Lighthouse Restaurant & Coffee Shop Gaza
RestaurantSheikh Ijlin
Food
Where to eat in Palestine: restaurants, cafés and dishes to try
The best-known place to eat in Palestine is Lighthouse Restaurant & Coffee Shop Gaza, Sheikh Ijlin. The travel guide lists 23 places to eat and drink in Jerusalem and East Jerusalem. Local dishes to try: Maqluba, Musakhan, Sumaghiyyeh, Makdous, and Ntolmás.
Well-known restaurants, cafés and bars in Palestine
Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions describe each place. That measures how famous a place is, not how good the food is.
Restaurants 1
Cafés, bakeries and tea houses 1
Places travellers recommend in Palestine
Listed in the Wikivoyage travel guide. Opening hours and prices change, so check before you go.
Where to eat in Jerusalem
All places in JerusalemRestaurants and cafés
- Masudi
Jaffa 82
- Armenian Tavern
Armenian Orthodox Patriarchate St 79
- Versavee Bistro Bar & Cafe
41 Greek Catholic Patriarchate
- Al-Baghdadi Restaurant
Antonia St 19-21
- AnnaMid-range
HaRav Agan 10
- Tmol ShilshomMid-range
Yoel Moshe Solomon 5
- Lina Hummus
- ImbalaMid-range
3 Yanai St, Jerusalem, Israel
Bars and nightlife
- Sira
Ben-Sira 4
- Glen whisk(e)y bar
18 Shlomtzion st
- The Cassette
1 Horkenous St
- Birman
Dorot Rishonim 8
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to Jerusalem · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to eat in East Jerusalem
Restaurants and cafés
- Kan Zman Jerusalem Hotel
Nablus Road
- American Colony Hotel
One Louis Vincent St.
- Shababeek Restaurant
7 Shimon Hatsidik St
Source and corrections: Wikivoyage guide to East Jerusalem · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dishes and drinks Palestine is known for
Foods and drinks that come from Palestine, the most widely known first.
Ntolmás
dishes made by stuffing rice, cheese or ground meat in vine (grape) leaves (rolls)
Zalabiyeh
deep-fried pastry common to the Near East and Indian subcontinent
Qatayef
Middle Eastern dessert in the form of small pancakes stuffed with sweet filling
Taboon bread
type of bread
Stuffed squash
dish common in the former Ottoman Empire
Mfarakeh
Arab dish of potato, egg, ghee, cumin, salt, pepper, and coriander leaves, served as part of a mezze
Dolma
category of dishes of stuffed vegetables, fruits, seafood and flowers
Frequently asked questions
What is the most famous restaurant in Palestine?
Lighthouse Restaurant & Coffee Shop Gaza, Sheikh Ijlin is the most widely documented place to eat in Palestine: 1 Wikipedia language editions describe it.
What food is Palestine known for?
Palestine is known for Maqluba, Musakhan, Sumaghiyyeh, Makdous, and Ntolmás.
Where can you eat in Jerusalem?
The travel guide to Jerusalem lists Masudi, Armenian Tavern, Versavee Bistro Bar & Cafe, Al-Baghdadi Restaurant, and Anna.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0), Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0), photos from Wikimedia Commons.