Eat well in Tel Aviv without overpaying: the locals'-budget edition.
Eat well in Tel Aviv for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
El Mano on Yesod HaMa'ala Street in Tel Aviv blends Vietnamese and Filipino cooking, a family kitchen serving egg rolls and lechon since 2020.
TryVietnamese egg rolls and Filipino lechon
TipOrder the rice paper egg roll and the Vietnamese-style fried chicken wings, two dishes that show off the Filipino and Vietnamese mix.
Gorkha Kitchen on Rosh Pina Street in Tel Aviv serves Nepali-Indian momos and curries in south Tel Aviv, opened by a group of Nepali friends around 2020.
TryChicken momos and Nepali-Indian curries
TipOrder the chicken momos, the kitchen's signature dish, and expect a wait during the dinner rush.
Chinese Bao Buns on Neve Sha'anan Street keeps Chinese cooks on its dumplings and stir-fries after several changes of owner; three Filipino women run it now.
TryFried dumplings, stir-fried cabbage and noodles
TipThe photos lining the entrance wall double as the menu; point at whichever dish looks best that day.
Lucy on Derech Menachem Begin in Tel Aviv serves Ethiopian stews over injera from a small family-run dining room in south Tel Aviv, with vegan plates too.
TryEthiopian meat and vegetable stews over injera
TipOrder the vegan combination plate: five stews of chickpeas, green beans, carrots, potato and peas on one injera.
Cafe Levinsky 41 mixes house-made gazoz sodas and preserved-lemon sandwiches in a tiny corner kiosk that Benny Briga opened at Levinsky Market in 2012.
TryGazoz soda and preserved-lemon sandwiches
TipAsk Benny for a gazoz built from the day's fruit, herbs and flowers; the old 1975 Susita truck now survives only as a small model.
Hanan Margilan on Mesilat Yesharim Street in Tel Aviv has served Bukharan soups and charcoal-grilled kebabs to Shapira's workers since 2007.
TryDushbara dumpling soup and charcoal-grilled kebabs
TipThere are no reservations, so arrive early for a table; order the dushbara dumpling soup and a charcoal-grilled kebab.
Shlomo and Doron on Yishkon Street in Tel Aviv is a Yemenite family hummus counter dating to 1937, now run by its fourth generation and shut by mid-afternoon.
TryYemenite-style hummus with ful and tahini
TipCome for an early lunch; the counter closes by mid-afternoon, and fourth-generation Elad adds new hummus dishes to the classics.
Panda Pita in Tel Aviv's Carmel Market backyard stuffs soft pita with fusion fillings like eggplant fillet, sea fish ceviche and slow-cooked meat.
TryFusion-filled pita: eggplant fillet, sea fish ceviche or slow-cooked meat
TipOrder the eggplant fillet pita and expect a queue; the alley stand seats only a handful at a time.
Tony Vespa on Rothschild Boulevard, across from Habima Square in Tel Aviv, sells thin-crust pizza by weight from a display counter, most of it eaten outdoors.
TryThin-crust pizza sold by weight
TipOrder by weight, not by slice; ask the counter to cut a small piece first if you want to try more than one topping.
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