Ashtyn Asay With the Jewish holiday season underway, now is a great time to stock up on everything from challah and babka to rugelach, knishes, brisket, and classic deli sandwiches. Rosh Hashanah took place September 11th–13th, 2026, and Yom Kippur begins at sundown on September 20th, followed by Sukkot from September 25th through October 2nd and Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah from October 2nd–4th. Whether you’re planning a Shabbat meal, bringing something to a holiday gathering, or simply craving a towering pastrami sandwich, New Jersey is home to plenty of Jewish delis, kosher bakeries, and specialty food spots serving traditional favorites and modern takes on Jewish comfort food. Read on for all the Jewish bakeries + delis to know in New Jersey.
Babka Bailout | 476 Central Avenue A, Jersey City
Babka Bailout is the Jersey City spot to know when a babka craving hits. The bakery specializes in the swirled Jewish treat, with flavors ranging from classic cinnamon-sugar and Nutella to more creative combinations like ube Oreo and PB Reese’s. It also makes challah and other baked goods, making it an easy stop when you want to bring something sweet to your next Shabbat dinner or gathering.
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Butterflake Bake Shop | 448 Cedar Lane, Teaneck
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Butterflake Bake Shop has been a Teaneck staple for generations, with a menu packed with challah, breads, babka, pastries, cakes, and other Jewish bakery favorites. The kosher bakery offers several varieties of challah, including plain, cinnamon, raisin, chocolate, and pretzel, along with chocolate babka and other sweets. It’s a particularly handy stop before Shabbat or the Jewish holidays when you need something fresh from the bakery.
Cait + Abby’s Bakery | 15 Sloan Street, South Orange
This South Orange bakery is a go-to for Jewish baked goods. Cait + Abby’s has offered everything from chocolate babka and challah to rugelach and honey cake, with flavors including chocolate, cinnamon, raspberry-nut, poppy seed, and sesame. The bakery’s rotating selection means there’s usually something new to try, too.
Deli King of Clark | 30 Clarkton Drive, Clark
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Deli King of Clark has been serving classic kosher deli fare in Union County for decades. The menu includes towering pastrami and corned beef sandwiches alongside matzo ball soup, knishes, potato pancakes, smoked fish, and other traditional favorites. The deli also offers catering and special menus for Jewish holidays.
Deja Vu Bakery | 764 New Bridge Road, Teaneck
Deja Vu Bakery is a kosher bakery and café in Teaneck offering a mix of traditional Jewish baked goods and European pastries. It’s a good place to pick up something for Shabbat, a holiday gathering, or simply an afternoon sweet. The bakery also offers catering and custom orders for celebrations.
Eppes Essen Deli & Restaurant | 105 East Mount Pleasant Avenue, Livingston
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Eppes Essen has been a New Jersey Jewish deli institution since 1956, when it first opened in Newark. Today, the Livingston restaurant serves old-school favorites like pastrami, corned beef, chopped liver, potato pancakes, stuffed cabbage, brisket, and matzo ball soup. It also offers holiday specialties and catering for Jewish celebrations and other gatherings.
Foster Village Kosher Delicatessen | 469 South Washington Avenue, Bergenfield
Foster Village Kosher Delicatessen has been serving Bergen County since 1966, with a menu full of classic Jewish deli favorites. You’ll find hot pastrami, corned beef, brisket, knishes, chicken matzo ball soup, chopped liver, and homemade sides, along with smoked fish platters and its four-decker Sloppy Joe. The Bergenfield deli also offers catering for everything from Shabbat dinners and holiday gatherings to larger celebrations.
Fred & Murry’s Kosher Delicatessen | 4345 US Highway 9, Freehold
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Fred & Murry’s has been bringing old-school kosher deli food to Central Jersey for decades. The family-owned deli traces its history back to Brooklyn in 1960 before moving to Freehold in 1981. Today, it serves classics including hand-cut corned beef, pastrami, matzo ball soup, potato pancakes, stuffed cabbage, and its famous four-meat Sloppy Joe. The deli also offers catering, prepared foods, and a banquet room for celebrations and gatherings.
Gelbstein’s Bakery | 415 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood
Gelbstein’s Bakery has been a Lakewood staple since 1934. The kosher bakery makes a wide selection of breads, cakes, pastries, challah, rugelach, cookies, and other sweets, with plenty of options for Shabbat and Jewish holidays. It also offers custom cakes, platters, and wholesale baked goods, making it a useful stop whether you’re picking up one loaf of challah or preparing for a larger gathering.
Harold’s New York Deli | 1173 King Georges Post Road, Edison
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You probably haven’t heard of Harold’s because of its small portions. The Edison deli is famous for its enormous pastrami and corned beef sandwiches, which are practically designed for sharing. The menu also includes matzo ball soup, New York-style cheesecake, egg creams, and a famously extensive pickle bar, making this a destination for anyone who likes their deli meals big.
Hershy’s Bakery | 6764 US-9, Howell
Hershy’s Bakery is a kosher bakery in Howell specializing in breads, pastries, cakes, cookies, and Jewish holiday favorites. It’s a particularly useful stop when you’re looking for challah, rugelach, or something sweet to bring home for Shabbat. The bakery also offers specialty items and catering for celebrations and holidays.
Irving’s Pastrami House | 2590 Route 516 Unit #5, Old Bridge
For a classic deli sandwich in Central Jersey, Irving’s Pastrami House is worth a stop. The Old Bridge restaurant focuses on pastrami, corned beef, brisket, and Reuben-style sandwiches, alongside traditional sides and soups. It’s the kind of casual spot to visit when you want a piled-high sandwich without the fuss, and it also offers catering.
Liv Breads Artisan Bakery + Coffee Bar | 184 Essex Street, Millburn
Liv Breads brings Israeli and Jewish baking traditions to its New Jersey bakery and coffee shop. Depending on the season, shoppers can find challah, babka, apple cake, and other breads and pastries. The bakery is also known for its artisan approach to bread, making it a good option for both everyday treats and holiday shopping. In addition to its Millburn location, Liv Breads also has a retail kiosk at The Mall at Short Hills.
Modern Bread and Bagel | 43 E Palisade Avenue, Englewood
Modern Bread and Bagel is a gluten-free bakery and café known for its bagels, breads, pastries, and Jewish-inspired baked goods. The menu includes classic bagel flavors alongside options like whitefish salad, lox, tuna salad, and other deli-style toppings, plus challah, cookies, and other sweets. The Englewood location is a great stop for anyone looking to stock up on Jewish baked goods and comfort-food favorites, whether you’re grabbing a bagel sandwich or bringing home a few treats.
Nana’s Deli | Jersey City + Livingston
Nana’s Deli is all about Jewish comfort food, from matzo ball soup to apple cake, rugelach, and challah. The spot has locations in both Livingston and Jersey City and also offers holiday menus and catering, making it a convenient option when you want to serve a full Jewish meal without cooking everything yourself. It’s also a solid place to stop when you’re craving a classic deli lunch.
Noah’s Ark Delicatessen & Restaurant | 493 Cedar Lane, Teaneck
Noah’s Ark is a longtime kosher deli and restaurant on Teaneck’s Cedar Lane, serving everything from pastrami and corned beef to knishes, chopped liver, stuffed cabbage, and matzo ball soup. The restaurant also offers Shabbat packages, holiday takeout, catering, and prepared meals, making it a useful option when you’re feeding a crowd. It’s also certified kosher under STAR-K.
Radin’s Delicatessen | 486 Evesham Road, Cherry Hill
Radin’s Delicatessen’s menu centers on overstuffed sandwiches, smoked fish, soups, sides, and homemade baked goods. The deli makes its own pastrami, pickles its own corned beef, and does its own baking, with favorites including pastrami Reubens, corned beef, matzo ball soup, potato pancakes, rugelach, and bagels with lox. The Cherry Hill spot comes from Russ Cowan, the former owner of Philadelphia’s Famous 4th Street Deli.
The Pickled Herring | 96 Route 9, Morganville
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The Pickled Herring is a Jewish-style deli and restaurant serving traditional family recipes alongside more modern takes on deli favorites. The menu includes homemade knishes, pastrami, corned beef, brisket, smoked fish, matzo ball soup, potato pancakes, kugel, pickled herring, and plenty of other Jewish comfort foods. It also offers rugelach, hamantaschen, black-and-white cookies, and other sweets, as well as catering for gatherings and celebrations.
The Kibitz Room | 100 Springdale Road, Cherry Hill
South Jersey residents can get their Jewish deli fix at The Kibitz Room in Cherry Hill. The menu features oversized sandwiches filled with pastrami, corned beef, brisket, and other deli meats, along with matzo ball soup, knishes, latkes, kugel, blintzes, and smoked fish. There’s also a pickle bar, because no proper deli meal is complete without one.
The Kosher Nosh | 894 Prospect Street, Glen Rock
The Kosher Nosh has been a Bergen County staple since 1976. The restaurant serves traditional deli sandwiches, pastrami, smoked fish, soups, sides, desserts, and other Jewish favorites. It also offers catering and prepared foods for Shabbat, holidays, and other gatherings.
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Town Hall Deli | 74 1st Street, South Orange
Town Hall Deli has been a South Orange institution since 1927 and is particularly famous for its take on the New Jersey Sloppy Joe. Unlike the ground-beef sandwich you might be picturing, the Jersey version features layers of deli meat, Swiss cheese, coleslaw, and Russian dressing on thin-sliced rye. The deli also serves soups, sandwiches, salads, sides, desserts, and catering.
Zadies Bake Shop | 2150 Promenade Boulevard, Fair Lawn
Zadies Bake Shop is a fourth-generation kosher bakery that relocated to Fair Lawn in 2026 after a fire destroyed its previous location. The new Fair Lawn Promenade shop makes challah, babka, rugelach, cookies, pastries, breads, cakes, and other old-school Jewish bakery favorites. The bakery is also a nut-free and sesame-free facility, with many dairy-free options, and offers custom cakes and pastry platters for holidays and celebrations.
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