I’m Best of Tel Aviv

Strong opinions, loosely held

Favourites

1. Croissants → Maison Kayser
2. Challah → Maison Kayser
3. Pizza → Don Fintzi
4. Pasta → Kapara Mio
5. Burrata →
6. Burgers → Vitrina
7. Thai → Nam
8. Japanese → Fu Sushi
9. Fusion → Taizu
10. Mexican → Le Mala
11. Israeli → Joz ve Loz
12. Vegan → Meshek Barzilay
13. Sabich → HaKosem
14. Cocktails → Imperial
15. Fruit Juice → Tamara
16. Gazoz → Cafe Levinsky
17. Ice Cream → Pinoli
18. Sufganyot → Tabun

Bakeries

Croissants

1. Maison Kayser ☆
2. Magazzino
3. Torta Della Nonna

Challah

1. Maison Kayser ☆
2. 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

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