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Israel Foodie News & Restaurant Openings May 2024

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Israel Restaurant Openings and Foodie News for May.

Spring might be the beginning time for most industries, but it is a slower time for new restaurants in Israel, mostly because Pesach keeps everyone busy. That being said, there are still some interesting updates this month. Tel Aviv has a new fish restaurant overlooking the sea (Asimi) and a meat and fish restaurant in The Setai Hotel – both kosher.  Jerusalem celebrates the opening of a new cafe and bar in the Gerard Behar Center, and the trend for wine bar openings has spread to Ramat HaSharon.

May is also the start of the wine festival season, with several fun events taking place all over the country. Check out the event list below for more details.

If you try any restaurants in this update,  please share photos and a review in Restaurant Club Israel‘s Facebook group.

Kosher Israel Restaurant Openings

  • Asimi is a fish restaurant overlooking the beach in Tel Aviv.
  • Beit Ha’am (The People’s House) is a new venture between Cafe Yehoshua and Pizzeria Flora in the Gerard Behar Center in Jerusalem. It is a cafe by day and a bar by night.
  • Cartola is a Brazilian meat street food restaurant in Shuk HaCarmel.
  • Eggz is an egg sandwich restaurant in Azrieli Center Food Court. A few years ago, the egg sandwich craze traveled from Japan to Europe, so it is no surprise it has reached Israel.
  • Gaston is a French crepe restaurant on Dizengoff Street.
  • Motsa’le (Mehadrin) is a small cafe in the Ramot Motza, next to the Beit Zayit dam. You can have a picnic in the surrounding countryside. Specials include vegetarian kubbeh hamusta and cheese kada.
  • Ocean Grill is a new meat and fish restaurant in The Setai Hotel in Yaffo. The hotel’s main restaurant, Kishle, reopened after Pesach.
  • Paname is a bakery and cafe in Haifa.
  • Pasta Tria (Tzohar) is a fresh pasta food truck outside the National Library in Jerusalem.

Not Kosher Israel Restaurant Openings

  • 2SR is a wine bar that serves Asian dishes in Nahalat Binyamin in Tel Aviv.
  • Cafe du Soleil is a French brasserie owned by Bucke Cafe in Tel Aviv.
  • Imanu Wine is a wine bar and shop in the Artist Stables in Pardes Hanna.
  • Jolene Wine Bar is a wine bar in Ramat HaSharon and the sister bar to Jony Wine Bar in Herzliya Pituach.
  • Moon Sushi has opened a new branch in Savyon. This branch features a robata grill for traditional Japanese fireside cooking.
  • Nivo Grill Kitchen is a Turkish meat grill restaurant in Florentine, Tel Aviv, owned by the owners of Mutfak in Yaffo.
  • Noema is an Israeli fusion restaurant on Nachalat Binyamin in Tel Aviv, headed by Chef Ruslan Usov (formerly of Toto).
  • Pizza 194 is a New York-style pizza restaurant in Rehovot.
  • Pizza 25 is a pizza restaurant by the Grinberg Group in Azorei Hen in North Tel Aviv.
  • R&D by Benedict is an experimental lab in Tel Aviv from the Benedict Restaurant group serving new breakfast dishes.
  • Rooftop 48 is a restaurant and cocktail bar by Chef Tsvika Strauss (formerly of Social Club) on the roof of the Mayer House Hotel on Kikar Dizengoff in Tel Aviv, replacing Roodi.
  • Thai nii is a pop-up Thai restaurant in Moshav Basra in the Sharon region, and it is open Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday nights.
  • VC24 is the new incarnation of Vicky Christina in the Hatachana complex in Tel Aviv. It is no longer a Spanish tapas bar but more of a restaurant.

Other Foodie News

  • Bánh mì Nong has moved from Mikve Yisrael to Harakevet in Tel Aviv.
  • Barbis is an American diner and burger restaurant in Eilat that recently became kosher.
  • After closing his restaurant, Ola Chef Oren Asido joined Mileu restaurant in Tel Aviv as a partner and culinary consultant.
  • Shila—Sharon Cohen’s Kitchen & Bar is moving after 19 years in business from Ben Yehuda Street to the new Isrotel Gymnasia Hotel on Montefiore Street in Tel Aviv. Chef Cohen will also open another business in the hotel.
  • Yoko is a sushi restaurant in Florentine that is now kosher.
  • Ziv Gerti‘s shawarma pop-up at Smash Burger House on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv will continue until further notice.

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