Last updated December 11th 2025

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!

Get ready for Hanukkah in Tel Aviv 2025 with our special guide!

EYAL SHANI’S BABY – Cassata 🍨

Park Hamesila, Yehuda ha-Levi St 12

Instead of overcomplicating things, Cassata is rolling out a sufganiyot holiday special — a tray of classic sufganiot made the good old-fashioned way. Plain sweet dough, strawberry coulis, and their gelato on the side. It’s simple, nostalgic, and only around for ten days. Read more

FUN FLAVORS – Wineberry 🤪 

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Wineberry is celebrating Hanukkah with four handmade donuts, and the lineup leans bold and fun. They offer everything from savory bacon & cheese (cheddar and parmesan) to raspberry with white chocolate, lotus cream, and matcha cream — all available for a few days only. Read more

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… Read more

EVERYTHING DONUT – Eats 😮 

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Not fried, no jam – just crazy fillings. This year’s flavors include lemon cream, s’mores, vanilla sprinkles, and a savory “Everything” donut with bagel toppings, available for pre-order Dec 12–13 and all through the holiday. Read more

THE NEVE TZEDEKIAN – House of Dallal ✨

Kol Israel Haverim 7, Tel- Aviv

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. Read more

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 Nutella-filled one. Not too greasy, not too sweet, Lehamim has found the perfect balance in sweet-tooth craving! Read more

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. Read more

THE BERLINER TWIST – Zeit Fur Brot 🇩🇪

Derech Menachem Begin 37 | Ahad Ha’Am 13

Zeit Für Brot is serving their unique baked “Berliners” – buttery, soft, and completely guilt-free. Not quite donuts, not quite Berliners, just their own perfected brioche dough filled with love, technique, and the smell of European butter fresh from the oven. Read More

ARTISANAL GEM – Seniora Bakery 💎 

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Seniora finally dropped their donuts — and they were worth the patience. Known in Tel Aviv for thoughtful pastries and polished flavors, the bakery goes all in for Hanukkah with a full donut menu that mixes comfort with creativity. The lineup is crazy: cheesecake and peanut butter & jam, banana, carrot cake, lemon, corn, chocolate, and classic strawberry! Read more

THE OLIVE OIL ONE – Hagay Bread 🫒 

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Hagay Bread is keeping things simple and thoughtful this Hanukkah with a baked brioche donut made with olive oil and filled with strawberry jam. Vegan, soft, and not too heavy, it’s a quieter, more comforting take on the holiday donut. Read more

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 Nutella Praline and strawberry-filled sufganiyot or the delightful caramel ones. Read more

THE WORK OF ART – Roladin 🖼

Branches all over Tel Aviv, including: the Dizengof Center, Azrieli, Ibn Gvirol, Weitzman, Sarona, and Ramat HaChayal.

Roladin did it again this year and their 2025 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. Read more

THE CLASSIC – Hamafia 💪

Allenby Street 88

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 salty pretzel crunch sufganiyot are to die for. The pastry is crunchy, which makes the sufganiyot experience even more tasty! Read more

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. Read more

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

The Showroom Bakehouse sells donuts and sufganiyot all year round, but don’t they taste so much better at Hanukkah? They also come in a nice packaging you can reuse. Read more.

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