Vegan, Vegetarian & Dietary Guide to Tel Aviv

Meshek Barzilay ★ 4.0

Meshek Barzilay off Rothschild Boulevard runs an organic vegan kitchen in Tel Aviv, with weekend brunch starting two hours earlier than weekday lunch.

Anastasia ★ 4.0

Anastasia by Dizengoff Square runs an entirely vegan kitchen in Tel Aviv, from raw-food plates to a dessert counter built around plant-based ingredients.

Cafe Kaymak ★ 3.9

Cafe Kaymak sources its produce from the neighbouring Levinsky Market in Tel Aviv, pouring Turkish coffee beside a daily vegan menu and Friday breakfast.

Opa ★ 4.4

Opa in Tel Aviv's Levinsky Market serves an eleven-course tasting menu built entirely from plants, run by chef Shirel Berger and her twin sister.

TipOpen Tuesday to Thursday evenings only; book ahead for the 11-course menu, which serves two plates in every course.

Green Roll ★ 3.8

Green Roll on Ahad Ha'am Street in Tel Aviv is the country's first vegan sushi counter, rolling avocado, rice and vegetable combinations since 2015.

Cafe Eva ★ 3.7

Cafe Eva on Ibn Gvirol Street runs an all-day vegan kitchen in Tel Aviv, from smoothie bowls and avocado toast to sandwiches, salads and bowls.

Neroli ★ 3.8

Neroli on Lilienblum Street in Tel Aviv-Yafo pairs a raw, organic vegan diner with an attached health-food store selling produce and pantry goods.

Pankina ★ 4.1

Pankina on the corner of Gordon and Dizengoff in Tel Aviv is a kosher dairy Italian room, serving handmade pasta, whole fish and Roman Jewish classics.

TipUnder Rabanut Tel Aviv supervision at the Regila level; the dairy kitchen serves no meat, so vegetarians can order anything on the menu.

Ala Rampa ★ 3.6

Ala Rampa is a bohemian vegetarian restaurant and bar in south Tel Aviv's Kiryat HaMelacha district, serving Israeli small plates and cocktails.

TipIt sits on Ha'Amal Street in Kiryat HaMelacha; book on Ontopo, which takes tables from 18:00 on weeknights.

Blikemach ★ 3.9

Blikemach on HaBarzel Street in Tel Aviv bakes an entirely gluten-free menu of breads, pastries, pizza and cakes under kosher certification.

Gluteria ★ 3.8

Gluteria on Arieh Dissentchik Street in Tel Aviv runs a fully gluten-free kitchen, baking pizza, bread and pastries with no cross-contamination.

Dr. Shakshuka ★ 4.0

Dr. Shakshuka in Jaffa runs a kosher Tripolitan kitchen from the early 1990s, plating shakshuka variations with couscous, shawarma and schnitzel.

TipKosher hours apply: closed from Friday afternoon until after Shabbat ends on Saturday.

Kinto ★ 4.5

Kinto in Neve Tzedek is the country's only fully kosher Georgian room, its Tbilisi trained cooks adapting khachapuri and stews for a Tel Aviv crowd.

TipThursday and Saturday nights bring live Georgian music and toasting from 21:00.

Malka ★ 4.3

Malka on Derech Menachem Begin in Tel Aviv is chef Eyal Shani's kosher room, plating schnitzel and vegetable dishes under Rabbanut supervision.

TipSun-Thu and Saturday evening service only; the kitchen closes Friday afternoon for Shabbat and reopens after nightfall on Saturday.

Rashel ★ 4.0

Rashel at Hangar 27 in the Tel Aviv Port serves kosher Moroccan and Mediterranean dishes in a lounge setting, with Mehadrin Badatz kashrut supervision.

TipClosed all day Friday for Shabbat; Saturday service starts at 19:00 once Shabbat ends.

Darya ★ 4.2

Darya inside the Hilton Tel Aviv is a kosher meat restaurant led by chef Hillel Tavakuli, its menu tracing Silk Road flavours through Asia and Persia.

TipClosed Friday and Saturday for Shabbat; book ahead for the Silk Road tasting plates, the room fills with Hilton guests midweek.

Bodega ★ 3.6

Bodega on Carlebach Street in Tel Aviv is a kosher American diner, its bacon cheeseburger built from beef bacon and vegan cheese under supervision.

TipKosher hours apply: closed Friday for Shabbat, with Saturday service resuming at 20:30.