A Guide to Tel Aviv Beach Restaurants and Sea View Restaurants in the Tel Aviv District.

One area in Israel where it is not hard to find a restaurant with a sea view is the greater Tel Aviv district, which includes Bat Yam and Yafo. The Tel Aviv district has the largest number of beach and sea view restaurants in all of Israel. These restaurants are typically centered around the ports and marinas or on the beach. This post does not include every single restaurant or cafe on the Tel Aviv shoreline, but I have tried to include as many as possible. The restaurants are not kosher unless specified as kosher.

Bat Yam Beach Restaurants

Located just south of Tel Aviv, Bat Yam has gained popularity recently with tourists, olim, and holiday-home owners due to its proximity to the beach and Tel Aviv. The city has a long shoreline and promenade, and the property prices are significantly lower than in Tel Aviv and northern beach towns such as Herzliya Pituach and Netanya. None of these restaurants are kosher.

• Cafe Cafe (Badatz Beit Yosef) is an average chain restaurant on the Bat Yam promenade.
• Cafe Joe is a chain cafe opposite the beach.
• Deda is a chain of traditional Georgian restaurants, and the Bat Yam branch is opposite the beach.
• Gemo is a traditional Georgian restaurant overlooking the beach.
• Gorilla Bar Cafe is located on the promenade in Bat Yam, overlooking the beach. The menu includes pasta, quiches, noodles, schnitzel, burgers, kebabs, steaks and other dishes.
• Japanika is a sushi chain restaurant opposite the beach with outdoor seating.
• Kura is a sushi bar and Asian kitchen on the beach. In addition to a varied sushi menu, the menu includes fish tartar, fish and meat tataki, gyoza, Bao buns, and wok noodle dishes.

• La Yummy is a meat and fish restaurant on the beach.
• Little Prague is a Czech restaurant opposite the beach.
• Patrick’s is an Irish Pub on the promenade with a large outside seating area and live performances.
• Petra Beach is a restaurant and bar with live performances on Jerusalem Beach.
• Pundak Benny (Badatz Beit Yosef) is a grill restaurant opposite the beach.
• Seiko (Badatz Beit Yosef) is an Asian wok and sushi restaurant opposite the beach.
• Talassa is a Greek restaurant on Sunset Beach. It has a formal indoor seating area and comfortable tables on the sand.

• Tampopo is a boutique sushi restaurant opposite the beach with some outdoor seating.
• Tayo is a seafood, fish, and meat restaurant on the beach.
• Villa Mare is a grilled fish, seafood, and meat restaurant on the Bat Yam Tayelet (Promenade). It also has a great cocktail menu and a nighttime vibe. Here is the Villa Mare English menu.

Yafo Beach and Old Jaffa Port Restaurants

Most of the sea-view restaurants in Yafo are located in the Old Jaffa Port (Old Yafo Port), but there are a few on Givat Aliyah Beach, the southernmost beach of Tel Aviv – Yafo coastline. None of these restaurants are kosher.

• Abu Nassar Hinnawi is a grilled meat, fish, and seafood restaurant opposite the beach in the Ajami neighborhood of Yaffo.
• Cassis is a modern Mediterranean-style restaurant overlooking Givat Aliyah Beach. Its menu focuses on local fresh fish and seafood with Middle Eastern influences. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Here is the full Cassis English menu.
• Calat HaYam is a restaurant and event venue overlooking the beach near Cassis. The menu focuses on grilled meat, fish, and seafood.
• Goldman’s Court overlooks the beach promenade where Tel Aviv and Yafo merge. It serves breakfast  Monday through Saturday. An extensive selection of grilled fish and meat for lunch and dinner.
• Kalamata is a Greek restaurant on a hill overlooking the sea and port. It serves various traditional Greek dishes, such as mezze, Spanakopita, tzatziki, Taramasalata, moussaka, lamb gyros, and Chicken souvlaki. Here is the full Kalamata English menu.

• Parakalo is a Greek Tavern overlooking the sea in Old Jaffa Port. The restaurant serves a selection of Greek breakfast options until 1 p.m. before moving to a traditional Greek lunch and dinner menu. Here is a full Parakalo English menu.
• Silvia Cafe is a small cafe in Yaffo overlooking the sea.
• The Fisherman’s Restaurant / Hadayagim is a traditional grilled fish restaurant in the Old Port with meat options.
• The Old Man & The Sea is a popular traditional grilled fish restaurant in the port. The meal starts with a mezze of 22 salads and fresh laffa bread. The menu includes a variety of grilled or fried fish, seafood, and meat. Here is the full Old Man & The Sea English menu.

Tel Aviv Beach and Sea View Restaurants

The 14 km stretch of Tel Aviv beach, from Namal Tel Aviv (Tel Aviv Port) in the north to the Old City of Jaffa in the South, has many beach and sea-view restaurants. Many fast-food beach restaurants prioritize convenience over quality, but a few culinary gems are mixed among them. None of the Tel Aviv beach restaurants are kosher, but there are several kosher restaurants in the Namal and some sea-view restaurants in the seaside hotels.

• Alma Beach is a simple beach restaurant and bar on the South Tel Aviv dog beach. The menu focuses on bar food and drinks.
• Animar is a modern Mediterranean chef tavern by Chef Hillel Tavakuli that uses quality raw ingredients. The restaurant serves fresh fish, seafood, meat, and vegetables and has a separate entrance outside the Dan Tel Aviv Hotel.

• Asimi (Mehadrin) is a fish restaurant overlooking Bograshov Beach.
• Bayz Mezizim Beach is one of Tel Aviv’s most popular beachside bars with a simple bar food menu.
• Beach Club on Banana Beach in South Tel Aviv is a complex with a surf club, fitness club, clothes shop, restaurant, and beach bar. In addition to the usual suspects, the restaurant serves sushi.
• Benny Hadayag / Fisherman in Namal Tel Aviv is a traditional fish restaurant with various fresh fish and mezze dishes.
• Bingo Burger is a new burger restaurant overlooking Gordon Beach in Tel Aviv. It is run by Chef Guy Gamzo of NuNuNu. In addition to classic burgers, Bingo serves a crispy chicken sandwich, a fish burger, a vegan burger, mac and cheese, chicken nuggets, and chicken wings.
• Cafe Nimrod is a chain cafe chain originally in Namal Tel Aviv.
• Darya (Kosher) is a restaurant in the Hilton Tel Aviv (replacing Chloelys) by Chef Hillel Tavakuli of Animar. The menu is described as modern silk road cuisine, a fusion of the Far East and Mediterranean food. The restaurant has a wonderful view of the sun setting over the sea.
• Flame (Kosher) is a steak restaurant in The Carlton Tel Aviv Hotel opposite the beach.
• Fortuna del Mar overlooks the boats in the Tel Aviv Marina. The restaurant has separate breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus.
• Gazoz Beach is a trendy restaurant on Jerusalem Beach. The menu is varied during the day and has something for everyone. The nighttime menu focuses on tapas and cocktails, Gazoz Beach English menu.
• Greco Beach is the largest beach restaurant in Israel, located on Frishman Beach, in front of the Sheraton Hotel. The complex includes a bar, a Greek deli, a bakery, an ice cream parlor, a cafe, a takeaway kiosk serving gyros, Souvlaki, and Greco Pizza.
• Bayz Hilton Beach is a Beach and Surf Club under the Hilton Tel Aviv hotel. Food and drink can be enjoyed on the spacious deck overlooking the beach or the beach itself. The food is better than an average beach restaurant.

• LaLa Land is the main beach restaurant on Gordon Beach. During the day, it is much like the other beach restaurants, but at night, it is a more formal beachside restaurant.
• La Mer is a restaurant on Bograshov Beach.
• Lechem Basar (Badatz Machpud) in Namal Tel Aviv specializes in grilled meats and caters to an ultra-Orthodox clientele.
• Loullie is a Beach Club bar and restaurant on Gordon Beach.
• Maison Kayser is an authentic French cafe in Namal Tel Aviv, next to Maison Kayser’s first bakery in Israel. The cafe overlooks the sea.
• Manara (Kosher) is a Levantine-style dairy fish restaurant in the Sheraton Tel Aviv hotel by Chef Nimrod Hadas and the TYO group. The menu is divided into Island, Land, and Sea dishes.
• Manta Ray is one of Tel Aviv’s original fine-dining beachfront restaurants, specializing in fish and seafood. It is located on Alma Beach.

• Oshi Oshi (Badatz Beit Yosef) is one of Israel’s more reliable sushi chains. It offers an interesting variety of sushi dishes.
• Por Do Sol is a bar and restaurant in Kikar Atari that overlooks Gordon Beach.
• Rashel (Kosher) is a lounge bar and restaurant in Namal Tel Aviv with a Moroccan-themed menu.
• Seatara is a chef’s restaurant in the Sea & Sun Complex in northern Tel Aviv. It offers a varied Mediterranean menu. The Seatara English Dinner menu can be found here.

• Sereia (Kosher) is a fish-based dairy restaurant in The David Kempinski hotel in Tel Aviv. It has an outside terrace overlooking the beach.
• Stolero is a large restaurant overlooking the Tel Aviv Marina. I was there when it opened and enjoyed the food and setting but not the service.
• Surfside Seaview Restaurant (Kosher) is a classic meat grill restaurant in the main dining room of the Sheraton Tel Aviv Hotel, run by Chef Yehuda Amar, winner of Master Chef Israel 2018.
• Tandoori Lands End is an Indian restaurant opposite the beach.
• The White Pergola (Hasuka Halevana) is a fish, meat, and seafood restaurant in Namal Tel Aviv overlooking the sea. Here is the full White Pergola English menu.
• Turkiz restaurant in the Sea & Sun complex in North Tel Aviv is one of Tel Aviv’s most famous beachside chef restaurants. The menu focuses on fish and seafood;

• Villa Mare TLV is a meat and seafood restaurant overlooking Bograshov beachfront and the sister restaurant to Villa Mare in Bat Yam. The menu includes seafood, fish, salads, pasta, risotto, burgers, and other meat dishes.
• West Side (Kosher) at the Royal Beach Tel Aviv hotel has some of the best food and service in Tel Aviv.
• Yassou is a Greek restaurant in the Prima Tel Aviv opposite the beach. It serves mezze, fish, seafood, and grilled meat. Here is the full Yassou English menu.

• Yulia is a fish and seafood restaurant in Namal Tel Aviv. It is family-friendly and offers a great selection of food. Here is the full Yulia English menu.

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