Tag: Machane Yehuda

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Self-Guided Tasting Tour of the Jerusalem Shuk

A Self Guided 10 Stop Food Tour of Jerusalem’s Shuk Machane Yehuda. Although I am not an official shuk food tour guide, I love taking visiting friends and family on food tours around the shuk area and sharing all its hidden treats. The following is a list of […]

Shuk Shopping in Shuk Machane Yehuda

A Guide to Shopping Like a Local in Shuk Machane Yehuda. Before I lived next to Shuk Machane Yehuda, I used to occasionally buy some specialty foods there but the rest was pretty much a mystery to me.  Having spent the last four years shopping regularly in the shuk, I […]

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Jacko’s Street: A Winning Combination

Jacko’s has all the right ingredients for a memorable dining experience. If eating at a restaurant was just about the food, then I don’t think the restaurant industry would survive. A dining experience is not just about the food but rather the whole experience, including the service and […]

Open Restaurants come to Jerusalem – November 22-26 2016

For those that haven’t heard of Open Restaurants, think Open Houses but for restaurants – the restaurants open their doors for visitors to poke around their kitchen and see where the magic really happens.  The concept was developed in Tel Aviv four years ago and has since expanded […]

Trattoria Haba combines international style with local flavors

The Haba family has been an essential part of the Jerusalem shuk for over 50 years, since they moved to Israel from Iraq. What started as a small bread stand has developed into a baking empire and as the life in Machaneh Yehuda has evolved, so has their […]