The Ultimate Rosh Hashanah Restaurant Guide Slideshow
Zahav — Philadelphia
Zahav has crafted a special menu for the holiday, which includes dishes such as hummus with chanterelles and pine nuts, griddled honey cake with foie gras and apples, and duck three ways. The meal is $48 per person and will be offered from Sept. 16 to 20.
Kutsher’s Tribeca — New York City
Kutsher's Tribeca will offer a special five-course prix fixe menu Sept. 16 and 17 this year. The highlights include chopped duck and chicken livers with matzo, rye, and pumpernickel; wild halibut gefilte fish; and whole roasted rainbow trout.
Kosher Kingdom — Miami
Miami's Kosher Kingdom will offer complete dinners for 12 to go. The meal begins with a choice of roasted turkey, roasted chicken, or beef brisket as the main course and also includes gefilte fish, chicken soup with matzo balls, potato kugel, string beans almondine, carrot tzimmes, horseradish, and gravy.
Akasha — Los Angeles
Akasha is offering a Rosh Hashanah dinner Sept. 16 and 17 in addition to their regular menu. The special dishes include chopped chicken liver with challah (as well as a vegetarian "mock chopped liver"), slow-roasted Niman Ranch brisket with potato latkes, and dark chocolate chunk rugelach.
Art’s Deli — Studio City, Calif.
Arthurs Deli is offering Rosh Hashanah meals for dine-in, takeout, and delivery this holiday. Diners can pick and choose from a wide variety of festive dishes, or order the complete meal, which includes such items as chopped liver, matzo ball soup, and brisket with gravy.
Clementine — Los Angeles
Let Clementine cater your Rosh Hashanah meal this year; just be sure to place your order at least 48 hours in advance. The High Holidays menus (for both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur) will be available Sept. 15 to 26. Highlights include whole-roasted Jidori chicken, honey-glazed carrots, and matzo ball soup.
Joe’s Seafood — Chicago
Well-known seafood and steak restaurant Joe's is serving up a refreshing holiday menu this year. Notable dishes include homemade gefilte fish with red beet horseradish, wild Alaskan halibut en papillote; and flourless chocolate cake. The prix fixe runs $45.95 per person.
Mon Ami Gabi — Chicago
Why not kick off the New Year with some French fare? Mon Ami Gabi is serving up chopped liver with onion croutons, herb chicken paillard with green beans and potato pancakes, and apple tarte tatin with caramel sauce.
Di Pescara — Chicago
Di Pescara is taking the guesswork out of Rosh Hashanah. Theyre offering a full menu available in the restaurant as well as for takeout. The meal is served family-style and includes traditional and vegetarian chopped liver, roast chicken and peppers, and flourless chocolate cake with cherry compote.
Feast — Tucson, Ariz.
Feast is offering a full feast for takeout this Rosh Hashanah. The meal includes classics like Alaskan halibut and salmon gefilte fish, noodle kugel with raisins and sour cream, and apple bread pudding with honey crme anglaise.
Huckleberry Café — Santa Monica, Calif.
Huckleberry Café in Santa Monica is offering a special catering menu for the holiday; just make sure to order at least 48 hours in advance. Indulge in house-cured salmon crostini with cream cheese and fresh tarragon, beet salad with fennel and goat cheese, and roasted vegetable torte.
Talia’s Steakhouse — New York City
For Rosh Hashanah this year, Talias is offering three prix fixe menus, two three-course meals (the price varies based on complexity of the entre and dessert options), and a four-course meal. Highlights of each include Middle-Eastern chicken in a pot, grilled shoulder steak, and lamb shanks.
Dino — Washington, D.C.
Indulge in an Italian feast this Rosh Hashanah at Dino. The family-style meal for $49-per-head includes pasta with kabocha squash and lentils; fried potatoes with house applesauce; fish baked with raisins, hazelnuts, wine, and honey; and sfrati (walnut cookies with honey filling).
Street — Los Angeles
This homage to street food around the world from chef Susan Feniger is serving up a special menu for Rosh Hashanah. Highlights include roasted fig flatbread with olive oil, salted honey yogurt, and Yemeni spice mix; yakitori brisket skewers with coal-roasted shishito peppers and sake-soaked beets; and baked apples filled with honey cake. The menu is not fully finalized yet, so be sure to check back closer to Sept 16.