Guidebook for Jerusalem
Food Scene
amazing area for buying fresh groceries by day, getting a beer and street food with friends by night!
Outdoor market for all groceries. On Fridays, it will close ~ 3 hours before sunset, and on Saturdays, it will be closed all day.
Best days to shop: during the day Monday-Wednesday.
Worst times to shop (too crowded): Wednesday evening, Thursday evening, Friday morning/afternoon.
401 locals recommend
Mahane Yehuda Market
90 Agripas Stamazing area for buying fresh groceries by day, getting a beer and street food with friends by night!
Outdoor market for all groceries. On Fridays, it will close ~ 3 hours before sunset, and on Saturdays, it will be closed all day.
Best days to shop: during the day Monday-Wednesday.
Worst times to shop (too crowded): Wednesday evening, Thursday evening, Friday morning/afternoon.
Kalo
31 Beit Lehem RdGood food! Dairy. Local.
Grand Café גראנד קפה
70 Beit Lehem RdLovely breakfast/brunch place.
Up the street from the apartment. Hands-down best sushi place in Jerusalem. Highly recommended: the sushi bowl.
Beware: the wait times may be long.
15 locals recommend
Sushiya Bezalel סושיה בצלאל
1 Yosef Trumpeldor StUp the street from the apartment. Hands-down best sushi place in Jerusalem. Highly recommended: the sushi bowl.
Beware: the wait times may be long.
Hamarakia (המרקייה)
4 Koresh StHomemade soup place. Very laid back.
Wok Market
12 HaAfarsek StSome good stir fry!
Jachnun Bar
30 HaEgoz StIdeal for a quick bite! Highly recommended - "Memalawach".
Drinks & Nightlife
Highly recommended: "Pink Ouzo".
Friendly staff who gets treated well by their employees!
9 locals recommend
Freddy Lemmon
19 Etz Hayyim StHighly recommended: "Pink Ouzo".
Friendly staff who gets treated well by their employees!
A bit more chill, a bit more secluded from the rest of the craziness of what turns into a street party, just one street over. This is where you go to have a chill conversation.
31 locals recommend
Casino de Paris
3 Mahane Yehuda StA bit more chill, a bit more secluded from the rest of the craziness of what turns into a street party, just one street over. This is where you go to have a chill conversation.
Red & White Wines (tastings, visitor center, sales, bar)
8 Shlomo ha-Melekh StreetAmazing wine bar!
Sightseeing
Walk the stairs up to the roof to check out a rooftop view of the entirety of the old city. Then, have some coffee in their lovely patisserie.
25 locals recommend
Austrian Hospice
37 Via Dolorosa StWalk the stairs up to the roof to check out a rooftop view of the entirety of the old city. Then, have some coffee in their lovely patisserie.
Everything Else
Go to the top floor of this weirdly-shaped building (open during the day), to witness some urban agriculture, and creative space!
Clal Center
97 Jaffa StGo to the top floor of this weirdly-shaped building (open during the day), to witness some urban agriculture, and creative space!
Entertainment & Activities
They have wonderful tours - inside and outside of Jerusalem. Some are free, some at a cost. Check it out!
Abraham Hostel Jerusalem
67 Ha-Nevi'im StThey have wonderful tours - inside and outside of Jerusalem. Some are free, some at a cost. Check it out!
Arts & Culture
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
11 Derech RuppinBest museum in Israel
Yad Vashem
Learn about the dark history of the Holocaust.