Kiszka Meat Market

A Greenpoint institution behind the sausage curtain

Kiszka — officially W-Nassau Meat Market, but nobody calls it that — has anchored Manhattan Avenue for more than four decades. It's the old-school Polish butcher shop the neighborhood was built around: kielbasa hanging in loops behind the counter, smoked meats by the pound, and a line out the door before every Polish holiday.

The name is a tell. A kiszka is a traditional Polish blood sausage — and a shop confident enough to name itself after one takes its sausage seriously. Fresh, smoked, and white kielbasa are made the traditional way, alongside hams, cold cuts, and cured meats sliced to order.

The kielbasa counter

This is what people cross the neighborhood — and the river — for. Rings of fresh and smoked kielbasa, white kielbasa at Easter, kiszka, and a full deli case of hams and cold cuts. Come the holidays, the line down Manhattan Avenue is part of the tradition.

Call ahead — (718) 389-6149

From the case

• KielbasaFresh, smoked & white — the house specialty, made the traditional Polish way. The classic
• KiszkaThe traditional blood sausage the shop is named for. House namesake
• Hams, cold cuts & cured meatsSliced to order at the deli counter. By the pound

Plus a Polish pantry: pickles, marinated mushrooms, dried soup mixes, teas and seasonings, and other imported staples. Call for today's selection and prices.

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Hours

• Monday10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Tuesday – Friday9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Saturday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• SundayClosed

Hours can shift around holidays — call (718) 389-6149 to confirm before a special trip.