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ArgentinaLive South America · 100 certified places Latin America's biggest Jewish community: a big kosher scene and many shuls in Buenos Aires, Chabad in Patagonia and the Andes, and nothing kosher at the falls. Good in several cities ArubaLive Central America & Caribbean · 9 certified places A small but easy kosher beach trip: a year-round kosher steakhouse and pizza truck at the Hyatt, and Chabad for Shabbat meals, minyan and kosher groceries. A few certified spots AustraliaLive Oceania · 101 certified places Two real kosher cities: Melbourne's Caulfield and Balaclava and Sydney's Rose Bay and Bondi, each with eruv, shuls and dozens of certified places; then the reef, the Outback and Tasmania with packed food and Chabad. Good in several cities AustriaLive Europe · 28 certified places Vienna's Leopoldstadt has a good choice of certified places, a kosher hotel and a working eruv; beyond it, Chabad Salzburg and kosher deliveries across the Alps. Good in one city AzerbaijanLive Middle East · 3 certified places Chabad, two synagogues, a mikvah and a new Chabad-supervised restaurant in central Baku, plus the Mountain Jewish Red Village near Quba. A few certified spots BahamasLive Central America & Caribbean · 4 certified places All the kosher food in the Bahamas sits in one resort: a glatt kosher restaurant, a dairy food truck and Shabbat meals at the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar, under Chabad. A few certified spots BelgiumLive Europe · 26 certified places Antwerp's Chassidic Jewish quarter: certified restaurants, kosher bakeries, dozens of shuls and an eruv, with Brussels, Bruges and Ghent as easy day trips. Good in several cities BelizeLive Central America & Caribbean · 1 certified places One Chabad House on Ambergris Caye, with a kosher meat kitchen and Shabbos meals; everywhere else in Belize, bring your own food. A few certified spots BrazilLive South America · 58 certified places São Paulo's kosher scene and weekly-checked eruv, a real kosher week in Rio, and Chabad from the Amazon to the Bahia beaches. Good in several cities BulgariaLive Europe · 9 certified places Chabad and a few certified places in Sofia, mehadrin ski Shabbos in Bansko, summer Chabad on the Black Sea, and the Pele Yoetz's kever. Good in one city CambodiaLive Asia · 3 certified places One strong Chabad base in Phnom Penh, with a kosher restaurant, shop and mikvah, and kosher delivery to Angkor and anywhere else in Cambodia. A few certified spots CanadaLive North America · 228 certified places Two big kosher cities, Toronto and Montreal, with eruvin and hundreds of certified spots, plus Chabad meals from Niagara and Quebec City to the Rockies. Major kosher destination ChileLive South America · 12 certified places A small, solid kosher scene in Santiago's Lo Barnechea and Las Condes: certified sushi, pizza, steaks and takeaways, Jabad and Aish, a mikvah and an eruv. Elsewhere, bring food. Good in one city ChinaLive Asia · 9 certified places Kosher China runs on Chabad: kitchens in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan and Chengdu, Shabbos tables for travellers, and Shanghai's refugee story. Good in one city ColombiaLive South America · 23 certified places A small certified scene in Bogotá and lively Chabad houses in Medellín, Cartagena, San Andrés and Salento: plan your Shabbos and security registration ahead. Good in one city Costa RicaLive Central America & Caribbean · 13 certified places Chabad in five towns, a kosher hotel in Jacó and Santa Teresa, a kosher supermarket in San José: Costa Rica works for kosher travellers who plan ahead. Good in one city CroatiaLive Europe · 3 certified places No kosher restaurants, but Chabad in Zagreb feeds travellers country-wide, and Dubrovnik and Split hold two of Europe's oldest Sephardi synagogues. Chabad / bring your own CuraçaoLive Central America & Caribbean · 5 certified places No kosher restaurants, but Chabad's takeout delivers island-wide, Shabbos is warm at Shaarei Tsedek, and the 1732 Snoa is the Americas' oldest synagogue in use. Chabad / bring your own CyprusLive Europe · 34 certified places Chabad Houses, one national hechsher and dozens of certified places across Larnaca, Limassol, Paphos, Ayia Napa and Latchi, plus mehadrin kosher hotels. Good in several cities CzechiaLive Europe · 18 certified places Prague's Jewish Quarter: the Altneuschul, the Maharal's kever, Chabad and a good choice of certified places to eat, with Moravia's kivrei tzaddikim a drive away. Good in one city Côte d'IvoireLive Africa · 1 certified places One warm Chabad house in Abidjan: Shabbos minyan, Shabbos meal packs and kosher take-away delivered to your hotel, by order. A few certified spots DenmarkLive Europe · 4 certified places Scandinavia's kosher restaurant, a daily minyan, a mikveh and Chabad Shabbos in central Copenhagen, plus a kosher shop and moving 1943 rescue history. Good in one city Dominican RepublicLive Central America & Caribbean · 5 certified places Chabad in Santo Domingo with a kosher restaurant, market and mikvah, a new Chabad on the North Coast, and kosher meals delivered to any beach resort. A few certified spots EcuadorLive South America · 5 certified places Chabad-supervised kosher in Guayaquil, Chabad houses in Quito and surf-town Montañita, and sealed kosher meals shipped to your Galápagos boat. Good in one city El SalvadorLive Central America & Caribbean · 3 certified places A Chabad kitchen on the surf coast at El Tunco and an Orthodox Sephardi shul with a mikvah and a kosher mini-market in San Salvador. A few certified spots EstoniaLive Europe · 2 certified places Tallinn's synagogue runs a kosher shop, pre-ordered hot meals, Shabbos meals and a newly renovated mikvah, all at one address. A few certified spots FinlandLive Europe · 4 certified places A community café, a supermarket kosher meat counter, Chabad meals, a 1906 Orthodox shul and Finland's only mikveh, all in central Helsinki. A few certified spots FranceLive Europe · 510 certified places Europe's biggest kosher scene: hundreds of certified places in Paris, real kosher cities in Marseille, Lyon, Strasbourg and Nice, and a summer kosher Riviera. Major kosher destination GeorgiaLive Middle East · 23 certified places Khinkali under a hechsher: Chabad, a good choice of certified places and kosher hotels in Tbilisi, plus a kosher Black Sea base in Batumi. Good in one city GermanyLive Europe · 32 certified places Kosher restaurants in Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich and Cologne, Chabad in a dozen more cities, and Rashi's Worms an hour from Frankfurt. Good in one city GhanaLive Africa · 2 certified places A warm Chabad house in Accra with a synagogue, mikvah, Shabbos meals, a kosher meal plan and a small kosher store. No restaurants. A few certified spots GibraltarLive Europe · 5 certified places A 300-year-old Sephardi community under the Rock: four historic shuls five minutes apart, daily minyanim, a meat and a dairy restaurant, and famous hospitality. Good in one city GreeceLive Europe · 15 certified places Chabad-run kosher Greece: a real base in Athens, one Chabad restaurant each in Thessaloniki, Rhodes and Crete, and delivered meals for the other islands. Good in one city GrenadaLive Central America & Caribbean · 3 certified places The Spice Isle has one kosher address: Chabad in True Blue, by the medical school, with a kosher store, takeout delivered to your hotel and Shabbos meals. A few certified spots GuatemalaLive Central America & Caribbean · 7 certified places Chabad kitchens in Guatemala City, Antigua and Lake Atitlán make Guatemala one of the easiest kosher trips in Central America, with mikvaos in two towns. Good in one city Hong KongLive Asia · 9 certified places Two compact kosher hubs: the JCC, Ohel Leah and an eruv in Mid-Levels, and a glatt Sephardi restaurant and Chabad in Tsim Sha Tsui. Macau is a packed-lunch day trip. Good in one city HungaryLive Europe · 20 certified places Budapest's compact certified kosher quarter inside the Pest eruv, grand synagogues, and the kevarim of Kerestir, Liska and Ujhel in the Tokaj hills. Good in one city IcelandLive Europe · 2 certified places Europe's smallest Jewish community, with a new Chabad-run Jewish centre in Reykjavik: Shabbos meals, a kosher shop, a supermarket kosher list and natural hot-spring mikvah. A few certified spots IndiaLive Asia · 15 certified places Kosher India is Chabad India: year-round kitchens in Mumbai and Delhi, seasonal Chabad houses from Goa to the Himalaya, and synagogues from 1568. Good in one city IrelandLive Europe · 3 certified places A small, warm community in south Dublin: one kosher deli, Chabad Shabbos meals and one Orthodox shul. Elsewhere in Ireland, bring your own food. A few certified spots IsraelLive Middle East · 1,001 certified places The world's easiest place to keep kosher: almost everything is certified, Jerusalem has hundreds of options, and the whole country stops for Shabbos. Major kosher destination ItalyLive Europe · 77 certified places Kosher Rome's Ghetto, Venice's first ghetto and Florence's great synagogue, with certified food in all four cities. Chabad covers the lakes, Naples and the coast. Good in several cities JamaicaLive Central America & Caribbean · 2 certified places Chabad in Montego Bay runs a kosher falafel spot on the Hip Strip, delivers meals to hotels and villas, and hosts Shabbat meals, a minyan and a mikvah. A few certified spots JapanLive Asia · 7 certified places Kosher Japan runs on Chabad: one Tokyo restaurant, meals delivered nationwide, and warm Shabbos tables in Tokyo, Kyoto and Kobe. Plan ahead and it works. A few certified spots KazakhstanLive Asia · 2 certified places Chabad in seven cities, a kosher shop and open Shabbos meals in Almaty, and the kever of the Lubavitcher Rebbe's father. A few certified spots KenyaLive Africa · 3 certified places Safari country with one strong kosher base: Chabad in Nairobi's Gigiri, with Shabbos meals, a restaurant by reservation and packed safari meals. A few certified spots LatviaLive Europe · 2 certified places Riga has a Chabad house with a kosher shop and kitchen, two shuls and a mikvah; Jūrmala adds summer Shabbos dinners by the sea. Good in one city LithuaniaLive Europe · 2 certified places The Jerusalem of Lithuania: the Vilna Gaon's kever, Chabad Shabbos meals and pre-ordered kosher lunches in Vilnius, and a kosher student centre in Kaunas. A few certified spots MexicoLive North America · 136 certified places Mexico City's big certified kosher scene and Polanco eruv, plus Chabad-run kosher food from Cancún, Playa and Tulum to Cabo. Major kosher destination MoldovaLive Europe · 1 certified places One busy Chabad house in Chișinău: a glatt kosher restaurant, Shabbos meals, a synagogue and mikvaos — and hotels a few minutes' walk away. A few certified spots MontenegroLive Europe · 3 certified places Two Chabad houses, three certified restaurants and a beach-resort Shabbos in Budva: kosher Montenegro is small, warm and easy to plan. Good in one city MoroccoLive Africa · 29 certified places Mellahs, tzaddikim and a living community: certified kosher food in Casablanca, a small scene in Marrakech, and bring-your-own everywhere else. Good in one city NepalLive Asia · 1 certified places Chabad's Kathmandu house is the kosher heart of the Himalayas: an Israeli-style meat restaurant, Shabbos meals and the world's biggest Pesach seder. A few certified spots NetherlandsLive Europe · 17 certified places Amsterdam's compact kosher scene under one rabbinate, an eruv, the Portuguese Synagogue and Anne Frank House; elsewhere, historic shuls and packed lunches. Good in one city New ZealandLive Oceania · 4 certified places Two kosher bases, Auckland's Kosher Deli and Wellington's community centre, with Chabad Shabbos meals; on the road, everything is self-catering. A few certified spots NicaraguaLive Central America & Caribbean · 3 certified places San Juan del Sur's long-running Chabad has a mehadrin meat restaurant, a dairy café, Shabbos meals and a mikvah, and it supervises a luxury kosher option at Nekupe. A few certified spots NigeriaLive Africa · 3 certified places Chabad houses in Abuja and Lagos, a mikvah and a click-and-collect kosher store. No restaurants: order through Chabad and read the security advice. A few certified spots NorwayLive Europe · 3 certified places No kosher restaurant: a community shop open on Wednesdays, a supervised caterer, Chabad Shabbos and an Orthodox shul in Oslo, and a historic shul in Trondheim. A few certified spots PanamaLive Central America & Caribbean · 90 certified places Central America's kosher capital: 90 certified places, an eruv and daily minyanim in walkable Paitilla, an hour from the canal and the rainforest. Major kosher destination PeruLive South America · 11 certified places Chabad-run kosher Peru: a full Chabad hub in Lima with meat and dairy restaurants and mikvaos, busy traveller Chabad houses in Cusco and Pisac, and kosher food delivered to the treks. Good in one city PhilippinesLive Asia · 12 certified places Chabad kosher kitchens in Manila and on five islands, a Sephardi community in Makati and an independent certified restaurant: island-hop with Shabbos at a Chabad house. Good in one city PolandLive Europe · 23 certified places Kivrei tzaddikim and Holocaust memory, with kosher bases in Kraków and Warsaw and a full Hachnasas Orchim at the Rebbe Reb Elimelech's kever in Lizhensk. Good in one city PortugalLive Europe · 13 certified places Small kosher scene, big history: Genesis and Shaaré Tikvá in Lisbon, Chabad in Cascais, Porto's Kadoorie synagogue, and glatt kosher Noah in the Algarve. A few certified spots Puerto RicoLive Central America & Caribbean · 3 certified places One Chabad hub in Isla Verde, one kosher restaurant in San Juan, daily minyan, a mikvah and an eruv: easy US-style kosher beach trips. Good in one city RomaniaLive Europe · 9 certified places Mehadrin meat and dairy restaurants and Chabad in Bucharest, a kosher mountain hotel in Predeal, and the rebbes' ohel in Sighet. Good in one city RussiaLive Europe · 26 certified places Certified kosher food in Moscow and St Petersburg, great synagogues, Chabad Shabbos meals and the graves of three Lubavitcher Rebbes. Governments advise against travel now. Good in one city Saint LuciaLive Central America & Caribbean · 3 certified places Chabad in Rodney Bay delivers kosher meals to your hotel, hosts Shabbos and a Monday barbecue. No kosher restaurants, so order ahead. A few certified spots SingaporeLive Asia · 4 certified places A safe, easy Asian stopover with a daily minyan, two certified restaurants, a kosher shop and Shabbos meals, all around one historic synagogue. Good in one city SlovakiaLive Europe · 2 certified places The Chasam Sofer's kever in Bratislava, with Chabad's mehadrin catering, Shabbos meals and guest rooms — and no kosher restaurant in the country. A few certified spots South AfricaLive Africa · 107 certified places Johannesburg is one of the great kosher cities of the diaspora; Sea Point makes Cape Town easy, and kosher safaris are arranged with Beth Din-listed operators. Major kosher destination South KoreaLive Asia · 3 certified places Kosher Korea is Chabad of Korea in Seoul: the country's only kosher restaurant, Shabbat meals, a shul, a mikvah and kosher meals delivered as far as Busan. A few certified spots SpainLive Europe · 37 certified places Sefarad's synagogues and juderías, with kosher bases in Madrid, Barcelona, Marbella and Ibiza and Chabad Shabbos meals across the country. Good in one city Sri LankaLive Asia · 4 certified places A string of Chabad houses with kosher kitchens, from Colombo to the surf towns of the south and the hills of Ella. Message ahead: some run by season. A few certified spots SwedenLive Europe · 8 certified places No kosher restaurant, but a well-stocked community kosher shop, pre-order caterers, two Orthodox shuls and Chabad Shabbos in Stockholm, plus Chabad in Gothenburg and Malmö. Good in one city SwitzerlandLive Europe · 29 certified places Zurich's kosher bakery, butcher, supermarkets and eruv, Geneva's community restaurant, and kosher hotels and summer minyanim in Davos, Arosa, St. Moritz and Engelberg. Good in several cities TaiwanLive Asia · 5 certified places Kosher Taiwan is one address in Taipei: Chabad's Jewish Community Center, with the island's only kosher restaurant, Shabbat meals, a shul and a mikvah. A few certified spots TanzaniaLive Africa · 5 certified places Three Chabad houses cover the classic trip: Arusha for safari and Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar's Nungwi for the beach, and Dar es Salaam. A few certified spots ThailandLive Asia · 44 certified places Chabad-run kosher Thailand: dozens of certified places, Chabad houses with Shabbos meals, Koh Samui's kosher strip and a kosher hotel in Pattaya. Good in several cities TunisiaLive Africa · 5 certified places Djerba's ancient Jewish quarter has shuls, brik and kosher grills run by the community; Tunis has a Chabad yeshiva and a kosher butcher. Everything else is self-catered. A few certified spots TurkeyLive Middle East · 17 certified places Istanbul has one kosher restaurant, glatt caterers that deliver to hotels, Chabad Shabbos meals and daily minyanim; the rest of Turkey means self-catering. A few certified spots UgandaLive Africa · 5 certified places Gorillas, the Nile and one lively kosher base: Chabad in Kampala, with Yochi's Deli, safari catering and big Shabbos tables. A few certified spots UkraineLive Europe · 21 certified places Community kosher food in Kyiv, Dnipro, Odesa and Uman, and the great kevarim of Chassidus — but a country at war that every government says not to visit. Good in one city United Arab EmiratesLive Middle East · 13 certified places Dubai has a compact certified kosher scene, a kosher supermarket and hotel delivery; Abu Dhabi has the Abrahamic Family House synagogue. Check security advice first. Good in one city United KingdomLive Europe · 170 certified places London and Manchester rank with Europe's best kosher cities: hundreds of certified places, eruvin and minyanim. Beyond them, Chabad and packed food. Good in several cities United StatesLive North America · 1,239 certified places The world's biggest kosher scene outside Israel: Manhattan steakhouses, Brooklyn bakeries, Queens grills, and walkable Shabbos in dozens of frum neighbourhoods. Major kosher destination UruguayLive South America · 7 certified places A small, organised community: Chabad's kosher café in Montevideo, a handful of rabbinate-certified cafés and kosher-night restaurants, and a summer scene in Punta del Este. Good in one city UzbekistanLive Asia · 2 certified places Bukharian Jewish heritage on the Silk Road, with Chabad's mehadrin catering delivered anywhere in the country and a daily minyan in Tashkent. A few certified spots VenezuelaLive South America · 18 certified places A small, tight-knit Jewish community in Caracas with supervised restaurants, butchers, shuls and mikvaos, recovering from the June 2026 earthquakes. Good in one city VietnamLive Asia · 6 certified places Chabad kosher restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Hoi An and Sapa, all under Kosher Vietnam, plus kosher delivery to hotels across the country. Good in one city AfghanistanGuide Asia No Jews, no kosher food, and governments say do not travel. The last Jewish resident left in 2021; Dubai is the nearest kosher hub. Nothing kosher AlbaniaGuide Europe Chabad in Tirana serves Shabbos meals and kosher food by reservation; elsewhere in Albania there is no kosher food, so bring your own. Chabad / bring your own AlgeriaGuide Africa No working synagogue, no Chabad and no kosher food in a country that once had 140,000 Jews. Bring everything; Tunis and Casablanca are the nearest kosher bases. Nothing kosher AndorraGuide Europe A new Chabad house and a small Moroccan-rooted community, but no kosher restaurant or shop. Bring your food, and plan Shabbos with Chabad well ahead. Chabad / bring your own AngolaGuide Africa A Chabad House in Luanda for business travellers, but no kosher restaurants anywhere. Call Chabad ahead and bring your own food. Chabad / bring your own Antigua and BarbudaGuide Central America & Caribbean No Chabad, no community and no certified kosher food on Antigua or Barbuda. Bring everything you need, or base yourself on a nearby island with Chabad. Nothing kosher ArmeniaGuide Middle East · 1 certified places One synagogue in Yerevan with a Chabad-trained chief rabbi, kosher food by arrangement and an online kosher shop, but no kosher restaurant: bring food. Chabad / bring your own BahrainGuide Middle East · 1 certified places The Gulf's only historic Jewish community and synagogue, but no rabbi, no Chabad and no kosher restaurant. Bring your food or plan kosher meals in Dubai. Chabad / bring your own BangladeshGuide Asia No Jewish community, Chabad or kosher food, and Israeli passports are not accepted. Bring sealed food; the nearest Chabad houses are in Kathmandu and Bangkok. Nothing kosher BarbadosGuide Central America & Caribbean · 1 certified places A Chabad house in Holetown with Shabbat meals and limited takeout, a 1650s synagogue in Bridgetown, and no kosher restaurant: plan to self-cater. Chabad / bring your own BelarusGuide Europe Chabad and a small Orthodox community in Minsk, mikvaos in three cities, but no confirmed certified restaurant: bring your food. Governments advise against travel. Chabad / bring your own BeninGuide Africa No Chabad, no synagogue and no certified kosher food in Benin. Bring your own food; the nearest Chabad is in Lagos, Nigeria. Nothing kosher BhutanGuide Asia No Jewish community or kosher food. Bhutan welcomes visitors through licensed tours; bring sealed food and plan Shabbos in Kathmandu or New Delhi. Nothing kosher BoliviaGuide South America · 1 certified places A backpackers' Chabad House in La Paz and Shabbos tables in Cochabamba, but no certified restaurant you can count on. Confirm before you travel and carry sealed food for Uyuni. Chabad / bring your own Bosnia and HerzegovinaGuide Europe A deep Sephardi history and one working synagogue in Sarajevo, but no Chabad and no certified kosher food: bring everything you eat. Chabad / bring your own BotswanaGuide Africa World-class safari but no Chabad, no synagogue and no kosher food. Bring everything from Johannesburg or book a kosher safari. Nothing kosher BruneiGuide Asia No Jewish community and no kosher food in Brunei. Bring everything, including kiddush wine (declared), and keep Shabbos in Singapore. Nothing kosher Burkina FasoGuide Africa The UK advises against all travel to Burkina Faso. There is no Chabad, synagogue or certified kosher food; travellers must bring everything. Nothing kosher BurundiGuide Africa No Jewish community, Chabad or kosher food: bring everything you need. The nearest Chabad is in Kigali, Rwanda. Nothing kosher CameroonGuide Africa No Chabad and no certified kosher food in Cameroon. Bring your own food; a small local Jewish community exists but has no services for visitors. Nothing kosher Cape VerdeGuide Africa No Chabad, synagogue or certified kosher food in Cape Verde, but moving Sephardi heritage: restored 19th-century Jewish cemeteries on three islands. Bring your food. Nothing kosher Central African RepublicGuide Africa No Chabad, synagogue or kosher food, and the UK advises against all travel outside Bangui. Bring all your food. Nothing kosher ChadGuide Africa No Chabad, synagogue or kosher food in Chad, and the UK advises against all but essential travel even to N'Djamena. Bring all your food. Nothing kosher ComorosGuide Africa No Jewish community, Chabad or kosher food on the Comoros. Bring all your food; the nearest Chabad houses are in Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam and Mauritius. Nothing kosher CubaGuide Central America & Caribbean Three Havana synagogues, an Orthodox shul with a free Shabbat table and a mikvah, but no kosher restaurant or shop for visitors and severe shortages: bring your food. Chabad / bring your own DR CongoGuide Africa · 1 certified places Kinshasa is home to Chabad of Central Africa: a shul, a mikvah and kosher meat by order. No kosher restaurant; plan meals with the rabbi. Chabad / bring your own DjiboutiGuide Africa No Chabad, minyan or kosher food in Djibouti. The old grand synagogue's façade still stands in the city centre. Bring all your food; Addis Ababa's Chabad is the nearest. Nothing kosher DominicaGuide Central America & Caribbean The Caribbean's nature island has no Chabad, no community and no certified kosher food. Bring everything and plan a self-catered trip. Nothing kosher EgyptGuide Africa Pyramids, the Nile and ancient synagogues, but no kosher restaurant, no Chabad and only a handful of elderly Jews. Bring every meal. Nothing kosher Equatorial GuineaGuide Africa No Chabad, synagogue or kosher food in Equatorial Guinea. Bring all your food; the nearest Chabad houses are in Nigeria. Nothing kosher EritreaGuide Africa No kosher food or minyan, but Asmara keeps its 1906 synagogue and Jewish cemetery, cared for by the country's last Jew. Bring all your food. Nothing kosher EswatiniGuide Africa A small kingdom with a tiny Jewish community but no synagogue, no Chabad and no kosher food. Bring everything from Johannesburg or Durban. Nothing kosher EthiopiaGuide Africa · 1 certified places Addis Ababa has a Chabad house with kosher food and Shabbos meals, plus a shul inside the airport; elsewhere, bring your own. Chabad / bring your own FijiGuide Oceania No Chabad, no shul and no kosher food in Fiji: bring sealed supplies, ask your rav about the dateline, and use Auckland or Sydney as your kosher hub. Nothing kosher GabonGuide Africa No Chabad, synagogue or kosher food in Gabon. Bring all your food; the nearest Chabad houses are in Kinshasa and Nigeria. Nothing kosher GambiaGuide Africa No synagogue, Chabad house or certified kosher food in The Gambia. A beach holiday here means bringing all your own food. Nothing kosher GuineaGuide Africa No Chabad, no synagogue and no certified kosher food in Guinea. Bring all your food; the nearest Chabad is in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Nothing kosher Guinea-BissauGuide Africa No synagogue, Chabad house or certified kosher food in Guinea-Bissau. Bring all your food; the nearest Chabad is in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Nothing kosher GuyanaGuide South America No kosher restaurant or shop, but a small Chabad-led community in Georgetown will welcome you for Shabbat if you message ahead. Bring your own food. Chabad / bring your own HaitiGuide Central America & Caribbean No kosher food, synagogue or rabbi, and the US advises against all travel. The nearest kosher base is Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. Nothing kosher HondurasGuide Central America & Caribbean · 1 certified places A new Chabad House on Roatán cooks kosher food and hosts Shabbos; the mainland has small communities but nothing kosher for travellers. Bring food. Chabad / bring your own IndonesiaGuide Asia No kosher restaurant anywhere: Chabad Bali in Seminyak does Shabbos meals and food by order, and Tondano has an Orthodox shul. Bring the rest. Chabad / bring your own IranGuide Asia One of the world's oldest Jewish communities, with shuls, mikvaos and kosher food for locals, and the kever of Esther and Mordechai. The US and UK say do not travel. Chabad / bring your own IraqGuide Middle East The kevarim of Yechezkel, Ezra and Nahum and the roots of Bavel, but only a few Jews left and no kosher food. The US says do not travel. Nothing kosher JordanGuide Middle East Petra, Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea with no kosher food, no community and no Chabad. Bring everything; Eilat's kosher restaurants are just over the border from Aqaba. Nothing kosher KiribatiGuide Oceania No Jewish community or kosher food in Kiribati, strict food quarantine, and a hard dateline question: plan with your rav and travel fully self-sufficient. Nothing kosher KuwaitGuide Middle East No Jewish community, no Chabad and no kosher food; Israeli passport holders cannot enter. Bring everything, or base yourself in Dubai. Nothing kosher KyrgyzstanGuide Asia A Chabad rabbi and one synagogue with a daily minyan in Bishkek, but no kosher restaurants or kosher-marked products: bring your food. Chabad / bring your own LaosGuide Asia No kosher food, synagogue or Chabad in Laos since June 2026. Bring sealed food and spend Shabbos in Chiang Mai or Hanoi. Nothing kosher LebanonGuide Middle East About 20 Jews, a restored but silent synagogue in Beirut and no kosher food. The US says do not travel; Cyprus is the nearest kosher base. Nothing kosher LesothoGuide Africa A mountain kingdom with no synagogue, no Chabad and no kosher food. Bring everything from Johannesburg or Durban. Nothing kosher LiberiaGuide Africa No synagogue, Chabad house or certified kosher food in Liberia. Bring all your food; the nearest Chabad is in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Nothing kosher LibyaGuide Africa No Jews have lived in Libya since 2004 and there is no kosher food. Two Jewish visitors were detained in 2025 for praying in a Tripoli synagogue. Nothing kosher LiechtensteinGuide Europe No synagogue, no Chabad and no kosher food. Bring your own, or visit as a day trip from Zurich or the kosher hotels of Davos and Arosa. Nothing kosher LuxembourgGuide Europe · 2 certified places No kosher restaurant, but an Orthodox synagogue, a mikvah, and a Chabad house that sells kosher products and takes meal orders. Plan to self-cater. Chabad / bring your own MadagascarGuide Africa Lemurs and baobabs, a small new Jewish community near the capital, and no kosher food for travellers: bring your own. Nothing kosher MalawiGuide Africa No Jewish community, no Chabad and no kosher food. Bring everything, and use Lusaka or Johannesburg as your kosher base. Nothing kosher MalaysiaGuide Asia No Chabad, no synagogue and no kosher food: bring everything, or base yourself in Singapore. Israeli passports are generally refused. Nothing kosher MaldivesGuide Asia No Chabad, no kosher food, and Israeli passports are refused. Holders of other passports bring sealed food and plan a quiet, self-catered Shabbos. Nothing kosher MaliGuide Africa The UK advises against all travel to Mali. There is no Chabad, synagogue or certified kosher food; Timbuktu's Jewish history cannot be visited safely. Nothing kosher MaltaGuide Europe · 1 certified places No kosher restaurant right now, but Chabad in Sliema sells packed Shabbos food and some kosher products, and there is a Shabbos-morning minyan in Ta' Xbiex. Chabad / bring your own Marshall IslandsGuide Oceania No Jewish community or kosher food in the Marshall Islands: bring everything from Honolulu or Brisbane, plan around twice-weekly flights, and ask your rav about the dateline. Nothing kosher MauritaniaGuide Africa No Jewish life and no kosher food in Mauritania, and Israel tells its citizens to avoid all travel here. If you go, bring every meal and keep a low profile. Nothing kosher MauritiusGuide Africa · 1 certified places Beach island with a Chabad house in Grand Baie for Shabbos and kosher meals to order, and a powerful Holocaust-era memorial. A few certified spots MicronesiaGuide Oceania No Jewish community or kosher food anywhere in the Federated States of Micronesia: bring everything via Honolulu or Guam and ask your rav about the dateline. Nothing kosher MonacoGuide Europe · 3 certified places No kosher restaurant or shop, but an active shul and Chabad, two mikvaos, Shabbos meals to order and kosher aisles in three supermarkets. Nice's kosher restaurants are a short train ride away. A few certified spots MongoliaGuide Asia No kosher food, synagogue or Chabad house in Mongolia: bring everything you eat. The nearest kosher kitchens are in Beijing and Seoul. Nothing kosher MozambiqueGuide Africa A century-old synagogue in Maputo and beautiful beaches, but no Chabad and no kosher food. Bring everything from Johannesburg. Chabad / bring your own MyanmarGuide Asia No kosher food and no Chabad since the Yangon Chabad house closed; one historic synagogue. The US says do not travel. Bangkok is the nearest kosher base. Nothing kosher NamibiaGuide Africa · 1 certified places No kosher restaurants, but an active Chabad House in Windhoek that hosts Shabbos and delivers kosher meals and safari lunch boxes across the country. A few certified spots NauruGuide Oceania No Jewish community or kosher food on Nauru, a firm friend of Israel: bring everything and cash from Brisbane, arrange your visa first, and ask your rav about the dateline. Nothing kosher NigerGuide Africa No Chabad, no community and no certified kosher food in Niger, and the UK advises against all travel. If you must go, bring every meal with you. Nothing kosher North KoreaGuide Asia No Jewish community and no kosher food in North Korea. US passports are invalid for travel there, and the UK advises against all but essential travel. Nothing kosher North MacedoniaGuide Europe A powerful Holocaust memorial and an old Sephardi story, but no Chabad and no kosher food. Bring your own, or base yourself in Thessaloniki. Chabad / bring your own OmanGuide Middle East Mountains, wadis and desert with no Jewish community, no Chabad and no kosher food. Self-cater completely; Dubai is the nearest kosher hub. Nothing kosher PakistanGuide Asia No Jewish community or kosher food, and Israel's security council says avoid the country. Bring sealed food; Dubai is the nearest kosher hub. Nothing kosher PalauGuide Oceania World-class diving but no Jewish community or kosher food in Palau: bring everything from Manila, Taipei or Tokyo and ask your rav about the dateline. Nothing kosher Papua New GuineaGuide Oceania No Jewish community, Chabad or kosher food in Papua New Guinea: travel fully self-sufficient, mind the security advice, and ask your rav about the dateline. Nothing kosher ParaguayGuide South America A small community in Asunción with an active Chabad house and mikvah, but no kosher restaurant: arrange food with Chabad and bring what you need. Chabad / bring your own QatarGuide Middle East No Jewish community, no Chabad and no kosher food in Qatar, and Israel rates it Level 4. Most kosher travellers only change planes in Doha. Nothing kosher Republic of the CongoGuide Africa No Chabad or kosher food in the Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa's Chabad is just across the river, in another country; bring your own food. Nothing kosher RwandaGuide Africa · 1 certified places Gorillas and a moving memorial; one Chabad house in Kigali for Shabbos and kosher food — book ahead. Chabad / bring your own Saint Kitts and NevisGuide Central America & Caribbean No Chabad and no kosher food, but Nevis holds one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the Caribbean. Bring all your food. Nothing kosher Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesGuide Central America & Caribbean No Chabad and no kosher food anywhere in the islands, and bringing food in needs an import licence. Plan carefully; Chabad of St. Lucia is the nearest help. Nothing kosher SamoaGuide Oceania No Jewish community or kosher food in Samoa, and a real Shabbos question since it jumped the date line in 2011: ask your rav, self-cater, and stock up in Auckland. Nothing kosher San MarinoGuide Europe No synagogue, no Chabad and no kosher food. Visit for a day with your own food; Florence and Bologna are the nearest kosher bases. Nothing kosher Saudi ArabiaGuide Middle East No synagogue, Chabad house or certified kosher restaurant. A private Jewish centre in Riyadh sells kosher meals by order. Check travel advice first: airports are under attack. Chabad / bring your own SenegalGuide Africa No Chabad, no synagogue and no certified kosher food in Senegal. Bring your own food and plan a private Shabbos. Nothing kosher SerbiaGuide Europe · 1 certified places One Chabad house in Belgrade with Shabbos meals, sandwiches by order and a mikvah — no kosher shops or restaurants anywhere in Serbia. Chabad / bring your own SeychellesGuide Africa Dream beaches but no Chabad, synagogue or certified kosher food: pack sealed meals and pick kosher-symbol goods in supermarkets. Nothing kosher Sierra LeoneGuide Africa No synagogue, Chabad house or certified kosher food in Sierra Leone; Chabad of Central Africa visits Freetown from time to time. Bring all your food. Nothing kosher SloveniaGuide Europe No kosher food, no Chabad house and no regular minyan — bring your own, and base Shabbos in Zagreb, Trieste, Venice or Vienna. Nothing kosher Solomon IslandsGuide Oceania No Jewish community or kosher food in the Solomon Islands: bring everything from Brisbane, take care in Honiara and ask your rav about the dateline. Nothing kosher SomaliaGuide Africa The UK advises against all travel to Somalia outside three Somaliland regions. There is no Jewish community or kosher food; the nearest Chabad houses are in Nairobi and Addis Ababa. Nothing kosher South SudanGuide Africa The UK advises against all travel to South Sudan. There is no Jewish community, Chabad or kosher food; the nearest Chabad is in Kampala. Nothing kosher SudanGuide Africa The UK advises against all travel to Sudan because of the war. There is no Jewish community or kosher food, and a passport with Israeli stamps is refused entry. Nothing kosher SurinameGuide South America One of the oldest Jewish communities in the Americas, with a sand-floored synagogue and the Jodensavanne ruins, but no kosher food. Bring everything you will eat. Chabad / bring your own SyriaGuide Middle East About six elderly Jews, ruined and padlocked synagogues, and the kever of Rabbi Chaim Vital, but no kosher food. The UK and US advise against all travel. Nothing kosher São Tomé and PríncipeGuide Africa No Jewish community or kosher food today, but a moving history: Jewish children were deported here from Portugal in 1496. Bring all your food. Nothing kosher TajikistanGuide Asia One small synagogue in Dushanbe, no rabbi and no kosher food: come fully self-catered. Nothing kosher Timor-LesteGuide Asia No Jewish community and no kosher food in Timor-Leste. Bring everything; Chabad Bali is a short flight away for Shabbos. Nothing kosher TogoGuide Africa No Chabad, no synagogue and no certified kosher food in Togo. Bring your own food; the nearest Chabad is in Accra, Ghana. Nothing kosher TongaGuide Oceania No Jewish community or kosher food in Tonga, and a dateline question over Shabbos: bring everything from Auckland and ask your rav before you go. Nothing kosher Trinidad and TobagoGuide Central America & Caribbean No kosher food, synagogue or rabbi: a tiny lay-led community and a story of "Calypso Jews". Bring all your food; the nearest Chabad houses are on Grenada and Barbados. Nothing kosher TurkmenistanGuide Asia No synagogue, rabbi or kosher food. Strictly self-catered travel. Nothing kosher TuvaluGuide Oceania No Jewish community or kosher food in Tuvalu: bring everything (and cash), fly in and out from Fiji midweek, and ask your rav about the dateline. Nothing kosher VanuatuGuide Oceania No Jewish community or kosher food in Vanuatu: bring everything from Brisbane or Sydney, plan a self-catered Shabbos and ask your rav about the dateline. Nothing kosher Vatican CityGuide Europe Nothing kosher inside the Vatican, but Rome's kosher Jewish quarter is about 3 km away. Visit for a few hours and eat in the Ghetto. Nothing kosher YemenGuide Middle East Once home to a great Jewish community; today one to a few Jews remain and there is no kosher food. War zone: the US, UK and Israel all say do not go. Nothing kosher ZambiaGuide Africa · 2 certified places A young Chabad House in Lusaka with Shabbos meals, take-out and a kosher market. Victoria Falls and the parks are self-catering. A few certified spots ZimbabweGuide Africa Victoria Falls and historic shuls in Harare and Bulawayo, but no Chabad and no kosher food. Bring everything from Johannesburg. Chabad / bring your own