12 editor picks across Israel.
12 street food worth the trip across Israel, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Israel guides.
Abu Hassan on HaDolfin Street in Jaffa serves hummus and the ful triangle plate in the shop Ali Karavan opened in 1972, after selling from a cart since 1959.
OrderHummus, ful and msabbaha triangle plate
TipArrive by noon; the hummus sells out most afternoons and the counter shuts for the day the moment it does.
Jasmino is a small charcoal grill counter on Allenby Street in Tel Aviv, firing kebab, chicken, house-made sausage and spicy veal heart into pita with tahini.
OrderCharcoal-grilled kebab and spicy veal heart pita
TipOrder at the counter and eat standing; the grill runs until 05:00 on Thursday nights when the queue is longest.
HaKosem on Shlomo HaMelech Street in Tel Aviv has fried falafel at the King George Street corner since 2001, now a queue-out-the-door institution.
OrderFalafel with hummus and salad in pita
TipAriel Rosenthal opened it as a small stall in 2001; expect a queue at lunch and eat standing if the tables are full.
Sabich Tchernichovsky on Allenby Street in Tel Aviv fills pita with fried aubergine, boiled egg, tahini and amba, and shuts for Shabbat on Friday afternoon.
OrderSabich: fried eggplant, egg and tahini in pita
TipPick your toppings at the counter, from tahini and amba to spicy sauce and chopped salad; the pita comes generously filled.
Shmuel grills homemade kebabs and Jerusalem mixed grill in pita, ciabatta or on a plate at a Carmel Market diner on Rabbi Meir Street, for lunch only.
OrderKebab and Jerusalem mix in pita
TipCome for lunch only; the grill closes by mid-afternoon and there is no dinner service at this market counter.
Falafel Gabay on Bograshov Street in Tel Aviv fries crispy falafel for soft pita or a plate piled with toppings, plus stuffed peppers, hummus and shawarma.
OrderFalafel plate piled with salads, pickles and chips
TipOrder the falafel plate; it comes with a pita so you can build a sandwich, and the toppings pile up fast.
Abulafia's Allenby Street branch in Tel Aviv bakes the Jaffa bakery's knafeh, sambousak and bourekas around the clock, every single day of the week.
OrderKnafeh, sambousak and bourekas
TipSambousak with different fillings, knafeh and malawach all come off the same trays, so point at whatever is freshest.
Sabich Frishman on Frishman Street in Tel Aviv stuffs pita with fried eggplant, egg, tahini and mango amba, eaten on bar stools at long communal tables.
OrderSabich: fried eggplant, egg and tahini in pita
TipThe mango amba is the point; ask for extra if the counter is light-handed with it that day.
Haim Bourekas on Mesilat Yesharim Street in Tel Aviv bakes Bulgarian-style bourekas in the Shapira neighbourhood, with a vegan version beside the classics.
OrderBulgarian-style cheese and spinach bourekas
TipGo before 09:00 for the cheese bourekas straight from the oven, still steaming when the paper bag is folded shut.
Etzel Zion on HaYarkon Street in Tel Aviv is a kosher schnitzel counter that skips knives and forks, stuffing chicken schnitzel into a pita or baguette.
OrderChicken schnitzel in a pita or baguette
TipOrder it in a pita or a baguette; this is a grab-and-go counter that closes at 18:00 and all weekend.
The Tunisian Sandwich Center on HaPatish Street, run by the Ramla Market original's Haim Bukovza, bakes its own baguettes for Tunisian and merguez sandwiches.
OrderTunisian sandwich and merguez sausage in baguettes baked on site
TipOrder the Tunisian complete, the most popular baguette on the menu, or the merguez sausage version; the bread is baked on site.
HaMalabia on Allenby Street in Tel Aviv pours rosewater malabi pudding from a corner stall by Carmel Market, in dairy and vegan versions with toppings.
OrderRosewater malabi pudding with syrup and toppings
TipOrder the vegan version if you want a lighter, less-sweet malabi; regulars mix and match syrups and toppings.
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