Excellent Recommendations for Eat Out Options in Tel Aviv

OK, so we are back on the subject of eating out in Israel, or Tel Aviv to be exact…Just keep in mind that this list of TimeOut winners is not completely free of commercial and business interests, and while traveling in Israel try and update your info and get fresh local tip… Plus, keep in mind that Israel offers excellent street food and you don’t have to eat in fancy restaurants in order to get an authentic taste of the country.

Eyal Shani Art @ The Salon

Chef of the Year - Eyal Shani, owner of The Salon, a unique restaurant which opens only twice a week (Wed-Thu) for those lucky who know Shani or managed somehow to get a table otherwise…Add: 8 Ma’avar Yabok, Nakhalat Yitzhak, Givataim. 052-7035888.

Best Sea Food & Fish Restaurant – Chloe’lys (Chef Victor Gloger). Excellent restaurant, expensive….Add: 16 Aba Hilel Silver, Ramat Gun. 03-5752445.

Best value for your money – Giraffe (noodle Bar). Always a good choice if you want to eat tasty food and not spend too much…Add: 44 Iben Gavirol, Tel Aviv. 03-6916294; 3 HaBarzel st, north Tel Aviv 03-6476661; 9 HaSadnaot, Herzliya 09-95483555.

Best Italian Restaurant – Pronto (Chef Rafi Eder). 26 Nakhmani st. Tel Aviv 03-5660915

Best Kosher Restaurant – Deca. Fancy, expensive, takes itself very seriously. Add: 10 HaTa’asiya St. Tel Aviv. 03-5629900.

Best Pizza – Two winners in first place: Icberg Volcano (Add: 3 HaTa’arukha St. Tel Aviv 03-6026000) and Tony Vespa (Add: 140 Rothschild st. 03-6858888; 267 Dizingoff st. 03-5460000).

Best Restaurant for Romantic Dates – Dalal. When I go to eat, I don’t want my man to be in a romantic mood, I want to eat like a cow and hope he is not expecting sex afterward…Add: 10 Shabazi st Neve Tzedek, Tel Aviv. 03-5109292.

Best New Restaurant – Cafe Italia, by local restaurant tycoons Yarzin Brothers, owners and founders of Mozes (Burgers), Zozobra (Noodles), Tony Vespa (Pizza) Aad HaEtzem (Meet) and more. Cafe Italia is an Italian restaurant, the food is supposedly fabulous and the atmosphere very relaxed. Add: 6 Kremnitzki St. Tel Aviv 03-5612888.

Mozes Art Burger

Best Burger - TimeOut winner is Agadir, but my personal tip is to avoid all Agadir restaurants (see my last post for more info), their burger is bad!!! Ignore this unjustified win and skip to those who came in second: Mozes (35 Rothschild st Tel Aviv; 26 HaBarzel st north Tel Aviv; 14 Shenkar st. Herzliya. Phone for all three: *9449), and Wolfgang @ 40 Lilinblum st, Tel Aviv. 03-5177155.

Best Delicatessen – TimeOut winner is Hinnawi, major advertisers in the magazine. Hinnawi does sell good meet for BBQs but its not really a delicatessen, so again, my tip would be to ignore this win, unless you are looking for meet specifically, and check out two excellent delicatessens located in north Tel Aviv: Ronimotti, which came in second and specializes in fresh pasta and everything you will need to make amazing Italian food at home (Add: 24 Raul Valenberg st. Tel Aviv. 03-6470247), and Delicious where the meet is the best, the fresh fish also and you will find amazing things from all over the world (Add: 12 Kehilat Venetzya st. Tel Aviv. 03-6491122).

Enjoy the amazing food of Tel Aviv – Fresh Exciting and not Expensive

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