Murray's Sturgeon Shop
Appetizing store in New York
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Murray's Sturgeon Shop is an appetizing store[1] and neighborhood fixture in Manhattan's Upper West Side. It is located on Broadway between 89th Street and 90th Street.[2][3]
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| Established | 1945 |
| Location | New York City, New York, United States |
History
The shop was founded by Murray Bernstein in 1945.[4] A few years later, his brother, Sam, became a co-owner.[4] The Bernsteins were born in Poland and immigrated to New York in the 1920s to escape antisemitism.[4]
The store specializes in smoked fish, especially sturgeon, and caviar.[4][5] In 1964, The New York Times described it as "one of the busiest places on Broadway" and praised its products as "first quality".[5] The store ships their fish all over the world, and in 1980 Murray's appetizers were being sold at the Neiman Marcus Epicure Shop in White Plains, New York.[6]
Show business personalities Sammy Cahn and Zero Mostel were regulars at the shop.[7]
In 1974, the shop was sold to restaurateur Artie Cutler. Artie took in a partner, Harold "Heshy" Berliner, in 1979. They sold the business to Ira Goller in 1990.[8] Goller continued to own and operate the store 34 years later in 2024 and prides himself on maintaining continuity with its origins.[9][2]
Sam Bernstein died in 1977 and Murray Bernstein died in 2000.[4][7]
