Food
Where to eat in Israel: restaurants, cafés and dishes to try
The best-known place to eat in Israel is Falafel HaZkenim, Haifa. The travel guide lists 34 places to eat and drink in Tel Aviv, Eilat, and Haifa. Local dishes to try: Sufganiyah, Lahoh, Sabich, Halva, and Hummus.
Well-known restaurants, cafés and bars in Israel
Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions describe each place. That measures how famous a place is, not how good the food is.
Restaurants 12
Cafés, bakeries and tea houses 7
Tmol Shilshom
CaféJerusalem · Since 1994
Bars and pubs 8
Places travellers recommend in Israel
Listed in the Wikivoyage travel guide. Opening hours and prices change, so check before you go.
Where to eat in Tel Aviv
All places in Tel AvivRestaurants and cafés
- RusticoMid-range
Rothschild Bvd 15
- MessaSplurge
19 HaArba'a St
- OnamiSplurge
18 Haarba'a St
- Cafe Puaa
Rabbi Yohanan St 8
- Onza
Rabbi Hannina St 3
- Bar GurionBudget
Shlomo Ibn Gabirol St 82
- Four One SixSplurge
Haarba'a 16
- Humus - the son of the SyrianBudget
Hillel ha-Zaken St 10
Bars and nightlife
- Mike's Place
90 Herbert Samuel
- Molly Bloom's Irish Pub
2 Mendele St
- Temptation
35 Allenby St
- Rosa Parks
Dizengoff 265
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Tel Aviv · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat in Eilat
All places in EilatRestaurants and cafés
- Pizza Kimat HinamBudget
גן בנימין 12 חנות מספר 3 מרכז חופית אילת
- Falafel 'Blue' BoutiqueBudget
Sderot HaTmarim 107
- Itzik ShawarmaBudget
Sderot HaTmarim 37
- Fast Habesha RestaurantBudget
Sderot HaTmarim 37
- Sun Pizza EilatBudget
Eilot St 4
- Falafel AvshiBudget
Nevi'ot St 4
- Baguette DolphinBudget
- Thai CornerBudget
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Eilat · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat in Haifa
Restaurants and cafés
- Roladin
Horev st 18
- NeoPolitan
Hanamal st 37
- Hanamal 24
Omar Al-Khayyam st 12
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Haifa · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dishes and drinks Israel is known for
Foods and drinks that come from Israel, the most widely known first.
Sufganiyah
Taboon bread
type of bread
Shkedei marak
Tzfatit
semi-hard cheese produced in Israel originally from sheep's milk
Kichel
Cookie or cracker in Jewish cuisine
Frequently asked questions
What is the most famous restaurant in Israel?
Falafel HaZkenim, Haifa is the most widely documented place to eat in Israel: 3 Wikipedia language editions describe it.
What food is Israel known for?
Israel is known for Sufganiyah, Lahoh, Sabich, Halva, and Hummus.
Where can you eat in Tel Aviv?
The travel guide to Tel Aviv lists Rustico, Messa, Onami, Cafe Puaa, and Onza.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0), Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0), photos from Wikimedia Commons.