Los Angeles Kosher Guide and Family Activities
- Mushky
- Dec 29, 2022
- 5 min read
Updated: Jan 20, 2024
Dear friends, LA locals, and LA visitors!
This is a compilation of my favorite LA Kosher eats, activities etc.
It came together beautifully by picking the brain of @Esteemans, huge thank you!
Happy reading, planning, and I'm always here to help.
Love, Mushky
*Disclaimers: This list is not sponsored, it has most options- not all, call before you go to avoid disappointment!!
**Many kosher eateries work with Postmates, Uber Eats, Doordash or Grubhub to get food delivered directly to you.
Most genius thing ever invented>>>
Guide:
FOOD
Breakfast/brunch/lunch
Mensch Bakery
Great pastries, good brunch food, nice portion size.
Borekas Sephardic Pastries
Most delicious Borekas in the world, people actually wait in line for these.
Beverly Hills Bagel Co.
Good bagels, good donuts
Tel Aviv Fish Grill.
Greatest Israeli breakfast style spot, salatim, shakshuka, great fish, good dinner spot as well.
Toast Cafe- Sherman Oaks
Great brunch, great vibe
Milky Way
Beautiful remodeled, cozy, homey space. Good salmon, pastas and salad. TDF carrot cake & cream cheese frosting and cheese blintzes
Great lunch and dinner spot
They have FREE refills on all sodas, ice tea, lemonade and drip coffee!
Trattoria Natalie
Beautiful dairy restaurant, open for lunch and dinner. Packed on Saturday nights. Consistently good dairy fun foods, very kid friendly and accommodating.
Bibi’s Bakery
Israeli cafe and bakery vibes, breakfast and lunch place too
Delice Bakery
French bakery and cafe, similar to Mensch
Pico Cafe
Nice, spacious space. Great salads.
Pat's Cafe
A Pat's Restaurant baby, delicious, fresh cafe.
La Brea Bagel
Cafe and bagel shop, salads and pastries too
Erin McKenna's Bakery
A fun bakery free of harmful ingredients. Gluten-free, and vegan.
Pizza
Pizza Mark
Cheapest pies, consistently good. Good salads.
550 Pizza
New spot on Pico!
Pizza Mayven
Camp cafeteria vibes, very good crispy crust, eggplant pizza is bomb. I've been told my multiple people it is their favorite pizza shop. They have slurpee style blended drinks.
Pizza Station
Homey style shop, good pizza, lasagna and eggplant parm. They sell ice cream too.
Nagila Pizza
A pico pizza classic
Pizza World
Very good cauliflower poppers. Very close to The Grove and to LACMA Urban Lights
Pizza Nosh , Agoura Hills
Good pizza, very good cinnamon puffs
Shalom Pizza
Pico pizza shop, with delicious fish tacos
Sushi, Chinese, Thai, Israeli, Burgers, Deli
Meshuga for Sushi (2 locations)
Delicious sushi
Sushi Ko
Sushi restaurant
Shanghai
Good, classic, family-friendly Chinese restaurant, serves sushi too
Beverly Hills Thai Kosher
So unique and delicious. Great curry.
Tel Aviv Grill (multiple locations)
Delicious zaatar lafa, amazing falafel and shawarma
Taeem
Falafel shawarma shop, best variety of salatim
Dr. Sandwich (2 locations)
Delicious Marrakech salad, and all around excellent Israeli food
Holy Grill
Israeli Grill bar
Schwartz Deli and BBQ
Fisherman's Bowl
Poke bowl shop
LA Burger Bar
Schnitzly
Pita Bu
In Malibu! Israeli goodness right by the Malibu Pier
Uniquely LA
Newly Kosher!
Basbussa
Amazing vibes
Lenny’s Casita- Must Try!!
Mexican street food, party vibe
Has the kid friendly foods, as well as the fun options for adults
Next Door
High-end Mediterranean fusion
Amazing ambiance
TLV Tapas Bar
Amazing, high end cocktails and tapas (appetizer plates)
Tierra Sur- Herzog Wine Cellars - Oxnard
A trip! Seasonal incredible food, constantly changing up the menu, beautiful vibe
Fish Grill
Beverly and Pico locations. Both incredible.
Jeff's Gourmet Sausage Factory
Jewish deli foods all made with housemade meats.
Kolah Farangi
Persian Restaurant
Steakhouses
La Gondola:
Really good lunch specials, good appetizers, cookie skillet dessert is bomb.
Pats:
Steaks, chocolate chip bread pudding
Shilo’s:
French Bistro and garden. Mushroom egg rolls, Tarte Flambe are fun dishes to try.
Charcoal:
Steaks, Israeli grill, nice cocktails
Ice Cream
Munchies
Large variety of candy, ice cream, drinks, gift baskets.
Staff is super patient and kid-friendly!
Valley Swirl
Ice cream shop that also sells Kosher Boba!
There is a la brea location, and pico location.
Shabbat Takeout
Schwartz Bakery
Got Kosher Challah
Best challah, find it in any kosher market
Lieder's
Lenny's
Shabbat Shuk
Kosher Markets below also have shabbat takeout.
Kosher Markets
Western Kosher:
Glatt Mart
Koshco
La Brea Market
Ariel Market
Cambridge Farms
Family Activities
Volunteer!
Volunteer at Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles, a fun, family friendly volunteer exercise preparing kosher meals and desserts for the less fortunate.
Santa Monica Pier:
Ferris wheel, rides
Bike rentals all along the beach bike path or right near santa monica pier
More beaches:
Annenberg Beach House
Lot 8 North
Has a cute playground, and good beach access
Point Dume, Malibu or Zuma Beach nearby
Do this with Pizza Nosh in Agoura
El Matador Beach
Cute sandy beach with really cool sea caves, lots of stairs to get down to the water, but pretty magical.
Laguna Beach
LACMA Urban Lights
Beautiful instagrammable space, fun to run through
Griffith Observatory and Griffith Park
Fun drive up and down the mountain, great Hollywood sign and LA views, optional hiking, playgrounds, etc. You can do a short simple nature trail called Ferndell Trail that leads to a playground. You can also drive up to the observatory, and hike down the firebreak trail.
Shane's Inspiration is another beautiful playground in Griffith Park. Bring a basketball! There is a fun setup of hoops there of all shapes and sizes. There are more hiking options off this space as well.
Runyon Canyon Park
Classic LA hike with beautiful views. Street parking.
Westridge Trailhead
Also plenty of other hikes in this area, family friendly with great views. Street parking.
Note: There are many many more incredible hike options in the LA area, with mountain views, ocean views…
Echo Park Lake
1 mile walking loop, swan boat rentals, playground in the park, and another great playground across the street at Belleview and Glendale streets.
Warner Brothers Studio Tour
An amazing studio tour where you can tour the actual set of Friends, Big Bang Theory, become an actor and see how it all comes together. Only for ages 5 and up.
The Grove, Farmers Market
LA’s shopping mecca, a spot to see and be seen.
Pressed Juicery for healthy ice cream
Boat Rentals
Rent electric boats.
Kids Space
Children's museum- indoors and outdoors.
LA Zoo
Universal Studios / Universal CityWalk
Knotts Berry Farm
Indoor Play Options
Craft Bar
Super cute crafting spot, to unleash all creativity.
Say Cheez LA
Indoor children's playground- they have Kosher food!
Trampoline Parks
Hapik Rock Climbing
Fun indoor rock climbing.
Kids Empire
Indoor playground.
Kids World Family Fun Center
Indoor playground.
UltraZone Laser Tag
Laser tag and some basic arcades
Beyond The City
Zachari Dunes Hotel in Oxnard
Beautiful getaway, not too far from LA.
All suites hotel, beach front, pool (not sure if its heated) and jacuzzi
Amusement Parks:
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Disneyland
Legoland
Sea World
San Diego Zoo
Big Bear Lake
Up in the mountains, for snow, skiing, tubing, sledding, cabins, or water activities
Joshua Tree National Park/ Palm Springs Area
Surreal, super pretty national park. Plenty of hikes for all difficulty levels.
Palm springs is desert land, beautiful resorts, hot springs.
Catalina Island
Take the Catalina Express, and end up on a cute island with Italy vibes.
Santa Barbara
Beautiful beach town
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