A Guide to South Israel Beach Restaurants and Sea View Restaurants.

For the purpose of this post, I have included the South Israel beach towns of Rishon Le Zion, Ashdod, and Ashkelon. Although a post on South Israel Beach restaurants could include Eilat and the Dead Sea, I decided not to include those cities. The Dead Sea has very few independent restaurants, the restaurants are mostly in hotels. In Eilat, there are numerous hotels on the beach and the promenade, and they are constantly changing, so it would be harder to keep this information current.

In general, the Israel South Beach Restaurants are less touristy than Tel Aviv and Central Israel and are more focused on local residents. There are a few culinary gems in Ashdod and Ashkelon on the seaside promenade.

All these restaurants are not kosher unless specified as kosher.

Ashkelon Beach Restaurants

Most of these restaurants are in the Ashkelon Marina, overlooking the boats, rather than on the beach itself.

• Alegra & Leon (Dairy not supervised) is a deli and cafe in the middle of the Marina.
• Ashkelon Reef is a simple beach restaurant serving burgers, schnitzel, and pizza and also includes an ice cream parlor.
• Brasserie in the Marina serves grilled meat and fish.
• Derby Bar (Badatz) is one of the few kosher fish restaurants in the country and serves a variety of grilled fish and meat.
• Dunya (Kosher) is a high-end street food restaurant overlooking the Marina with a party atmosphere.

• Gatos (Kosher) is a dairy Italian restaurant in the Marina serving a variety of breakfast options, salads, pasta and fish.
• Joya (Kosher) is an Asian restaurant with cooked food and sushi in the Marina.
• Kakao (Badatz Beit Yosef) in the Marina is a simple dairy cafe.
• Landwer Cafe (Kosher) in the Marina is a branch of the popular cafe chain.
• Le Frenchy (Mehadrin) is a French dairy and fish cafe in the Marina. The cafe is located on the second floor of the Marina mall with a shaded balcony overlooking the Marina. It is open for dinner and Friday brunch.
• Maresa Bar is a restaurant and bar on the second floor of the Marina Mall, overlooking the sea.
• Nisso Hadayag (Kosher) in the Marina is a grilled fish and meat restaurant with a spacious outdoor area.
• Patricks is an Irish pub in the Marina with a varied pub menu.
• Rashel (Kosher) is a Morrocan meat restaurant in the Marina.

• Scubar is a pub-style bar and restaurant in the Marina.

Ashdod Beach Restaurants

The beach in Ashdod is very deep, some of the restaurants are overlooking the beach, but can be accessed from the road, while others are located opposite the beach.

• Aladin (Kosher) focuses on fresh fish and Mediterranean flavors, with some dairy pasta dishes.

• Alma (Dairy, open on Shabbat) – a varied bar menu based on price, ranging from NIS 18 to 117. Full Alma English menu
• Aramis is a themed restaurant based on The Three Musketeers.
• Archie is a bar/pub opposite the beach with an American-style fast-food menu.
• Cafe Gan Sipur (Kosher) is located in Ashdod Yam Park, next to the beach.
• Cafe Puzzle is a beachside restaurant with an extensive menu including salads, pasta, grilled fish and meat.

• Calma is a cafe and restaurant on the beach in Ashdod.
• Corsar is a Mediterranean restaurant with an extensive sushi menu.
• Dabuda is an Asian fusion and sushi bar. Here is the full Dabuda English menu.
• Julya (Kosher) is a dairy cafe opposite the beach with a dairy menu.
• Kaiyfuye (Kosher) is a dairy Georgian restaurant on the beach promenade specializing in traditional cheesy pastries, salads and fish.
• Ma Asia Bar is a sushi and Asian meat restaurant by the same owners as Alma.

• Namaste (Kosher) is an Indian restaurant overlooking the beach in Ashdod.

• Pavella is a Mediterranean restaurant and bar with a sea view, playing Balkan, Portuguese and Latin music.
• Pescado (Kosher) is one of the best fish restaurants in the country and is located opposite the beach. Here is a full review.

• Petra Bar & Kitchen is a Georgian restaurant serving traditional Georgian cuisine, alongside classic European fish, seafood and meat dishes.
• Porto serves pizza, pasta and fish.
• Sunset Boulevard is an American diner that serves over 20 types of burgers, sloppy joe, hoagie and Philly Cheese-steak sandwiches, as well as grilled fish, meat and salads.
• Trio is a Georgian restaurant opposite the beach.
• Zeh Ashdod is a large burger restaurant on the beach that serves a variety of burgers with interesting toppings such as lotus biscuit cream, smoked brisket, parmesan snow and peanut butter. They also serve sloppy joe and smoked meats.

Rishon LeZion Beach Restaurants

The restaurants in Rishon LeZion are on the beach itself but typically have outdoor and inside seating areas.

• Benny the Fisherman (Not Supervised) is a grilled fish and meat restaurant on the beach. The food is kosher, without supervision. The restaurant serves fresh fish that can be ordered deep-fried, roasted, baked in salt or grilled.
• Cafe Cafe is a chain restaurant on Rishon beach.
• Francheska is an Italian bistro on the beach, with a varied menu including salads, pizza, pasta, grilled meat, fish and seafood.

• Hahof Hashaket is a bar and restaurant on the beach.
• Kalderon Beach Club is a typical Israeli-style beach restaurant with a varied menu that includes sharing platters of fruit, vegetables or fried food, as well as the usual salads, sandwiches, meat, fish, pizza, and pasta.
• La Mer is a simple beach restaurant and bar on the sand.
• Paseo is a lounge bar and restaurant overlooking the beach.
• Pepe is an Italian chef restaurant focusing on fish and seafood, with some meat and vegetarian dishes.

Check out other posts about Israel beach restaurants and please comment below with your feedback on any of the restaurants listed above or share photos and a review in the Facebook group Restaurant Club Israel.

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