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4 levantine places in Tel Aviv we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Tel Aviv | Levantine across every city.

Haj Kahil ★ 4.0

$$LevantineJaffa

Haj Kahil near Jaffa's Clock Tower serves Arab grills, fish and mezze in a restaurant Naim Haj Kahil opened on the site of the old carriage station.

OrderA mezze spread of small starters, then a grilled fish or the ground beef sinya.

TipThe dining room sits by the Clock Tower Square; ask for a table if arriving for a group.

Abu Hassan ★ 4.7

$LevantineJaffa

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.

Shlomo and Doron ★ 4.3

$LevantineKerem Hateimanim

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.

TipCome for an early lunch; the counter closes by mid-afternoon, and fourth-generation Elad adds new hummus dishes to the classics.

Shlomo and Doron ★ 4.6

$LevantineKerem Hateimanim

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.

OrderYemenite-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.

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