Yom Haatzmaut and Cinco de Mayo fall on the same day this year – tomorrow, on Thursday May 5th. To get into the spirit of the two holidays, you might consider having a themed meal on Thursday. Keep reading to see a list of some of the top kosher Israeli and Mexican restaurants in North America.
And before you ask, we know that a lot of places serve Mexican or Israeli dishes. We tried to focus on the restaurants that specialize only in those cuisines for the lists below.
Note: The irony of the list below is that there aren’t many kosher Mexican restaurants in Mexico (and yes there are plenty of kosher restaurants in Mexico – here’s our kosher guide of the Riviera Maya region)
Mexican Kosher Restaurants in North America
Restaurant | City | State | Country |
El Carboncito | Mexico City | CDMA | Mexico |
Quesadillas Ascencio | Mexico City | CDMA | Mexico |
Lenny’s Casita | Los Angeles | CA | USA |
Tacos Gingi | Skokie | IL | USA |
Taco185 | Englewood | NJ | USA |
Jajaja Mexican | New York | NY | USA |
Mexikosher | New York | NY | USA |
Israeli Kosher Restaurants in North America
Restaurant | City | State | Country |
Ba-Li Laffa | Toronto | ON | Canada |
Tamar | Mexico City | CDMX | Mexico |
Charcoal Grill & Bar | Los Angeles | CA | USA |
Levy’s Shwarma | Aventura | FL | USA |
Hadekel1 | N. Miami Beach | FL | USA |
Nununu | Sunny Isles Beach | FL | USA |
Rami’s | Brookline | MA | USA |
Al Ha’esh | Rockville | MD | USA |
Yalla | Teaneck | NJ | USA |
Alenbi | Brooklyn | NY | USA |
Almah Cafe | Brooklyn | NY | USA |
Falafel Tanami | Brooklyn | NY | USA |
Mama Kitchen | Brooklyn | NY | USA |
Taste of Akko | Brooklyn | NY | USA |
Famous Pita | Hewlett | NY | USA |
MUR | Lawrence | NY | USA |
Golan Heights | New York | NY | USA |
Nish Nush | New York | NY | USA |
Paprika | New York | NY | USA |
Rothschild TLV | New York | NY | USA |
Mama Kitchen | Queens | NY | USA |