Passover is a time for tradition, togetherness and, of course, incredible food. Whether you’re hosting a full seder or just looking to stock up on holiday essentials, these local spots have you covered with everything from brisket to flourless chocolate cake, with easy options for pickup and delivery.
Catering By Andrew — fully kosher, with a vast menu — takes the stress out of hosting: Order multi-course meals from seder plates to flourless chocolate cake with all of the essentials in between, or pick your favorite à la carte dishes like chopped chicken liver, sweet-and-sour meatballs and poached salmon in dill sauce. Place your platter orders by March 25 to enjoy starting March 30.
Ever reliable, the veggie-friendly folks at Clover provide delicious (and kosher!) Passover meal kits, feeding up to 10 of your closest friends and family: a fan-favorite Romesco dip, chopped liver (in larger portions this year by guest request), hardboiled eggs, root veggies, a silken mushroom pâté, butternut squash kugel, a new-this-year Moroccan honey carrot salad and lots more. It’s available for delivery March 30-31, and available for pickup at their Cambridge headquarters at 1075 Cambridge St.
Inna’s Kitchen in Newton offers gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free and kosher Passover meals. Order online by March 23 for pickup (or delivery in select locations). They stock all the staples: gefilte fish, matzo balls, potato kugel, sweet potato and carrot tzimmes and lots more. Running short on supplies? Visit their shop April 5-7 for limited quantities of frozen items.
Mamaleh’s (not kosher) caters to west-of-Boston suburbanites with a convenient Lexington pickup at Temple Isaiah on March 31, from 4:30 until 6 p.m. Load up on half-pints or quarts of charoset, chopped liver and beet horseradish, plus matzo ball soup for up to 10, sweet-and-sour brisket and latke platters. Need a host gift? Grab their $16 bag of matzo toffee.
In Brookline, Michael’s Deli is always a crowd-pleaser, with all the classics: latkes, chopped liver, charoset, brisket and lots more (not kosher). Place your orders by March 25. As ever, there’s free delivery to Brookline, Needham, Newton and Wellesley for orders over $150.
New England Soup Factory fittingly offers a wide array of holiday soups, from sweet-and-sour cabbage with dill to asparagus potato, plus packs of matzo balls and extras like chopped chicken liver, Israeli eggplant spread — and even whole apple-brined rotisserie chickens (not kosher). Order by March 27 for pickup March 31 to April 2.
The Butcherie in Brookline is a foolproof choice for kosher-for-Passover staples, both in bulk for catering and also for takeout, with a multi-course menu and seder plate essentials. Place your order by March 22 for pickup or delivery by March 31.
Classic Jewish deli Zaftigs, with branches in Brookline and Natick, accepts Passover orders through March 28 for pickup and delivery on April 1. They’ll offer signature potato pancakes, chocolate-dipped macaroons and comforting roasted turkey with their cranberry apricot chutney (not kosher).
Place your orders by March 24 at Zayde’s Market in Canton, which has a vast array of kosher must-haves, from gefilte fish to sweet noodle kugel to stuffed chicken breast and apricot-glazed salmon. Whole brisket is also available by the pound. Pickup is March 31 to April 1.