4 editor picks across Israel.
4 seafood restaurants worth the trip across Israel, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Israel.
HaBasta beside Tel Aviv's Carmel Market runs chef Elon Amir's daily changing menu, scribbled on paper on the wall, with a strong international wine list.
OrderThe crab burekas and a plate of shrimp or calamari cooked a la plancha.
TipOutdoor tables sit right in the market lane; book ahead for a Thursday or Friday dinner.
Shila moved to Montefiore Street, Tel Aviv in 2025, where chef Sharon Cohen still centres the room on a crudo bar and two aquariums of live seafood.
TipNo Shabbat closure. Thursday nights run latest, with the kitchen open to 01:00.
Milgo Milbar on Rothschild Boulevard is chef Moti Titman's seafood room in Tel Aviv, fusing Mediterranean and Middle Eastern plates around the daily catch.
OrderA raw fish starter followed by the daily whole catch, grilled simply.
TipThe Bauhaus building on Rothschild draws a full room by evening; book ahead for dinner.
The Old Man and the Sea on Kedem Street has served Jaffa's hilltop sea view since 1999, with a set menu of salads, tabun pita and grilled fish or meat.
OrderThe set menu: a spread of daily salads, warm tabun pita, a main of fish or seafood, then coffee and awameh.
TipAsk for a table on the terrace at sunset; the room seats large groups easily.
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