1. Gan HaHashmal — Central Tel Aviv
A few streets that are mostly jewellers — the best hour of shopping in the city.
Gan HaHashmal is a compact design district south of Rothschild Boulevard, built around a small park, which filled with independent designers when the rents were low and never emptied again.
It is the densest concentration of jewellery studios in Tel Aviv, and the work skews contemporary — Bezalel and Shenkar graduates who wanted a bench rather than a shopfront. Most spaces are workshop and retail in one, so the maker is usually the person selling.
A few streets in total, which makes it the most efficient jewellery shopping in the country and the obvious place to start.
Good to know: Ask to see what is on the bench. There is always more than is on display.