A theatrical, tasting-menu-only restaurant which recently came 3rd the “50 Best Restaurants in the Middle East” list. If Israel had a Michelin guide, it would definitely be worthy of at least one star.
Stunning daring dishes, soufflé pancakes and casual atmosphere.
Wine bar with great food to go along.
The most hyper-local, super seasonal, Israeli tasting menu you will find in the country.
A kitchen and chefs full of character and super bold flavours. Sit on the bar for best experience.
Great Israeli produce, seasonal menus, Also recently joined the “50 Best Restaurants in the Middle East” list.)
Israeli cuisine but with a bit of a Mexican vibe. This restaurant is all the rage at the moment, specialising in fish and seafood but does amazing salads as well.
A great restaurant in a stunning hotel, with a great wine bar.
Both for breakfast and fancy dinners- authentic and delicious.
Fancy upscale Japanese cuisine.
Try their squid ink pizza
A crowd pleaser! Everyone seems to love this one, specialising in fish and seafood.
“If you’re worried about spending too much money, go to Tsfon Abraksas, but if you’re willing to to go all out – go to OCD.”
For a brilliant brunch on Friday’s and Saturday’s.
Buffet breakfast on Fridays only. Great Happy Hour as well!
Both for breakfast and fancy dinners – authentic, Israeli cuisine made fancy.
Try the Eggs Benedict on brioche toast and a Bloody Mary or a Pimm’s.
No tourist should go home without having a midnight breakfast at Benedict! It’s open 24/7 and serves a great hangover cure. They recently also started selling picnic
baskets.
Cheap Eats in Tel Aviv
For everything in a Pitta, including a taboon roasted cauliflower.
Sitting on crates in the street drinking loads of tasty cocktails, eating delicious food in the middle of the night – one of the things I do every time I’m in Israel.
You guessed it! It’s a market, but a damn good one. Can get quite loud and dirty by the end of the day, but don’t miss out on my friend’s stall on Rabi Akiva street. She cooks classic Moroccan dishes better than any Moroccan grandmother. There’s also a cool stall in the middle of the market doing chicken schnitzel in Challah.
Lovely Italian restaurant.
A stall specialising in offal (sweetbreads, hearts, kidneys etc.) but also just chicken thighs and veal kebabs. It’s all served in a bun with roasted vegetables and Amba (mango pickle). Make sure to let them know if you don’t like it spicy! (you might regret it for the rest of your trip otherwise…)
For Vietnamese food and lychee flavoured cocktails
Great Thai food
Literally translates to “That Thai place in Har Sinai street” – very spicy, very delicious!
A very busy and well-known Thai restaurant, book your table in advance.
Outdoorsy, rather cheap, great atmosphere and great value
For the best sushi in town
Seafood mecca
For everything in a Pitta, including a taboon roasted cauliflower.
Sitting on crates in the street drinking loads of tasty cocktails, eating delicious food in the middle of the night – one of the things I do every time I’m in Israel.
The most hyper-local, super seasonal, Israeli tasting menu you will find in the country.
For dinner with friends and a chilled vibe. Great Happy hour and buffet breakfasts on Fridays only.
Super authentic Israeli food. Make sure you have a sneak peak in the kitchen!
In-the-middle-of-the-market kinda restaurant
Almost greek style. Loads of seafood and fresh great produce.
And don’t even try to skip the Basbousa dessert.
To be honest, everything by the Dallal Group is good, and this coffee shop is no exception. A lovely spot for a coffee and a pastry.
When I say GOOD coffee and GREAT pastries, THIS is what I’m talking about!!! I tend to go for the square-shaped Canelé-de-Bordeaux and a Cortado.
In four different locations across Tel Aviv, they have a reputation for their chocolate chip cookies!
A deli with lovely food and pastries to grab on the go.
For all you coffee geeks out there! This is where you’ll probably find your soulmate. They’ve got 2 locations in Tel-Aviv.
My friend’s favourite!
For properly made sourdoughs
Bars in Tel Aviv
Tucked away inside a hotel, this cocktail bar will transfer you to the 40’s in no time. Lovely food as well as interesting mixology! This bar is number 94 the world’s best bars! They also have a great value Happy Hour.
A wine bar for the connoisseurs. An ever-changing wine list and very attentive staff
Amazing wines, white tablecloths, french style food- from oysters to beef tartare. The pistachio popsicles for dessert are a must.
chilled vibes, good food, affordable wines.
One of the most known cocktail bars in town. They also sell pre-mixed cocktails bottled up for take-away.
Not really a speakeasy as we know it, but a lovely rooftop bar overlooking the busy Rothschild Boulevard with great drinks and atmosphere.
Off the high street, a lovely fun place to finish a long day. They also have a great value Happy Hour.
At the Norman Hotel for some posh drinks and a great wine list
Discounts, hours and days are subject to change but were accurate as of August 2022
50% on wines by the glass, draft beers and carafes, 2-for-1 on food 6pm until 7.30pm midweek, 12.30pm until 3pm on Fridays.
A cocktail bar with delicious food and snacks. A generous Happy Hour- 50% on drinks as well as 25% on all food from 5pm to 8pm
Cocktails at a reduced price 6pm-8pm every day- This bar is number 94 the world’s best bars list!
Cocktails at 34 NIS, all week 6pm-8pm
A wine bar with 2-for-1 on alcohol and a free starter with an order of main course until 8pm. Mondays are bottomless wine days.
30% on alcohol and food until 8.30pm (excluding Fridays)
2-for-1 on cocktails until 6pm-8pm. Try the not-so-secret secret bar within the Bellboy “Butler” too.
A wine bar with Italian food. 2-for-1 on wine by the glass until 8.00pm.
2-for-1 drinks in Jaffa until 8pm
2-for-1 on alcohol and cheap food until 9pm (Friday: 1pm-7.30pm)
Beyond Tel Aviv
Places I’d love to visit:
Pescado
this restaurant was nominated 24th best restaurant in the Middle East. But unlike all the rest that were easily picked from Tel Aviv, this one is in Ashdod- A very unpretentious non-touristy part of Israel.
Based in Gesher which is in the Golan Hights, it’s a tiny restaurant with an ever-changing menu. I’ve heard a lot of recommendations about it.
Little wine bar
Based in Karkur which is extremely close to where i’m from, I think this place is finally upping the level of wine bars up north.
I would absolutely LOVE to hear if they are worth the hype. Let me know if you’ve been and what you thought
In the old port of Caesarea. Go for the daily specials Amos changes frequently, as well as a chilled white wine with the view of the old harbour. Amos also happens to be my former boss and I still consider him and his wife, Debby, my mentors so make sure to introduce yourself to ensure the best experience.
Based in Kfar Monash which is about 20 minutes up north from Tel Aviv. Really bold flavours and combinations, no average dishes. The design is gorgeous too, with a vegetable garden leading up to this inside outside terrace.
Both for breakfast buffet and dinner.
Near Migdal in the North, this restaurant is run by a former Masterchef contestant. It serves Modern Arabic food.
In Acre/Akko and the Knafe from the Sweet Kingdom is by far the best Knafe I ever tasted.
The restaurant in Pardes Hana started off as a completely secret restaurant, open only on specific days and you had to be “in the know” to be able to eat there. Since this major success, they’ve moved to a bigger venue, with a gorgeous surrounding, a vegetable patch and the vibe and food stayed just the same. Super authentic Thai cuisine.
This hut in the lower part of Haifa is an institution. Walk in for a throw-back in time and for a good telling off by Bracha, the woman running the show. It’s just a sandwich bar, with a generous amount of pork (which is har to come by in Israel), and cheese, all toasted together. It’s simple, but it’s damn good.
A new bar/restaurant right in the middle of the market. All the produce is bought by the chefs in the morning and seasonality is key. You’’ll see a constantly changing menu and the flavours are always spot on.
We will contact you as soon as possible after you submit this form on the phone number provided to confirm the booking and collect payment.
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Here you can be informed about private business meals, the Supper Club tasting dinner and more.
Sample bites:
Handmade tartlet with beef tartare, garlic cream and anchovies
or
Seared sticky rice with Sea fish ceviche, yuzu aioli,
wasabi sesame and seaweed chips.
After the opening speech and toast, you will sit around a knights’
table overlooking the open kitchen and continue your meal.
We will serve you a selection of warm breads accompanied by handmade butters.
The following dishes will be served one after the other at the center of the table:
Zucchini risotto with whey sauce and stuffed zucchini flowers.
Seared sea fish, pearl barley, fresh peas, sea-picked leaves and dashi sauce.
Green leaf salad, beets with seasonal fruit and HaMeiri cheese.
A variety of tomato, basil oil and burrata salad.
Sautéed chard and spinach with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce.
Filo pastry and wild mushrooms.
Potato gratin with Jerusalem artichoke cream and potato crisps.
After an “active” break from lectures, a variety of desserts will be
served in individual portions, along with hot drinks.
Mascarpone cream, seasonal fruit and a sable cookie that breaks like a crème brûlée.
A soft brownie with chocolate ganache.
Coffee panna cotta, white chocolate cream and coated peanut pieces.
Puffs filled with Tonka cream.
Madeleine cookies filled with raspberries and pistachio.
Sample bites:
Handmade tartlet with beef tartare, garlic cream and anchovies
or
Seared sticky rice with seafood ceviche, yuzu aioli,
wasabi sesame and seaweed chips.
Afterwards, you will sit around a knight’s table overlooking the open
kitchen and we will continue our meal.
We will serve you warm milk rolls accompanied by handmade butters.
Starters
Corn tortellini with yellow tomato gazpacho, basil flowers and sweet cherry tomato raisins.
or
seared sea fish, fresh peas, sea-pickled leaves and a reduced fish stock.
Main course
A slice of Israeli cow, Jerusalem artichoke cream, shredded meat
croquette and demi-glace.
Dessert
Mascarpone cream, strawberries, juniper syrup and a sable cookie
that breaks like crème brûlée.
Finally, we will finish with a hot drink of your choice alongside Petiphores.
Each dish will be served personally with explanations of the ingredients and the story behind the dish, according to
your request.
We will contact you as soon as possible after you submit this form on the phone number provided to confirm the booking and collect payment.
If you have any further questions before booking, you can click here to contact me on WhatsApp.
TARTLETTE
Beef tartare, Gentleman’s Relish
POPPADUM
Ricotta, Glazed Pears, Thyme
CURED FISH
Brioche, Yuzu Mayo, Wasabi Sesame
BREAD
Homemade butters
COURGETTE RISOTTO
Courgette Tempura, Goat’s Cheese
HAYOGEV
Sweetcorn Tortellini, Yellow Tomato Gazpacho, Basil
SWEETBREAD SKEWER
Smoked Meat Foam
FISH
Brussel Sprouts, Sea Herbs, Chicken Jus
MEAT
Slow Cooked Beef, Croquette, Onions
TARTE TATIN
Peach, Ripe Cheese
FIG LEAF
Pineapple, Sablé
Hot Drinks and Petitfours
