Murray’s Cheese Shop (NYC)

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About Murray’s Cheese

Murray’s Cheese, also referred to as Murray’s, is an artisanal cheese and specialty foods retailer and wholesaler based in Greenwich Village in New York City. It is owned by Robert Ian Kaufelt, who published the 2006 book The Murray’s Cheese Handbook. Murray’s has been voted the “Best Cheese Shop in New York” by Time Out New York in 2007.

The Legacy of a NY Cheesemonger

murrayhistoricalFounded in 1940 by Murray Greenberg, Murray’s is proud to be a Greenwich Village-based business murrayhandbookand part of the neighborhood’s rich food history. Murray was a Jewish veteran of the Spanish Civil War and a smart capitalist who built a great reputation for the business. In the 70s, Murray sold the shop to his clerk Louis Tudda, an Italian immigrant from Calabria. In those days, it was a humble butter and eggs shop that had a lot of block cheeses and catered to the little Italian enclave that Bleecker Street was at the time.

Rob Kaufelt bought the Murray’s in the early 90s and began traveling the globe, finding new cheeses that no one had ever heard of and bringing them back to the US. He and his lucky team travel regularly both in Europe and across the US in search of the new and great artisan cheeses being produced from California to Vermont and from Athens to Wales and everywhere in between.

Store Hours:
Mon to Sat: 8AM TO 9PM
Sun: 9AM TO 8PM

Location:
254 Bleecker Street
Between  6th and 7th Avenues
New York, NY 10014
Phone: (212)243.3289

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