The two-story building bundles a trio of culinary concepts: a proper deli with meats and daily-made breads, a takeaway option, and a restaurant with bistro classics (try the chicken schnitzel).
Chef Raphael Cohen serves contemporary interpretations of Middle Eastern recipes at this legendary waterfront spot. Standouts include grouper-and-fatty-tuna kebab and calamari with sweet peppers.
Mizlala (“stuff your face,” in Hebrew) pairs pan-Med comfort food—tahini-doused beef tartare; milk-fed lamb souvlaki—with signature cocktails like a martini with halvah and date honey.
This bare-bones hummusiyah near the Jaffa Flea Market has been a local favorite for decades. Arrive early: the kitchen closes once the day’s hummus has disappeared.
Come here for a proper beachfront meal, where small plates such as whitefish ceviche and grilled peppers with goat cheese are preludes to heartier seafood mains such as sea bream with crisp polenta.
This instant architectural icon was built using five curvaceous ruby-red steel bands. Inside are rotating exhibitions by international and Israeli stars such as Ayela Serfaty and Dror Benshetrit.
The museum’s Herta & Paul Amir building is made up of concrete geometric surfaces that form a gleaming white triangle. A 90-foot-high internal atrium links galleries devoted to contemporary art.
Tel Aviv’s restored historic port originally served as a welcoming station for Jewish immigrants in the 30’s; now it’s home to top restaurants, a weekly antiques market, and a bike-friendly promenade.
In Jaffa’s beachfront district of Ajami, Italian architect Massimiliano Fuksas built the Peres Center to promote tolerance in the Middle East. The building offers hour-long guided tours and lectures.
This tiny hotel's 15 airy, boho-chic rooms were inspired by the 1920’s: stained-glass windows; handwoven carpets. Chef Yonatan Roshfeld oversees Alma Lounge, where the city’s style crowd gathers.
The Brown pays homage to Midcentury Modern design. The lobby has clubby leather sofas and a vintage Playboy cover on the wall. Upstairs, rooms are chic (canopied beds; black marble baths), if small.
With its original Bauhaus-era furnishings, Juliet balconies, and Arabesque dome, this revamped 1920’s mansion in the White City lures tastemakers and designers.
Political power brokers and A-listers such as Madonna stay here when they visit. The 594-room hotel is far from intimate but has a great beachfront location and the standout Aubergine restaurant.
Contemporary Israeli artist Yaacov Agam’s Modernist façade sets the tone for this 1950's grande dame. Book a Deluxe room, decorated in neutral beiges with elaborate paintings of trees on the ceilings.
The 48-year-old Hilton sits high on a bluff facing the water. Its boxy, 60’s-era exterior may feel dated, but business travelers love its spacious rooms and large fitness center.
Order a café hafuch—Israel’s version of a cappuccino—at this neighborhood café, where creative types hang out.
For late-night cocktails, head to this underground club. It’s a trek to get there, but the visiting European DJ’s are fantastic.
One of Tel Aviv’s best spice shops. It’s been selling herbs and condiments for almost 70 years, including Ras al Hanout—ginger, pepper, cardamom, and Turkish rose petals.
In the Levinsky Market, brothers Yomi and Eitan Levy come from a long line of Turkish-Jewish delicatessen owners. Their shop specializes in cured fish, meats, and olive oil from northern Israel.
A great Greek tavern in Levinsky that serves tasty tapas like burrata with Negev Desert tomatoes.
You’ll find unisex European denim and up-and-coming designer Adam Gefen’s line of floral- and polka-dot–patterned shirts and trousers.
For dinner, head to this trendy restaurant and bar behind the Great Synagogue and try the steak with tahini and tomato tartare.
A split-level boutique and gallery, the center stocks books and home accessories from both Israel and abroad.
The shop is an incubator of Israeli talent, manufacturing and promoting the work of regional furniture makers, whose pieces are increasingly found in top restaurants and hotels across the globe.
One of the country’s first upscale men’s labels showcases founder Yossi Katzav's impeccably crafted pieces, which range from simple slacks to slim-cut leather jackets.
In addition to the colorful, modular furniture by native designer Yossy Goldberg, there’s also an impressive collection of affordable contemporary photography and paintings by local artists.
The extra-virgin olive oils are sourced from around Israel by owner Hilla Wenkert. The store also stocks prepared foods—spice blends, fruit and vegetable chutneys, and flavored vinaigrettes.
