The restored Templer colony beside the office towers, home to Sarona Market, Israel's largest indoor food market, and after-work terraces.
Claro fills a restored 1886 Templar winery in Tel Aviv's Sarona quarter, an open kitchen led by chef Tal Feigenbaum with produce collected from farms daily.
OrderWhatever the market van brought in that morning; ask the server for the day's standout vegetable dish.
TipSaturday lunch runs without full service; the brunch and dinner sittings are the reliable slots.
Dok is brothers Asaf and Yotam Doktor's eight seat counter in Tel Aviv, an all Israeli locavore menu that changes most nights with what the farms deliver.
OrderThe beef tartare with mayonnaise or the wild snapper, whichever the counter is serving that night.
TipOnly two small tables and eight counter seats; book well ahead for a weeknight slot.
Taizu on Menachem Begin runs chef Yuval Ben Neriah's Asian and Middle Eastern fusion menu for sharing, from har gow dumplings to wild fish ceviche.
TipEvery Sunday night from 19:00 is the Indian Feast; the regular menu runs the rest of the week.
Hiba is chef Yossi Shitrit's fine-dining room on Menachem Begin, serving a seasonal tasting menu of ten to fifteen courses in two seatings a night.
TipDinner runs Monday to Friday in two seatings, 18:00 and 21:00; wine pairings cost ₪240 classic or ₪420 for rarer regional bottles.
Yaffo-Tel Aviv on Yigal Alon is chef Haim Cohen's dining room, pairing couture pastry with the classic Mediterranean plates that built his career.
TipWednesday splits into a lunch and evening service; the rest of the week runs one long sitting.
Beer Garden at Sarona Center in Tel Aviv pours Paulaner drafts alongside an Israeli ale, a Bavarian-style beer hall with bratwurst and pretzels on the side.
TipHappy hour runs Sunday to Thursday 16:00 to 19:00 with two-for-one beers.
Sarona Market on Kalman Magen Street in Tel Aviv is Israel's largest indoor food market, with more than 90 businesses inside a restored Templer settlement.
TipCome hungry and share; the chef-run stalls sell small plates meant for grazing across several counters.
Zappa Tel Aviv Midtown on Menachem Begin Road programmes ticketed concerts across rock, world and Israeli pop in a mid-sized Tel Aviv concert hall.
TipShows are ticketed and sell out; book through the venue site rather than at the door.
Whiskey Bar and Museum sits in a Templer-era cave in Sarona, once used by Israel's Mossad, now a kosher bar displaying over 1,500 bottles of whiskey.
TipTastings come in Glencairn glasses, drawing on bottles from more than 13 countries, Indian and Hong Kong whisky among them.
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.
Guided tour · 5h 30m
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