Easter and Passover 2025: Where to order takeout in NYC
Springtime in New York City brings longer days, blossoming flowers, and festive meals shared with friends and family. This year, April also ushers in the holidays of Easter and Passover, along with the often daunting task of hosting loved ones. Fortunately, plenty of restaurants and culinary spots across the five boroughs offer full, festive meal packages to take the pressure off. Ahead, we’ve rounded up some of the top places in NYC providing Easter and Passover meal packages so you can enjoy the holidays without the hassle of cooking or cleanup.
Katz’s Delicatessen
NYC’s most iconic Jewish deli is ready to handle the cooking this Passover with its hefty holiday dinner package ($38.85 per person). The three-course meal—available for pick-up or delivery from April 11 to 20—includes a choice of appetizers like matzoh ball soup, chopped liver, or gefilte fish, and a main course with options such as hand-carved brisket, pastrami, or turkey. To top off the meal, dessert selections include honey cake, chocolate babka, and cinnamon rugelach.
BKLYN Larder
Prospect Heights’ beloved cheese and provisions shop is once again selling a curated selection of Passover catering options to elevate your Seder. Available for pickup and delivery from April 11 through 20, their Pesach menu features a cheese platter ($135), main dishes like duck fat confit lamb shoulder ($115) and braised beef brisket ($95), and sweet treats including macaroons by the dozen ($55) and matzo toffee squares ($65).
Zabar’s
Zabar’s, the beloved gourmet deli on the Upper West Side that has been serving loyal customers for 90 years, is making it easy this Passover. In the spirit of bringing everyone together, Zabar’s is offering a comprehensive seder dinner for six ($369). This three-course feast includes heaping portions of chicken soup, matzoh balls, gefilte fish, red horseradish, brisket with gravy, latkes, applesauce, vegetable souffle, chocolate truffle cake, macaroons, and of course, matzoh. They also sell smaller seder packages and appetizer collections in addition to a la carte options.
For Easter, Zabar’s has several festive gift options. The brunch gift crate ($249) includes everything you need for a classic Easter brunch, from salmon caviar to yellow and white cookies. The treats gift ($109) features an assortment of sweet Easter confections, while the dinner collection ($119) delivers a home-style Easter meal with all the traditional favorites.
Butterfield Market
The Upper East Side’s Butterfield Market has meal packages for both Easter and Passover, available for pickup and delivery. For Easter, the market offers brunch and dinner bundles for six or 12 people, priced between $290 and $585. You can also order individual items, including starters, main courses, sides, desserts, drinks, and even flowers. For Passover, complete dinner packages are available for six people ($415) or 12 people ($860), with a variety of items that can be ordered a la carte, such as starters, seder essentials, main courses, sides, and desserts.
Citarella
The beloved Citarella food market is once again offering its delicious Passover catering options, with a selection of feasts starting at $220, featuring dishes like pomegranate-glazed salmon, braised brisket, and stuffed poussin. In addition, they sell an ultimate appetizer package ($75), a dessert package ($65), and all your Seder essentials, including matzoh, latkes, kugel, and more.
Eataly
The Italian gourmet marketplace Eataly is celebrating Easter with an abundance of sweet treats and decadent dessert bundles. The largest package ($237.99) brings the sweet taste of Italian colazione—traditional breakfast—to your table, featuring premium coffee beans, cookies, and more to ensure a delicious start to your holiday. Other bundles include “Easter in Italy” ($214.29), featuring favorite Easter treats like colombe and tortina from regions across the country, and “Pasqua All’Italiana” ($138.54), which showcases a curated selection of sweet and savory specialties from Eataly’s favorite regional producers.
Dickson’s Farmstand
For Easter, Dickson’s Farmstand is serving up a selection of savory hams, including a boneless heritage ham ($135.95), a sweetheart boneless mini ham ($33.98), a bone-in heritage ham ($135.92), and a cured fresh boneless gammon ham ($129.90).
Breads Bakery
Elevate your seder this Passover with a delightful array of flourless sweets from Breads Bakery. Highlights include Basque cheesecake ($46), chocolate hazelnut cake ($27), coconut chocolate chip cake ($16.95), a fresh fruit tart ($39), and the signature Passover dessert cake ($36). The bakery also has flourless cookies, such as almond joy macaroons ($12.95), coconut macaroons ($12.95), pistachio financiers ($13.95), and chocolate chip cookies ($12.95). For the seder table, the bakery is also cooking up matzoh ball soup ($17.95), haroset ($13.95), mushroom & herb brei ($22), and spinach & artichoke brei ($22).
Zucker’s Bagels & Smoked Fish
Bagels are taking a back seat at Zucker’s this Passover, with matzoh stepping in to fill their place. The renowned bagel shop is offering a Passover brunch for six ($99.95), featuring Zucker’s hand-sliced Nova lox, your choice of three cream cheeses, and their signature everything seasoning. A larger platter for 12 ($139.95) is also available, along with an Easter bagel brunch kit for six ($99.95).
Grace’s Marketplace
Grace’s Marketplace’s Second Avenue location announced a special Passover menu this year, ensuring you have everything you need for a seamless seder. The menu features a variety of starters, including potato latkes, housemade soup, and gefilte fish. For the main course, you can choose from a range of entrees, such as beef brisket, baby lamb chops, roast chicken, turkey breast, grilled salmon, and more, with varying portion sizes to accommodate your guests. In addition, there are plenty of side dishes, gravies, and desserts to complete your meal.
Stretch Pizza
Flatiron’s Stretch Pizza is introducing a brand-new pie just in time for Easter. Named “The Yolks On You,” ($24), the pizza features mozzarella, parmesan, asparagus, egg yolk, pickled red onion, and chives.
Russ & Daughters
The Lower East Side’s famous Russ & Daughters is showcasing its Jewish culinary expertise this Passover with seder essentials for eight to 12 guests ($310) and four to six guests ($160). The packages include classic items like chopped liver, matzoh ball soup, matzoh, potato kugel, macaroons, red horseradish, and more.
Dominique Ansel Workshop
Add sweetness to your Passover seder with Dominique Ansel Workshop’s delicious chocolate covered matzoh. Coated in decadent dark chocolate and sprinkled with roasted pistachios and Maldon sea salt, the bundle comes with four pieces ($25). For Easter, the shop is offering a variety of treats, from “peep-a-boo” chocolate marshmallow chicks to chocolate “egg-imals.” All of the sweets are available through April 20 at Dominique Ansel’s Soho and Flatiron locations.
Eli Zabar
There is no shortage of delicious food options this April, as Eli Zabar is offering extensive menus for both Easter and Passover. For each holiday, choose from a wide selection of starters, main courses, side dishes, and desserts. The Passover menu includes all your seder staples, from matzoh ball soup to brisket and everything in between. For more details on pricing and to place your order, you can find the dinner order form here.
Mangia
For over four decades, Mangia has been transforming the way New Yorkers approach breakfast and lunch, offering fresh ingredients and gourmet Italian fare. This Easter, the culinary icon is adding a touch of sweetness to your celebrations with themed cookies, lollipops, chocolate eggs, and, of course, chocolate bunnies. You can also choose from an assortment of macarons, cakes, cake pops, tarts, and pies. You can order online here.
Lysée
The Flatiron District’s pastry boutique Lysée is serving up some special Easter and Passover treats, including edible bunnies and eggs ($22), a box of four of their signature viennoiserie ($30), and babka ($36 for medium, $65 for large). You can place an order here.
Li-Lac Chocolates
Manhattan’s oldest chocolate house is ready to elevate your Easter celebrations with a cast of delicious chocolate characters. Festive treats include a giant gourmet chocolate egg ($325) that weighs 16 pounds and can feed 125, along with various-sized chocolate bunnies and Easter baskets. Discover more of Li-Lac’s Easter offerings here.
Murray’s Cheese
For those who’d rather forgo Easter egg hunting and look for cheese instead, Murray’s Cheese has a wide selection of gift boxes and platters to make your gathering truly delicious. Choose from several options, including French, Italian, and international cheeses. And, of course, you can also pick up Murray’s signature burrata, mozzarella, and other specialties. The cheese purveyor sells a selection of chocolate and sweets, from lemon and vanilla bean shortbread to chocolate-covered figs. You can learn more about Murray’s Easter offerings here.
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