Nationwide
The best of Israel — nationwide lists (2026)
The picks that aren't tied to one city — the country's best wedding venues, kosher restaurants, hotels, beaches and wineries, chosen from everywhere in Israel.
Israel is small enough that the best of something is worth ranking nationally, not just city by city. These lists span the whole country, from the Galilee to Eilat, and say where each pick is and why it earns its place.
Food & Drink across Israel
All Food & DrinkThe 8 Best Rooftop Restaurants and Bars in Israel (2026)
The best rooftop restaurants in Israel are the Mamilla Hotel rooftop and the Notre Dame terrace in Jerusalem, both looking straight at the Old City wa…
Read the list Israel · PizzaThe 9 Best Pizza Places in Israel (2026)
The best pizza in Israel is in Tel Aviv, where Naples-trained pizzaioli run 450°C wood ovens and the Roman-style counters sell by weight, with Jerusal…
Read the list Israel · Kosher Meat (Basari)The 10 Best Kosher Meat Restaurants in Israel (2026)
The best kosher meat restaurants in Israel are Goshen in Tel Aviv and Black Iron and Jacko Street in Jerusalem, with Azura's kerosene-burner Iraqi ste…
Read the list Israel · Kosher Dairy (Halavi)The 9 Best Kosher Dairy Restaurants in Israel (2026)
The best kosher dairy restaurants in Israel are Tasting Room and Pankina in Tel Aviv and Luciana and Piccolino in Jerusalem — all halavi, all certifie…
Read the list Israel · Kosher BarsThe 9 Best Kosher Bars in Israel (2026)
The best kosher bars in Israel are Holy Bar and Whiskey Bar & Museum in Tel Aviv and Beer Bazaar and Mirror Bar in Jerusalem. Kosher certification aff…
Read the list Israel · Kosher AsianThe 8 Best Kosher Asian Restaurants in Israel (2026)
The best kosher Asian restaurants in Israel are Nini Hachi, the most complete certified Japanese menu in the country, and Sushi Bar Bazel in Tel Aviv,…
Read the list Israel · CafesThe 10 Best Cafes in Israel (2026)
The best cafes in Israel are Tel Aviv's specialty roasters — Cafelix, Nahat and Anonymous — for the coffee itself, and Jerusalem's institutions, Tmol …
Read the list Israel · BrunchThe 9 Best Smoothie Bowls and Brunch Spots in Israel (2026)
The best smoothie bowls in Israel are on the Tel Aviv beachfront and in Florentin, where açaí and pitaya bowls have become a standard breakfast rather…
Read the list Israel · BarsThe 10 Best Bars in Israel (2026)
The best bars in Israel are in Tel Aviv, where Bellboy, Imperial and 223 have put the city on the world cocktail lists, with Haifa's Masada Street and…
Read the list Israel · Kosher WineriesThe 9 Best Kosher Wineries in Israel to Visit (2026)
The best kosher wineries to visit in Israel in 2026 are Golan Heights Winery in Katzrin, Tzora Vineyards in the Judean Hills and Dalton in the Upper G…
Read the list Israel · Kosher SteakhousesThe 5 Best Kosher Steakhouses in Israel (2026)
The best kosher steakhouses in Israel in 2026 are Black Iron in Jerusalem, Goshen in Tel Aviv and Lechem Basar at the Tel Aviv Port. Kosher steak is g…
Read the list Israel · Kosher ItalianThe 7 Best Kosher Italian Restaurants in Israel (2026)
The best kosher Italian restaurants in Israel in 2026 are Piccolino in Jerusalem, Pastaria in Tel Aviv and 26 Neapolitan in Herzliya. Italian is the m…
Read the list Israel · Kosher DiningThe 8 Best Kosher Restaurants in Israel (2026)
The best kosher restaurants in Israel in 2026 are Herbert Samuel in Herzliya, Black Iron in Jerusalem and Goshen in Tel Aviv. Israel is the one countr…
Read the list Israel · Kosher CafesThe 6 Best Kosher Cafes in Israel (2026)
The best kosher cafes in Israel in 2026 are Kadosh and Tmol Shilshom in Jerusalem and the long-running Cafe Rimon. Israeli cafe culture is central to …
Read the list Israel · Kosher BurgersThe 6 Best Kosher Burger Places in Israel (2026)
The best kosher burger places in Israel in 2026 are Crave and Golden Burger in Jerusalem, Bodega in Tel Aviv and the nationwide Burgers Bar chain. The…
Read the list Israel · Kosher BakeriesThe 6 Best Kosher Bakeries in Israel (2026)
The best kosher bakeries in Israel in 2026 are Lehamim in Tel Aviv, Marzipan and Teller in Jerusalem, and Kadosh for patisserie. Bread and pastry are …
Read the list Israel · SushiThe 5 Best Sushi Restaurants in Israel (2026)
The best sushi in Israel in 2026 is at Moon and Ze Sushi in Tel Aviv and the veteran Onami on HaArba'a Street. Israel eats an extraordinary amount of …
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 list Israel · SteakhousesThe 6 Best Steakhouses in Israel (2026)
The best steakhouses in Israel in 2026 are M25 in Tel Aviv's Carmel Market for the butcher-restaurant version, El Gaucho for a kosher Argentinian gril…
Read the list Israel · ShawarmaThe 5 Best Shawarma in Israel (2026)
The best shawarma in Israel in 2026 is at HaKosem in Tel Aviv, Itzik VeRuthie in the Hatikva Market and Moshiko on Ben Yehuda in Jerusalem. Israeli sh…
Read the list Israel · SandwichesThe 7 Best Sandwiches in Israel (2026)
The best sandwiches in Israel are immigrant inventions: sabich, the Iraqi aubergine and egg pita; the Iraqi fried fish sandwich; shawarma rolled in la…
Read the list Israel · Israeli BreakfastThe 7 Best Israeli Breakfasts in Israel (2026)
An Israeli breakfast is a savoury spread, not a plate: eggs your way, chopped salad, cheeses, olives, herring or tuna, bread and jam, and unlimited co…
Read the list Israel · Ice Cream & GelatoThe 7 Best Ice Cream Shops in Israel (2026)
The best ice cream in Israel is at the Italian-trained gelaterias in Tel Aviv and the boutique dairies in the Galilee, and the flavour to order is hal…
Read the list Israel · HummusThe 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 Israel · Fish & SeafoodThe 6 Best Fish & Seafood Restaurants in Israel (2026)
The best fish restaurants in Israel in 2026 are Uri Buri in Akko, Manta Ray on the Tel Aviv beach and The Old Man and the Sea at Jaffa port. Israel ha…
Read the list Israel · Farmers MarketsThe 6 Best Farmers Markets in Israel (2026)
The best farmers markets in Israel in 2026 are the Tel Aviv Port Farmers Market, Sarona Market in Tel Aviv and the farm shops of the Galilee and Golan…
Read the list Israel · FalafelThe 7 Best Falafel in Israel (2026)
The best falafel in Israel is found at market counters and neighbourhood stands rather than restaurants — Falafel HaZkenim in Haifa's Wadi Nisnas, the…
Read the list Israel · Donuts & SufganiyotThe 6 Best Donut Shops & Sufganiyot in Israel (2026)
The best donuts in Israel in 2026 come from Roladin, Lehamim in Tel Aviv and Cafe Kadosh in Jerusalem. The Israeli donut is the sufganiya — a filled, …
Read the list Israel · Craft Beer BarsThe 6 Best Craft Beer Bars & Breweries in Israel (2026)
The best craft beer in Israel in 2026 is at BeerBazaar in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, the Dancing Camel brewpub in Tel Aviv and Libira in Haifa. Israel's …
Read the list Israel · Coffee RoastersThe 6 Best Independent Coffee Roasters in Israel (2026)
The best independent coffee roasters in Israel in 2026 are Cafelix, Nahat and Mae, all roasting in Tel Aviv and all pouring their own coffee at their …
Read the list Israel · Cocktail BarsThe 7 Best Cocktail Bars in Israel (2026)
The best cocktail bars in Israel are in Tel Aviv, where a genuine bartending scene has grown up around Rothschild, Florentin and the Levinsky area, jo…
Read the list Israel · CheesemakersThe 6 Best Artisanal Cheesemakers in Israel (2026)
The best artisanal cheesemakers in Israel in 2026 are Shai Seltzer in the Judean Hills, Kornmehl Farm in the Negev and Ein Kamonim in the Galilee. Isr…
Read the list Israel · BurgersThe 7 Best Burgers in Israel (2026)
The best burgers in Israel come from three places: the veteran kosher meat grills, the Tel Aviv burger bars that treat it as a chef's dish, and the ne…
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 Israel · Wine & BreweriesThe 8 Best Wineries in Israel to Visit (2026)
The best wineries to visit in Israel in 2026 include Golan Heights Winery in Katzrin, Domaine du Castel and Flam in the Judean Hills, and Yatir in the…
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 listStay across Israel
All StayThe 7 Best Luxury Glamping Sites & Desert Lodges in the Negev and Arava (2026)
The best desert stays in Israel run from Six Senses Shaharut and Isrotel Beresheet at the luxury end to Desert Days' mud cabins in the Arava and dome-…
Read the list Israel · Luxury HotelsThe 17 Best Luxury Hotels in Israel (2026)
The best luxury hotels in Israel are Beresheet over the Ramon Crater, the King David in Jerusalem and Cramim in the Judean Hills. The top end offers e…
Read the list Israel · Boutique HotelsThe 14 Best Boutique Hotels in Israel (2026)
The best boutique hotels in Israel are Alberto and The Drisco in Tel Aviv and Gymnasia off Rothschild — mostly conversions of historic buildings rathe…
Read the list Israel · Spa & Resort HotelsThe 14 Best Spas in Israel (2026)
The best spa resorts in Israel are Carmel Forest above Haifa and Mitzpe Hayamim in the Galilee, alongside the Dead Sea's mineral mud and salt at Ein B…
Read the list Israel · HostelsThe 7 Best Boutique Hostels in Israel (2026)
The best boutique hostels in Israel are in Tel Aviv's Florentin and centre, Jerusalem's Old City and Machane Yehuda area, Haifa's Downtown, Nazareth's…
Read the list Israel · Budget StaysThe 7 Best Budget Hotels in Israel (2026)
The best budget accommodation in Israel is the kibbutz guesthouse network, the SPNI field schools next to the national parks, the church-run pilgrim h…
Read the list Israel · HotelsThe 18 Best Hotels in Israel (2026)
The best hotels in Israel in 2026 include the Royal Beach in Eilat, The Norman in Tel Aviv and Beresheet over the Ramon Crater. Israel is small enough…
Read the listThings to Do across Israel
All Things to DoThe 7 Best Private Tour Guides in Israel (Licensed & English-Speaking, 2026)
The best private tour guides in Israel are Leontine Cohen for the Jerusalem Old City, Danny The Digger for archaeology-led touring, and Tzur Tours for…
Read the list Israel · Food ToursThe 7 Best Guided Market Food Tours in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv (2026)
The best market food tours in Israel walk Machane Yehuda in Jerusalem or Carmel and Levinsky in Tel Aviv. Machane Yehuda's own chef-guided tasting tou…
Read the list Israel · ToursThe 9 Best Tours in Israel (2026)
The best tours in Israel in 2026 are the Western Wall Tunnels and City of David in Jerusalem, the Masada sunrise climb paired with the Dead Sea, and a…
Read the list Israel · SynagoguesThe 10 Best Synagogues in Israel (2026)
The best synagogues to visit in Israel are the Hurva and the Four Sephardic Synagogues in Jerusalem's Jewish Quarter, the Chagall Windows at Hadassah …
Read the list Israel · MuseumsThe 10 Best Museums in Israel (2026)
The best museums in Israel are the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, which holds the Dead Sea Scrolls and the model of Second Temple Jerusalem, Yad Vashem, …
Read the list Israel · Free Things to DoThe 10 Best Free Things to Do in Israel (2026)
The best free things to do in Israel are walking the Old City of Jerusalem, the Baha'i Gardens in Haifa, and every beach in the country — public beach…
Read the list Israel · Adventure ActivitiesThe 9 Best Places to Snorkel in Israel (2026)
The best places to snorkel in Israel are the Coral Beach Nature Reserve in Eilat, where live Red Sea coral starts metres from the shore, the sunken He…
Read the list Israel · Yoga RetreatsThe 7 Best Yoga Retreats in Israel (2026)
The best yoga retreats in Israel are in two places: the southern desert and the Upper Galilee. The Desert Ashram in the Arava, Neot Semadar, the crate…
Read the list Israel · Music FestivalsThe 7 Best Music Festivals in Israel (2026)
The best music festivals in Israel are the Red Sea Jazz Festival in Eilat, InDNegev in the northern Negev, the Tamar Festival at the Dead Sea, Jacob's…
Read the list Israel · MarketsThe 7 Best Markets & Shuks in Israel (2026)
The best markets in Israel in 2026 are Machane Yehuda in Jerusalem, the Carmel Market and Levinsky Market in Tel Aviv, and the Jaffa flea market. The …
Read the list Israel · Kid-FriendlyThe 7 Best Family-Friendly Activities in Israel (2026)
The best family activities in Israel are the beaches, floating in the Dead Sea, kayaking the Jordan River in the Galilee, the hands-on science museums…
Read the list Israel · FestivalsThe 7 Best Cultural Festivals in Israel (2026)
The best cultural festivals in Israel are the Israel Festival and the Jerusalem Film Festival, the Akko Fringe Theatre Festival, the Jerusalem Light F…
Read the list Israel · CinemasThe 6 Best Independent Cinemas in Israel (2026)
The best independent cinemas in Israel in 2026 are the Tel Aviv Cinematheque, the Jerusalem Cinematheque and Lev Smadar in Jerusalem. Israel's arthous…
Read the list Israel · AttractionsThe 7 Best Historical Sites and Architectural Wonders in Israel (2026)
The best historical sites in Israel are Jerusalem's Old City, Masada, Crusader Akko, Roman Caesarea, the Baha'i terraces in Haifa, Bauhaus Tel Aviv an…
Read the list Israel · Art GalleriesThe 7 Best Art Galleries and Independent Art Spaces in Israel (2026)
The best art in Israel is concentrated in Tel Aviv's Kiryat HaMelacha gallery district, the commercial galleries around Rothschild, the artist-run and…
Read the listWeddings across Israel
All WeddingsThe 9 Best Wedding Photographers & Videographers in Israel (2026)
The best wedding photographers in Israel are Daniel Notcake and Anton Mislawsky, both Tel Aviv-based with in-house video teams, and Jeremy Lerman for …
Read the list Israel · Wedding VenuesThe 8 Best Wedding Venues in Israel (2026)
The best wedding venues in Israel in 2026 include Ronit Farm near Herzliya, Olmaya in Jerusalem and Alexander Winery in the Sharon. Israeli weddings a…
Read the listBeaches & Nature across Israel
All Beaches & NatureThe 7 Best Scenic Spots in Israel (2026)
The best viewpoints in Israel are the Ramon Crater rim, Mount Arbel above the Sea of Galilee, the Mount of Olives looking at Jerusalem's Old City, Mas…
Read the list Israel · Scenic DrivesThe 7 Best Scenic Drives in Israel (2026)
The best scenic drives in Israel are Route 90 along the Dead Sea, the Arava run south to Eilat, the Golan Heights loop, the Upper Galilee hill roads, …
Read the list Israel · HikesThe 7 Best Nature Hikes in Israel (2026)
The best hikes in Israel are Ein Gedi's desert waterfalls, the Yehudiya canyon in the Golan, Mount Arbel above the Sea of Galilee, Nahal Amud in the G…
Read the list Israel · National ParksThe 8 Best National Parks in Israel (2026)
The best national parks in Israel in 2026 are Masada, Ein Gedi, Caesarea and the Hermon Stream (Banias) reserve. Israel has more than forty national p…
Read the list Israel · BeachesThe 8 Best Beaches in Israel (2026)
The best beaches in Israel in 2026 include Hilton Beach in Tel Aviv, Dor HaBonim on the northern coast, Achziv's lagoons and Coral Beach in Eilat. Isr…
Read the listServices & Professionals across Israel
All Services & ProfessionalsThe 9 Best Ulpan Programs in Israel (2026)
The best ulpan in Israel for English speakers is Ulpan La-Inyan for conversational Hebrew and Citizen Café TLV for immersive Tel Aviv classes, with Ul…
Read the list Israel · Dentists & Dental ClinicsThe 8 Best English-Speaking Dentists & Cosmetic Dental Clinics in Israel (2026)
The best English-speaking dentists in Israel are Dr. Ben Miller in Tel Aviv for digital cosmetic work and K&J in Jerusalem for implants and family car…
Read the list Israel · Caterers & Private ChefsThe 9 Best Kosher Event Caterers & Private Chefs in Israel (2026)
The best kosher caterers in Israel are Meyer Catering in Tel Aviv for bistronomic lamehadrin events and Simcha Hall at the Kotel for Jerusalem simchas…
Read the list Israel · US Tax AccountantsThe 8 Best US Tax Accountants in Israel (2026)
The best US tax accountants in Israel in 2026 are Philip Stein & Associates, the longest-established practice of its kind, MasAmerica, which pairs CPA…
Read the list Israel · Real Estate AgenciesThe 10 Best Real Estate Agencies in Israel (2026)
The best real estate agencies in Israel in 2026 are Anglo-Saxon and RE/MAX for national coverage, with strong city specialists in each market: Ronkin …
Read the list Israel · Mortgage AdvisorsThe 6 Best Mortgage Advisors in Israel (2026)
The best mortgage advisors in Israel in 2026 are First Israel and Anglo Mortgages for scale and bank leverage, Malchi and Mortgage Israel for founder-…
Read the list Israel · Law FirmsThe 10 Best Law Firms in Israel (2026)
The best law firms in Israel in 2026 are Herzog Fox & Neeman, Meitar, Goldfarb Gross Seligman and Arnon Tadmor-Levy, all headquartered in Tel Aviv, wh…
Read the list Israel · Interior DesignersThe 9 Best Interior Designers in Israel (2026)
The best interior designers in Israel in 2026 are Pitsou Kedem, Studio Erez Hyatt and Dalit Lilienthal in Tel Aviv, and Rachel Fuchs and Level Studio …
Read the list Israel · Aliyah & Immigration LawyersThe 9 Best Immigration Lawyers in Israel (2026)
The best immigration lawyers in Israel in 2026 are Kan-Tor & Acco for corporate relocation and work permits, and Decker Pex Levi for personal status, …
Read the list Israel · ArchitectsThe 10 Best Architects in Israel (2026)
The best architects in Israel in 2026 are Kimmel Eshkolot and Moshe Safdie Architects for major public work, Pitsou Kedem for private houses, and Bar …
Read the list Israel · AccountantsThe 10 Best Accountants in Israel (2026)
The best accountants in Israel in 2026 are the Big Four — EY, Deloitte, PwC and KPMG — all headquartered in Tel Aviv, with Fahn Kanne and BDO the stro…
Read the listShopping & Local across Israel
All Shopping & LocalThe 9 Best Places to Buy Souvenirs in Israel (2026)
The best souvenirs in Israel are Armenian hand-painted ceramics from the Old City workshops in Jerusalem, glass and Judaica from the Safed artists' qu…
Read the list Israel · Shopping MarketsThe 10 Best Markets in Israel (2026)
The best markets in Israel are Machane Yehuda in Jerusalem and Shuk HaCarmel in Tel Aviv for produce and noise, Levinsky for spices, and the Jaffa fle…
Read the list Israel · Design & CraftThe 9 Best Design and Craft Studios in Israel (2026)
The best design and craft studios in Israel are the Safed artists' quarter, where glassblowing, candle-making and Kabbalistic painting all happen in w…
Read the list Israel · Shopping MallsThe 7 Best Shopping Malls in Israel (2026)
The best shopping malls in Israel in 2026 are Azrieli Center and Ramat Aviv Mall in Tel Aviv, Mamilla Mall in Jerusalem and Grand Canyon in Haifa. Isr…
Read the list Israel · Jewellery ShopsThe 7 Best Boutique Jewelry Shops in Israel (2026)
The best boutique jewellery in Israel is in Tel Aviv's Gan HaHashmal and Neve Tzedek design districts, at the Nahalat Binyamin craft market, in Safed'…
Read the list Israel · BookshopsThe 7 Best Independent Bookshops in Israel (2026)
The best independent bookshops in Israel are Halper's and the Book Junction for secondhand English in Tel Aviv, Sipur Pashut in Neve Tzedek for litera…
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