Seafood
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6 seafood places in Tel Aviv we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Tel Aviv | Seafood across every city.

HaBasta ★ 4.5

$$$SeafoodKerem Hateimanim

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.

The Old Man and the Sea ★ 4.1

$$SeafoodJaffa

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.

Milgo Milbar ★ 4.3

$$$SeafoodLev Hair

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.

Shila ★ 4.5

$$$$SeafoodLev Hair

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.

The Fisherman's Restaurant ★ 3.8

$$$$SeafoodJaffa

The Fisherman's Restaurant in Hangar 1 at Jaffa Port has served classic fish cooking on the waterfront since 1973, facing the fishing boats in the harbour.

TipAsk what came in that morning rather than ordering from the printed menu; the freshest catch changes by the day.

HaBasta ★ 4.3

$$$SeafoodKerem Hateimanim

HaBasta off Carmel Market runs lunch on Friday and Saturday from a menu that changes daily with the market, scribbled on paper on the wall by the chef.

OrderWhatever seafood the paper menu on the wall lists that day, plus the crab burekas.

TipFriday and Saturday lunch runs 12:00 to 16:00 before a break for dinner; the menu changes with whatever the market has that day.

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