MURRAY’S CHEESE BAR ANNOUNCES
NEW LOCATION IN LONG ISLAND CITY
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
A cheesy New York City staple is
opening a new location in Queens.
Murray’s Cheese Bar is has opened
their new restaurant and cheese shop
in Long Island City. Located at 28-30
Jackson Ave., Murray’s Cheese Bar
LIC will be the restaurant’s flagship
location and its first-ever full-service
bar.T
he restaurant will be open from
noon to 8 p.m. daily, extending to 10
p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Outdoor dining seats will be available
on a first-come, first-served basis.
The retail shop will be open from noon
to 8 p.m. daily.
Murray’s Cheese is no stranger to
Long Island City — the neighborhood
is home Murray’s cheese aging caves,
and the team at Rockwell Group took
inspiration from the many colors and
materials used for cheese aging and
cheesemaking while creating the
space. Murray’s develops their own
line of Cavemaster Reserve cheeses,
many of which will be available in at
the LIC shop, including Cavemaster
Reserve Annelies, Hudson Flower, Photos courtesy of Murray’s Cheese
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Stockinghall Cheddar, Project Z,
Greensward and Mistoa.
Murray’s Cheese Bar LIC will offer
more than 400 specialty items on their
seasonally inspired menu. Highlights
of the menu include the Monger’s
Choice Board, which features three
or four rotating cheeses plus creative
accoutrements; the BGLT sandwich,
which contains bacon, Up in Smoke
goat cheese, lettuce and tomato; the
seasonal tomato gazpacho topped with
charred red onion and cilantro; the
summer Cobb salad featuring Bayley
Hazen Blue, asparagus, a soft-boiled
egg and avocado vinaigrette; and half
roast chicken puttanesca for dinner,
which is paired with pecorino romano
polenta.
The new Long Island City location’s
bar will offer original house cocktails,
frozen drinks, boozy ice pops, fresh
non-alcoholic drinks, plus wine and
beer, all of which are available to be
packaged for to-go orders.
The cheese shop will feature a rotating
selection of pre-cut cheeses that
Murray’s carefully sources around the
world. The cheese selection will be rotating
regularly so that customers can
always find something new. Along
with cheese, the shop is full of more
than 400 items, from charcuterie, fresh
dairy, smoked fish, prepared foods,
pasta and sauces to chocolates, fresh
baguettes, iced coffee and more.
Restaurant delivery orders are
available through GrubHub and Door-
Dash, and cheese shop deliveries are
available through Mercato and Instacart.
The flagship Murray’s Cheese
Shop, located at 254 Bleecker St., has
recently re-opened to the public with a
limited selection.
For more information about Murray’s
Cheese Bar, visit www.murrayscheesebar.
com.
Reach reporter Emily Davenport by
e-mail at edavenport@qns.com or by
phone at (718) 260-2567
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