Saul Zabar, New York’s smoked fish czar, dies at 97
He led Zabar’s, the Upper West Side institution, for more than 70 years.
From The Times
October 9, 2025

Saul Zabar, who spent more than seven decades as a principal owner of the Upper West Side food emporium bearing his family name, died in Manhattan. He was 97.

An older Saul Zabar with short white hair, wearing a gray sweatshirt with an orange Zabar’s logo and standing in front of a Zabar’s store.

Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

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