This month’s roundup covers new restaurants in Israel, food and wine news, and upcoming events since my September update. Highlights include Aviv Moshe’s kosher fish restaurant in Herzliya Pituach, a kosher Nikkei (Japanese-Peruvian fusion) meat restaurant in Ashdod, and a skewer restaurant from Yossi Shitrit.

On a personal note, I passed my Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 2 wine exam! I’m looking forward to sharing more about the wines I try, food pairings, and hopefully fitting in more winery visits.  I managed to fit in some great meals with friends and family over the hagim, with some highlights below, including some interesting wines.

Whether you’re looking for somewhere new to try, planning a meal with friends, or checking what’s happening in Israel’s food and wine scene, I hope you’ll find something here that takes your fancy. And if you try somewhere before I do, let me know what you think!

In this guide:

• New Kosher Restaurants in Israel
• News on Non-Kosher Restaurants in Israel
• Israel Food & Wine Industry News
• Israel Food & Wine Events
• Recent Eats – Debbest Dishes

New Kosher Restaurants in Israel

The latest additions include Mexican street food, a Japanese-Peruvian restaurant, and new places for coffee, pizza, and pastries.

New Kosher Restaurants in Jerusalem

• Haimke is a traditional workers’ restaurant in Nahalat Shiva focusing on home-cooked, grandmother-style dishes.
• Miyoka (Badatz Yore Deah/Machpud) is an Asian restaurant on Mamilla Avenue, run by the owners of Station 9.

• Nevel David (Badatz Beit Yosef) is a dairy French brasserie in Kikar HaMusica, serving brunch until 2 pm, then an evening menu focused on pasta, pizza, and fish.
• Romain Gary (Mehadrin) is a Parisian-style patisserie and dairy bistro inside the Institut Français on Hillel Street.
• Tzvi (Tzohar) is a small meat restaurant on HaRav Berlin Street in Rehavia, from the owners of the nearby Cafe Pepa. It is open daily for lunch and dinner, including lunch on Friday and Shabbat takeout food.

New Kosher Restaurants in Tel Aviv

• Altito (Mehadrin) is an Italian trattoria in the food truck area on the entrance level of Azrieli Center, serving fresh pizza, pasta, and salads, alongside natural wine, with dishes from NIS 45.

• Anor is a Bukharian meat restaurant on HaShahar Street, serving dumplings, soups, grilled meat, and traditional dishes such as Osh Plov (Oshpelo).
• B33 is a burger and cocktail restaurant in Bat Yam with a variety of toppings, including vegan cheese, foie gras with mango confit, and smoked goose breast. The menu includes a vegan Beyond burger, a crispy chicken nugget burger, salads, and fries.
• BBB has reopened in Ramat HaHayal following renovation.
• Bobojon (Badatz Beit Yosef) is a Bukharian restaurant on Ben Zvi Road, serving grilled meat, pastries, osh plov and traditional soups.
• Cups is a specialty coffee shop on Dizengoff Street, with sandwiches, pastries, and takeaway lunch bowls.
• Frankco by Moshik Roth is a hot-dog stand at Menora Mivtachim Arena, also serving Dutch chips and slow-cooked beef. Additional locations are due to follow.
• Hoshen 196 is a meat gastrobar on Ben Yehuda Street, serving small plates, raw fish, and meat-bar food (burgers, hot dogs, schnitzel).

• Kukulu is a rotisserie chicken restaurant in North Tel Aviv, next to Shalach Pizza (Mehadrin) and from the same owner.
• Nany & Yaya is a wine bar in Orda Square in Ramat Gan, the little sister of Plaza Ramat Gan and down the street from it. The menu features small sharing dishes with fish, cheeses, and salads, and local and imported wines and drinks.
• Oakberry has opened inside the TLV Mall. It is the Brazilian Acai bowl chain’s second branch in Tel Aviv and seventh branch in Israel. Another branch will open soon in Rishon LeZion.
• Pasilla (Tzohar) is a Mexican taqueria in Shuk HaCarmel, serving tacos and margaritas.
• Samsa is a Bukharian meat-street-food restaurant near Shuk Levinsky, serving samsa, manti, oshpalov, and other traditional dishes.
• The Aby is a boutique hotel at the corner of Allenby and Ben Yehuda streets. Breakfast is open to non-hotel guests.

New Kosher Restaurants in Central Israel

• Bread is a bakery by day and a wine bar by night, located on Remez Street in Rishon LeZion. The bar menu includes milk and dark chocolate mousse, served in large urns and drizzled with olive oil and sea salt. This is the sister branch to Bread Bakery on Lehi Street in Rishon (not to be confused with Bread & Butter)
• Bread & Butter has opened on Hahaluztim Street in Rishon LeZion. The bakery’s factory store is in Modi’in’s Malibu Center.

• Burgerim has opened a Mehadrin branch in Tzur Yigal near Kfar Sava.
• HaMa’ashena is a newly kosher smokehouse that opened in 2015 in Moshav Yanov near Netanya.
• Lardu is a coffee shop and bakery in Petach Tikva.
• Mucha (Badatz Beit Yosef), the Italian self-service chain, has opened a branch in Raanana. During the day, the restaurant is self-service and becomes full-service for dinner. The Modiin and Herzliya branches also offer full dinner service.

• Osaka is a meat Izakaya bar in Shuk Petach Tikva.
• Parko is a pizza-and-drinks venue in Raanana, with Roman-style rectangular pizza and indoor and outdoor seating.
• Tala Thai Kitchen is a Thai restaurant in Rishon LeZion, serving curries, noodles, and soups. Happy hour runs Sunday through Thursday from 4:30 to 7:00 PM, with 30% off alcohol and 15% off food.
• Y Grand Social Dining is a private members’ club at Savyon Junction in Or Yehuda, founded by Yamit Amsalem Peretz and her husband, Chef Guy Peretz of Salon Yevani, and featuring a restaurant (open to the public), wine bar, and cigar lounge. The menu includes raw fish, sharing dishes, and grilled meats, alongside more than 90 Israeli and international wines. The venue also has an outdoor terrace and a pastry kitchen visible from the street.
• Yasmin is a pita-and-grill restaurant in Bnei Brak, run by Yaron, who previously prepared kebabs at Jasmino. The short menu includes kebab, merguez, chicken thigh, and beef hearts.

• Zvulun is a Mediterranean fish restaurant in Herzliya Pituach by Chef Aviv Moshe. The menu includes the chef’s popular couscous with fish stew, truffle butter candle with sourdough, zucchini flowers, egg-yolk cacio e pepe, and other raw and cooked fish dishes.

New Kosher Restaurants in Northern Israel

• Ilay’s (Mehadrin) is a burger restaurant in Givat Avni, near the Kinneret.

New Kosher Restaurants in Southern Israel

• Carnivorit is Chef Reut Cohen’s meat restaurant in Kibbutz Almog, in the northern Dead Sea area. The restaurant is only open a few times a month, with a set sharing menu featuring aged, smoked, grilled, and slow-cooked meat.

• Fish Truck by Zano Dagim (Mehadrin) is a fish food truck in Ashdod, from the younger generation of the Zano family. The menu includes fish and chips, fish kebabs, and grouper skewers.
• Fresh Co is a cafe in Ashkelon that serves bagels, smoothies, matcha, acai bowls, and salads.
• Mizo is a Nikkei (Japanese-Peruvian fusion) meat restaurant in Ashdod, run by Chef Gome Galily and the Ototo Group. The Nikkei menu blends Japanese techniques with Peruvian flavors, including sushi, raw fish, grilled meat dishes, and wok dishes. I have been waiting for a Nikkei restaurant to open in Israel, so I hope this is the first of many!

• Night Cookie has opened a branch in Ashdod.
• Rapidos, an American-Mexican diner, has opened a new branch in Eilat. Another kosher branch is opening soon in Beer Sheva.
• Sakana (Badatz Beit Yosef) is a fish street-food restaurant in Ashdod that serves fish sandwiches and raw fish.
• Salon Yevani is opening a new branch in the Dead Sea inside the Zim Urban Dead Sea Mall. Bookings are already available from the end of October.

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News on Non-Kosher Restaurants in Israel

Recent openings include an updated take on the traditional shippudiya, an omakase restaurant, and several small places built around coffee, wine, or a single dessert.

Non-Kosher Restaurants in Tel Aviv

• Afrit (listed as coming soon last month) has opened on Da Vinci Street. Chef Yossi Shitrit’s shippudiya serves meat and fish skewers, salads, and shareable dishes, along with wine and cocktails.
• Apizza is a pizza restaurant in Givatayim.
• Barie is a frozen yogurt and fruit-shake stand in Yaffo, owned by Deli Alhambra.
• Cala Vera is a Mediterranean beachside restaurant in Bat Yam with a varied fish-and-meat menu.
• Ch.Aly is a wine bar by Park HaMesila, serving raw fish, pasta, cheese and small plates.
• Duda is an ice-cream shop on Yehuda Maccabi Street, from the team behind Bucke Cafe.
• Kiki Kantine is a cafe on Montefiore Street, serving panini, pastries, coffee and matcha, with courtyard seating.
• Lobby 34 is a Mediterranean gastrobar on Nahalat Binyamin Street, with food by Chef Matan Alkalay and vinyl DJ sets.
• Mr. Chaw is an Asian bar on Nahalat Binyamin Street, owned by Kyoto native Shimon Babo.
• Ouzeria in Levinsky Market now offers weekday lunch for NIS 55.
• Passage is a European-style neighborhood bistro in North Tel Aviv’s Tzahala neighborhood from the Reviva & Celia Group. Chef Shai Montag’s menu includes vitello tonnato, gnudi, slow-cooked chicken with ptitim and Scandinavian-style meatballs.

• Pizza Yoav has opened a new branch on Basel Street.
• Rothschild 69 is an event space from the R2M group, occupying two floors of a Bauhaus building on Rothschild Boulevard.
• Talek Cafe from Haifa has opened its first Tel Aviv branch on the corner of Basel and Dizengoff.
• Tiramisu di Paradiso is a dessert counter on Nahalat Binyamin Street, serving classic raspberry and pistachio tiramisu.
• Zelig is a wine bar in Ramat Aviv that serves cheese, bread, and charcuterie. It is run by Nadav Darbkin, owner of nearby pub Rosh Pina, and the sommelier Nimrod Calderon, formerly of Shila

Non-Kosher Restaurants in Central Israel

• Cafe Pitzi, from Chef Haim Cohen and his wife, Sigal, has opened a branch in Beit HaBe’er, Ramat HaSharon, serving sandwiches and pastries with outdoor seating. The original branch in Bnei Barak is kosher, but this one is not.

• Charcuteria is a deli in Petach Tikva, selling charcuterie, meat sandwiches, sausages, beer and wine.
• Crudo Lab, from the same owners, has opened next to Calata 15 in Herzliya Pituach. The restaurant offers a 15-course omakase menu centered on raw fish and seafood, combining Japanese techniques with an Italian approach.
• Hashdera 15 is a new food truck complex next to the Israel Air Force Center in Herzliya. The first three food trucks are:
  • Bon Bon, a smash burger brand from Holon
  • Brooklyn Bagels, including cinnamon buns
  • Japa, serving sushi bowls.
• Jai Lek is a Thai restaurant in Herzliya Pituach, owned by the owners of Thai House and Kab Kem, with beautiful decor and a classic Thai menu, with dishes you don’t find in many Thai restaurants in Israel.
• Touché is a wine bar and restaurant near Magdiel Square in Hod HaSharon.
• Três is a wine bar in Herzliya.
• White by Yoji is a burger restaurant in Kiryat Ono, from the neighboring Yoji butcher shop.

Non-Kosher Restaurants in Northern Israel

• BarGout is a wine bar and bakery in Haifa, run by Mohamed Bargout. The bakery operates during the day, while the evening menu takes a contemporary approach to Arab cooking.
• Calma is a rooftop Mexican restaurant in Ramat Yishai, serving tacos, tortillas, margaritas, and more, open Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday nights.
• D&D – Dogs and Draft is a hot-dog and beer spot in Shuk Talpiot in Haifa.
• Mingus is a sourdough bakery and specialty cafe in Haifa.
• Umi is a small Japanese Izakaya bar in Downtown Haifa, specializing in traditional ramen including pork, chicken, and vegetable broths.

Non-Kosher Restaurants in Southern Israel

• Zohara is a Mediterranean restaurant in Eilat, owned by Fortuna’s Eddie Carmeli and Tom Tzafrir, serving small tapas-sized dishes, designed for sharing.

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Israel Food & Wine Industry News

• Amore Mio (Not Kosher) in Tel Aviv has introduced a gluten-free menu, including pizza, pasta and desserts. Diners who need cross-contamination controls should check directly with the restaurant.

• ASA Izakaya (Not Kosher) on Ahad Ha’am Street in Tel Aviv has introduced a gyoza happy hour, with dumplings priced at NIS 3 each, Sunday to Thursday, 17:00–18:00.
• Casa do Brasil (Not Kosher) in Eilat has moved to the Isla Brown hotel and continues its rodizio-style meat service.
• Herbert Samuel (Kosher) at The Ritz-Carlton in Herzliya is due to reopen soon after closing in April.
• Herbert Samuel Royal Shangri-La (Kosher) is an all-inclusive resort in Eilat featuring a boutique delicatessen, an Italian restaurant, a BBQ bar, a lobby restaurant, a pool bar and an unlimited ice-cream stand.
• Janjariya (Kosher), the Machneyuda Group meat restaurant at the Ramban Hotel in Jerusalem, is now open for lunch Sunday to Thursday, 12:30–15:30. The business lunch includes a complimentary starter when ordering a main course.

• Lunel (Not Kosher) in Tel Aviv has brought back its Under 50 menu, with selected dishes priced at up to NIS 50 throughout the evening.
• Pronto Bar (Not Kosher) on Herzl Street in Tel Aviv has added Saturday lunch.
• The Art of Pastry by Alon Shabo is a new collaboration between the pastry chef and the InterContinental David Tel Aviv.  Alon Shabo’s eight desserts are now served in the Atrium Cafe, which non-hotel guests can visit.

International News

• Mutra (Kosher) in North Miami will host Chef Assaf Granit alongside Chef Raz Shabtai on 4, 5 and 7 November. The collaboration includes an eight-course Jerusalem Night Market menu on 4–5 November for $200 per person, and a 12-course chef’s counter dinner on 7 November for $1,500 per person.
• Chef Eyal Shani has opened Naked Tomato at Williamsburg Wharf in New York after closing its Hudson Yards location; Miznon in the West Village in New York and in Old Spitalfields Market in London.
• Pitmaster (Kosher) in Miami is taking bookings from early November.

Future Restaurant Openings in Israel

• GDB, the gourmet burger chain, plans to open its first branch outside Tel Aviv in a historic preservation building in Ramat Gan, near Tel HaShomer.
• HOD’S, a meat sandwich bar, is due to open in Modiin.
• Humongous burger restaurant plans to open its first Tel Aviv branch in Atidim Park in March 2027.
• Karakish at the Ramban Hotel in Jerusalem is expected to open officially in early November, initially on Thursdays.
• Tana, a new restaurant from the Kisu group, is planned for Rehovot’s Science Park in December 2026, with an Asian menu incorporating Indonesian influences. The group also has plans to relocate its Kiryat Ono flagship and open at Tel Aviv’s Palatin Hotel in 2027.
• The Original Pancake House plans to open a Mehadrin dairy branch at the Ashkelon Marina on 1 December, serving pancakes, toasted sandwiches, and salads.

Chef News

• Basta (Not Kosher) in Nof HaGalil has appointed Chef Joseph Mansour, who appeared on MKR. The restaurant has shifted from pita-and-skewers service to a meat-only menu.
• Chef Eyal Shani is taking over Cafe Asif, and it will be known as Asif by Eyal Shani.
• De Facto (Not Kosher) in Tel Aviv has appointed Chef Yogev Gursoy, who has introduced a new menu built around fire, fish, meat and vegetables.

Restaurant Closures

• Piccolino (Kosher), the Italian dairy restaurant in Jerusalem’s Kikar HaMusica, is closing at the end of October.

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Israel Food & Wine Events – October 2026 Update

• 27 October 2026, After the Harvest, Bazak Winery, NIS 220-250 for unlimited wine, music, and food stalls.
• 29-30 October 2026, Autumn in the Valley Festival, Kfar Yehoshua (Galil): local wineries, craft breweries, and regional food, with local bands.
• 30 October 2026,  The Pita Kubbeh Pop Up, Rubi Michael joins the Machneyuda Group for a kubbeh pop-up, including kubbeh in pita, pumpkin and okra soups, and kubbeh hamusta, from 11:00 until sold out.
• 5 November 2026, Bellboy Cocktail Circus, L1 Hall Tel Aviv, NIS 199-250, ticket includes 10 drinks. Event includes food stalls, art, tattoos, piercings, and shows.
• 21 November 2026, Cheers & MyYain Wine Festival & Sunset Party, Shalvata Tel Aviv, NIS 159 – 199
• 19–21 November 2026, HaGoshrim Culinary Weekend, HaGoshrim – chef Shaul Ben Aderet joins hotel chef Gadi Olshansky for chef dinners, a cooking workshop and Galil Mountain Winery tastings. Packages from NIS 1,880 per couple per night, with a two-night minimum.
• 29 October 2026, La Vaca Loca & Amphora Winery, Herzliya – an evening of Amphora wines and food specials alongside the regular menu.
• 22–31 October 2026, Mateh Yehuda Rural Food Festival – events include Ethiopian food and a coffee ceremony at Tesfaye in Neve Ilan; farm produce at Chipi’s in Shoeva; foraged dinners with Nura in Mata; gin-making at Tavlin Distillery; Tzuba wine tastings; and Srigim Brewery.
• 29 October 2026, Moa Winery End of Harvest, Moshav Tzofar (Arava Desert North of Eilat),
• 2–7 November 2026, Pop & Pope Anniversary Week, Tel Aviv – Asian menus and performances mark the restaurant’s sixth anniversary, with a selection of the week’s dishes served on the final evening.
• 1-2 February 2027 – Sommelier, Tel Aviv Culture Center, NIS 140 – 185 – tickets now on sale
• 17 November 2026–31 January 2027, Winter Dreams, Jerusalem Botanical Gardens, includes a chef food market with stands by Moshik Roth and Guy Gamzo, NIS 119 – 139,

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Recent Drinks & Eats – Debbest Dishes

Meals with friends and family over Sukkot, return visits to familiar favorites, and a few newer places have kept me busy this month. Here are some of the highlights. Along with some interesting wines at restaurants, my top pick for wines at home is Shamay Winery Rosé 2023. I bought several bottles when I visited the winery last summer, and I had forgotten how much I enjoyed the Rosé.

• Azia 19 – a light Saturday-night dinner of a fish sandwich, beef and goose liver tartare hand rolls, and fish sashimi with ponzu.

• Cafe Ve Yam, Shefayim – we shared a pizza and a toasted cheese sandwich, with a fresh smoothie alongside.

• Dwiny, Jerusalem – a stop for lamb siniya while eating our way around the shuk.
• Frikasee Shel Haimiko, Jerusalem – sometimes lunch is as simple as an egg burek and a fricasee in the shuk.
• Helen Family Bakery, Jerusalem – I had the mushroom pastry, and we shared the square croissant with pistachio and raspberry.
• Joni Kubaneh, Jerusalem – freshly baked, buttery kubaneh on another shuk visit.
• Katzir, The David Kempinski Tel Aviv – we worked our way through foie gras pâté with fig jam, beef fillet with forest mushrooms and foie gras butter, corned beef, Katzir fried chicken, and skirt steak with mash. We ended the meal with a decadent chocolate mousse and a refreshing guava sorbet. We had a bottle of Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon Allone Habashan Vineyard 2020, suggested by the sommelier, and we all enjoyed trying something new.

• Maleo, Jerusalem – We shared chicken gyoza, garden salad, foie gras on toast with tiny fries, a sando burger, and beef fillet with seared lettuce and roasted potatoes. A bottle of Dalton Elkosh Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 paired perfectly, and we finished with baklava and pistachio ice cream.

• Manara, Tel Aviv – I was invited to try Manara’s new menu, which includes everything from sushi and sashimi to fish dishes and sharing plates. Highlights for me were the delicious herb salad with smoked freekeh and two excellent wild sea bass dishes. The sea bass chitarra with cacio e pepe sauce was my favorite and probably the most interesting dish of the evening, although the sea bass with pastis butter was also delicious. Click here for more details and photos.

• Mifgash Ticho, Jerusalem – We tried the smash burger, which was nice, and the merguez sausages, which had plenty of flavor. Two of us shared a bottle of Agur Kessem 2025, a great medium-bodied wine for a lighter meal.

• Motza (Kosher), Motza – Another visit in October, this time sitting outside. We started with focaccia and dips, then had oyster mushrooms from the Josper, both as good as the first time. We tried amberjack sashimi served on a stick of bread, which I loved, beef tartare with bone marrow, and hand-chopped grilled chicken livers with caramelized onion and tahini. We also shared a sirloin pizza with mustard aioli, parsley pesto, and chili jam, and a sirloin steak with olive oil and balsamic. We finished with chocolate mousse and almond ice cream. I had a glass of Agur Kessem 2025 to go with my main course.

• The Pita (Kosher), Jerusalem – I finally made it to Machneyuda’s new street-food restaurant. We loved the beef shawarma, made from a mixture of premium cuts and expertly carved by chef Kamel Hashlamon. They close when the skewer runs out, so don’t leave it too late. We also enjoyed the kubbeh Nablusia, but leave room for the fried pita chips dipped in thick, creamy tahina.

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Recent Debbest Posts & Articles

• Debbest Dishes September – Instagram Post
• Dinner with the stars – The Jewish Chronicle
• Feit Family Shuk Tour
• Mahalla Family Shuk Tour
• Debbest Dishes August – Instagram Post

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What are the best wineries around Jerusalem? Here is a post with my Top 10 Jerusalem Area Winery Visits.
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3. Where can you eat in Jerusalem on Shabbat? Here is everything you need to know about Jerusalem restaurants open on Friday night and on Saturday/Shabbat.

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