Leafy residential streets between Ben Yehuda and Ibn Gvirol: neighbourhood cafes, bakeries and bistros, with Dizengoff Street's restaurant run in the middle.
Meat Bar on Chen Boulevard near Rabin Square, founded in late 1994 by two brothers, dry-ages its own steaks and grills them in a Peter Luger-style oven.
OrderAn in-house aged steak cut, ordered simply grilled with the side salads.
TipThursday is the late night; every other day the kitchen closes by 23:30 at the latest.
Cafe Xoho has served all day breakfast and hand rolled bagels in Tel Aviv since 2010, moving to 73 Ben Yehuda Street in 2022 with a kosher dairy kitchen.
OrderA hand rolled bagel with the all day breakfast plate and a coffee.
TipClosed Saturdays under its kosher certificate; no reservations, so mornings can mean a short wait.
Rustico Basel runs a cozy Italian room of handmade pasta and pizza in the Basel quarter of Tel Aviv's Old North, with gluten-free and vegan-friendly options.
OrderA fresh pasta special off the daily menu, or a stone-oven pizza to share.
TipThe lunch menu runs 12:00 to 16:00 with a starter and a drink bundled into the main.
Nini Hachi runs a kosher Japanese meat kitchen on Ben Yehuda Street in Tel Aviv's Old North, plating sushi, teppanyaki and wok dishes with dedicated kit.
OrderThe table opening deal of six small plates, then the seared salmon Nam Tok.
TipKosher hours apply: it closes Friday afternoon and reopens on Saturday once Shabbat ends.
Cafe Nona on Ibn Gvirol Street runs around the clock as a cafe, restaurant and bar, pouring coffee and serving breakfast plates at any hour of the night.
DrinkCoffee and breakfast served into the small hours
TipBreakfast keeps running long after most Tel Aviv kitchens have switched to dinner.
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.
DrinkSuperfood drinks alongside a fully vegan dessert case
TipThe dessert case at the counter is the reason regulars come back after the meal.
Mela runs a vegan-friendly cafe and bakery on Ashtori HaFarhi Street in Tel Aviv's Basel complex, baking pastries and pouring specialty coffee daily.
DrinkSpecialty coffee alongside vegan-labelled sandwiches and pastries baked on site
TipPastries are baked on site every day; the outdoor seats by the garden are quieter than the counter inside.
Bakery Dizengoff on Dizengoff Street is one of five Tel Aviv branches of The Bakery, the R2M group's shop for the breads served at its own restaurants.
Worth the queueBerry-filled pastries and yeast cakes
TipThe sandwich and salad counter makes this a workable lunch stop, not only a pastry case.
Cafelix on Shlomo HaMelech Street is the Tel Aviv branch of a local roastery founded in 2011 by Yael and Philipp Schefer, roasting its specialty beans weekly.
BeansCentral and South America, Africa
BrewsEspresso, Batch brew, Whole bean retail
TipAsk which single origin was roasted that week; the roastery works in direct contact with its coffee farmers.
Nahat by Dizengoff Square has roasted its own beans on an in-cafe 2kg roaster in Tel Aviv since Dan Urieli and Assaf Bitton opened it in 2015.
BrewsEspresso, Filter
TipThe house blend is medium roast and full bodied; ask for the lighter filter roast if you prefer acidity.
Juno on De Haas Street at Milano Square has run as an Italian-leaning enoteca and wine shop since 2009, pouring about 120 labels with pasta on the side.
PourAn Italian wine from the roughly 120-label list
WineItalian-leaning list of about 120 labels with Israeli boutique bottles
FoodItalian kitchen: pasta and small plates
TipHappy hour runs Sunday to Thursday 17:00 to 19:00 on wine, beer and food.
223 on Dizengoff Street has run as a New York style cocktail bar since October 2008, pouring classics at any hour of the night in Tel Aviv's Old North.
DrinkClassic cocktails stirred with quality spirits, in an American bar opened in 2008
FoodComforting bar snacks
TipHappy hour runs 18:00 to 20:00 every day, with the full menu at a flat ₪35.
Sabich Frishman on Frishman Street in Tel Aviv stuffs pita with fried eggplant, egg, tahini and mango amba, eaten on bar stools at long communal tables.
TrySabich: fried eggplant, egg and tahini in pita
TipThe mango amba is the point; ask for extra if the counter is light-handed with it that day.
Schmearz Bagels brought a New York-style bagel counter to upper Ben Yehuda Street in Tel Aviv in 2025, run by MasterChef VIP winner Michal Epstein.
OrderThe classic Nova bagel with cream cheese and capers, or the house-cured pastrami salmon.
TipPopular flavours sell out by midday, so weekday mornings before 10:00 are the safest bet for the Nova bagel.
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