Day-by-day eating plans for Tel Aviv. weekend classics, family routes, vegan plans, on-a-budget editions.
Day-by-day plans
Tel Aviv weekend classics: Thursday to Saturday, Shabbat-aware ★ 4.6
First-time visitor, three days3 days
A three-day plan that runs through the market classics before Shabbat, then shows how the secular city keeps eating straight through Friday night and Saturday.
Day 1: Thursday: Carmel Market, Abu Hassan hummus, HaBasta dinner
Morning
Coffee at Cafelix on Shlomo HaMelech Street at 09:00, then a walk through Carmel Market from 10:00 for the produce and spice stalls before the midday crowd.
Afternoon
Lunch at Abu Hassan in Jaffa by 12:30, the hummus and ful triangle plate before the pot runs dry for the day.
Evening
Dinner at HaBasta beside Carmel Market at 20:00 for the daily changing menu, crab burekas included. Cocktail nightcap at 223 on Dizengoff Street from 22:00.
Bourekas at Haim Bourekas at 08:00, still warm from the oven, then a walk through Levinsky Market before the stalls thin out for the afternoon.
Afternoon
Lunch at Levinsky 53 at 13:00: a bowl of lemony kubbeh hamusta with chard or fried kibbeh, well before the kosher kitchen closes for Shabbat.
Evening
Dinner at M25 in the Carmel Market meat alley from 19:00, the smoked and fried shawarma off the butcher counter. Cocktail nightcap at Bellboy from 22:00, where drinks arrive in playful vessels.
Day 3: Saturday: Cafe Nona coffee, Suzana lunch, Jaffa dinner
Morning
Coffee at Cafe Nona on Ibn Gvirol Street from 09:30, a cafe that runs around the clock, Saturday included.
Afternoon
Saturday lunch at Suzana in Neve Tzedek from 12:00: falafel and tabouli from the Middle Eastern classics on the tree-shaded terrace. Shakshuka stop at Puaa in the Jaffa flea market around 15:00 if there is room left.
Evening
Dinner at The Old Man and the Sea on Jaffa's hilltop at 20:00 for the set menu of daily salads, tabun pita and grilled fish. Nightcap at Kuli Alma on Mikveh Israel Street from 23:00, a courtyard, a dance room and a live-music room.
Tel Aviv on a budget: markets and street food, two days ★ 4.5
Budget traveller, two days2 days
Two days built around cheap counter food, from Carmel Market and Abu Hassan's hummus in Jaffa to the Levinsky Market spice shops and a Hatikva grill.
Day 1: Tuesday: Carmel Market, Abu Hassan hummus, HaKosem falafel, Jasmino kebab
Morning
Walk Carmel Market from 09:00 for the stalls, then hummus at Abu Hassan in Jaffa by 12:30 while the pot is still full.
Afternoon
Falafel at HaKosem on the Shlomo HaMelech corner around 16:00, the stall Ariel Rosenthal opened in 2001.
Evening
Charcoal kebab at Jasmino's grill counter on Allenby Street from 20:00, finished with a malabi pudding at HaMalabia's corner stall nearby.
Day 2: Wednesday: Levinsky Market spice shops, Tunisian sandwich, Hatikva grill
Morning
Bourekas at Haim Bourekas at 08:00, then a wander through Levinsky Market's spice and cheese shops before the late morning crowd.
Afternoon
Lunch at the Tunisian Sandwich Center on HaPatish Street from 13:00, the Tunisian complete or a merguez sausage baguette on bread baked on site.
Evening
Grilled goose liver and lamb skewers at Avazi in Hatikva Market from 19:30, then a late knafeh or malawach at Abulafia's Allenby Street counter, open around the clock.
Tel Aviv vegan and kosher friendly, two days ★ 4.3
Vegan and kosher travellers, two days2 days
Two weekday-timed days for travellers eating vegan or kosher, from a Levinsky Market vegan cafe to a fully kosher Georgian room and a kosher Moroccan dinner.
Day 1: Sunday: Cafe Kaymak, Meshek Barzilay, Kinto
Morning
Turkish coffee and a plate off the daily vegan menu at Cafe Kaymak beside Levinsky Market from 10:30.
Afternoon
Vegan shakshuka at Meshek Barzilay off Rothschild Boulevard from 13:00, from the organic kitchen's daily vegetable specials.
Evening
Dinner at Kinto in Neve Tzedek from 19:30, the country's only fully kosher Georgian room, opening with a round of khachapuri.
Day 2: Monday: Vista Coffee, Dr. Shakshuka, Rashel
Morning
Coffee at Vista Coffee on the Jaffa Port promenade from 09:00, a Vietnamese coffee with roasted peanuts to start the day.
Afternoon
Lunch at Dr. Shakshuka in the Jaffa Flea Market from 13:00, the kosher Tripolitan shakshuka with a side of couscous and vegetables.
Evening
Dinner at Rashel at the Tel Aviv Port from 19:00, a kosher Moroccan room for the pastilla starter and warm homemade matbuha.
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