The first Jewish neighbourhood built outside old Jaffa, with narrow streets of restored houses, boutique cafes, bakeries and chef restaurants off Shabazi Street.
Suzana in Neve Tzedek, Tel Aviv seats diners on a terrace under a big tree and a small rooftop deck, serving Middle Eastern classics like falafel and tabouli.
OrderFalafel and tabouli from the Middle Eastern classics, eaten on the tree-shaded terrace.
TipThe rooftop deck has only a few tables; ask for one when booking if you want the view over Neve Tzedek.
Dallal has run Mediterranean cooking from a restored Neve Tzedek building in Tel Aviv since 2007, pairing seasonal fish and meat with its own pastries.
OrderA fresh pasta or risotto special alongside a pastry from the Dallal bakery counter.
TipThe restaurant is closed on Sunday; Friday opens at 09:00 and Saturday at 10:00 for a long weekend lunch.
Popina in Neve Tzedek is chef Orel Kimchi's open-kitchen dining room, sorting seasonal produce into pickled, steamed, baked, roasted and slow-cooked plates.
TipThe kitchen closes at 23:00 but the room stays open for the last table. Closed Saturdays for now.
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.
OrderA round of khachapuri with different fillings, shared at the start of the meal.
TipThursday and Saturday nights bring live Georgian music and toasting from 21:00.
Ewa Safi hides on Neve Tzedek's edge in Tel Aviv, a Moroccan riad room of tagines, couscous and slow stews built for a long, home style dinner.
OrderA tagine of the day with couscous, shared family style around the table.
TipKosher hours apply: open Sunday to Thursday evenings only, closed Friday and Saturday.
Cafe Alma on Shabazi Street runs a chic Neve Tzedek room in Tel Aviv, serving a breakfast tray, pasta and sandwiches from morning into the evening.
DrinkBreakfast tray with salads, cheese and homemade jam
TipThe breakfast tray is built for lingering; it is the better order than anything off the lunch menu.
Dallal Bakery runs an artisanal French patisserie in a historic Neve Tzedek building in Tel Aviv, baking croissants, tarts and sourdough bread daily.
Worth the queueButter croissants and classic French tarts
TipThe bakery sits on Kol Yisrael Chaverim Street, a separate address from the Dallal restaurant on Shabazi.
Jasmino is a small charcoal grill counter on Allenby Street in Tel Aviv, firing kebab, chicken, house-made sausage and spicy veal heart into pita with tahini.
TryCharcoal-grilled kebab and spicy veal heart pita
TipOrder at the counter and eat standing; the grill runs until 05:00 on Thursday nights when the queue is longest.
Tourist Israel's Carmel Market tasting tour starts at Tel Aviv's Old Railway Station, through Nahalat Binyamin and Rothschild Boulevard to falafel and kubbeh stalls.
Suzana on Shabazi Street in Neve Tzedek serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily from 11:00 on a shaded terrace under a big tree, with a few rooftop tables.
OrderA late breakfast on the terrace under the big tree, ordered from the new seasonal menu.
TipThe kitchen is rolling out a new menu, so ask what has changed; the terrace under the big tree is the table to request.
Guided tour · 5h 30m
Walk 4,000 years of history in one 5.5-hour route: ancient Jaffa, Neve Tzedek, the Bauhaus White City and Carmel Market, with tastings and a licensed guide in English ...
Guided tour · 3h 30m
Learn why Neve Tzedek was built in 1887, five years before the railway See how to read a Bauhaus façade on Rothschild Boulevard Taste malawach, sabich, burekas and hal...
Guided tour · 2 hours
On this extravagant tour we will have a food tasting of the Sarona Market and Azraeli Center. Your tour guide is also an Israeli soldier in the reserves.
