For more than 100 years, folks in Cambridge have satisfied their hankering for soul-warming Matzo Ball Soup at S&S Restaurant. Noted as “Grandma’s favorite” on the extensive all-day menu, we imagine very little has changed about this dish since family-business matriarch Ma Edelstein founded the Inman Square landmark in 1919 (her great-great-grandson recently took over). The soup itself is light and flavorful, while the matzo ball has a toothsome texture. If this were our family recipe, we’d pass it down five generations and counting, too.

Matzo Ball Soup is a two-part takeout item from Inna’s Kitchen Culinaria, a kosher kitchen in Newton run by a mother-and-son duo featuring Jewish cuisine from around the globe. To prepare it at home, you’ll need to buy a pint of their frozen Chicken Soup (available with chicken and vegetables or just broth), plus a pack of Gluten-Free Matzo Balls, which are prepared with potato flour and sold in frozen packs of four. That separation ensures that the oversized, slightly spicy matzo balls are just as firm as they should be when you add them to the light but flavorful broth. Inna’s Kitchen offers on-site pickup and a wide, local delivery range via Mercato and WhatsGood.

This Brookline hole-in-the-wall may be best known for hefty corned beef and pastrami sandwiches, but when it comes to take-home spreads, Michael’s Deli doesn’t overlook that other Jewish deli staple: Matzo Ball Soup, which comes frozen by the quart. The enormous, fist-sized matzo balls are tender and spongy, and are easily broken into smaller chunks that will float amid a light broth and tender-yet-snappy vegetables. The Coolidge Corner deli also offers home delivery in Brookline, Needham, Newton, or Wellesley (you can also check whether Uber Eats or DoorDash delivers Michael’s to your area). If you’re visiting in person, note that Michael’s only accepts cash or Venmo.

This 50-year-old Waban institution bills itself as an “authentic New York City-style deli,” complete with Chicken Matzo Ball Soup. The iteration at Barry’s Village Deli is available fresh or frozen, and while the hearty chicken chunks and tender vegetables are enjoyable, it’s the generously sized, moist, and fluffy matzo balls that truly hit the spot. Barry’s freezer selection also includes matzo ball soup without chicken, matzo balls in clear broth, and simply a half-dozen frozen matzo balls. The two dining rooms are back open, but you can also order online for pickup.