Last updated December 16th 2022
It’s that time of the year again… Oh, Hanukkah we had missed you!
We’re celebrating Hanukkah here in Tel Aviv with amazing donuts… or sufganiyot in Hebrew. You can find AMAZING donuts all across Tel Aviv at this time of the year, but to be sure we have the most reliable information on the best ones, we browsed around the whole city and tested and tasted , and we are happy to say we’ve found our winners! Chag Chanukah Sameach!
THE REFINED – The Bakery 🎩
Five locations in Tel Aviv – Yad Haruzim 13 (next to Coffee Bar), Ibn Gvirol 72 (next to The Brasserie), Weizmann 67 (Kikar HaMedina), Dizengoff 260, and Yehuda HaLevi 79 (inside the Delicatessen)
Known for some of the best pastries in Tel-Aviv, always balancing sophistication and sweet treats, the Bakery did not disappoint this year again, with some of the best sufganiyot we had. Choose between the traditional jam or a caramel version. Both of them are excellent because the pastry cooks have filled the deep-fried wonders with real homemade jam and salted butter caramel, that even the French would be jealous of…
The sufganiyot are a small version and sold for 6 shekels each.
THE NEVE TZEDEKIAN – House of Dallal
One location in Neve Tzedek.
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In one of Neve Tzedek’s most intimate streets, House of Dallal’s bakery stands as one of the most traditional bakeries in Tel Aviv. During this festive period, they’ve come up with plenty of delicious glazed donuts and comforting sufganiyot to oil-up this holiday in a perfectly sweet manner.
Enjoy the sufganiyot for 8 shekels each.
THE TRADITIONAL – Lehamim Bakery 🎩
Branches in Tel Aviv: Hashmonaim 103, Ibn Gvirol 125, and Azrieli Mall.
Welcome to one of the best and grandest bakeries of Tel Aviv! Here, Hannukah is more than a tradition, it’s a religion! Enter one of these locations around this time and you will not know where to stop your gaze! Dozens of trays are packed with delicious sufganiyot. You can choose the traditional red fruit jam or the amazing chocolate-filled one. Not too greasy, not too sweet, Lehamim has found the perfect balance in sweet-tooth craving!
You can enjoy these sufganiyot for 9 shekels each!
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THE SWEDISH – Fika 🇸🇪
3 branches in Tel Aviv: Gordon 36, Dizengoff 267, and Tushiya 6 in the Montefiore area.
If you want to taste a Swedish-inspired sufganiyot that differs from the traditional version, FIKA is the place to go! Also, if you’ve had too many deep-fried delights, the Swedish one is only baked, which makes it lighter to enjoy. The bakery offers exciting fillings like Saffron Cream, Mocha or the famous Elderflower and Rhubarb mix for their very well-rounded sufganiyot.
Each one costs 14 shekels.
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THE MOST FRENCH – Maison Kayser 🇫🇷
Three bakeries in Tel Aviv: Rothschild, Tel Aviv Port and Midtown.
Welcome to the temple of French patisserie and its savoir faire! Maison Kayser is known, in France of course, but also in Tel Aviv, for its refined and tasteful French pastries. When Hanukkah comes, the pastry chefs innovate and come up with delicous sufganiyot creations. This year, we recommend you try the pistachio and raspberry-filled sufganiyot or the delightful caramel ones.
You can enjoy them for a price of 10 to 15 shekels.
THE WORK OF ART – Roladin 🖼
Branches all over Tel Aviv, including: the Dizengof Center, Azrieli, Ibn Gvirol, Weitzman, Sarona, and Ramat HaChayal.
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Roladin did it again this year and their 2022 batch tastes as good as they are beautiful! The pastry Chefs have worked wonders on these gorgeous deep-fried devils, decorated and garnished with colourful and inspirational combinations of sweet ingredients.
Our favourites are the chocolate pretzel and the truffle praline…
Treat yourself with sufganiyot between 8 and 16 shekels.
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THE EXTRAVAGANT – Brother’s Bakery
One location in Givatayim.
Brothers before sufganiyot? Don’t think it’s relevant here because the sufganiyot are so tasteful and original! We fell for the Oreo one, with its chocolate covered top. It was a very good surprise: the cream was perfect, not too sweet and the right amount of it to go to sweet-tooth paradise.
You could also be tempted by the colourful sprinkled sufganiyot or the chocolate ones. The dulce de lecce is also to die for, if we may say…
The sufganiyot are 12 shekels each.
THE CLASSIC – Hamafia
One location on Allenby Street.
One location on Allenby.
Hamafiya is the bakery for the authentic Tel Avivians. Here, we buy the challah for Shabbat and a multitude of nice salads and patisseries. During Hanukkah time, you especially have to make a stop here! The vanilla-custard-filled sufganiyot are to die for. The pastry is crunchy, which makes the sufganiyot experience even more tasty!
Don’t hesitate to make a stop here on your sufganiyot journey, for 8 shekels only you can please your sweet-tooth.
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THE COMFORTING – Babka Bakery 😌
Three locations in Tel Aviv: Hama Square, Dizengoff Street and Moshe Sena.
Babka Bakery is the place for good and comforting sufganiyot. Their roundness is perfect and the fillings are original and delicious. Let yourselves be tempted by the Raspberry-and-Ricotta-filled delight: fruity and hearty. The Lemon Meringue is also a go-to, with its perfectly “flambed” meringue top.
You can enjoy these sufganiyot between 8 and 12 shekels each.
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THE AMERICAN – The ShowRoom Bakehouse 🇺🇲
4 branches: Kikar Rabin – Malkhei Yisra’el St 11; Beitlehem Street 3 near the Shuk; Pinkas 3 in North Tel Aviv; and Levitan St 1 in Ramat Aviv.
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The Showroom Bakehouse sells donuts and sufganiyot all year round, but don’t they taste so much better at Hanukkah? This year, the famous bakery has collaborated with Israelis’ favorite snack: Bamba! The two sweet-tooth brands have come up with a crazy Hanukkah collection, filled with Bamba cream and topped with Bamba chips… We know, it sounds delicious. And it is! They also come in a nice packaging you can reuse. If you want to go for the non-Bamba version, the pink Clueless or the sexy Cardi B are tasty and beautiful!
Limited edition Bamba-Sufganiyot : 17 shekels .
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