The 6 Best Bakeries in Jerusalem (2026)

Updated July 2026 · 6 picks

The best bakeries in Jerusalem in 2026 are Marzipan, Kadosh and Teller. Jerusalem baking runs on two traditions at once — Eastern European rugelach, challah and babka, and Middle Eastern bourekas, sambusak and syrup pastries — and the best places do one of them extremely well. Below are six, and what to order at each.

1. Marzipan Bakery — Agrippas Street, by Machane Yehuda

The chocolate rugelach that every Jerusalemite will tell you about, unprompted.

₪ BudgetBest for Solo · Families · Groups

Marzipan, near the Machane Yehuda market, makes the chocolate rugelach that Jerusalem is known for: small, dark, yeasted and pulled from the oven glazed in sugar syrup so they arrive warm and genuinely sticky.

It is not a beautiful shop and there is nowhere to sit. You queue, you buy them by weight, you eat them in the street, and you understand immediately why people talk about them.

They are best within the hour and noticeably less good the next day, so buy less than you want to and come back.

Good to know: Buy them warm and eat them immediately — taking a box home misses the entire point.

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2. Kadosh — Shlomtzion HaMalka Street, city centre

A family patisserie since 1967 — the most refined baking in the city.

₪₪ Mid-rangeBest for Couples · Solo

Kadosh has been on Shlomtzion HaMalka since 1967, opened by Meir Kadosh and now run by his son Itzik and Itzik's wife Keren, and it is the most French of Jerusalem's bakeries.

Everything is made on the premises — the breads, the pastries, the pasta for the café menu — and the patisserie counter is a level above the standard Israeli bakery: proper croissants, tarts and éclairs alongside the local repertoire.

It doubles as a café, so unlike Marzipan you can sit down. The queue at the counter most mornings tells you what to order.

Good to know: The place to go if you want a proper croissant rather than a rugelach.

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3. Teller Bakery — Machane Yehuda

A market bakery doing the Eastern European repertoire properly.

₪ BudgetBest for Families · Solo

Teller is one of the long-standing bakeries in and around the Machane Yehuda market, working the Eastern European side of the Jerusalem tradition — challah, babka, rugelach, poppyseed and cheese pastries.

Market bakeries live or die on turnover, and the good ones bake continuously through the day, which means what you buy is close to the oven. Teller has kept its reputation for exactly that.

Friday morning is when it is at its best and its most crowded, as the whole city buys challah at once.

Good to know: Ask what has just come out — the tray timing matters more than the item you had planned to buy.

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4. Pe'er Bakery — Machane Yehuda

Bourekas by weight, straight from the tray, in the middle of the market.

₪ BudgetBest for Solo · Groups

Pe'er is a market bakery in Machane Yehuda specialising in the savoury side of the tradition — bourekas of cheese, potato, spinach and mushroom, sambusak, and the rest of the Balkan and Middle Eastern repertoire.

Bourekas are sold by weight and eaten standing up, usually with a hard-boiled egg and pickles handed over in the same paper bag, which is the correct way and not negotiable.

It is the cheapest good breakfast in Jerusalem and the most local thing you can eat in the market.

Good to know: Take the egg and pickles they offer with it — that is how a boureka is actually eaten here.

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5. Berman's Bakery — Jerusalem-founded, branches citywide

Founded in Jerusalem in 1875 — the oldest bakery brand in the country.

₪ BudgetBest for Families

Berman's was founded in Jerusalem in 1875 and is the oldest bakery business in Israel, now a national brand supplying bread across the country while retaining its Jerusalem roots.

It is an industrial bakery rather than an artisan one, and it belongs on this list for what it does reliably: good everyday bread and challah, available everywhere, at a price the small bakeries cannot match.

The practical option when you need a challah on a Friday afternoon and the market queue is out of the question.

Good to know: The dependable Friday-afternoon fallback when the market bakeries have sold out.

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6. Angel Bakery — Jerusalem-founded, branches citywide

A Jerusalem bakery from 1927 that became the country's largest.

₪ BudgetBest for Families

Angel was founded in Jerusalem in 1927 and grew into Israel's largest bakery, its bread on supermarket shelves nationwide and its cafés and shops across the city.

Like Berman's it is a scale operation rather than a craft one, and it earns its place on the same grounds: consistent everyday bread, pastries and challah, widely available and inexpensive.

Between the two of them they supply a very large share of what Jerusalem actually eats, which is a reasonable claim to a place on a list about the city.

Good to know: Useful to know for early mornings and late Fridays, when the independents are shut or sold out.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Jerusalem famous for baking?

Chocolate rugelach above all — small, sticky, yeasted rolls that come out of the oven glazed in syrup, and which Jerusalem does better than anywhere. Beyond that: challah for Shabbat, babka, bourekas, and the whole Middle Eastern range of sambusak, ka'ak and syrup-soaked pastries.

When should I buy challah in Jerusalem?

Friday morning, and expect a queue. Every bakery in the city bakes challah for Shabbat and the good ones sell out by early afternoon, when they close. Friday morning at Machane Yehuda is the classic experience and worth doing at least once.

Are Jerusalem bakeries kosher?

Nearly all of them in West Jerusalem, and most close from Friday afternoon through Saturday. Certification is displayed and standards vary between Rabbinate and mehadrin. Bakeries in East Jerusalem and the Old City follow different schedules and are open on Saturdays.

What are bourekas?

Savoury filled pastries, usually of flaky or filo dough, stuffed with cheese, potato, spinach or mushroom, and a staple of Israeli baking brought by Balkan and Turkish Jewish communities. They are sold everywhere, usually by weight, and are the standard cheap breakfast.

Where is the best rugelach in Jerusalem?

Marzipan, near Machane Yehuda, has the reputation — small, dark, extremely sticky and best eaten warm from the tray rather than taken home. It is one of the few food items in Israel where the consensus is close to unanimous.

1. Marzipan Bakery — Agrippas Street, by Machane Yehuda

2. Kadosh — Shlomtzion HaMalka Street, city centre

3. Teller Bakery — Machane Yehuda

4. Pe'er Bakery — Machane Yehuda

5. Berman's Bakery — Jerusalem-founded, branches citywide

6. Angel Bakery — Jerusalem-founded, branches citywide

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