I’m Best of Tel Aviv
Strong opinions, loosely held
2 min readMar 18, 2021
Favourites
- Croissants → Maison Kayser
- Challah → Maison Kayser
- Pizza → Don Fintzi
- Pasta → Kapara Mio
- Burrata →
- Burgers → Vitrina
- Thai → Nam
- Japanese → Fu Sushi
- Fusion → Taizu
- Mexican → Le Mala
- Israeli → Joz ve Loz
- Vegan → Meshek Barzilay
- Sabich → HaKosem
- Cocktails → Imperial
- Fruit Juice → Tamara
- Gazoz → Cafe Levinsky
- Ice Cream → Pinoli
- Sufganyot → Tabun
Bakeries
Croissants
- Maison Kayser ☆
- Magazzino
- Torta Della Nonna
Challah
- Maison Kayser ☆
- Lechamim
Baguette
- Maison Kayser
- Le Moulin
- Amita Bakery
Pastries
- Siti
- Alexander Bakery
- Alon Shabo
- KitKat Fairytale Bakery
Italian
Pizza
- Don Fintzi ☆
- Jaffa Pizza Kitchen (~Neapolitan) ☆
- La Tigre (~Neapolitanish)
- HaPizza (long lines)
- Teder (cool space)
Pasta
- Kapara Mio ☆
- Calabria
- Tometomato
- Lava ☆
- Cicchetti
Burrata
- Oro ☆
- Dallal Restaurant
- Ligori
Burgers
- Vitrina ☆
- Benz brothers ☆
- Meat Bar
- GDB
- Coffeebar
- America Burgers
Asian
Thai
- Nam ☆
- Kab Kem ☆
Japanese
- Fu Sushi ☆
- Onami ☆
Fusion
- Taizu ☆
Mexican
- Le Mala ☆
- Taqueria
Middle-Eastern
Israeli
- Port Saïd
- Joz ve Loz (no menu, no prices) ☆
- Miznon
- Santa Katarina ☆
Vegan
- Meshek Barzilay ☆
- Anastasia
- Market Vegan
Sabich
- HaKosem ☆
- Frishman
- Tchernichovski
- Oved
Cocktails
- Imperial (reserve ahead) ☆
- La Otra
- Fantastico
- Bar 223
- Bellboy
- Spicehaus (happy hour all day)
- Guest Room
- 7to1 Labs
- Jasper Johns
Fruit juice
- Tamara ☆ (open late)
Gazoz
- Cafe Levinsky ☆ (artisanal gazoz!)
Ice cream
- Pinoli ☆ (pine nut flavour)
- Buza (middle-eastern flavours)
Sufganyot
Note: I’ve learned that freshness matters 10x more than any other variable, and Tabun makes them several times a day.
- Tabun ☆
- Maison Kayser
- HaMotzi Lechem
- Dallal
- Roladin
Bookstores
- Halper (2nd Hand bookstore)
- HaMigdalor