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Lewis' Continental Kitchen, Bondi

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Lewis' Continental Kitchen, Bondi

Family-owned & operated team of catering experts has been serving the Jewish community since 1971

16/09/2025

Orders Close Wednesday 17th at 9pm

12/11/2024

We’re excited to share that we’ve found a new site in Darlinghurst! Our team is hard at work setting up our new kitchen, and while we won’t have a café at this location, we’re looking forward to getting everything up and running soon. Once we’re settled in, we’ll explore new ways to keep serving our incredible community. Thank you for your support ❤️

20/10/2024

Dear Valued Customers,

Thank you to everyone who has reached out with your support. We want to assure you that we are working diligently to reopen and will keep you informed as we make progress.

We also want to extend our heartfelt thanks to the emergency services for their swift response and for ensuring the safety of our community.

Please note that our café and Shabbat orders will remain closed until further notice.

We will be back. ❤️

15/09/2024

1 week left to order for Rosh Hashanah! 🍏🍯

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03/09/2024

Check out our updated Cafe menu design!🤩

26/08/2024

Ring in the New Year with our delicious, gourmet crafted meals, made especially for your Rosh Hashanah celebration🍏🍯

GET YOUR ORDERS IN NOW!🤩

There will be 2 collection days:
Tuesday 1st October: 4pm - 8pm
Wednesday 2nd October: 6am - 2pm

Last day of orders is 24th September

09/04/2024

Hurry, time is running out! 🏃‍♀️ Our orders close in just 4 days! If you miss out, you'll have to wait until Monday, 22nd April, to discover what we have in store. Don't miss your chance! 🛒🔥

Send a message to learn more

04/04/2024

Passover orders are still live!😄

Order now! Don't miss out!🍽

Orders close FRIDAY 12th April💖

Lewis’ Continental Kitchen Kosher Food SpecialistsOur vision is to create a remarkable food service Contact us Click here to order for passover Order times: Friday April 19th 12pm - 2:15pmSunday April 21st 4pm - 7:45pmMonday April 22nd 6am - 1:45pm Click here to download our Takeaway Menu Our Serv...

19/03/2024

RUN, DONT WALK!
Passover order menu is live😁
Visit our website to find the link and order now!❤️

Lewis’ Continental Kitchen Kosher Food SpecialistsOur vision is to create a remarkable food service Contact us Click here to order for passover Click here to download our Takeaway Menu Our Services Fine Dining We use your menu to recreate a kosher menu for your guest. Whether its for hotel guests,...

04/03/2024

CAFE DINE IN WILL BE CLOSED TONIGHT
We will still be offering takeaway and Uber eats.

26/02/2024

Get ready! Passover orders launching March 11th. Stay tuned on our website! 🌟

22/12/2023

Happy Holidays Everyone!
We will be open on Sunday for you!

03/10/2023

Uber Eats tonight?🤤
check us out😁

Use your Uber account to order delivery from Lewis' Continental Kitchen in Sydney. Browse the menu, view popular items and track your order.

27/09/2023

Uber Eats and Lewis' have joined forces to make October unforgettable.

Enjoy an incredible 30% off all month long when you order through the Uber Eats app.

Savor your favorite dishes at home, now at unbeatable prices!

24/09/2023

Shana Tova
Our Yom Kippur walk-ins will open today at 11am and close at 12.30pm.

This will be your last chance for delicious geliftefish, honey cake and anything else we sell until after the fast

We wish everyone an easy fast.

12/09/2023

As Rosh Hashanah approaches, we are getting ready with your orders! 🍎🧉

However, We want to ensure you lock in your order for Yom Kippur. We have opened orders and will be closing them Wednesday 20th. (that's 1 week away!).😍

Please go to Lewiskosher.com.au or click the link below to order now! 😎

https://bopple.app/lewiskosher/menu

04/09/2023

We heard you!👂
Please go to lewiskosher.com.au to see our new and freshly updated website. From there, click on "ORDER FOR ROSH HASHANAH" to secure your order.😀🍎🍯

09/08/2023

🍎🍯 Exciting News! 🍯🍎

Celebrate the sweetness of the New Year with our delicious Rosh Hashanah offerings! 🎉🌟 Whether is the tantalizing flavors of gefilte fish or the sweet taste of Malcolm's honey cake, our menu is crafted to make your celebrations truly special.

📦 Place your orders today and ensure a joyful and flavorful Rosh Hashanah for you and your loved ones. Click the link below to explore the menu and order now:

https://bopple.app/lewiskosher/menu

Wishing you all a year filled with blessings, love, and memorable moments. Shanah Tovah! 🍭🍬

Address

1/91 Riley Street
Darlinghurst, NSW
2010

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 9pm
Tuesday	9am - 3pm
Wednesday	9am - 9pm
Thursday	9am - 9pm
Friday	9am - 3pm
Sunday	12pm - 9pm

Website

https://lewiskosher.com.au/

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OUR STORY: LEWIS CONTINENTAL KITCHEN

Our story begins with a young man named Harry Gilovitz, who was born in Israel and moved to Sydney with his parents, five brothers and one sister in 1927. At the tender age of 22, Harry already had a passion for good food and loved entertaining. He was always experimenting with recipes and trying new dishes, and family and friends were constantly popping over to enjoy his latest creations.

His passion for good food was shared by his young bride, Faye, whom he married in 1933. Fayes’ family were also excellent cooks and owned hotels in Newcastle and Paddington [The Bellevue]. They loved sharing a meal with friend, family and with the hotel clientele.

After a trip to America in 1939, Harry realised there was a marvellous opportunity for a quality kosher caterer back home. Naturally hospitable, the couple were constantly entertaining guests in their own home, and already had a reputation for serving delicious meals. After World War II, raw products were limited and the quality of kosher catering available in Sydney was poor – fried fish was the order of the day. Harry and Faye knew they could do better; and their ability to blend the best of Middle Eastern, European and even Asian food made them ahead of their time.

At the first function catered by the dynamic couple, a Jewish wedding, a delicious chicken dish was served as the main course – revolutionary for that time. Harry and Faye continued their kosher catering business well into the 1950s, when they decided to take a break.

Luckily, their ‘retirement’ did not last very long. Food was in their blood and during the following years they had cake shops in the city and suburbs.

Then in 1963, Harry and Fayes’ eldest daughter, Judith married Malcolm Lewis. Malcolm quickly bonded with his prospective in-laws over a shared enthusiasm for delicious cusine.

Deciding to throw themselves in the catering side of the business, Harry and Faye asked Judith and Malcolm to join them, and in 1965 Gilovitz and Lewis Kosher Catering was born, catering mostly weddings and bar mitzvahs. It was an immediate hit. Their dedication to serving only the best quality, mouth-wateringly-good food to customers, combined with an innovative and flexible approach to every aspect of their business proved a recipe for success.

The next step was to set up a dedicated base for the catering business. The idea evolved and they decided to open a retail shop, ’Lewis’ Continental Kitchen‘ at 2 Curlewis Street, Bondi, where the business remains to this day. Prompted by loyal customers who wanted to be able to buy food for their homes, not just for functions, Lewis’ was Sydney’s first take-away outlet.

The grand opening was on the Sunday of the Australia Day long weekend in January 1971. The new shop proved so popular that the local police were called to control the hordes of people trying to get into the shop to sample the hot pastrami on rye and the gefilte fish for themselves! The surrounding streets were in complete lock down, in fact the police had to turn off the traffic lights and direct the traffic! But still people flocked to the shop for a new taste sensation.

Over the years, the business has evolved and now boasts a café serving delicious beef, chicken, vegetarian or fish burgers, hot dogs, gourmet sandwiches and designer frozen meals for home-use. Local celebrities – including Marcia Hines (Malcolm’s favourite singer of all time), Barry Humphries (world-renowned comedian), John Laws (talk-back radio host whom Malcolm used to listen to every morning), and Austin Tayshus and Elle McFeast (two popular Australian comedians), have been spotted popping in for a meal or a take-away.

In January 1991, Lewis’ branched out in a new direction, supplying kosher airline meals. In 1992 they acquired the shop next door and the business expanded once again, supplying hospitals with kosher meals. Soon, Lewis’ 5-star kosher meals were available to guests staying at hotels, resorts, convention centres and restaurants throughout Australia.

Lewis’ remains a family business. Over the years both of Judith and Malcolm’s daughters have worked in the business. The eldest, Karyn, joined in 1989 and continues to have a major role in the success of the business. Most of the nieces and nephews and now the next generation of grand-children have also worked in the business.

Harry, Faye and Malcolm are no longer with us but their vision is alive and well, and lives on at Lewis’ Continental Kitchen. Malcolm’s world-famous honey cake is one of the most popular items on the menu.

Malcolm was an incredible man who was very much liked by the Jewish as well as the wider Eastern Suburbs community, with many customers taking the time when popping in for a meal or take away to have a chat or share a joke with him. Malcolm always had time for his customers, even during Yom Tov, one of the busiest seasons at Lewis’.

Today, Lewis’ vision is to take the business into the third generation and to continue to evolve and serve the Jewish and Eastern Suburbs community with innovative cuisine. We look forward to welcoming you at Lewis’.