Just because someone on your team keeps kosher doesn’t mean the catered lunch shouldn’t be ridiculously delicious. With the restaurant and catering explosion in NYC over the past decade, there’s never been a better time to eat lip-smacking kosher. There are hundreds of kosher restaurants in the city that offer culinary diversity. Among them are sushi bars, Middle Eastern and Israeli shops, vintage delicatessens, and steamy indoor wok cooking. And if you need kosher for work, you can easily get catering delivered to the office. From pastrami sandwiches to Thai-basil-scented noodles, we’ve got some of the best restaurants catering kosher options to offices in NYC.
1. Eden Wok (E. 34th St., New York)
What do you order for those who need to eat kosher, and those who don’t? Chinese. Highlights at Eden Wok include the springy lo mein noodles, coated in sauce and tossed with plenty of crisp, tender veggies. Don’t shy away from other iconic dishes like beef fried rice, sesame chicken, and spicy General Tso’s chicken, made with dark soy sauce for a powerful umami boost.
2. Sunflower Cafe NYC Kosher (Amsterdam Ave., New York)
If you’ve got a crazy fast sales meeting for hungry, busy people, check out Sunflower Cafe NYC Kosher‘s tantalizing catering menu. People will be more than happy with the sandwich box lunches—like the creamy roasted eggplant sandwich or the roasted pepper sandwich with stringy mozzarella and bright pesto on toasty bread. The best part is that many of the restaurant’s catering items can be made vegan and kosher friendly to meet the dietary restrictions of your NYC team.
3. Milk + Honey (10th Ave., Brooklyn)
The NYC restaurant Milk + Honey is your best bet for traditional Jewish dishes that keep kosher. For morning conferences, create a beautiful spread of baked golden rolls, creamy spreads, and rosy smoked salmon. For a homey lunch, start with cheesy casseroles like the potato kugel and the cheese lokshen kugel, both bathed in a creamy, buttery sauce then baked until crispy. Finish off the meal with pastas, salads, and rugelach cookies filled to the brim with jam and nuts.
4. Pitopia (E. 34th St., New York)
If you want someone to roll out a smorgasbord of cuisines for a company mixer, the kosher-friendly catering menu from NYC restaurant Pitopia boasts an eclectic mix of Chinese, Japanese, German, and Israeli dishes. Don’t shy away from the fragrant stir-fries with nice, browned slices of meat. The schnitzel sandwiches and spiced falafel fritters also delight.
5. King David Kosher (Queens Blvd., Queens)
At appreciation events and company milestones, people don’t always have enough to eat. Fortunately, the flavorful kabobs from King David Kosher stand up to that complaint. Put the sizzling skewers of meat and fish front and center. Then punctuate the lineup with fresh avocado salad, creamy baba ganoush eggplant dip, and roasted tomatoes to create a gorgeous spread.
6. Kai Fan Asian Cuisine & Sushi Bar (Riverdale Ave., Bronx)
The catering menu from NYC’s Kai Fan Asian Cuisine & Sushi Bar stars kosher-friendly Chinese and Thai specialties. Stir-fries, like the Thai basil chicken and the ginger beef, are lifted by aromatics and given heft with tender cuts of meat. The vegetarian options, such as the sesame tofu and the veggie-loaded Buddha’s Delight, are delightful.
7. Mill Basin Kosher Delicatessen (Ave. T, Brooklyn)
If portable, grab-and-go food is your priority, the sandwich platters of Mill Basin Kosher Delicatessen will be there for you. Few can compete with its massive, hot pastrami sandwich, overstuffed with fatty beef on rye bread. The restaurant’s corned beef and roast beef sandwiches taste like a summer day in NYC—and these are best accompanied by cold, crunchy salads and flaky apple strudel.
8. Kosher Deluxe (W. 46th St., New York)
NYC’s Kosher Deluxe offers several kosher catering packages to remove the fuss of planning a catering menu. Go for one of their themed party platters: “Sushi,” “Middle Eastern,” “Chinese,” or “Deluxe Chinese.” It’s the ultimate shortcut to planning a last-minute event.
9. Garden of Eat In (Ave. J, Brooklyn)
Garden of Eat In offers a collection of essential sandwiches, wraps, pastas, salads, and hot entrées. People will be enamored of dishes like the rich penne vodka with creamy tomato sauce and the potato pierogi dumplings stuffed with cheese.
10. Paprika Kosher (E. 34th St., New York)
When it comes to mastery over traditional Jewish food, nobody does it better than Paprika Kosher. The semolina dumplings stuffed with beef, called kubbeh, will set things right. The dumplings are served in a rich, vibrant broth: choose from beet, Swiss chard and lemon, and tomato and fennel, among others.
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