Shabbat in Boston

Eruv: partial

Greater Boston Eruv Corp covers North and South Brookline, Brighton, Allston, Newton, South Newton, Nonantum and part of BU; Chabad Downtown states there is no eruv in Downtown Boston. Check weekly status on the status line 781-446-9797 or bostoneruv.org (page read 1 Nov: 31 Oct entry 'To be inspected', 12 Sep to 24 Oct 'UP!'). Weekly status ↗

The Butcherie

Full kosher supermarket with takeout counter, sandwiches and catering; no prepaid Shabbat meal programme confirmed

Hours: Sun-Tue 7:00-19:00, Wed 7:00-20:00, Thu 7:00-21:00, Fri 7:00-16:00, Sat closed · 617-731-9888

Kupel's Bake & Bagel

Pareve, listed Shomer Shabbat; Chabad notes many items are not Pas Yisroel or Chalav Yisroel

Hours: Opens 6:00 AM, closes 18:00 per Google; closed Shabbat (Google shows Sat open, listing says Shomer Shabbat); Friday close: call · 617-566-9528

Rami's

Israeli shawarma and falafel counter; closes early Friday, closed Sat

Hours: Sun-Thu 10:00-20:00, Fri 10:00-14:00, Sat closed · 617-738-3577

ZA'TAR Mediterranean Cuisine

Listed glatt meat; Google shows Fri close 16:30 which is after winter candle lighting, so call

Hours: Sun-Thu 11:30-19:45, Fri 11:30-16:30, Sat closed · 617-505-6504

Bonapita

Glatt meat, pareve and dairy (Chalav Stam) items; catering offered

Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00-17:00 per Google (confirm winter Friday close), Sat-Sun closed · 617-396-3909

The Kosher Wok

Chinese; Chabad lists it as 'Ramis Boston' at the same address and phone; closes early Friday, closed Sat

Hours: Sun 12:00-21:30, Mon-Thu 11:00-21:30, Fri 11:00-14:45, Sat closed · 617-264-7274

Pure Cold Press Juice & Salad Bar

Dairy or pareve status not confirmed, call; closes early Friday, closed Sat

Hours: Sun-Thu 8:00-21:00, Fri 8:00-15:00, Sat closed · 617-487-8948

Veggie Crust (Kosher) Brookline

Pas Yisrael, Chalav Yisrael, Bishul Yisrael; Google lists Saturday open, so not a Shabbat option; only this Veggie Crust branch is kosher

Hours: Tue-Sun 11:00-22:00, Mon closed (Google) · 617-383-5884

Catering by Andrew

Online Shabbat Dinner drop-off menu: challah $12, cholent $65-95, soup $15-16 per quart, gefilte fish $48, kugel $45; order online or call; its site (checked Nov 2026) says the Drop Off Menu, which holds the Shabbat Dinner category, needs 3 business days notice (so order by about Tuesday for Friday, confirm by phone) and individual kosher meals need 48 business hours; no Shabbat pickup time, delivery area or hotel delivery stated; KVH confirmed on its site

Hours: Mon-Thu 9:00-17:00, Fri 8:00-14:00, Sat-Sun closed · 617-731-6585 · office@cateringbyandrew.com · cateringbyandrew.flexcateringhq.com

Chabad of Downtown Boston Shabbat meals (RSVP)

Online RSVP form (pick Fri dinner and/or Shabbat morning service and kiddush), subject to availability, donation suggested, no price listed; none at this location Shabbat 6-7 Nov; no hotel delivery listed

Hours: — · 617-297-7282

Chabad of Greater Boston (Kenmore) Shabbat meals (RSVP)

Fri night dinner and Shabbat lunch by online RSVP (by Wednesday); visitors may RSVP, no set charge, contributions welcome; sponsor a meal $360 or a whole Shabbat $540; no hotel delivery listed

Hours: — · 617-424-1190 · chabadboston.org

Blacker's Bakeshop (Newton)

Pareve, Pas Yisroel, Shomer Shabbat; seasonal hours vary, call for Friday close

Hours: Tue-Thu 8:30-17:00, Fri 8:30-16:00, Sun 10:00-14:00, Sat and Mon closed (Google) · 617-332-2008

Milk Street Cafe (Downtown)

Its FAQ says everything is strictly kosher, meat is glatt, with three separate kitchens (meat, dairy, parve) and mashgichim on site (FAQ undated; kashrut.com's 2023 list shows it closed since covid, but its own site and Google show it open); closes before Shabbat and is closed Sat-Sun; catering Friday deliveries run until 3pm or 5pm depending on season; no Shabbat meals stated

Hours: Mon-Thu 7:00-15:00, Fri 7:00-14:30, Sat-Sun closed · 617-542-3663 · milkstreetcafe.com

Daughters of Israel Mikvah (women's, Brighton)

Booking: 617-782-9433 · info@bostonmikvah.org · bostonmikvah.org (open nightly; Shabbos and Yom Tov by appointment)

Mikvah Miriam (women's), Beth Menachem Chabad Newton

Booking: 617-244-1200 · jewishnewton.com (appointments via synagogue)

Beis Pinchus men's mikvah (Bostoner shul)

Booking: 617-734-5101 · bostonershul.org

• Hotel keys and lifts: Booking.com lists key-card access at the Courtyard, Arcadian, Hotel Commonwealth and Boston Park Plaza, and 2026 reviewers say one Courtyard elevator is often out of service; when you call, ask for a manual key and a low floor, and get the answer in writing.
• Downtown lunch: Milk Street Cafe (50 Milk St) is glatt kosher under the ORC with separate meat, dairy and parve kitchens, but closes 2:30 PM Friday and is closed Shabbat, so use it only on weekdays or for Friday lunch.
• Shabbat meals: request a host through the Young Israel of Brookline Shabbat Hospitality form (office@yibrookline.org) with ample notice, or RSVP to Chabad of Downtown Boston for Fri dinner and Shabbat kiddush; Chabad Downtown has no meals at Piedmont St on Shabbat 6-7 Nov.
• Stay in Coolidge Corner or along Beacon St in Brookline: inside the eruv and walkable to Young Israel; Young Israel's Visiting Brookline page lists hotels with guest discount codes and says to call each hotel about Shabbat room access.
• There is no eruv Downtown; the Greater Boston Eruv Corp covers Brookline, Newton, Brighton and part of BU. Check the weekly status line 781-446-9797 before carrying.
• Clocks changed on 1 Nov: Shabbat starts about 4:13 PM in early November. Harvard St shops close early Friday (Rami's 2:00, Kosher Wok 2:45, Pure Cold Press 3:00, Butcherie 4:00 per Google), so buy Shabbat food by Friday noon.
• Main hechsher is KVH (Rabbinical Council of New England); Kosher Wok and Blacker's use New England Kashruth Lemehadrin (Rabbi Aaron Hamaoui). Kupel's has items that are not Pas or Chalav Yisroel.
• Mikvah: Daughters of Israel is in Brighton (not Brookline), open nightly and by appointment on Shabbos; keilim mikvah at Young Israel of Brookline and at Daughters of Israel on Sundays 10:00-12:00.
• Outside the eruv: Hilton Garden Inn Boston Brookline (700 Brookline Ave) per Young Israel; at Crowne Plaza Newton only the entrance not facing Washington St is inside the eruv per the Eruv Corp. Young Israel says to call any hotel to request Shabbat access to your room.
• Chabad of Greater Boston (Kenmore) hosts Fri night dinner and Shabbat lunch by online reservation (RSVP by Wednesday, contributions welcome). Catering by Andrew sells a Shabbat Dinner menu online, but its office closes Fri 2:00 PM and its site asks 3 business days notice for the drop-off menu, so order early in the week. Its storefront is in Roslindale per its own site, Google and kashrut.com, while Young Israel's kosher list still shows 'Creative Pastries (Catering by Andrew)' in Brookline and the KVH 2026 Pesach list shows 402 Harvard St; verify before visiting.
• Not listed because unconfirmed (not because closed): Jerusalem Pita (10 Pleasant St, Brookline, 617-828-9629) has a Google listing (4.0 from 234 reviews, no hours) and Patch called it glatt kosher on 5 Jan 2012, but it is absent from the 2023 kashrut.com list and the Chabad Downtown and Young Israel kosher lists, so check its hechsher with KVH. Cafe Eilat: not found online as of Nov 2026 (no Google listing; checked Google, kashrut.com, Chabad Downtown and Young Israel lists); ask Chabad Center of Brookline on 617-739-1999.

Seen in older guides, checked Nov 2026: Ramis Boston (423 Harvard St) is Chabad's name for The Kosher Wok: Google shows The Kosher Wok at that address and phone. Listed above as The Kosher Wok