4 editor picks across Israel.
4 middle eastern restaurants worth the trip across Israel, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Israel.
Mifgash Rambam near Nahalat Binyamin runs a Tel Aviv shawarma counter by day and turns into a charcoal grill tavern at night, skewers and all.
OrderThe shawarma sliced from the daily veal and lamb spit, or a charcoal grilled skewer after dark.
TipDaytime is grab and go; come after 18:00 for table service and the grill bar menu.
Dr. Shakshuka in Jaffa, Tel Aviv runs a kosher Tripolitan kitchen founded in the early 1990s, plating shakshuka with couscous, shawarma and schnitzel.
OrderA shakshuka variation with a side of couscous and vegetables.
TipKosher hours apply: closed from Friday afternoon until after Shabbat ends on Saturday.
Levinsky 53 is Dalit and Avi's kubbeh bar in Tel Aviv, simmering Iraqi kubbeh soups and frying kibbeh in a room that feels like a grandmother's kitchen.
OrderA bowl of kubbeh hamusta with lemony chard, or the classic fried kibbeh with minced meat.
TipDaytime only, closing at 17:00 Sunday to Thursday; the kosher certified kitchen shuts for Shabbat on Friday evening.
Hummus Abu Adham on Karlibach Street has served hand made hummus in Tel Aviv since 2003, prepared daily by founders Ron and Yehuda without preservatives.
OrderA bowl of Mashwasha hummus with warm pita straight from the counter.
TipOrder the mashwasha, the house specialty, and eat it warm; the counter closes at 18:00.
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