Tag: Machane Yehuda

A healthy alternative in Nachlaot

Update: Nagila recently closed as a restaurant and reopened as a bar – December 2019 The choice of restaurants in Jerusalem’s Nachlaot neighborhood has multiplied in the past few years, but although many of them focus on using the fresh ingredients from the nearby Machaneh Yehuda market, most […]

Pesach Jerusalem 2014

One of the many wonderful things about spending Pesach in Jerusalem is the abundance of choice when it comes to eating out. Here is just a selection of some of my favorite restaurants to enjoy during chol hamoed Pesach. As always, I recommend making a reservation. There are […]

Shaking it up in the shuk

Machneyuda has invigorated the culinary scene in the area around the Jerusalem market.   There is a difference between reviewing a new or updated restaurant and visiting an old favorite, and Machneyuda definitely fits into the second category. The menu changes daily but the style, ambience and essence […]

Gourmet meat at Jacko’s Street

There’s a trendy new kosher bistro in the midst of Jerusalem’s shuk. There is no question that the nightlife in and around Mahaneh Yehuda has changed dramatically in the past year, but until recently there were no high-end meat restaurants. Jacko’s Street, tucked away on a side street […]

Pesach friendly Nightlife

For the many singles that live in the Holy City and the numerous tourists who descend on it over Pesach, it is perhaps more important to know where they can have a “kosher” drink over Pesach than where they can eat. Anyone who has read my previous blog […]