Literally some of the best salmon I've had on a bagel. Definitely comparable to some of my west fav fish spots on the west side. The bagel wasn't my favorite but the fish is great. Sandwich had too many onions though. Service was so so nice. read more

Sable's Smoked Fish - Seafood Markets Near Me - New York, New York

Stopped by Sables just about an hour ago to buy a Chub. This was the first and last time I will patronize the store. I have never experienced a more rude person behind the counter. He put the Chub on the scale, I asked if he had a smaller one. Said no and put it back in the refrigerated display. Then asked if I wanted it. There were only two other customers in the store read more

Since returning to New York, I have been to my fair share of fisheries in and around the city. Some good, some not so good, most fall somewhere in between. This one is a tough call because it is none of those. The fish at this market is fresh, but it has zero character. I ordered two sandwiches to be on the safe side of things and I am relieved I did, otherwise it would be a pretty expensive price point for a bland lunch. The lox, or smoked salmon, is okay, but it has no character. Placed onto a similarly bland bagel, the lox offers nothing to the meal. It is quite forgetful. Observing sable in the business's name, I opted to get a sable sandwich as well. Unfortunately the same principle applies. The sandwich is boring and not boosted by anything else. Smoked fish is supposed to have plenty of character in any sandwich or meal it is in. I feel the fish is just style with no substance. It left me walking out of the business frustrated, with a smaller bank account balance to my name. They do have a few tables to sit at so you can enjoy a lunch if you like. I would not recommend it. The tables are dirty and broken. That is how I feel after eating the fish here, dirty and broken. read more

Sable's Smoked Fish - Tasteless bagel with tasteless lox and cream cheese. See how skimpy the lox layer is? - Seafood Markets Near Me - New York, New York

Went in to purchase a caviar flight and walked out with nothing as this place isn't well kept at all. Everything looked stale. The biggest turn off was after about 8 mins in store not a single staff offered a hello or any assistance. Appears to have variety but not hygienic for a seafood spot. Don't think will give another try. read more

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I live in Brooklyn but my Dad lives in the Upper East Side. When it comes to bagels, appetizing, and all the delectable fishes, spreads and goodies, Sables is the place to shop. The quality and freshness is excellent. Service is for professional and very helpful. I have never been disappointed with anything I have purchased and devoured from Sables. I love it all; lox, sturgeon, sable, white fish, creamed herring, white fish salad, smoked salmon, salmon salad... It's all mouth watering. Some may think the prices are high but, you get what you pay for. Everything is top quality and worth it. The store is always immaculate. If you don't come for the fish, there's plenty other delicious things that you can mash on and enjoy. read more

Can see why this place has the reputation it does. It's a classic no frills jewish deli serving some really high quality smoked salmon. I got a bagel sandwich with smoked salmon and cream cheese and enjoyed it. I will say that the bagel isn't necessarily the best in the city, and I do prefer other places' overall and their smoked salmon sandwiches, but the quality of the salmon is undeniable. Cream cheese was just fine overall. This is more of a quality neighborhood spot than it is a destination spot, imo. Although if I did return I would probably craft a more complex sandwich, knowing that I'd be paying for it too though. If you're in the UES and want to check out the smoked salmon scene, this place is a must visit. It's a small space and service was quick. read more

Sable's Smoked Fish - Smoked salmon sandwich - Seafood Markets Near Me - New York, New York

Long line before holiday, food looked good but didn't wait. Take out only. Small deli atmosphere. read more

Sable's Smoked Fish - A line to get in. - Seafood Markets Near Me - New York, New York

Waiting to cross E. 76th St. and 3rd Ave. I happened to look behind me to see a bright store sign - SABEL'S. The exterior looked new and inviting and as I could do with something quick to eat decided to check them out. Walked in to a clean space, with a refrigerated section displaying an array of cream cheese spreads, salads and smoked fish. As well as eager to assist workers behind the counter. What really caught my eye was one worker in particular expertly carving almost paper thin slices of Smoked Salmon. This had me sold. I asked for a 1/4lb of Scottish Smoked Salmon, plain, no Cream Cheese or Bagel. I decided to stand at a table. Admired the beautiful packaging before opening, then ate each unctuous slice of Salmon. I must say this was THE best Smoked Salmon I've had in some time. To me it had that Japanese Tuna Otoro consistency. At $61.98/lb, it was well worth it. P.S. While exiting and taking a pic of the store front, I noticed their claim of WORLD'S BEST SMOKED SALMON. Until I stumble upon someplace better, they indeed own that brag. read more

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Been some time since I had ventured back to Sables but stopped in and had some of the most delicious fresh sliced nova lox that I had missed in a long time. Like in past years it was virtually as fresh tasting as the best sushi and almost as mild. It ranks the best for nova salmon and other varieties on the UES. read more

Simply put, Sable's in New Yorks best appetizing store. Their Master fishcutters are brothers from Hong Kong recruited many years ago from Zabars. Their belly lox (hard to find these days) is just perfect, beautiful and buttery, never too salty. They were among the first and best purveyors of Scottish and specialty salmons like Pastrami cured. Nobody elses compares and it is beautifully cut. Their baked salmon and whitefish salads, always fresh smoky and delicious. Bagels fresh baked daily and sourced from the best bakeries. Additionally do not sleep on their chopped liver and chicken salad! New York's finest. They have been catering our Medical office Pharma lunches for 25 years. Never late. Always delivered fresh. Support the real New York. Support a true Appetizing Store. Order from Sable's! read more

Sable's Smoked Fish - Belly Lox! iykyk - Seafood Markets Near Me - New York, New York

The staff greets you once you walk in. They have a great variety of bagels and sandwiches to choose from. I had the smoked salmon with cream cheese on wheat bagel and it was very delicious and fresh. The staff also makes sure that you are very satisfied with your meal which I was. It was a great way to begin the weekend. If you are in the area, then I highly recommend Sable's Smoked Fish!! :) read more

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Sable's smells like fish but for a Sunday morning coffee I sat down and enjoyed a small cup for $2! Service was quick and the employees are all very pleasant to deal with. I've had their food and there's definitely some items I need to try. Now that I know they open early on Sunday I'll return. They have outdoor seating too. I'm recommending! Especially for fish lovers! read more

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Pretty decent bagels but not a lot of options, esp for spreads-- as the name suggest they are mostly known for their lox & other smoked fish! We got to sample their lobster salad(?) which was pretty good. I think the lox could be too "fishy" for some people. The inside reminds me more of a deli but there's a couple of tables inside and out for those who want to sit and eat. read more

Sable's Smoked Fish - Lox with Egg Over-Easy Sandwich - Seafood Markets Near Me - New York, New York

Passing by, I had a hankering for a bialy with cream cheese... purchased separately and taken home to toast and enjoy. Well... that was disappointing! The bialy was very surprisingly slightly sweet and doughy, and had some pink stuff in the center well (instead of toasted onions?)... and the cream cheese almost totally disappeared when spread onto the bialy halves! Turns out it was whipped, and almost 50% air! Horrid...! This was the first time I had shopped there... and will be the last. Had I not been vegetarian, I would have tried their smoked salmon, or other smoked fish (something I used to love)... I leave that to someone else's review. But definitely go somewhere else for bialys and cream cheese...! read more

Service was a bit rough and hectic on a Sunday afternoon. Bit of a wait as well. We ordered the turkey and egg on a whole wheat bagel and it was delicious. Fresh ingredients and the bagels were perfectly soft on the inside. Even tried the tuna which was amazing. Sandwiches come with a free water/soda/coffee. Seating also available inside. read more

Sable's Smoked Fish - Seafood Markets Near Me - New York, New York

Came on a very cold rainy day. The salmon was amazing - springy and happy, definitely 5 stars. The whole combo was ok. The bagel was not as fresh and didn't have that classic chew. Onion was very thickly cut. They also charged me double for tomato, probably by accident but I didn't realize till much later. Overall I would just buy the salmon and then get a bagel separately . read more

Sable's Smoked Fish - Scottish Salmon tomato onion caper sesame bagel - Seafood Markets Near Me - New York, New York

Ambiance: 4/5 - busy line, plenty of table space. Had to wipe down the table myself Food: excellent fish, they had the fried knishes too Price: $$, you are paying for what you get My friend and I came here for brunch; there was a line but it moved quickly. We both got fish - she got the salmon lox on a plain bagel with butter (excellent - lox were thinly sliced). I got the smoked tuna (seasoned with paprika) in a toasted everything bagel with cheese. The guys behind the counter were quick and if you hesitated they skipped and were onto the next while you decided. What I really liked is that I found good rugalach and the fried square knishes that I like rather than the open faced ones you find in UES. However the knishes were $8 and the raspberry rugalach was $14 for maybe half a pound, so this is definitely more of a treat than a regular purchase. read more

Sable's got the 5th star from me. I love their new location, it is a little further from my apartment but it is laid out much better than their old spot. Their lobster salad and crab salad are real treats and their Bagel, cream cheese & lox is second to none. Their sable and white fish are moist and fresh. I would say this is the Eastside's answer to Zabar's. The prices are not low but you are paying for excellent quality. The staff is friendly and fast. read more

Called in an order. It was ready at the time promised. All smoked fish was top tier and as expensive as anticipated. But for an occasional holiday event I would gladly shop there again. read more

Good but no longer great. Lobster salad, white fish salad, macaroni, salad, all heavily salted. I am not sure that they actually make their soups. One early morning that I passed by there were pallets of assorted soups at their front door all made by Progresso. When I asked about it, they told me they were left there by mistake. Not sure I believe that. What bothers me most is they will cheat you at every turn. They no longer take off the tare weight of the container when you order a half a pound or a pound of an item. If you call them on that they say they give you extra. I don't find that to be the case. There are some of the staff that put a tip, unauthorized, when you charge your purchase. Buyer beware! Check your receipt before you leave the store. One of the employees gave himself a $10 tip on a nine dollar charge!! He stuffed my receipt down in the bag thinking I wouldn't notice. I noticed! I made him take it off immediately. It was such a wonderful place. Kenny is gone and so is all the goodness. read more

I cant even give a half star- we ordered for break fast for yom kippur a delivery at 4:00. . Food arrived at 5:25 after 4 calls! Called them the next day and barely got an apology. In addition We told them our number of people and they suggested a quantity of food that was insane- i will never order or recommend them again!!! read more

I have come to expect that every time I walk into a coffee shop or a place with counter service there is going to be some sort of option to leave a gratuity when I go to use my credit card or Apple Pay. This place is no different. However, There are three options for gratuity: 18% 24% and 30%. Mind you, there's lots of stuff in this place that's already prepackaged and you could walk in there and buy lots of things and not actually engage anyone behind the counter at all. And they hover over you when you are checking out. I can understand 5% 10% and 15% but starting your gratuity option at 18% is egregious. I'm more than happy to tip a few dollars on top of an order, especially if they are making a sandwich or putting together a large platter, but when I saw that 30% on the payment screen, I thought to myself "you've got to be kidding me." I actually emailed this place to voice my complaint but I never heard back from them. I rarely post reviews but I was so annoyed that when I spent $80 there is maybe an expectation that I would tip $24 on top of it that I decided to leave a review. It's easy enough to adjust the level of gratuity, but I don't see that happening anytime soon. Plenty of other places to go to, so I can't be the only person that has noticed this and thought it was really over the top. OK now I'm just repeating myself. Have a lovely day. read more

Weekday evening for smoked salmon, swrvice was pretty straight forward, not really friendly. I sampled the one the offered me and it was okay, so asked for 4 slices which costed ~$15, I though that for the quality it was def overpriced. Dont think will come back read more

Sable's Smoked Fish - Seafood Markets Near Me - New York, New York

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Very disappointed. Instead of nice slices of Nova on my bagel, I was given a few left over scraps. Not cheap either!

I haven't been to Sable's since late 2014. It was my ex wife and her family's haunt. Why deal with the chance of their nasty glares! However, I have been longing for their amazing smoked fish and appetizing. This past Saturday my current paramour and I happened to be on the Upper East Side and with the ex's safely in Florida, the coast was clear. My new love interest was not disappointed. She was instantly smitten by the Sublime smoked Irish salmon and the out of this world lobster salad! I used to love it back in the day, however, I think they improved it, as if that was even possible. Needless to say, she and I shall be going back very soon! I highly recommend Sables and so does the female human object of my affections!! read more

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I've been coming to Sable's for over 20 years for the first time. I got rude customer service just because I wanted to ask them to look at some locks wings. Is this the way to treat a long time customer? read more

I moved to the Dallas area of Texas and really missed eating at Sable's. Placed an order over the phone and it was shipped to me overnight. SHIPPED OVERNIGHT! FRESH!!!! My family and I had the following items: Lobster salad Shrimp salad Lobster seafood chowder Scottish Salmon Grav Lox Salmon Everything arrived in perfect condition nestled in six ice packs. The ice packs themselves were still rock solid - so if they held up you can bet the food did as well. We inhaled everything in 24hrs with Ritz crackers and dinner rolls. So nice to have a piece of the UES despite living in Texas. Prepare for a bit of a splurge on the shipping and handling. Try ordering through Goldbelly.com if you don't need the lobster soup like me. You'll save on shipping because the weight would be dramatically less. read more

I'm disappointed with the customer service here - I saw printed on the glass counter was .50 lb lox for $22, but when I got home I saw what I had been charged for .49lbs was $30.37. When I called to ask, I was told that the difference in price was between pre-sliced and sliced for me then, which isn't something that was either written or mentioned to me when I bought it! The choice should've been mine to make. I won't go back to the store. read more

Sable's Smoked Fish - a hand holding a wrapped fish - Seafood Markets Near Me - New York, New York

Good smoked salmon and bagel. 14 bucks for a bagel with Nova and cream cheese. Counter guy didn't ask if I wanted capers or extras. ( I would have said yes). Still a good sandwich and a good place for a classic dish read more

Sable's Smoked Fish - The front - Seafood Markets Near Me - New York, New York

Sable on Sesame, lightly toasted with veggie cream cheese. Can of seltzer included. The court is up there(what do you expect off E. 74th!!? Worth every penny!! Shalom read more

I've been going here for over 20 years. They have the best smoked fish in NYC along with Russ and Daughters. They've become too big for themselves. My last visit was not good. Simple order - 1 lb Norwegian $60, 1/2 lb belly $32 , 1/2 lb Scottish $32. Two people were cutting. One cutting the Norwegian, the other the belly. All of a sudden I got 3 packages. The Scottish was obviously precut. When I saw the package, it was priced at $32 however, pre-sliced is $23 1/2 lb. They told me they just cut it. I said no you didn't, how could you, if you are both cutting my other fish. I said right to their face that they were lying. All of a sudden it became silent. If it wasn't for a special occasion with friends expecting this I would never have accepted it. I paid my bill but I will not accept anything anymore from them that I haven't watched them cut in front with my own eyes. They are liars. Buyer beware. Always watch what they do. -MarcO read more

Very expensive but excellent food. Deli style no tables !!! The lobster salad is dynamite. Love the chicken pot pie for a snack ! It's very small. Love the bagels and nova read more

The fish here is good but the bagels are super mediocre. Bagels are a little hard and flat but the service here is quick if you're in a rush! read more

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The place looked like a real appetizing store; lox, herring, latkes, whitefish salad, borscht, etc. we got one lox on a toasted everything bagel with scallion cream cheese, onions and capers; whitefish/salmon salad on a plain bagel, and latkes. The whitefish/salmon salad was fantastic, really above average. The lox was really mediocre. Not terrible, just not great. Also sliced way too thick. Not how lox should be cut. Very disappointing. And the latkes were really not good. They tasted like they'd been sitting around for a while. But honestly even if these were fresh. I'm pretty sure these would be lousy. Overall, not impressed. read more

Been around for decades, sable is my fave smoked fish. Never fails to melt in the mouth. Love that Kenny used to work at zabarz. His slicing is paper thin perfect on the salmon. Always worth it to get the fresh sliced freak out exposed fish has perfect tasting omega 3s. Whitefish salad is great, light on the mayo, heavy on the fish. Grab some bagel chips and happy days arise. I always get a sandwich when I head there to order for the weekend. read more

Sable's is hands down one of my favorite places to eat! The salmon is fresh, delicious, tasty and the staff were mesmerizing. Walking into this place, I looked around and the customers are all eating, talking amongst themselves. (Not gonna lie, sable's is in the more "fancier" neighborhood so the people inside were a bit snobby) Once we walked up to the counter I could tell the staff knew we were down to earth people just like themselves. They immediately started giving us samples, lobster salad, pastrami lox, dill lox, and ice cream! and even though they had mask on you could tell they were giving us a smile. Not gonna lie, they let us try so much that I was afraid I wasn't going to have an appetite. We ended up purchasing two bagels (pastrami lox and dill lox) and the salmon rolls with lobster salad. Total came out to $66, IT WAS TOTALLY WORTH IT! I can't wait to come back and eat more! read more

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High quality smoked fish comes with a price tag to match! We came on a Sat around 12:30pm for our lox fix. The establishment has two parts; a to-go counter and retail shop, and a dine-in area. The place was lively with customers when we arrived, but not too crowded. When we arrived, we walked up to the dine-in counter to order, where I got to ogle (and salivate a little over) their offerings through a display case. I sampled two of their more popular items, the sable (of course) and the lobster salad. Both blew me awayyyy. The fish was salty and almost buttery, and the lobster salad was creamy and packed with lobster! And might I add, the sample portions were impressively generous. After our samples, we each decided on a toasted everything bagel with cream cheese, Scottish smoked salmon, sable, and capers. Let me tell ya, it was magic. The combination of the cream cheese, salty fish and capers, and the warm, toasty bagel was heavenly! I only wish there were more fish on the sandwiches; each of our $20+ bagels had only a single layer of each fish, which was disappointing. All in all, Sable's is a great neighborhood joint for great smoked fish, but be prepared to spend extra for the better quality. read more

Sable's Smoked Fish - Behind the dine-in counter. - Seafood Markets Near Me - New York, New York

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Wow this place is incredible! We got the lobster salad, whitefish salad, smoked salmon, and caviar. We'll definitely be back here again! The lobster salad tastes like I'm in Maine eating fresh sweet lobster. The whitefish salad has a lot of meat and barely any filler in it. The smoked salmon had texture of a fatty salmon sashimi, just falls apart when you bite into it. Caviar has plenty of flavor and not too salty, would recommend getting it from here! read more

Sable's Smoked Fish - Premium caviar - Seafood Markets Near Me - New York, New York

Not one of the top 5 bagel and lox spots in Manhattan but still delicious and the only 5/5 quality spot on the UES. Those complaining about prices are comparing it with random bagel spots that use supermarket quality smoked fish. The quality and freshness of the salmon these guys use is a lot more expensive to make and from a value standpoint is much better than the typical $15 bagel and lox that if you're lucky uses prepackaged Acme products. Those complaining about the bagels don't understand that this is a smoked fish spot that uses bagels as a vehicle for their smoked fish. You're comparing it with places that focus on baking bagels and happen to have smoked salmon. When you're paying $15 for a bagel, you're paying for the smoked salmon, not the bagel. While the bagels are not be as good as the best bagel places, you're getting much better bang for your buck. Everything they have is very fresh. Four stars are because, in my opinion, they wouldn't win a taste test with Russ & Daughters or Barney Greengrass, and the portions are a bit smaller (though, they are less expensive). It's great to have a 1920s style and quality smoked fish spot in the area, and I hope younger audiences are able to recognize the deliciousness of upper echelon house cured fish without obsessing over bagels that look better on instagram. read more

Insanely overpriced and not the highest quality. Lobster salad -- $70 for a pint??. There must be more reasonable and better appetizings shop in New York City (like Murray's Sturgeon Shop). read more