7 Local Spots For Rosh Hashanah Treats

Serving everything from brisket to apple cakes, these Bergen locales can simplify your High Holiday preparations.

To all those celebrating Rosh Hashanah, Happy New Year! (Or, in Hebrew, shana tova!) Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on Oct. 2 this year, and is celebrated until Oct. 4.

Are you putting together your family’s holiday celebration and feeling a little overwhelmed? Never fear—as always, the businesses of Bergen County have your back. Here are seven options (some of them Readers’ Choice picks and all of them highly rated) with Rosh Hashanah catering menus, kosher desserts and more. Keep an eye out for deadlines for larger orders!

Bread Boutique & Café, Tenafly. If you’re looking for help with dessert, look no further. This kosher bakery can help with babka and cookies in addition to amazing challah.

Butterflake Bakery, Teaneck. The High Holidays menu at this bake shop is extensive and innovative—try a flourless chocolate torte in addition to classic apple cakes, honey cookies and both chocolate and cinnamon babka.

Foster Village Kosher Delicatessen, Bergenfield. Another community favorite, this deli offers a Rosh Hashanah dinner package and a Rosh Hashanah a-la-carte menu you can browse and choose from. You can also pick up desserts such as apple strudel and chocolate rugelach.

Kosher Nosh, Glen Rock. This multi-time Readers’ Choice Award winner has specific catering menus for the High Holidays and is buzzing with orders this time of year for good reason. Pick up award-winning brisket, chicken and soups—and that’s just the start.

Market Basket, Franklin Lakes. This local grocery story’s catering menus always impress, and the one they offer for the High Holidays is extensive, with roasted duck and pot roast in addition to brisket (however, please note that it’s not kosher).

Ma’adan Catering, Teaneck. This kosher catering specialist has been operating for decades and knows how to please a crowd. The holiday menu offers a four-course menu option in addition to dozens of meats, sides and salads.

Tenafly Kosher Deli & Caterers, Tenafly. You’ll find a catering option for every taste here, from fish to chicken to desserts.

How are you spending the High Holidays in Bergen? Tell us all about in on Instagram @bergenmagnj!