Kubbeh soup
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Semolina dumplings stuffed with minced beef, simmered in a sour, vegetable-thickened broth, most often beetroot-red or lemony with chard, the Iraqi Jewish soup that anchors Levinsky Market's counters.

Kubbeh has roots in ancient Mesopotamian cooking, its name possibly tracing to the Akkadian kubbu, and Iraqi Jewish communities refined their own stuffed-dumpling versions over centuries. When most of Iraq's Jews left for Israel in the early 1950s, they brought kubbeh with them, and it became a fixture of Israeli home cooking, served fried or simmered in soup depending on the family. Levinsky 53, run by Dalit and Avi on Levinsky Street beside the market, cooks kubbeh hamusta, a sour chard-based version, and the classic fried kibbeh in a room that feels like a grandmother's kitchen.

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Levinsky 53 ★ 3.7

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Levinsky 53 is Dalit and Avi's kubbeh bar in Tel Aviv, simmering Iraqi kubbeh soups and frying kibbeh in a room that feels like a grandmother's kitchen.

OrderA bowl of kubbeh hamusta with lemony chard, or the classic fried kibbeh with minced meat.

TipDaytime only, closing at 17:00 Sunday to Thursday; the kosher certified kitchen shuts for Shabbat on Friday evening.

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