31 of the best · Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
OCD’s counter in Jaffa, Eyal Shani’s HaSalon, North Abraxas and Miznon, Popina and House of Dallal in Neve Tzedek, Shila, Taizu, Ouzeria by the Levinsky Market, and the hotel tables of The Drisco, The Norman and The Jaffa.
Our 31 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated November 2026
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Three things we would send a friend to first in Tel Aviv: Old Jaffa at sunset, the White City on foot and a Friday morning at the Carmel Market.
One counter, one menu
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
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
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
Restaurants
Our long reads on this side of Tel Aviv.
2 photosThe back story
Market produce, Eyal Shani, Jaffa’s chef kitchens and hotel tables by the sea: how Tel Aviv eats.
Restaurants
Book ahead.
In an 1886 Templer house
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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Neve Tzedek
A restaurant and bakery in the old lanes of Neve Tzedek, with a second address at the marina.
10 Shabazi St, Neve Tzedek, Tel AvivExplore View on map
One counter, one menu
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
6 photosAn open kitchen
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
Sharon Cohen’s kitchen
Sharon Cohen’s Mediterranean cooking with Asian touches, on Montefiore Street every night.
9 Montefiore St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
“AsiaTerranean”
Yuval Ben Neriah’s “AsiaTerranean” take on the street food of five South-East Asian countries.
23 Menachem Begin Rd, Tel AvivExplore View on map
Restaurants
The city’s most famous chef.
2 photosEyal Shani
Eyal Shani’s restaurant with Shahar Segal, cooking regional Mediterranean produce.
8 Maavar Yavok St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
Eyal Shani
A bar over an open kitchen on Lilienblum Street: fresh, seasonal food inspired by Eyal Shani.
40 Lilienblum St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
Restaurants
Cooking from the stalls.
Since 2011
A local restaurant on Ibn Gabirol since 2011, cooking seasonal produce from Israeli farmers.
26 Ibn Gabirol St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
On Kedumim Square
Greek cooking in Old Jaffa, with a window over the Mediterranean, on Kedumim Square.
10 Kedumim Square, Old JaffaExplore View on map
5 photosBy the Levinsky Market
Small plates by the Levinsky Market, after the Greek ouzeria and the tapas bars of Spain.
44 Matalon St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
Restaurants
At the counter.
Since 1997
A city-centre institution since 1997: French and Italian classics, schnitzel and specials.
43 Ahad Ha’am St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
In the old workshop streets
A bistro with a courtyard among the old workshops of Yad Harutzim Street.
13 Yad Harutzim St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
On Dizengoff
A popular fish and seafood restaurant on Dizengoff Street, indoors or out on the pavement.
171 Dizengoff St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
Eyal Shani’s pitas
Eyal Shani’s pita kitchen, on Ibn Gabirol Street and in Sarona: few ingredients, cooked well.
23 Ibn Gabirol St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
By the Carmel Market
A food bar by the Carmel Market: Bulgarian-inspired small plates, drinks and a weekend brunch.
48 HaKovshim St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
Restaurants
In the great hotels.
At The Norman
The Norman’s restaurant: European dishes with a Mediterranean flourish, and its own wines.
23–25 Nachmani St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
At The Jaffa
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
At Hotel Reception
The restaurant of Hotel Reception, in a 1938 Bauhaus building on Dizengoff Square.
At the Hilton
One of the Hilton’s four kosher restaurants, in Independence Park above the sea.
On The Norman’s roof
Izakaya-style Japanese dishes with European twists, on The Norman’s third-floor roof terrace.
23–25 Nachmani St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
At the Carlton
The Carlton’s grill restaurant, in the hotel on the beach, beside Carlton On The Beach.
At The Drisco
The Drisco’s restaurant: modern Israeli cooking with Mediterranean influences.
6 Auerbach St, Tel Aviv 6811911Explore View on map
At The Jaffa
The Jaffa’s kosher dairy Italian restaurant, in the John Pawson hotel on Louis Pasteur Street.
At Herods
Herods’s Bauhaus-style restaurant on the promenade, made for watching the passers-by.
152 HaYarkon St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
At the Kempinski
The Kempinski’s beachfront restaurant: contemporary Mediterranean cooking at sunset; kosher.
2 photosAt the Sheraton Grand
Levantine and Israeli cooking on the lobby level of the Sheraton Grand, by the sea.
115 HaYarkon St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
At the Mendeli Street Hotel
Bar Tzanger’s Mediterranean kitchen, named after the spice mace, at the Mendeli Street Hotel.
5 Mendele Mokher Sfarim St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
At the Kempinski
A relaxed beachside table at the Kempinski: local ingredients with international flair; kosher.
At the Sheraton Grand
The Sheraton Grand’s dining room for breakfast and the Shabbat dinner, on the promenade.
Seasonal
Seasonal French cooking with Asian accents, in the ground floor of Hotel Montefiore.
36 Montefiore St, Tel AvivExplore View on map
No MICHELIN Guide covers Israel, so we print no stars or distinctions. We use no ratings, and we leave the price blank rather than guess. Many restaurants close or shorten their hours on Friday evening and Saturday; some are kosher, most are not: check before you book.
