Israel Restaurant Openings and Foodie News for March.

Israel’s vibrant food scene continues to evolve, with exciting new restaurant openings all over. From gourmet dairy cafes to upscale meat restaurants and lively wine bars, there’s something for every foodie to explore.

This month’s Israel restaurant openings include Helen Family Bakers in Jerusalem, La Luna beach restaurant in Eilat,  Nura kosher meat restaurant in Kiryat Anavim, and Barbur and The Grill Room TLV Pop-Up in Tel Aviv. Whether you’re craving Italian, Mexican, or Indian flavors, there’s no shortage of new culinary experiences to try. Read on for the full list of the latest Israeli kosher and non-kosher openings!

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Kosher Israel Restaurant Openings

• 26.8 is a wine bar in the garden of the Canaan Hotel in Tzfat.
• Amaya is a dairy restaurant between Rehovot and Nes Ziona by Chef Dudu Ben Abo due to open soon.
• Babica (Mehadrin) is a dairy cafe and restaurant by Chef Gali Ben Shimon on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv.
• Esther The Queen is a burger restaurant on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv.

• Helen Family Bakers is a cafe and bakery on the pedestrian part of Aggripas Street, owned by Gagou de Paris.
• Jeera Express is a vegetarian Indian restaurant on Agripas opposite Shuk Machane Yehuda. It is the sister restaurant to Jeera in Jerusalem’s Russian compound.
• La Luna is a meat restaurant on Village Beach in Eilat. The breakfast menu includes steaks and eggs, eggs Benedict, and shakshuka with vegan cheese. The lunch and dinner menu includes classic dishes like schnitzel, hummus, and meat sandwiches.
• La Luna Pizza is a Neopolitan pizzeria in Ashdod.

• Liraz’s Buffet (Mehadrin) is a dairy cafe in Jerusalem’s Margalit Start Up City building.
• Loro is a fast-food Mexican meat restaurant in Shilat Junction, near Modiin.
• Maimon Place is a dairy Italian restaurant in Rehavia, Jerusalem.
• Nura is a meat restaurant in Kiryat Anavim owned by Chef Shmulik Ben Hamo. It replaces Pop Up Cafe, and is owned by the Derech HaGefen/Harim Group.

• People is a bar and restaurant on Nammos Beach on the Kinneret. It hosts music and dance shows on Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday nights.

• Pizza 148 (Mehadrin) is a pizzeria in Ashdod owned by Benny Hammi, the owner of Fat Guy burger restaurant.
• Rachel BeHamesh (Mehadrin) is a dairy cafe and restaurant by Chef Rachel Ben Elul, less than 100 meters from her sandwich shop. The new cafe replaces the meat delicatessen she opened a few years ago.

• Salokiya Wine Bar is a bar at the Salokiya Winery in Katzrin, Golan. It is only open on Thursday nights and serves wines from several wineries.
• Salon Yevani, the Greek dairy and fish restaurant by Chef Guy Peretz, has opened in The First Station in Jerusalem and Zichron Yaakov Mall.  The restaurants often have live Greek singing and dance performances.

• Sivouv is a shawarma and grilled meat restaurant in Rishon Lezion.
• Tabunita (Mehadrin) is an Italian pizza stand in Shuk Machane Yehuda. I tried a slice of pizza, and it was OK, but I am still loyal to Craft.
• Tali Lama is a vegan Inidan restaurant in Pardes Hana. The original branch is in Tel Aviv.
• Tiramisuteria is a tiramisu and ice cream parlor in Ashdod owned by Chef Yan Harosh of Farino pizza restaurant.
• Tommy’s (Mehadrin) burger restaurant has opened a branch in Modiin.
• Yapani is a triangular sushi sandwich stall in Shuk Machane Yehuda.

Not Kosher Israel Restaurant Openings

• Barbur is a Mediterranean grill restaurant on Nahalat Binyamin Street in Tel Aviv.

• Coffeeshop 51 is a coffee shop in Givatayim. The cafe has its own roastery and supplies coffee to many coffee shops nationwide.
• Fusion Latina is a South American Tel Aviv restaurant that serves traditional Mexican, Peruvian, and Colombian dishes.
• Hotel Cècil is a wine bar and seafood restaurant in Tel Aviv.
• Josh’s is a food bar in Levinsky Market in Tel Aviv that serves various cocktails and bar food.
• Maza is a neighborhood bar in Nahalat Binyamin, Tel Aviv serving mezze-style dishes. It is run by Chef Tomer Agay, former chef of Santa Catarina, and master mixologist Mor Koral designed the drinks menu.

• Ranch House is a steak restaurant in Mizpe Hayamin Hotel in Rosh Pina. The food is all kosher, but the restaurant is open on Shabbat, so it is without a hechsher. The menu is similar to the branches in Eilat and the Dead Sea.

• Rova is a wine bar in Kiryat Ono, the sister branches to Rova in Tel Aviv and Hod Hasharon.
• Tempratura is a Texas-style smoked meat restaurant in a wooden cabin, between Isfiya and Daliyat Al-Carmel, with views of the valley.

• Thai Chu is a Thai restaurant in Petach Tikva that specializes in food from Eastern Thailand.
• The Grill Room TLV Pop-Up is a New York-style steakhouse in the Dan Tel Aviv Hotel. It is the non-kosher sister restaurant to The Grill Room in the King David Jerusalem Hotel. The menu includes a variety of aged steaks, caviar, crab fritters, mussels and oysters – here is The Grill Room TLV English menu.

• Underdog Vineyards is a new winery in Givat Yeshayahu in the Judean Hills that offers guided tastings, glasses or bottles of wine, and cheese platters.
• Yanek Burger has opened a stand in the Meggido Cultural Center in Ein Shofet. The burger stand has been operating in Kibbutz Yifat in the Jezreel Valley for several years. The complex also has a new coffee cart with vegetarian and dairy food—without a kashrut license.

Other Israel Foodie News

• Alma fish restaurant in Ashdod is now kosher. Here is the Alma English menu.
• MerYam, Chef Haim Cohen‘s kosher dairy fish restaurant in Ramat Gan, is now open for lunch.
• Tzemah, the vegetarian restaurant of the Machenyuda Group is now Kosher.

Debbest Dishes from Recent Meals

• I don’t need an excuse to have dinner at Azia 19, but conveniently a friend from NY offered to take me as a thank-you present. It was his first visit so we shared the sesame Caesar salad, boneless chicken wings, tuna handroll, smoked gyoza, chirashi bowl, and coconut snow for dessert. Check out a video from a previous visit.

• I was invited to try Bar 22, the new bar in the Inbal Hotel. I loved the cocktails, which were accompanied by various small meat, fish, and vegetable dishes. Take a look at the full video here.
• I have been to the meat restaurant at the Ramban Hotel a few times, but I finally made it to lunch at the gorgeous new Cafe Ramban. This post is about the meal and the Cafe Ramban English menu is now on the hotel website.
• A family friend’s visit gave me an excuse to try Chacoli (Not Kosher), a Spanish tapas, fish and seafood restaurant by Chef Guy Gamzo in the old Dolphinarium in Tel Aviv.

• I organized a client’s Tu B’Shvat dinner for 25 people in the private room at the new Malka location in Tel Aviv. My highlight dishes were the bag of green Jericho beans, which are always excellent, Farro risotto, which I had not tried before and finished the plate, grouper chraime and the juicy and full-flavored Entrecote steak.

Israel Food & Wine Events 

• My Heart in the East is an Eastern European food festival held at 02 Restaurant, Inbal Hotel, until 13 March 2025.
• Cheers x MyYain Wine Festival Purim Edition, 13 March 2025, NIS 159-180
• Mateh Yehudah Rural Food Festival, 13-29 March 2025
• Cheers x MyYain Wine Festival Day2Night Purim Rave, 14 March 2025, NIS 159-180
• Galil Time Association Annual Wine Fair, 29 March 2025, NIS 90
• MyYain Jerusalem Wine Festival, The First Station, Jerusalem, 3 April 2025, NIS 129-159
• Tel Aviv Wine Festival, Gan Hair Tel Aviv, 10 April 2025, NIS 129-159
• Tel Aviv Cocktail Week, 3-9 May 2025

Israel Restaurant Closings

The following restaurants have closed in recent months:

• Yehudah Halevi Sandwich Bar, Tel Aviv
• Pardes Restaurant in The George Hotel has closed. It may reopen in the summer. Meshek Ofaimme opened a cafe at the same time as the hotel and closed soon after.

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