Ayalon Mall is a large shopping mall located in Ramat Gan, Israel. It is the first mall in Israel to have a large shopping complex outside the city center with a parking lot surrounding it. Ayalon Mall is also notable for its owner, David Azrieli, inventing the word for “mall” in Hebrew for this mall, “kanyon”. In addition, Ayalon Mall is the place of the first McDonald’s location in Israel, which opened there in 1993. The mall was originally one story tall, but in 2006 an extension which contains a second floor with cinemas above some of the mall was built. A second extension in 2015 added many shops and restaurants.
The mall is built near the Ramat Gan Stadium and Bnei Brak Railway Station. The mall contains international stores such as Zara, and Aldo, in addition to Israeli chains such as Castro, Fox, and Honigman. The mall also has a large food court with over 20 restaurants.
This mall is included in the Best Shopping Malls and Streets in Tel Aviv Secret Tel Aviv Guide.
