Eating

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List of selected restaurants and bars in Jerusalem

Restaurants (** expensive, * less expensive, ☺inexpensive)

* Café Paradiso – 36 Keren Hayesod St. (excellent, very close to YMCA)

☺ P2 – Pizza next door to Café Paradiso (very close to YMCA)

* Café de Paris – 1 Ben-Maimon St. (very close to YMCA)

* Te’enim – 12 Emile Botta St. (very close to YMCA, vegetarian)

☺ Lavan-at-the-cinematheque – 11 Hebron Rd. (accessible by foot from YMCA, beautiful view from terrace)

* Zuni – 15 Yo’el Moshe Salomon St (near Zion Square, excellent)

* Link – 3 Hama’alot St. (excellent)

* Colony – 7 Bethlehem Rd.

* Barood – 31 Jaffa Rd. (Feingold Courtyard)

* Racha – 6 Havatzelet St. (Georgian food)

* Sushi Rehavia – 31 Gazza Rd. or 48 Emeq Refa’im Rd. (German Colony)

☺ Caffit – 36 Emeq Refa’im Rd. (German Colony)

☺ Café Smadar – 4 Lloyd George St. (German Colony)

☺ Piñones – 30 Jaffa Rd. near corner of Queen Shlomzion (good cheap fast food)

☺ Café Qadosh – 6 Queen Shlomzion Rd. (famous cakes)

☺ Fortuna – 2 Ha’armonim St. (near Agripas St. in the market) great grilled meat

☺ Topolino – 62 Agripas St. (in the market)

** Hama’abada — 28 Hebron Rd. (excellent)

** Chaqra – 41 King George St. (excellent!)

** Mona – 12 Shmuel Hanagid St. (excellent!)

** Sakura – 31 Jaffa Rd. (Feingold Ct.; best Japanese food in Israel)

** Arcadia – 10 Agripas St.

** Cavalier – 1 Ben-Sira St.

** Angelica – 7 Shatz St. (the Montefiore Hotel restaurant, guests allowed a %10 discount on evening menu)

** Lara – 3 Ben Shatach St.

Lunch only (cheap)

Azura – Iraqi Market, best ethnic food in town (Kurdish)

Levi Brothers – Agripas St. + Mahane Yehuda St., in the market (best falafel in town)

Hamrush – good shawarma. 2 Ben-Yehuda St.

Rachel – 17 Bethlehem Rd. (good Tunisian sandwiches)

Outstanding Hummus places (cheap, lunch only)

Pinati – 13 King George Rd.

Ta’ami – 3 Shamay St.

Lina – 42 Iqbat El-Hanqah, close to Via Dolorosa (Old City)

Abu Shukri – 63 Al Wad St. corner of Via Dolorosa (Old City)

Ben Gazza ve Berlin – corner of Gazza Rd. and Berlin St.

Rahmo – 25 Yo’el Moshe Salomon St.

Bars

There are lots of good bars on and off Queen Shlomzion Rd, open 7 nights a week, and around the market in the little alleys off Agripas St (closed Friday nights). Some examples are:

Rooftop Restaurant at the Mamilla Hotel (outdoor, view on the Old City)

Adom – 4 David Remez St., the First Train Station complex (good food, too)

Ha-taklit – 7 Queen Heleni St.

Ha-ca’acu’a – 6 Dunuas St. (off Jaffa Rd.) dancing bar

Link – 3 Hama’alot St.

Burla – 37 King George St.

Chaqra – 41 King George St.

Café Yehoshua – 15 Gaza St. (food too)

Jabotinski – 1 Ben Shatach St.

Sira – 4 Ben Sira St.

Café 5 May – 56 Etz Hayim St. (near Agripas St. in the market)

Yudale – Bet Yaakov St. (near Agripas St. in the market)

 

For more information consult GoJerusalem’s guide to Jerusalem restaurants.