive premium coffee beans around, and well, I’m a victim for Diet Dr. Brown’s sodas, and they have those.
They have excellent gluten-​free crackers! They deliver to the Hamptons!

Other than the pesky fact that a bagel with lox and cream cheese ran to about $ 13, it is totally obvious that this place is run by two defectors from Zabar’s smoked fish counter. I am admittedly no expert on lox — just know that it was delicious, because I finished said $ 13 bagel in about 3 bites (ain’t no one got time for that thing called chewing).
Whitefish salad … why did it take me 25 years to discover this thing? I think my mom made a sad mayo-​drippy rendition of it with tuna once whenever I was home sick from the stomach bug. They’ve got crab salad, lobster salad, tuna salad, shrimp salad, etc.
People at the counter are awesome about giving you as many samples as you can handle. I am also crazy about their multigrain tortilla chips in the individual plastic containers. Yes, yes, I know you can buy a whole bag of it for a few cents more but while other people have pedicures and golf clubs, this is my irrational splurge.

Love little deli’s and hole in the wall places that are seemingly simple. Don’t be deceived by the outside of this place. It’s as authentic as they come and the people & service is great too. We couldn’t decide which salad sandwich we wanted so we went with the lobster and crab on an everything bagel. It was SO good. No wonder they ship nationwide. It’s superb. The recipe they used has been in the family for 25+ years and it shows. It’s simple and delicious and the quality of seafood is incomparable. Definitely going back every time I’m in the Big Apple.

If a salmon and a pound of butter got together their baby would be the smoked salmon at Sable’s. I have had the smoked salmon at Zabar’s and Barney Greengrass — this is better. It was good enough to shock a Manhattan teenager into silence. Warm service, authentic atmosphere, more convenient than running downtown or over to the upper west side.

I love this place. The guys working there are super nice and give lots of samples. Their lobster, crab, and shrimp salads are amazing, and their pastrami smoked salmon is fabulous. They even have H&H bagels so you don’t have to trek another 2 blocks. Downside is this stuff is pricey, but it is the upper east side

Sable’s is just plain amazing! You can dine in or take it out.
The boys who work there are super friendly! I’m usually stuffed FULL before I leave because they hand over sample after sample of their delicious crab salad, tuna salad, lobster salad, white fish salad, smoked salmon— the list goes on and on —all samples served on tasty lil bagel pieces (which they also sell).
You honestly can’t go wrong with anything they sell! My basic «go to» is a crab salad sandwich on a toasted everything bagel!
I always forget they have chowders of many different kinds! All delicious!

Wonderful deli and shop with an excellent array of traditional Jewish deli meats, salads, and baked goods. Similar to Zabar’s on the UWS.
Known for their fish salads (lobster, sable, and salmon). When I walked in, undecided, the man behind the deli gave me a taste of the salmon salad on a slice I baguette, which was quite delicious! I hadn’t tasted anything quite like it before, and might go back for a tub of it.
I stopped in with a groupon and ordered a bagel with lox (tomato/​onion) on sesame, apricot rugelach, and coffee cake. (Each regularly 8.99. Bagel was spectacular!!! Apricot rugelach was alright, but not nearly as spectacular as was I was expecting with all the hype. The coffee cake was also quite good.
If I end up near Sable’s again, I’ll definitely go back, perhaps to get some lobster or salmon salad, the chocolate rugelach, and a babka. If you’re in the area, it’s a great place to check out!

Apesar da história do lugar, e da variedade de opções, provamos os sanduíches e não achamos nada demais. Vale a visita, mas não espere muita coisa.