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Sushi Rechavia has big shoes to fill. Its flagship Azza Road location occupies what was once Cafe Atara, a Jerusalem landmark, favored coffeeshop of urban politicos and intellectuals for decades. But times change, and Sushi Rechavia's supplantation of Atara is proof that Japanese cuisine has made it in the capital. Although it is sad to see Atara go, the trend of niche ethnic menus replacing read more

acing the walls of the Old City in the heart of the Mishkenot Sha'ananim artists' quarter is Montefiore-Mishkenot Sha'ananim, an elegant and authentic Italian-style restaurant with breathtaking views. At Montefiore, only the freshest and highest quality ingredients are used, and they are selected by the kitchen staff with meticulous care. Appetizers include a sea fish crudo in hot read more

Like many of the establishments popping up in Mamilla, Jerusalem's new luxury playground, Herzl seems to embody the two driving forces of life in the Holy City: reverence for the city's storied past and a restless cosmopolitanism that seeks to combine Jerusalem's native culture with flavors and attitudes from abroad.

The historical reverence is simple read more

Located on Jabotinsky Street right across the street from Liberty Bell Park, the Inbal Hotel and Yemin Moshe's famous windmill, Olive and Fish is a retro-designed restaurant that creates a warm atmosphere featuring authentic photographs of generations of Jerusalemites and images of picturesque Jerusalem.

Olive and Fish is a kosher restaurant specializing in Mediterranean read more

The Eucalyptus, a kosher restaurant in Jerusalem Situated in the Artist Quarter of the city a stone’s throw away from the magnificent walls of old Jerusalem is one of the most memorable restaurants one can visit. 

The Eucalyptus restaurant, Owned and led by Chef Moshe Basson, serves a modern interpretation of biblical cuisine. Chef Basson’s passions read more

Black Bar 'n' Burger comes packed with a pretty bold claim for a chain in a country not known for burgers: "the best burger in town. Any town." The Jerusalem branch of Israeli chef Tzachi Buchester's ever expanding national chain of burger joints, the kosher Black Bar 'n' Burger occupies prime real estate on Shlomtzion HaMalka Street, done up in primal reds and blacks read more

Anyone who's spent an appreciable amount of time in Jerusalem can tell you that when it comes to restaurants, Jerusalemites, much like Americans, love a family-friendly Italian joint. The city may not have many Italian immigrants, but it does have a Little Italy.

One of the stalwart veterans of the Jerusalem Italian scene and for many years, a dairy restaurant, read more

The sister restaurant of kosher haute cuisine institution Gabriel is just about its big brother's opposite: where Gabriel focuses on meaty Parisian bistro fare, Gabriela casts its gaze across the Mediterranean toward Italy, serving up light, fresh Italian dairy dishes and fish - prepared with the same attention to detail and fresh ingredients that made Gabriel a hit.

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Nocturno - Coffee House and Home

Nocturno is a luxurious, mega-chic coffee shop and bar which has operated in Nachlaot for the past seventeen years and recently moved to its new home at the Designers in the City compound (but retained the same address).

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Everything about Nocturno is read more

Link Teamon is a Jerusalem bar housed in the mythic "Ta'amon" restaurant location. The restaurant boasts a warm atmosphere with a wink to traditional Jewish comfort food accompanied by a well stocked bar in the style of the Link family of eateries.

The menu focuses on Eastern-European/Israeli style dishes. The restaurant is kosher style read more

Opened in 2005 in a sizable lot located adjacent to the capital's defunct train station, and part of a growing restaurant/bar empire in the city, Colony has emerged as a Jerusalem hot spot, so much so that it has seduced other bars into planting themselves nearby and transforming the area into the city's most popular bar compound.

Colony certainly raises the read more