Food in israel

Ototo Asian experience: Fantastic sushi in Rehovot - restaurant review

The menu is extensive, with many kinds of sushi, both rolls and nigiri, as well as other Japanese offerings like gyoza, bao buns, and ramen.

Ototo restaurant in Rehovot.
LIGHT MEAL with a light wine: Rose is always a good option.

Wine Talk: Make me a match

Benz Brothers

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Manara

Truly good restaurants with a stunning sea view


Five tasty dishes to warm up on long winter weekends

To make each weekend a celebration look at these five wonderful meat stews that we really love. These dishes require almost no preparation. They just need to “stew” and cook patiently.

PUMPKIN STEW with carrots and raisins

What is the fate of Jerusalem’s First Station?

The station opened in 1892 as part of the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway, but the idea to reclassify it came out of a desire to save the old building.

 A couple walks through the First Station in Jerusalem

Food insecurity in light of COVID explored in new children's book

The story of a food bank in Or Akiva is told through a children's book on the backdrop of food insecurity during the coronavirus pandemic.

A promotion for the book produced by Madelaine Black and illustrator Shirley Waisman

Onauma: Novel authentic Thai cuisine in Israel

Onauma serves gourmet specialties from Eisan at affordable prices

Onauma serves gourmet specialties from Eisan at affordable prices

In the kitchen with Henny: One-dish dinners

Make life easier and have more time to enjoy your food without all the fuss by putting everything into one pan or pot and having all the elements of a great dinner without lots of work.

Henny Shor

McPita: McDonalds bringing back McFalafel after decade

McDonald's made a similar attempt to bring McFalafel to its Israeli restaurants in 2011, but quickly removed it from the menu after it didn't catch on.

McDonald's new McKebab, McFalafel and crispy chicken in a pita

HaRoeh Bacafe: Rustic dining in a beautiful setting

Perusing the English menu (which as far as I could see was devoid of English-language howlers, rare in Israel), I decided to let my hair down and order a cocktail (NIS 25).

HaRoeh Bacafe

Mateh Yehuda Food Festival connects history and food

Back in the year 2000 in the Mateh Yehuda region, a group of experienced amateur women chefs joined forces and began opening up their homes (and kitchens) to travelers.

Chef Natalie Abu-Fontana from Moshav Neshua, Mateh Yehuda Food Festival

To be Israeli is to be reckless and capricious but effective

Find out about the unique taste of Hagit Bilia, known as Liza Panelim

Hagit Bilia - Liza Panelim

Tel Aviv Thai options? Nadav veDaniel and Thai Chu bring Siam here

A new model of entry into the culinary scene

NADAV VE’DANIEL