Kosher Restaurants in New Jersey
New Jersey has one of the largest and most varied kosher dining scenes in the United States, spread across several distinct Orthodox communities rather than a single downtown. The main hubs are Bergen County (centered on Teaneck, Englewood, and Fair Lawn), Lakewood and greater Ocean County, Passaic and Clifton, and the Syrian and Sephardic community around Deal and Oakhurst on the Jersey Shore. Each hub runs its own local vaad, so a restaurant in Teaneck, one in Lakewood, and one in Deal will typically carry three different certifications. Options range from glatt steakhouses and Israeli grills to dairy pizza shops, sushi bars, bakeries, and prepared-food counters inside kosher supermarkets.
Kosher venues cluster tightly by town: Cedar Lane, Queen Anne Road, and West Englewood Avenue in Teaneck, Cedarbridge Avenue and the Clifton Avenue and River Avenue corridors in Lakewood, Main Avenue in Passaic, and Norwood Avenue in Deal and Oakhurst. All of these communities are strongly Sabbath observant, so most establishments close early Friday afternoon and all day Saturday, reopening Saturday night or Sunday. Lakewood and Bergen County have the widest weekday selection, while the Deal area is busiest in summer. Because towns sit close together, visitors often drive between Teaneck, Englewood, and Fair Lawn, or between Lakewood, Jackson, and Toms River, to reach a specific restaurant.
Kosher restaurants by neighborhood
Showing 1 to 24 of 216. Filter by type using the menu above.
Chickies
Wings, burgers, fast food · Teaneck
Chopstix
Chinese · Teaneck
Dougie's BBQ
BBQ, American · Teaneck
Estihana
Pan-Asian, sushi · Teaneck
Etc. Steakhouse
Steakhouse, fine dining · Teaneck
The Humble Toast
Brunch, burgers, American · Teaneck
Sababa Grill
Mediterranean, Israeli grill · Teaneck
Schnitzel+
Schnitzel, Israeli, American · Teaneck
Wok 18
Chinese takeout · Teaneck
Middle Feast
Israeli, shawarma, smokehouse · Teaneck
TKO Taco
Mexican, tacos · Teaneck
Seoul Bite
Korean · Teaneck
Sheinkin
Modern Israeli · Teaneck
Heimish
Comfort food, deli, takeout · Teaneck
Buckets
Fried chicken · Teaneck
Ma'adan
Prepared foods, deli, takeout · Teaneck
Sushi Metsuyan
Sushi, Japanese · Teaneck
Rock N' Roll Sushi & Noodle Bar
Sushi, noodles · Teaneck
EJ's Pizza
Pizza, Italian · Teaneck
Sammy's New York Pizza & Bagels
Pizza, bagels · Teaneck
Lazy Bean Cafe
Cafe, coffee, dairy · Teaneck
Mocha Bleu
Cafe, dairy, brunch · Teaneck
Cafe DeMi
Cafe, dairy · Teaneck
Poppy's Bagels / TCBY
Bagels, frozen yogurt · Teaneck
The kosher scene in New Jersey
KosherAtlas lists 216 certified kosher restaurants in New Jersey. They break down into 83 meat, 83 dairy and 25 pareve restaurants, and each listing is tagged so you can filter to what you keep.
The densest kosher clusters are in Lakewood, Teaneck, Englewood and Fair Lawn, and the kitchens run from pizza, bakery, sushi and chinese.
Supervision in New Jersey is led by Multiple local vaadim (RCBC in Bergen County, KCL/Kof-K in Lakewood, Passaic-Clifton vaad, Deal Sephardic vaad), and 184 of the 216 carry a named hechsher on their listing, including 28 glatt and 9 cholov yisroel.
Frequently asked questions
How many kosher restaurants are there in New Jersey?
We list 216 certified kosher restaurants in New Jersey (83 meat, 83 dairy and 25 pareve), each verified against its certifying agency and shown with its kosher type.
Are the restaurants on KosherAtlas actually certified kosher?
Every listing shows its certifying agency (hechsher) where we have confirmed it. New Jersey's scene is dominated by Multiple local vaadim (RCBC in Bergen County, KCL/Kof-K in Lakewood, Passaic-Clifton vaad, Deal Sephardic vaad).
Which neighborhoods in New Jersey have the most kosher restaurants?
The densest are Lakewood (71), Teaneck (28), Englewood (12), Fair Lawn (10) and Passaic (10). You can browse each neighborhood, with its Shabbat times, from the city page.
Is there glatt kosher food in New Jersey?
Yes. 28 of the New Jersey listings are marked glatt. Use the glatt category to see them all.
Which restaurants in New Jersey are cholov yisroel?
9 listings serve cholov yisroel dairy in New Jersey. Each dairy listing marks its milk standard.
Compiled from the certifying agencies and public kosher directories. Where the specific hechsher is unconfirmed, a listing is shown as "Kosher". Kosher status can change, so always confirm the teudah on site.