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Keeping Kosher in Vilnius, Lithuania

Contributed by Yoni Friedman | Last Date of Travel: February 2012 Kosher Info: There are two frum Indian vegetarian restaurants (not specifically kosher certified), where I ate most of the time. Both are in the old town. One is called Balti Drambliai at 41 Vilniaus Street. Very tasty, very cheap, diverse menu, great environment, my [...]

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A Review of “Carmel” in Milan, Italy [Guest Review]

Review submitted by Simone Somekh from Milan   How many times, eating pizza in the USA, have we wondered how does the original Italian one actually taste? Thanks to Carmel, the best kosher pizzeria in Milan, Italy, now we won’t have to daydream anymore. Carmel is a well presented restaurant in the Jewish area of the [...]

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✈ Keeping Kosher in Barcelona, Spain

Contributed by Bethany Mandel  |  Last date of travel: December 2011   Kosher Info: In December I went to Barcelona and Rome for a week total for my honeymoon. We spent the first part of the week in Barcelona. We came prepared with a suitcase full of food because prior research, including an email to the [...]

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Open for Passover Kosher Restaurants [Venice] 2012

We've been compiling this list for the past few weeks – should there be any restaurants missing from this list from anywhere in the world, please message below or tweet us [@YeahThatsKosher] and we'll add the restaurants not on the list.   Venice: Gam Gam Kosher Restaurant, Sestiere Cannaregio, 1122, 30121 Venezia, Italy, +(39) 041.523.1495  [...]

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Open for Passover Kosher Restaurants [Paris] 2012

Great list of Kosher for Pesach places in and around Paris this year – should there be any restaurants missing from this list from anywhere in the world, please message below or tweet us [@YeahThatsKosher] and we'll add the restaurants not on the list. We do not have details whether these restaurants serve Kitniyot or [...]

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Open for Passover Kosher Restaurants [London] 2012

We've been compiling this list for the past few weeks – should there be any restaurants missing from this list from anywhere in the world, please message below or tweet us [@YeahThatsKosher] and we'll add the restaurants not on the list.   Golders Green: La Fiesta, 235 Golders Green Road, 020 8458 0444 Brasserie 103, [...]

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Kosher Deli (Take Out) Has Reopened in Helsinki, Finland

The Kosher Deli in Helsinki (which was closed) has reopened and is called: Zaafran & Co. See map below for location. (It is next to the Synagogue, Kamppi metro station and the Radisson Blu Royal hotel) More info on www.zaafran.fi You can Email Lee@zaafran.fi for more info and orders (including hot meals) Read more about [...]

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“Noodles” – New Kosher Restaurant in Moscow, Russia

I love reading about new kosher restaurants in places where I don’t expect it. Not long ago, opening a Kosher restaurant in Moscow would’ve been unheard of. Now there’s a growing Jewish community to support it. According to this article in the Moscow News, Noodles is a Brooklyn-inspired Kosher meat restaurant that has a nice [...]

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Flying via Amsterdam to Israel – Tips for your Stopover

Earlier this year, I flew KLM/Delta to Israel, with a nice 8+ hour stopover in Amsterdam. I liked this option as it gave me the opportunity to leave the AMS airport and explore the city. In the short time there I managed to figure out exactly how to (using public transportation only) get to the [...]

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London is Testing Out a Pop-Up Restaurant for 2 Days in December: “Kosher Roast”

“Kosher Roast” is renting out a bar called “The Shop” in the Kensal Rise neighborhood of London. The Shop will be converted into a Kosher restaurant for 2 Sunday’s next month: December 4th and 11th. This is clearly a concept that the founders of Kosher Roast are testing. For each of the 2 days, only [...]

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Keeping Kosher in Marbella, Spain

Contributed by: Ashley Spade | Last Date of Travel: June 2011 I recently returned from a trip to Marbella, Spain with a few classmates and my dog, Sir Winston Pugsalot. I know how hard it can seem to find Kosher food while traveling, especially depending on the country. Luckily, my student health insurance agent is [...]

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Escaping Oslo on Erev Shabbat

The following is an account of one of our community members who survived last month’s Oslo terrorist attack. The person wishes to remain anonymous. On July 22nd, 2011 Norway was hit with the deadliest terrorist attack its country has ever seen – and I was in the middle of it. At about 3:25pm, a politically [...]

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Chabad Offering Kosher BBQ Style Food @ Wimbledon in London

Pretty exciting for those traveling in from out of town to watch the matches. Thank you Chabad for your hospitality, yet again. Originally posted on Chabad.org Chabad-Lubavitch of South London Campuses’ kosher barbeque is back again, offering hamburgers, hot dogs, strawberries and non-dairy ice cream to hungry tennis fans at Wimbledon. Begun in the driveway [...]

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Shavuot in Rome, Italy

Contributed by: Nava Billet | Last Date of Travel: May/June 2009 Buongiorno! I thought people might be interested to hear about Shavuot in Rome. I stayed in a small suite next to one Synagogue, Bet Shmuel, on Via Garfagniana  (pronounced Gar-Fan-Nyana). It is a small shul, with congregants mostly of Libyan descent; they came to Italy after [...]

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Fire @ Shul in Corfu, Greece; Deemed Vandalism

This is obviously a wake up call to Jews in Greece, and throughout Europe. This was an act of arson and not an accident. We are not making any recommendations or suggestions that Greece is particularly unsafe for Jewish travel or visitors, but we do ask that you heed caution regardless of where you are [...]

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Jewish Young Professionals Ski Trip in Italy!

March 23rd – March 30th in Canazei, Italy Join young professionals from around the world for a week of fun and skiing in one of the most exotic ski locations in the world: Canazei, Italy. The group will be staying at the FOUR STAR My One Hotel Canazei, a year-round Kosher Ski Resort. The cost [...]

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