Murray's Cheese: Long Island City Opening Hours

Murray's Cheese Bar and Shop in Long Island City is now permanently closed. The restaurant and bar was open seven days a week for lunch, dinner, happy hour, and weekend brunch. The adjacent cheese shop featured a rotating selection of pre-cut cheeses sourced from around the world, as well as charcuterie, fresh dairy, smoked fish, and more.

Murray's Cheese Bar and Shop in Long Island City is permanently closed

Murray's Cheese Bar was a full-service restaurant and bar with an adjacent self-service cheese shop. The restaurant served lunch, dinner, happy hour, and weekend brunch. The menu featured an array of cheesy dishes, including expertly curated cheese boards, mac and cheese, sandwiches, and appetizers. The shop offered a rotating selection of pre-cut cheeses, charcuterie, fresh dairy, smoked fish, prepared foods, pasta, sauces, chocolates, fresh baguettes, iced coffee, and more.

The owners of Murray's Cheese Bar and Shop in Long Island City made the difficult decision to close the location due to considerations about the future of their business and the potential for sustainable growth. All employees were welcomed into roles in other parts of the business. Customers are invited to visit the remaining Murray's locations in Bleecker Street and Grand Central Market.

Murray's Cheese Bar in Long Island City was a full-service restaurant and bar

Murray's Cheese Bar and Shop in Long Island City is now permanently closed. However, it was a full-service restaurant and bar with an adjacent cheese shop. The restaurant was open seven days a week for lunch, dinner, happy hour, and weekend brunch.

The restaurant's menu featured an array of cheesy dishes, including expertly curated cheese boards, mac and cheese, sandwiches, appetizers, and desserts. The adjacent cheese shop offered a self-service model, with a rotating selection of over 40 cheeses, charcuterie, dairy, smoked fish, pasta, sauces, chocolates, fresh baguettes, and more.

Murray's Cheese Bar and Shop in Long Island City aimed to be the neighborhood's go-to cheese shop, inviting customers to explore their extensive selection of specialty items and connect with the trained cheesemongers.

The adjacent cheese shop featured a rotating selection of pre-cut cheeses

Murray's Cheese Bar in Long Island City is a full-service restaurant and bar with an adjacent self-service cheese shop. The shop features a rotating selection of pre-cut cheeses, carefully sourced from around the world, alongside charcuterie, fresh dairy, smoked fish, and other specialty items.

The cheese shop aims to empower customers to explore the cheese case closely, with trained cheesemongers on hand to answer any questions. The selection typically includes around 40 cheeses, many of which are plucked straight from the Murray's cheese caves down the street. The shop also offers more than 400 items, including prepared foods, pasta and sauces, chocolates, olive oil, fresh baguettes, iced coffee, and beverages.

Murray's Cheese is a world-renowned specialty food destination, offering the finest selection of cheese, meat, and groceries. The shop caters to those who wish to explore and take their time with one of the expert cheesemongers, as well as those who are in a rush, with many grab-and-go options available.

The shop was self-service, allowing customers to explore the cheese case with trained cheesemongers at their side

Murray's Cheese Bar in Long Island City is a full-service restaurant and bar with an adjacent self-service cheese shop. The shop offers a rotating selection of pre-cut cheeses, charcuterie, fresh dairy, smoked fish, prepared foods, pasta and sauces, chocolates, olive oil, fresh baguettes, iced coffee, and beverages. The self-service model invites customers to explore the cheese case closely, with trained cheesemongers at their side to answer any questions.

The shop's open-access model breaks down the barrier between mongers and customers, empowering guests to feel more comfortable perusing the selection. With over 400 items, the shop offers something for everyone, including everything you'd need for a cheese plate, as well as snacks, pasta, sauces, and more.

The shop's trained cheesemongers are always ready to guide customers through their cheese and cured meat selections, offering tastes and expert advice. However, the shop also understands that customers are sometimes in a rush, so many of their best-selling cheeses and cured meats are also available for grab-and-go.

The Long Island City location is permanently closed as of September 15th. However, Murray's Cheese Bar has other locations in Bleecker Street and Grand Central Market, New York.

The shop offered more than 400 items, including charcuterie, dairy, smoked fish, pasta, sauces, chocolates, and more

Murray's Cheese Bar in Long Island City is a full-service restaurant and bar with an adjacent cheese shop offering more than 400 specialty items. The shop is self-service, inviting customers to explore the cheese case alongside trained cheesemongers. The shop offered a rotating selection of more than 40 cheeses, sourced from around the world, as well as charcuterie, dairy, smoked fish, pasta, sauces, chocolates, olive oil, fresh baguettes, iced coffee, and beverages.

The shop aimed to be Long Island City's neighbourhood cheese shop, empowering customers to explore and ask questions. The selection included:

• White Moustache Greek Yogurt
• White Moustache Sour Cherry Yogurt - 8 Ounces
• Tom Cat Bakery Italian Baguette
• White Moustache, Kiss Yogurt
• Murray's Prosciutto Di Parma
• Murray's Marcona Almonds - 4.2 ounces
• Firehook Sea Salt Crackers
• Murray's Young Manchego
• Blue Cheese Stuffed Olives
• Rustic Bakery Flatbread, Handmade Sourdough, Olive Oil & Sel Gris - 6 Ounces
• Murray's Rosemary Marcona Almonds
• Firehook Baked Crackers, Mediterranean, Sea Salt - 8 Ounces
• Murray's Lightly Salted Mozzarella
• White Moustache, Date's Yogurt - 8 Ounces
• Tom Cat Bakery Mini Baguette

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