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Restaurants

in Jerusalem

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

Chef restaurant Pini's Kitchen opened in the summer of 2013 on the ever trendy Emek Refaim Street, with renowned, veteran chef Pini Levy at the helm. The restaurant serves up an eclectic variety of Greek, Mediterranean and European style dishes. Levy, who has over 40 years of experience in the culinary industry, is a household name in the restaurant business, having established the mythological 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

Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Market has no shortage of places where you can grab a falafel or shwarma to go, but the newly opened Jacko's Street, the market's first chef restaurant, brings the level of dining in the "shuk" to a new level.

The decor and ambiance of the restaurant is half the experience at Jacko's Street. From the warehouse-chic style brick read more

An appropriately named Jerusalem soul food landmark, Chatzot (midnight) serves up Jerusalem's favorite meat dishes until the late night (which, for this sometimes-sleepy town, is about midnight). Walk down Agrippas Street past the market and chances are you'll get hit by the drifting aroma of fried onions, sizzling oil and spiced meat – that would be Chatzot.

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After many years in the City Center's Feingold Courtyard, Adom, part of a growing empire of Jerusalem bistros, is now located in the new First Station at the Old Train Station Plaza. 

The restaurant specializes in wines and international cuisine which mixes local ingredients and flavors with a heavy continental influence, especially French and Italian. The 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

A Mediterranean bistro-style restaurant set amid pastoral surroundings, Brasserie adds flair to a classic menu concept. Fish kebabs are served with pickled lemon slices and soft goat cheese, seafood cannelloni comes in "bloody Mary" sauce, the roast beef club sandwich is brought to life with arugula leaves, gnocchi is stuffed with ricotta and spinach, and the roasted read more

Located on Emek Refaim Street in Jerusalem's German Colony neighborhood, La Boca is the city's only restaurant specializing in Central American and South American kosher meat dishes.

Spanish-speaking cultures of the Americas are not often considered a cohesive unit when it comes to their culinary heritage, but at La Boca, which bills itself as a "Latin" read more

Kosher dining's inexorable march to sophistication continues with Luciana, an Emek Refaim kosher dairy Italian restaurant housed in a classic 19th century German Colony building and managed by the culinary minds behind the nearby Joy. Main courses draw heavily on simple Southern Italian preparations of local fish and a robust lineup of pasta (fettucini, pappardelle, tortellini, ravioli, gnocchi 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