My very personal GUIDE to Tel Aviv  Restaurants and Coffee Places
Ariel Rubinstein

  me and Konrad Stahl as drawn by Beno Haori

Visit also: My worldwide list of "right" University Coffee Places

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Cafe Birnbaum Nachalat Binyamin 560-0066 The best breakfast place in the ... (yes, once again) whole wild world!  see YNET
Cafe Tamar

(photo: yuval r.)

(photo: ronitantler)

(fall 2006)

Sheinkin  
The birthplace of the "absent minded driver"   An old "in" place, a bit depressive.   Even my son Yuval  liked the place. The place to meet (yes, again) Yosef G. and Yinon Cohen
Arlozorov 53 Arlozoorv 523-5522  
Bugsy 26 Florentin 681-3138
The heart of Florentin
Sukar Finsker 20 629-6519 A great place I discovered only in 2005
Cafe Noach 93 Ehcad Haam 629-3799  
Coffee Print 31 Bugrashov 525-3388 A great place for working and photo-related issues
Cafe Byalik Byalik 2 620-0832  
Kovshim 48 Kovshim 510-8555 An intersting new place. Thanks to Ori for pointing it out.
Florentin 10 10 Florentin 681-9999  
Georgia 97 King George (zamenhof) 528-8329 A quite interesting local cafe
Atnachta 190 dizingoff (#yodfath) 522-6001 A great new cafe (thanks to Michael Ornstein)
Bimkom 109 Yehuda Halevi 560-2358  
Hatachnit 9 Lincoln 03-5618759  
Nechama v'chetzy 144 Echad Haam (pint habima) 685-2326  
Dizi 13 Ben Ami (Dizingoff Center) 629-4559  
Tazza D'Oro 6 Ehad Haam   516-7358  
Henrietta 186 Arlozorov (Sold corner) 6911715  
Mercend 70 Ben yehuda 5234318  
Shein 38 Shlomo Hamelech 527-6186 Yesh Bo Mashehu
Tolaat Sfarim Kikar Rabin 546-2714
Coffee shop with a bookstore -- (almost as good as it was in the old good Basel  days) Here is yuval in the old and new locations.

 

Proza Dizengof 163 523-5477 Coffee shop with a bookstore
Zorik Kikar Milano, yehuda Hamakabi 4 604-8858  
Mary Pines 27 (corner with lilinblum) 510-0989  
Beta Cafe 17 Brodezki 641-2285  
Yafa Yhuda Marguza (corner yefet), Jaffa 681-5746 Bookstore and coffee place: a meeting place for jews and arabs.
Cafe Michal 230 Dizengoff 523-0236  
Cafe Masarik 12 Kikar Masarik 527-2411  
Siach Kafe 50 Sheinkin 528-6354  
Bugsy 26 Florenti  681-3138  
Cafe Shraga 10 Josef Caro 562-6691 For me associated with Shotey Hanevuaa 
Lehamim 99, Hahshmonaim 561-2777  
Orna and Ella 33, Sheinkin 6204753

The Orna and ella Great Poll

Exactly what one needs!   A view of the restaurant's fan (M.I.) who is staying now in Paris: "say hello to orna ve'ela for me, their coffee is much better and definitely cheaper than the coffee i drink here."   See Walla

Sonia 1, Simta Almonit 077-5261234 An intersting place espeically for breakfast and light dinner.
Pua Rabi Yoachanan 3, Jaffa 682-3821 makom klevavi
Restaurants        
Sergus 8, Hamlacha 561-5121  
Bar Gurion 164 Dizengof (corner with Ben Gurion)   Tel Aviv in its best
Shoshi and Bchor 10 Abu Hatzira, Pardes katz 579-3856 Homish Tunisian
Gilad and Daniel 300 Dizengof 604-3849 A pleasant Bistro
Big Mama 13 Najara St Corner of Hillel hazaken 12 517-5096 Pizza+Pasta, A great place for 20.00-04.00

Joz v'Luz 51, Yehuda Halevy 560-6385 Jeursalem is adjusted to Tel Aviv.
Kopia 27, Yehuda Halevi 561-4228 Bistro
Manta Ray Alma Beach (near beit etzel) 5174773 Balkan
Coffee Bar 13, Yad Harutsim 688-9696 Coffee + Rest
Pasta Mia 10, Wilson 561-0189 Pasta
LovEat Barzilay 1 566-6699 Lunch Place which looks like abroad
Pua Shuk Hapishpeshim, Jaffa 682-3821  
Tapao Haarbaa 16 624-0484 Tapas-Bar
Hinawi 58 kedem st, Jaffa 5184531 Palestenian Alex Biletzki's rec
Humus Asaly 73, Yafet  Jaffa 6813435 Humus
Shirale 18, Yedidia Frenkel, Florentin 681-2010  
Stefan Braun 99, Alenby 560-4725 not cheap
Nana 1 Ehad Haam 5161915
Carmella

Banachala

46, HaTavor (corner of Rambam), 516-1417 French-Mediterranean not cheap
Mel & Michelle 155 Ben Yehuda 529-3232   Recommneded by Michael Ornstein
Floyd 10 shefer (near Hacarmel) 077-8101033 2007, superb! Thanks to Michael Ornstein
Habait Hayarok Tel Aviv University ------

"The wrong place to go"

This place basically serves the "university elite" and other wealthy people who enjoy watching professors.   It should better be converted to "kindergarten for students' children".

Articles on Tel Aviv Cafes
Haaretz Feb 07  
   

 

Other
Other information on Tel Aviv Restaurants

http://www.rest.co.il/ Harretz Daniel Rogov Eran Yashiv's List

New York   Some NYC recommendation
Jerusalem

the Austrian Hospice

2001 (?) 2007 via dolorosa 37

02-6271463

little austria in SHAAR SCHEM

The best place in the old city

Colony Derech Bet Lehem 7
American Colony  
Miskanot Shaananim  
hamitbach shel rama Nataf

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