Last updated August 4th 2021
Tel Aviv’s kosher restaurant market is booming! No longer just the standard meat and milk options, there are now great kosher sushi, Asian, Italian, and burger options… even celebrity chef Eyal Shani has a kosher spot!
So save yourself the trip to Jerusalem to find a top-quality kosher meal… carry on reading for a selection of Secret Tel Aviv’s favourites!
We ran a poll in the group on July 9th, 2021 – check out the results!
Ca Phe Hanoi
Asian Fusion | Malkhei Yisra’el St 3 | Central Tel Aviv | Meat
Voted #1 in our recent Best Kosher Restaurants poll, Ca Phe Hanoi is a kosher Vietnamese restaurant with French and Israeli influences. The beautifully-designed interior is a really fun atmosphere with delicious cocktails and lively music! Located in Kikar Rabin.
Pho-Bo soup is supreme!!!! – Mari Mordfin Grushko
Bao fish burger 🔥🤤 – Tayla Mnh
Not just the food (the Pho 🤤) …the ambience and service! – Maor Malul
Pankina
Italian Restaurant | Gordon 39 | Central Tel Aviv | Milk
Opened in 2017 by Italian Olim on the corner of Dizengoff and Gordon, Pankina was created with love and great taste. The food is delicious — the kitchens are managed by two Italian chefs both with over 30 years of experience — you can really taste the passion that goes into preparing every dish. The ingredients are fresh, the atmosphere is very Italian, and the service is great! Tip – make sure you save space for the tirimasu, it is definitily the best in Israel!
4 cheese gnocchi 😋😋😋 – Sara Castelnuovo
Tiramisu the original Italian – Gabriel ElZarugh
This restaurant is also featured in Secret Tel Aviv’s Guide to the Best Italian Restaurants.
Kanki Sushi
Japanese Fusion | Bograshov 23 | Central Tel Aviv | Milk
Kanki is one of the best kosher sushi places in Tel Aviv! The menu includes many different Japanese fusion dishes (not only sushi) and amazing rolls! It’s usually crowded but a great place for a night out for dinner and drinks 🙂
Crispy rice salad and cavier salad is a taste like no other – Tzippy Baruch
Crazy Gouda roll is simply gorgeous! – Daria Dankevich
Bodega American Kitchen
American Kitchen | HaArba’a 2 | Central Tel Aviv | Meat
A chef-driven family-run business pumping out the best classic American smash burgers, as well as signature recipe hot dogs, crispy cornflake chicken, truffle fries, and freshly baked chocolate chip & sea salt cookies. Oh, please get their hand cut & panko battered onion rings (trust us)!
Literally anything from Bodega – Shira Wolff
Crispy chicken sandwich is *chefs kiss* – Jackie Schlussel
Whiskey Bar & Museum
Bar | Rav Aluf David Elazar 27 | Sarona | Meat
Good food. Whiskey in abundance. What more could you ask for? Whiskey Bar & Museum is the perfect destination for any whiskey worshiper who also happens to crave some delicious smoked meat!
Love the lemon dessert – Yael Davis
Atmosphere and chef make everything great. While the meat dishes are awesome, even the salads and vegan dishes are excellent – Ari Gottesmann
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Malka by Eyal Shani
Modern Lunch & Dinner | Dafna 2 | Central Tel Aviv | Meat
Eyal Shani has done it again! Israel’s top celebrity chef, and the man responsible for bringing tehina mainstream and ‘inventing’ the baked cauliflower, opened up his first kosher restaurant in Israel in 2018. Located near the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Malka has all the deliciousness of his other restaurants, and with a kosher certificate too! Be sure to check out their shnitzel and a great selection of fish dishes!
Mashed potato’s schnitzel is every pregnant girls dream (which is me right now)! – Zisse Hanfling Mueller
The beans!! The cauliflower!! The steak. All of it yum yum yum – Rachel Erdos
Nini Hachi
Sushi Restaurant | Ben Yehuda 228 | Central Tel Aviv | Meat
A kosher Japanese meat restaurant in the center of Tel Aviv near the beach. Sushi, fish, ramen, teppanyaki and authentic noodle dishes make for a rich and diverse menu. They also deliver, and have great options for pregnant women!
Quatio soup – Nina Diamond Schwartz
Bamba roll 😋 – מירי מארק
Meatos Grill Bar
Meat Dish Restaurant | Weizmann 2 | Central Tel Aviv | Meat
Delicious kosher meat grill restaurant – big tasty steaks! Read More.
Memphis Burgers
Hamburger Restaurant | Carlebach 20 | Central Tel Aviv | Meat
Kosher Burger fast food restaurant, recommended by the Secret Tel Aviv community! Read more.
The Chinese Wall
Authentic Chinese Restaurant | Mikveh Yisrael 26 | South Tel Aviv | Meat
Tel Aviv’s best kosher Chinese restaurant. It looks great from the outside, and tastes great inside. Dishes are between 50-60 NIS, and they have good combination meals for 150 NIS. Read more.
Dunya Azrieli by Meir Adoni
Kosher Street Food | Derech Menachem Begin 132 | Central Tel Aviv | Meat
Upmarket kosher street-food restaurant by famous chef Meir Adoni. Read more.
MORE TOP MEAT RESTAURANTS
2C
Floor 49, Azrieli Centre
Kosher-meat restaurant at the top of the Azrieli Centre – beautiful meat with stunning views of Tel Aviv. Read more.
Fleishman Deli
Herzl St. 12
At Tel Aviv’s Fleishman Deli you will find Israeli classics with a New Yorker touch, they have amazing deli sandwiches (turkey, corned beef, tuna…) with only the best condiments served on delicious home made breads. There are also healthier and lighter options if that is what you are looking for. Read more.
Goshen
Nahalat Binyamin 37
Famous kosher meat grill restaurant on Nahalat Binyamin. Read more.
L’Entrecote
Ahad Haam 28
L’Entrecote is a Kosher French Restaurant established in Tel Aviv in 2003. The restaurant has a diverse menu that includes a wide selection of appetizers and meat or vegetarian main dishes. Our specialty is of course our tasty succulent entrecote. Read more.
Lumina by Meir Adoni
Carlton Hotel, 10 Eliezer Peri Street
Super up-market kosher meat restaurant by the famous Meir Adoni. The menu is inspired by three types of cuisine: Jewish kitchen, mediterranean, and brasserie. Read more.
Maganda
Rabbi Meir 26
Kosher Yemini meat-grill restaurant in Kerem HaTemini. It’s been serving happy diners since 1965! Read more.
Mapu
Mapu St. 9
Mapu restaurant describes itself as Fun + Fine Dining. Right in the heart of Tel Aviv, this place offers an urban experience. The mediterranean restaurant under the direction of chef Nir Zook serves Mediterranean food of both sea and land. The inspiration in the menu is evident in every dish. Read more.
Meat and Eat (Lechem Basar)
Hangar 14, Nemal Tel Aviv (the Tel Aviv Port)
Fresh produce and fine tastes – Meat and Eat combines two passions – for good meat and Taboon oven baked bread. Steaks, hamburgers, selection of meat and chicken portions all served next to quality bread and refreshing salads. Read more.
West Side
Royal Beach Hotel, Hayarkon 19
Prestigious haute cuisine restaurant located at the Royal Beach Hotel in Tel Aviv, offering you a quality wide-ranging seasonal menu under the stewardship of the Hotel Chef Amir Chalfon and the Restaurant Chef Guy Malcha. Read more.
MORE TOP MILK RESTAURANTS
Blue Sky by Meir Adoni
Carlton Hotel, 10 Eliezer Peri Street
Meir Adoni’s kosher milk restaurant, the menu includes a wide selection of fish, vegetables, olive oil and artisan cheese. The restaurant is located on the roof top of the Carlton Hotel and overlooks the spectacular urban view of the city Tel-Aviv and the Mediterranean Sea. Read more.
Deca
HaTa’assiya Street 10
Gourmet Kosher milk restaurant, specialising in fish! Read more.
La Lasagne
Dizengoff 177
The kosher dairy restaurant is located in the heart of Dizengoff St. in Tel Aviv. La Lasagna treats all who enter to a variety of lasagnas, pastas, salads and sandwiches. Read more.
Lehamim
Hahashmonaim 103 and Ibn Gvirol 125
Lehamim is a chain of kosher bakeries across Tel Aviv, with many kinds of breads inspired by bakeries from all over the world – be sure to check out their Round Challah! They have amazing cakes, burekas, sandwiches, pies, and cookies. In their sit-down branches on Fridays (Hashmonaim 103 and Ibn Gvirol 125) they also have one of the best breakfasts in Tel Aviv – order your breakfast tray before they run out, with loads of cheeses, fruits, cakes, smoked salmon and tuna, and of course loads of different kinds of bread! Read more.
Nonno Angelo
Ben Yehuda 147
Two brothers making pizza like their grandfather did in Roma. Style quite similar to the Neapolitan style, relatively thin crust great balance of mozzarella cheese and super fresh tomato sauce. Try the Toscana – fresh arugula with cuts of Parmesan sprinkled, or the not-on-the-menu potato and pesto – buonissimo! Read more.
This restaurant is one of the Best Pizza in Tel Aviv.
Pizza Fino
Ben Yehuda 169
Established in 1984, Pizza Fino had the first brick pizza oven in Israel. Read more.
Rendez’vous
Lilienblum St 1
Great place for a kosher breakfast or brunch! The new menu includes hand-made pastas, homemade pizzas, fresh fish and appetizers, and there is a special breakfast and brunch menu as well. Read more.
Uno Italiano
Weizman 2
Famous chef Nitzan Raz (from Sushi Samba) has created a tasty Kosher Milk Italian restaurant. Read more.
Zota Pizza
Dizengoff 177
The Kosher-man’s Tony Vespa – lots of different options, choose a few flavours and how much you want and bon apetito! Read more.
There are also loads of great vegan restaurants in Tel Aviv – check our guide to the Best Vegan Restaurants in Tel Aviv
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