Food & Drink
The best food & drink in Israel (2026)
Where to eat and drink across Israel — from hummus counters open since the 1950s to tasting menus that book out a month ahead.
We publish 41 food & drink lists across 4 cities in Israel, including Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Eilat. Every guide is hand-picked and written up with what each place is good at, who it suits and what to know before you go.
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The 7 Best Restaurants in Eilat (2026)
The best eating in Eilat is fish and seafood by the water — the marina, the North Beach promenade and the Coral Beach strip — plus the hotel restauran…
Read the list Israel · RestaurantsThe 8 Best Restaurants in Israel (2026)
The best restaurants in Israel in 2026 include OCD and Mashya in Tel Aviv, Machneyuda in Jerusalem and Uri Buri in Akko. Israeli cooking has spent two…
Read the list Haifa · RestaurantsThe 6 Best Restaurants in Haifa (2026)
The best restaurants in Haifa in 2026 are Fattoush, Hanamal 24 and Douzan. Haifa's food is the most genuinely mixed in Israel — Palestinian, Lebanese,…
Read the list Tel Aviv · RestaurantsThe 8 Best Restaurants in Tel Aviv (2026)
The best restaurants in Tel Aviv in 2026 are Port Said, OCD and HaBasta. Tel Aviv's dining scene is built on a vegetable-forward, market-driven style …
Read the list Jerusalem · RestaurantsThe 8 Best Restaurants in Jerusalem (2026)
The best restaurants in Jerusalem in 2026 are Machneyuda, Azura and Eucalyptus. Jerusalem's food scene has grown from a market-and-institution town in…
Read the listThe 6 Best Cafes in Jerusalem (2026)
The best cafes in Jerusalem in 2026 are Tmol Shilshom, Cafe Yehoshua and Kadosh. Jerusalem's café culture is quieter and more rooted than Tel Aviv's —…
Read the list Tel Aviv · CafesThe 8 Best Cafes in Tel Aviv (2026)
The best cafes in Tel Aviv in 2026 include Cafelix, Nahat and the one-of-a-kind Cafe Levinsky 41. Tel Aviv takes coffee seriously, with a deep special…
Read the listThe 7 Best Bakeries in Tel Aviv (2026)
The best bakeries in Tel Aviv are Lehamim for babka and challah, the Balkan bureka bakeries on Levinsky, the Yemenite kubaneh and jachnun places in Ke…
Read the list Israel · BakeriesThe 7 Best Bakeries in Israel (2026)
The best bakeries in Israel run on a Friday rhythm: challah for Shabbat, burekas from the Balkan bakeries, Yemenite kubaneh and jachnun, and the sesam…
Read the list Jerusalem · BakeriesThe 6 Best Bakeries in Jerusalem (2026)
The best bakeries in Jerusalem in 2026 are Marzipan, Kadosh and Teller. Jerusalem baking runs on two traditions at once — Eastern European rugelach, c…
Read the listThe 6 Best Bars in Haifa (2026)
The best bars in Haifa in 2026 are Libira for craft beer, Syncopa on Masada Street for the bohemian crowd and Pundak HaDov for the old-school pub. Hai…
Read the list Tel Aviv · BarsThe 8 Best Bars in Tel Aviv (2026)
The best bars in Tel Aviv in 2026 are Bellboy, Imperial Craft and 223. Tel Aviv's nightlife is legendary, and its cocktail scene ranks among the world…
Read the listThe 6 Best Hummus in Israel (2026)
The best hummus in Israel in 2026 is at Abu Hassan in Jaffa, Hummus Said in Akko and Abu Shukri in Jerusalem's Old City. Hummus in Israel is a lunch d…
Read the list Tel Aviv · HummusThe 8 Best Hummus Spots in Tel Aviv (2026)
The best hummus in Tel Aviv in 2026 is at Abu Hassan in Jaffa, followed by Hummus HaCarmel and Abu Adham. Real Tel Aviv hummus is a lunchtime affair: …
Read the listThe 6 Best Street Food Spots in Tel Aviv (2026)
The best street food in Tel Aviv in 2026 is at HaKosem for falafel and shawarma, Sabich Tchernichovsky for sabich, and Miznon for stuffed pita. Tel Av…
Read the list Israel · Street FoodThe 7 Best Street Foods in Israel (2026)
The best street food in Israel is falafel, sabich, shawarma in a laffa, bourekas with crushed egg, the Jerusalem bagel, malabi and knafeh. Nearly all …
Read the listThe 7 Best Pizza Places in Tel Aviv (2026)
The best pizza in Tel Aviv is Neapolitan-style from the wood-fired restaurants around the centre and Florentin, with Roman-style slices for a fast lun…
Read the list Jerusalem · PizzaThe 6 Best Pizza Places in Jerusalem (2026)
The best pizza in Jerusalem is at the wood-fired kosher dairy restaurants in the city centre and the German Colony, with market slices around Machane …
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