A working-class quarter founded in 1935 in south-east Tel Aviv, repopulated by Yemenite Jews and known for the Hatikva Market.
Avazi has run its grill in Tel Aviv's Hatikva Market since 1970, opening every table with a spread of salads before the goose liver and skewered meats.
OrderThe grilled goose liver, plus a lamb kebab or two off the charcoal grill.
TipSaturday service starts only after Shabbat ends; Friday closes mid afternoon.
Bakery Yad Harutzim keeps weekday-only hours in the Yad Harutzim strip of southeast Tel Aviv, one of five branches sharing the same pastry case.
Worth the queueTarte tatin and yeast cake
TipThis branch closes for the weekend on Thursday afternoon, earlier than the group's other Tel Aviv shops.
Haim Bourekas on Mesilat Yesharim Street in Tel Aviv bakes Bulgarian-style bourekas in the Shapira neighbourhood, with a vegan version beside the classics.
TryBulgarian-style cheese and spinach bourekas
TipGo before 09:00 for the cheese bourekas straight from the oven, still steaming when the paper bag is folded shut.
Hatikva Market on HaTikva Street in Tel Aviv has served the Yemenite and Iraqi neighbourhood since the 1930s with produce, meat and spice stalls.
TipSkip the tourist crowds of Carmel Market for this one; it is almost entirely local shoppers and worker's lunch counters.
Delicious Israel's Hatikva Market tour in Tel Aviv visits Yemenite and Turkish bakeries and Jewish Iraqi stalls in a working class market most tourists never see.
The Cooking Studio's Classic Cooking Class in Tel Aviv is a hands on kosher workshop where every guest cooks, ending in a shared multi course meal with wine.
TipThe studio is kosher under the supervision of the Tel Aviv Rabbinate, and every class ends with unlimited Binyamina wine.
Hanan Margilan on Mesilat Yesharim Street in Tel Aviv has served Bukharan soups and charcoal-grilled kebabs to Shapira's workers since 2007.
TryDushbara dumpling soup and charcoal-grilled kebabs
TipThere are no reservations, so arrive early for a table; order the dushbara dumpling soup and a charcoal-grilled kebab.
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