Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, begins in the evening on Monday, September 22, and is celebrated through Wednesday, September 24. The holiday kicks off what is known as the 10 days of awe, a period of reflection and, for some, repentance in the Jewish religion. Rosh Hashanah is the lighter side of the high holidays, with observers encouraged to eat challah or apples dipped in golden honey to usher in a sweet new year. In Los Angeles, members of the Jewish diasporic community have the opportunity to order complete takeout meals (or complementary sides to home-cooked dishes) to assemble and eat at home, and this year, there are some dine-in options to explore as well. Read on for where to order Rosh Hashanah dinner in Los Angeles in 2025.
Rustic Canyon restaurants
The Westside force that is the Rustic Canyon Group has Rosh Hashanah (and the Yom Kippur break-fast, for that matter) covered. At Santa Monica bakery Huckleberry, there’s a selection of seasonal spins on traditional dishes, like apple honey baked chicken with dates and sweet-and-sour cider sauce and squash roasted in brown butter, sage, and pomegranate. And, of course, some baked goods are available, including Milo and Olive’s round braided challah (traditional or cinnamon raisin). For dessert, find apple tarte tatin with a brown butter kouign-amann crust and dairy-free/gluten-free coconut macarons. Orders must be placed by 3 p.m. on September 17 via Toast for pick-up or delivery on September 22 and September 23.
An a la carte Rosh Hashanah menu is available for pre-order pick-up or delivery from Akasha Richmond and Alan Schulman’s Culver City restaurant Akasha (some holiday dinner items will also feature on the menu for those dining in at the restaurant September 22 and September 23). There are appetizers like green pea and walnut faux chopped “liver,” apricot- and prune-studded tzimmes, as well as entrees that run the gamut from an old-school braised beef brisket to saffron chicken stewed with dates, Castelvetrano olives, caramelized onions, preserved lemon, and cinnamon. Two desserts are on offer, as well: a local apple-honey crisp with almond-oat streusel and gluten-free coconut macaroons. Ordering is available via Tock.
This mercifully gluten-free kosher deli with locations at Topanga Village in Woodland Hills and on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica has all the gluten-free, vegan, and kosher options you need for this year’s Rosh Hashanah dinner. Grab a gluten-free, vegan honey cake ($29, available to pre-order on its website) from the bakery, which also slings gluten-free rounds of challah ($11.95 for whole challah or $12 for four individual challah rolls) daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or until sold out.
The usual suspects appear on Wexler’s high holidays dinner menu: For four to six people, the $350 Rosh Hashanah pick-up menu includes traditional holiday brisket, a big, seasonal salad, the store’s signature matzoh ball soup, noodle kugel with a walnut crumble, and more Rosh Hashanah-specific dishes like heirloom carrots roasted in honey and honey cake for dessert. The dinner also includes challah; as an add-on, diners can “class it up” with blini and garnish ($40) and osetra or Siberian caviar (starting from $125 for 30 grams). Pre-orders can be made via Family Meal for pickup September 22 through September 23. (The restaurant also offers a $350 Yom Kippur break-fast bagel brunch set for later in the month.)
Century City cafe Clementine is again bringing simple but satisfying holiday dinner options to those ordering in to fete the new year. A $115 holiday dinner package feeds two to three people and includes three courses, from starters like vegan split pea soup, mains like a braised whole roasted chicken leg with apricots and prunes, and sides like roasted sweet potatoes, carrots, and leeks or sweet peppers with pomegranate dressing. Desserts, including a round apple cake and bake-at-home apple pies, can be ordered at an additional cost. Orders can be placed online for pick-up September 21 through September 24.
Vegan Jewish deli pop-up Mort & Betty’s will offer Rosh Hashanah fare a la carte for pick-up at Fishburn Kitchens, the Santa Monica Pico Farmers’ Market at Virginia Ave Park, or the Atwater Village Farmers Market starting Saturday, September 20; pre-orders are open now. The menu, comprised of local, plant-based ingredients, includes items like harvest root vegetable kugel ($32), matzoh ball soup with “no-bone” broth ($22), classic round challah ($18) and raisin challah ($20), and apple honey cake (ranging from $32 to $55 depending on size). The dishes will also be available for delivery from Avocado Toast & Grocery.
This Pico-Robertson kosher restaurant, owned by the Spielberg family and honoring matriarch Leah Adler’s family recipes, will have some fun dessert specials around Rosh Hashanah, including a blintz box featuring six cheese blintzes packed with apple compote and a honeycrisp apple bread pudding box replete with salted caramel sauce and a pint of vanilla ice cream (both run for $45 and feed 4 to 6 people). The blintz and apple bread pudding tulip boxes will be purchasable for pickup and delivery via DoorDash during the restaurant’s regular business hours on September 21, and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on September 22. Pre-orders can be made by visiting the website starting September 15.
The classic Jewish deli, located on a tony stretch in Beverly Hills, is offering up its traditional holiday favorites (brisket, latkes, matzoh ball soup) as well as dishes intended specifically for Rosh Hashanah. Along those lines, find round challah ($14.95), honey-glazed salmon ($16.95 for a 6-ounce filet), and desserts like a honey nut roll ($19.95) from Bea’s Bakery. Pies from its sister restaurant, West LA icon the Apple Pan, are also available to order for $46.50 each, including classic apple. The high holiday menu is available from September 22 to September 24 for pickup and delivery; pre-orders must be made 48 hours in advance. Visit the restaurant’s Tripleseat page to place an order.
Suzanne Lanza
Suzanne Lanza
A.O.C. will host a special Rosh Hashanah dinner at the restaurant featuring recipes from cookbook author Amelia Saltsman on Tuesday, September 23. For $95, the prix fixe menu will offer dishes like duck liver crostini with date molasses, a selection of “good luck” fruits, arugula salad with dates, dried apricots, and nectarines, as well as a main course selection between roasted honeynut squash served with cashews and bitter greens and horseradish gremolata-topped beef brisket served atop carrot-sweet potato tzimmes. For dessert, salted almond and chocolate meringues round out the menu. Reservations can be booked through OpenTable.
This all-day favorite in Fairfax has a broad spread for the high holiday season. Options from the fully a la carte Rosh Hashanah catering menu include endive salad with apples and arugula ($65, serves 6 to 8 people), organic carrot tzimmes ($38, serves 3 to 4 people), harissa chicken with sumac sauce ($38, serves 3 to 4 people), challah ($20, serves 6 to 8 people), and rustic apple pie ($42, serves 8 people), as well as classic honey cake ($28, serves 4 to 6 people). Orders must be placed by noon on Thursday, September 18; call or email the catering department to place one.
