Murray’s Cheese

Specialties

Satisfy your cheese-​loving needs! Sidle up to the cheese counter and meet an old (or new) friend in a red jacket, and tell them what you’re looking for. Don’t know? Even better — get ready to taste!

We’ll help you pick cheeses from all over the world and explore our charcuterie case for artisanally-​made prosciutto, salami, and much more.

History

Established in 1940.

Founded in 1940 by Murray Greenberg, Murray’s Cheese has long been a fixture of New York’s Greenwich Village. Along with neighboring food destinations Faicco’s, Ottomanelli’s and Rocco’s, Murray’s is part of the rich food history of this formerly Italian enclave. Initially a wholesaler of butter and eggs, Murray’s has evolved into New York’s (and the United States’) best loved cheese shop, and opened a second location in Grand Central Terminal Market in 2002.

The Murray’s family of businesses has come a long way over the past two decades, which includes two stores and a restaurant in New York City, a wholesale business that supplies fine restaurants, a mail order business that ships cheese nationwide and mini-Murray’s within grocery stores in 11 states.

Meet the Business Owner

Rob K.

Business Owner

Rob Kaufelt’s career in food retail began in 1969 after his graduation from Cornell University. Rob’s family owned the New Jersey supermarket chain, Mayfair Supermarkets, operating under the Foodtown banner. After holding positions of Store Manager, District Manager, Director of Operations and Dairy Buyer, Rob was made President of the company. Rob eventually left Mayfair to focus on full-​service specialty foods retail, and opened Kaufelt’s Fancy Groceries in Princeton, New Jersey, where he ran the business for five years.

In 1990 Rob moved to Greenwich Village and, standing in line at his local cheese store, overheard owner Louis Tudda say that he’d lost his lease and was closing Murray’s Cheese. Rob made an offer, bought the shop and moved it across Cornelia Street where it stayed until November 2004. Under Rob’s ownership, Murray’s grew from a local commodity cheese shop to a world renowned destination, offering the rarest and finest cheeses from all over the world.