Best Israeli Breakfasts in Tel Aviv

A round up of our top 5 Israeli breakfast spreads. For anyone following our Instagram, you know breakfast is our fave meal!

(1) Mashya - Fridays and Saturdays are a best time to hit up this well-stocked buffet as it is open until 3 pm. It is surprisingly rare in Tel Aviv to find this late of a brunch offering. You order an eggs dish from the regular menu and the chef's prepared buffet (high quality fresh salads, cheese, fish, granola, fresh baked pastries... not what you think of normally for a buffet) is included in the price.  

(2) Claro - like Mashya, Fridays and Saturdays are the best bet for the late riser. We love the Israeli breakfast spread for two and the shakshukas. 

(3) Hotel Montefiore - like everything coming out of this hotel, the breakfast feels elegant and in vogue. The Israeli breakfast features the basics, presented well - eggs to order, cherry tomato salad, cheeses, jams and pastries. Amp the meal up with smoked salmon or mushroom ragout on poached eggs. 

(4) Rothschild Hotel - the small paintbrush in the olive oil is a simple creative touch that sold us to one of our favorite Israeli breakfasts in the city. Choices besides the Israeli breakfast are also winners here including the shakshuka and the french toast. 

(5) Bucke Cafe - order the "country breakfast" and enjoy a hefty tray of daily chosen goodies fit for 2-3 people. You can let the wait staff know your preferences for the tray, and the best part is that you can get refills on whatever goes quickest. 

In Jerusalem? Check out our fave spread there at Cafe Nadi. 

Eat Like Royalty - Kosher Style

In Tel Aviv it is hard to come by good kosher restaurants.  It may be surprising that kosher food has not flourished along with the burgeoning foodie scene of Tel Aviv; however, the few kosher restaurants that we, at Delicious Israel, recommend are keeping up with the culinary renaissance of the area.  Below is a list of kosher restaurants that will help you find the top spots to eat according to your dietary practices:

Fine Dining Restaurants

  • Blue Sky - Eliezer Peri St 10, Tel Aviv-Yafo

  • Lumina - Eliezer Peri St 10, Tel Aviv-Yafo

  • West Side - HaYarkon Street 19, Tel Aviv-Yafo

  • L'Entrecote - Ahad Ha'am St 28, Tel Aviv-Yafo

.... and a few more for the list

  • Deca - 10 HaTaasiya St., Tel Aviv-Yafo

  • Goshen - 37 Nachalat Binyamin St., Tel Aviv-Yafo

  • MEATOS - Weizmann St 2, Tel Aviv-Yafo

  • Fish Market by MEATOS - Sderot Sha'ul HaMelech 33, Tel Aviv-Yafo

Casual Restaurants

  • Nini Hachi - Ben Yehuda St 228, Tel Aviv-Yafo

  • Hungarian Blintzes - Yermiyahu St 35 , Tel Aviv

  • Salimi - Nahalat Binyamin St 80, Tel Aviv-Yafo

Street Food

  • Schwarma Bino's - David Razi'el St 29, Tel Aviv-Yafo



 

Living Art at The Elma Hotel in Zichron Ya'akov

Living Art at The Elma Hotel in Zichron Ya'akov

The Elma Arts Complex Luxury Hotel in Zichron Ya’akov reopened in recent years as a tribute to the art that the architecturally designed hotel itself embodies. Award winning architect Yaakov Richter wedged the curved building wedged into the northern coastline of Israel, boasting jaw dropping views of the Mediterranean Sea.  

Shuk & Cook: Freshest Kind of Fun

It hasn’t even been a week in Tel Aviv and I am already obsessed with the lifestyle. I understand why people from all over the world decide to make Tel Aviv their home away from home.

Maybe it’s my convenient 5 minute walk to the beach, the lively night scene, or being able to buy iced coffee on every street corner for 5 shekels. Or maybe, narrowing it down, it’s the people and cuisine that are making TLV my new home.

I am interning for Delicious Israel, a company that specializes in culinary tours around Israel. My boss is owner and guide Inbal Baum, and she shares her passion for Israeli cuisine by taking people around the “foodiest” parts of the city. Even after my first day of work, I can proudly say that I am not working at all this summer, but rather putting my heart into something I truly have a passion for: finding hidden food spots.

On my first day, I met Inbal outside of the Carmel Market. She informed me that today’s tour would be a unique one, as the clients signed up for a speciality tour called “Delicious Shuk and Cook.” A foodie’s dream, this tour includes exploring the shuk as well as cooking a feast using ingredients from the market.

Not only were we checking off ingredients we needed to cook our delicious meal, like juicy cherries and nectarines, zaatar, ripe tomatoes, and chicken, we also got a taste of the hidden gems in the market.

Our first visit was to the “Doctor of the Shuk,” who refreshed us for our humid day by offering us various juices. We tasted perfectly sweet medjool dates, snacked on a not so Israeli warm, cheesy bread, and most importantly, ate hummus from the best, Shlomo & Doron.

With our stomachs already full, we headed back to Inbal’s home to concoct a delicious Israeli meal. Olivia, the chef, lead the cooking class and was sure to make both couples a part of the cooking experience. While everyone sipped on cherry and nectarine infused champagne, we were also busy dicing tomatoes, frying eggplant, baking cauliflower, and marinating the chicken.

In just over 2 hours, we prepared a delicious feast: shakshuka, mini sabich, market salad with carrot, kohlrabi and mint, fire charred eggplant, whole roasted cauliflower, chicken in pomegranate syrup, soy, and zaatar, and malabi for dessert.

The best part of the Shuk and Cook: participants receive a copies of the recipes to take home!