Guidebook for Tel Aviv
Food Scene
This is one of the best Thai restaurants we have eaten in anywhere in the world. They source their ingredients from their own farm, everything is fresh and tasty and the atmosphere is great.
150 locals recommend
Thai House Restaurant
8 Bograshov StThis is one of the best Thai restaurants we have eaten in anywhere in the world. They source their ingredients from their own farm, everything is fresh and tasty and the atmosphere is great.
We go here to spoil ourselves with some great sushi. This restaurant has been around for a while and is considered somewhat of an establishment in the Tel Aviv dining scene.
80 locals recommend
Moon
58 Bograshov StWe go here to spoil ourselves with some great sushi. This restaurant has been around for a while and is considered somewhat of an establishment in the Tel Aviv dining scene.
It's been voted by Time Out as the best bakery in Tel Aviv, and we agree!
28 locals recommend
Le moulin
72 Bograshov StIt's been voted by Time Out as the best bakery in Tel Aviv, and we agree!
We're lucky to have such a great falafel place at the end of our street. They've had the same great recipe for decades. At only 13 shekels for a meal, it's a bargain.
Trumpeldor St 20
20 Trumpeldor StreetWe're lucky to have such a great falafel place at the end of our street. They've had the same great recipe for decades. At only 13 shekels for a meal, it's a bargain.
If you want to live like a Tel Avivian, go for a coffee and a bite at the kiosk on this Boulevard. Enjoy the tastiest sandwiches and coffee surrounded by cool locals of all ages.
6 locals recommend
Ben Tsiyon Boulevard
Ben Tsiyon BoulevardIf you want to live like a Tel Avivian, go for a coffee and a bite at the kiosk on this Boulevard. Enjoy the tastiest sandwiches and coffee surrounded by cool locals of all ages.
Amazing Mediterranean food with a charming garden to dine in. Great for a snack before going out, or even to spend the evening with a bottle of wine. Don't miss the aubergine fries and sweet potato.
Nahalat Binyamin St 29
29 Nahalat Binyamin StreetAmazing Mediterranean food with a charming garden to dine in. Great for a snack before going out, or even to spend the evening with a bottle of wine. Don't miss the aubergine fries and sweet potato.
Tchernikhovski St 5
5 Tchernikhovski StreetYummy French restaurant. Take the squid starter.
Pinsker St 38
38 Pinsker StreetWe live right next to one of Tel Aviv's best hummus joints. When in Rome...
Ben Yehuda St 7
7 Ben Yehuda StreetFamily owned restaurant with great Dim Sum.
Quality food in a pitta bread. This is street food from one of Israel's celebrity chefs. We could eat there every day.
19 locals recommend
המלך ג'ורג' 30
30 King George StreetQuality food in a pitta bread. This is street food from one of Israel's celebrity chefs. We could eat there every day.
غيئوله 44
44 Ge'ula StreetGo where hipsters sit and drink coffee.
You think you've had good frozen yoghurt, but you haven't until you've tried Tamara's.
Ben Yehuda St 96
96 Ben Yehuda StreetYou think you've had good frozen yoghurt, but you haven't until you've tried Tamara's.
Have you ever had Sabich? Google it and then go experience the wonder. Those Iraqi Jews knew what they were doing.
فريشمان 44
44 Frishman StreetHave you ever had Sabich? Google it and then go experience the wonder. Those Iraqi Jews knew what they were doing.
A Tel Aviv institution, it's old and dated and packed with people all day long. A nice place to people-watch or pretend you're in 1950's Tel Aviv, wooden wall panels included.
75 locals recommend
בן יהודה 120
120 Ben Yehuda StA Tel Aviv institution, it's old and dated and packed with people all day long. A nice place to people-watch or pretend you're in 1950's Tel Aviv, wooden wall panels included.
Ben Yehuda St 43
43 Ben Yehuda StreetVegan restaurant... yummy and healthy.
Shine
38 Shlomo HaMelekh StSit here for a coffee to watch the Tel Aviv it-crowd do their thing.
If you want to work on your laptop for a bit, at least do it Tel-Aviv style. This is the place to get productive whilst still enjoying good food and a nice atmosphere.
51 locals recommend
The Streets
70 King George StIf you want to work on your laptop for a bit, at least do it Tel-Aviv style. This is the place to get productive whilst still enjoying good food and a nice atmosphere.
Have you watched 'The Bubble'? It's the restaurant where they all work. Regardless, it's a classic and a quintessentially Tel Aviv place to dine. The sweet potato pancakes, order, now.
58 locals recommend
Orna and Ella
Have you watched 'The Bubble'? It's the restaurant where they all work. Regardless, it's a classic and a quintessentially Tel Aviv place to dine. The sweet potato pancakes, order, now.
Everything Else
Bugrashov Beach
This is the closest beach to our place, literally a minute away.
Ha-Yarkon St 75
75 HaYarkon StreetSeriously? You're going to go to the gym on holiday? Well... if you must.
Ha-Yarkon St 73
73 HaYarkon StreetIt's right here, Americans, you own this piece of land (is that how it works?)
Hilton Beach
It's the gay beach, so do some press-ups before you go.
Drinks & Nightlife
We love this tiny bar. It keeps on winning awards and we can understand why, the cocktails are out of this world.
6 locals recommend
Ha-Yarkon St 66
66 HaYarkon StreetWe love this tiny bar. It keeps on winning awards and we can understand why, the cocktails are out of this world.
A lively local bar with a handy all-you-can drink for 70-something shekels.
30 locals recommend
Biggy Z
18 Bograshov StA lively local bar with a handy all-you-can drink for 70-something shekels.
Shpagat
43 Nahalat Binyamin StA cute and friendly gay bar we love going to.
This small boutique hotel has two great bars. One on the ground floor and one on the roof with a nice view of Tel Aviv skyline and a cool chilled-out vibe.
7 locals recommend
Brown TLV Urban Hotel
25 Kalischer StThis small boutique hotel has two great bars. One on the ground floor and one on the roof with a nice view of Tel Aviv skyline and a cool chilled-out vibe.
Berdyczewski St 14
14 Berdyczewski StreetAmazing cocktails and prohibition-era decor and vibe. We love this place.
Sightseeing
The Yemenite Quarter is a special area well worth visiting for some traditional Yemenite soups (you'll be going back for more). Small charming streets and lots of cats to take selfies with.
148 locals recommend
Kerem HaTeimanim
The Yemenite Quarter is a special area well worth visiting for some traditional Yemenite soups (you'll be going back for more). Small charming streets and lots of cats to take selfies with.
The sweetest little square in Tel Aviv. You can visit Bialik's house, he's considered one of Israel's national poets.
33 locals recommend
Bialik Square
27 Bialik StThe sweetest little square in Tel Aviv. You can visit Bialik's house, he's considered one of Israel's national poets.
Carmel Market
Tel Aviv's main market, loud and lively and very Middle-East.
Twice as big as Trafalgar square, and where much of Tel Aviv's history played out.
26 locals recommend
Rabin Square/Malkhe Israel
Twice as big as Trafalgar square, and where much of Tel Aviv's history played out.
Shopping
Tel Avivians call this the 'Centre', I hate malls, but this one is special - you'll just have to go see why yourself.
272 locals recommend
Super-Pharm
Tel Avivians call this the 'Centre', I hate malls, but this one is special - you'll just have to go see why yourself.
Arts & Culture
That's right, Israel's national theatre and orchestra are just up the street. But forget all that: this is the start of Rothschild Boulevard. The best street to stroll in Tel Aviv.
300 locals recommend
Habimah Square
2 Tarsat AveThat's right, Israel's national theatre and orchestra are just up the street. But forget all that: this is the start of Rothschild Boulevard. The best street to stroll in Tel Aviv.
Essentials
Ben Yehuda St 1
1 Ben Yehuda StreetGreat supermarket with every un-kosher thing you could wish for.
Ben Yehuda St 25
25 Ben Yehuda Street24 hour supermarket, this is where we shop.
Ben Yehuda St 23
23 Ben Yehuda StreetAnother 24 hour supermarket!