Category: Restaurant Review

Balagan Akko Market Lux13 Haifa

Lux Haifa – Traditional Local Arabic Food with a Modern Twist

A mini-break in Haifa gave me the opportunity to try some of the wonderful local Arabic restaurants that the city has to offer, particularly Lux Haifa. Those who are familiar with El Marsa in Akko will not be surprised that Chef Alaa Musa has created a restaurant that […]

Desserts-Eataliano Dalla Costa-Haifa

Eataliano dalla Costa – Italian Arabic Fusion on the shores of Haifa

Eataliano dalla Costa combines traditional Italian cuisine with touches of the local Arab-Galilee cuisine.  The spacious restaurant is located on the upper floor of a beach-side building, overlooking the sea. The central feature of the restaurant is an open kitchen with a large taboon oven in the middle. […]

FoodTime JLM Mehadrin Pastries

Fresh Food with a Social Cause – Food Time Jerusalem

Food Time Jerusalem (Mehadrin) is an Italian-style social cafe in conjunction with the Shekel Association, which works to integrate people with disabilities into the labor market. The cafe is located on Yad Harutzim on the ground floor of the Shekel vocational rehabilitation building in Talpiot. Some may remember […]

A Quick Break in Akko

A Selection of What to Do and Where to Eat in Akko. Whenever I have the opportunity to take a few days off work, I try to explore an area of the country I don’t know so well. In the past few years, I have made several trips […]

A Unique Friday Brunch Overlooking the Jerusalem Forest

Much as I love having brunch in a nice café or hotel, Friday brunch at Atalya in Ein Kerem takes things to a whole new level. Atalya Ein Mor hosts her unique Friday brunch from her family home, high up on the hills of Ein Kerem, with breathtaking […]