Luxury guide · Tel Aviv
Luxury Tel Aviv: Jaffa’s grand hotels, chef’s tables and the spas
The Setai and The Jaffa, The Drisco, The Norman, The George and the promenade towers; OCD, HaSalon, Popina and the hotel tables; the hotel bars and spas.
The finest hotels
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10 photosOn Clock Square
The Setai Tel Aviv
Ottoman buildings on Jaffa’s Clock Square, once the police station, with a spa by the sea.
22 David Raziel St, Tel Aviv-YafoExplore View on map
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10 photosBy John Pawson
The Jaffa, a Luxury Collection Hotel
A 19th-century Jaffa building restored by John Pawson, with its own chapel, ARC and a large spa.
2 Louis Pasteur St, Tel Aviv-YafoExplore View on map
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Built 1866
The Drisco
The American–German Colony’s 1866 hotel, reopened in 2018: 42 rooms, George & John, a spa.
6 Auerbach St, Tel Aviv 6811911Explore View on map
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A rooftop infinity pool
The Norman Tel Aviv
Off Rothschild Boulevard, with Alena, Dinings on the roof and an infinity pool for guests.
23–25 Nachmani St, Tel Aviv 6579441Explore View on map
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Opened 2026
The George Tel Aviv
Fourteen floors over East Montefiore: 170 rooms and suites, a rooftop pool and a club.
5 Israel Tal St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
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On the promenade
The David Kempinski Tel Aviv
A five-star tower on the promenade with 250 rooms and suites, kosher dining and OKOA Spa.
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Israeli art inside
Royal Beach Tel Aviv
Isrotel’s tower on the promenade: 230 rooms, a spa with a Turkish bath and Israeli art.
19 HaYarkon St, Tel Aviv 6801120Explore View on map
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The first luxury hotel
Dan Tel Aviv
The city’s first luxury hotel, in its words, on HaYarkon Street, with two pools by the sea.
99 HaYarkon St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
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The first hotel, 1913
Elkonin Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv’s first hotel, of 1913, reborn by Neve Tzedek: a rooftop pool and a Spa by Clarins.
9 Lilienblum St, Tel Aviv 6513113Explore View on map
Fine dining
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One counter, one menu
OCD
A progressive Israeli tasting menu served at a counter in the Noga quarter of Jaffa. Dinner only.
17 Tirza St, Jaffa, Tel Aviv-YafoExplore View on map
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Eyal Shani
HaSalon
Eyal Shani’s restaurant with Shahar Segal, cooking regional Mediterranean produce.
8 Maavar Yavok St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
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An open kitchen
Popina
A chef restaurant in an old Neve Tzedek building, its open kitchen in the middle of the room.
3 Ahad Ha’Am St, Tel Aviv-YafoExplore View on map
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At The Drisco
George & John
The Drisco’s restaurant: modern Israeli cooking with Mediterranean influences.
6 Auerbach St, Tel Aviv 6811911Explore View on map
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At The Norman
Alena
The Norman’s restaurant: European dishes with a Mediterranean flourish, and its own wines.
23–25 Nachmani St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
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At The Jaffa
ARC
Chef Amos Hayon’s contemporary Israeli-Jaffa cooking at The Jaffa, drawn from the city’s heritage.
2 Louis Pasteur St, Tel Aviv-YafoExplore View on map
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In an 1886 Templer house
Claro
Fine dining in a Templer building of 1886 by Sarona, restored over 1,100 square metres.
23 HaArba’a St (corner of David Elazar St), Tel AvivExplore View on map
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At the Kempinski
Katzir
The Kempinski’s beachfront restaurant: contemporary Mediterranean cooking at sunset; kosher.
Bars, culture and shopping
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At The Norman
The Library Bar
The Norman’s bar, below Alena, for a drink in the White City.
23–25 Nachmani St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
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2 photosAt The Setai
Kishle Bar
The Setai’s bar in the old Jaffa police buildings on Clock Square.
22 David Raziel St, Tel Aviv-YafoExplore View on map
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Israel’s great art museum
Tel Aviv Museum of Art
The city’s art museum on Shaul HaMelech; during works, enter by the Amir Building.
27 Shaul HaMelech Blvd, Tel AvivExplore View on map
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Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center
The Israeli Opera
Israel’s opera company, at the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center beside the art museum.
19 Shaul HaMelech Blvd, Tel AvivExplore View on map
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Founded 1954
Maskit
The Israeli fashion house founded in 1954, on Dizengoff Street, with a studio in Jaffa.
173 Dizengoff St, Tel Aviv-YafoExplore View on map
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International fashion
Kikar Hamedina
One of Tel Aviv’s most exclusive shopping areas, around the great round square in the north.
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Luxury homes
Israel Sotheby’s International Realty
The Israeli office of Sotheby’s International Realty, selling and letting luxury homes.
6 Bograshov St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
Spas
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Hotel spa
Daria Spa, The Drisco
The Drisco’s spa, for indulgent and therapeutic treatments in the 1866 house.
6 Auerbach St, Tel Aviv 6811911Explore View on map
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4 photosHotel spa
Ronit Raphael Beauty Spa, The Jaffa
A 400 m² spa by L.Raphael Genève, with four treatment rooms and saunas.
2 Louis Pasteur St, Tel Aviv-YafoExplore View on map
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Hotel spa
Royal Beach Spa & Wellness
More than 70 treatments, a sauna and a Turkish bath at the Royal Beach.
19 HaYarkon St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
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Hotel spa
OKOA Spa, The David Kempinski
The Kempinski’s spa on the promenade, for integrated wellness treatments.
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Hotel spa
The Thai spa at Hilton Tel Aviv
A traditional Thai spa with sauna and steam room, the first of its kind in Israel, the hotel says.
205 HaYarkon St, Tel Aviv 6340506Explore View on map
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Five rooms and a hammam
Spa by Clarins, Elkonin
Elkonin’s Clarins spa: five treatment rooms, one for couples, a hammam and signature treatments.
9 Lilienblum St, Tel AvivExplore View on map