TelAvivis a citythatdoesn’tstop.From
famedmarketstovibrantnightlife,there’s
somuchtotakein.It is a cityoverflowing
withsights,scentsandspices.
In theMiddleEast,theTurkishhave
‘manti’,andtheJewishhave‘kreplach’- servedwiththatlegendaryclearchicken
brothfondlyknownas‘Jewishpenicillin’
and‘schmaltz’(smokedchickenfat).I have
a penchantfor – dumplings
madewitha flour-baseddough,lambor
beefmincewithvariousspices
(dependingontheregion),a rich
yoghurt-basedsauce,andtopped
withburntbutterandpinenuts.
Makesureyoutrythem.
, meaning‘living
room’in Hebrew,is a 40-seat
restaurantin oneofthebest
venuesin thecountryandit truly
capturesthevibeofTelAviv:food,
androck‘n’roll.There’sloudmusic,
amazingfood,amazingwineandafter
10pm,dancingontables.
Forsomethinga littlelessintimidating,
there’s – ‘magician’
in Hebrew.Bewarned:
it generallycomeswith
a line20-peopledeep,
butit servessomeofthebest
falafelandshawarmain town.
Don’tmissa visittothemarkets.My
favouritesare
, andthe. Asit
getstoabout4 o’clock,themarketsslow
downbutthevibein thesurrounding
restaurantsbeginstopickup,meaningit’s
a greatspottohangoutfromdaytonight.
In thesummer,TelAviv’sbeaches
beckon.Myfavouriteplacefordrinksis. It’sliterallyonthewaterat
, andit’sanidealspotto
sayhellotoa coldbeerandgoodbyeto
yourjetlag.
I highlyrecommenda visittothe
: oneofthelargest
synagoguesin thecountry.Whileyou’re
there,headtothecasualdrinksspot
acrosstheroad,. Their trendy
clientele spill onto the street, eating
amazing yet simple bistro
food and adding to the
heartbeat of Tel Aviv
nightlife.
TEL AV IV
GUIDE TO
@chefroyner
CLOCKWISE
FROMRIGHT:
HaSalon;a
seamstress
makespatchwork
rugsfromkilim
piecesatJaffaFlea
Market;shawarmaat
HaKosem;HaKosem;theold
Jaffaport;TelAvivcoastline.PASSPORT.
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