Tel Aviv is getting a new stylish boutique hotel and restaurant. The Montefiore has just opened with 12 rooms, a restaurant and bar, in the center of Tel Aviv close to Rothschild Boulevard and the Bauhaus buildings. Until now, the only alternative to the large chain hotels has been the Nina Cafe Suites in the trendy Neve Tzedek neighborhood.

• Vibe: Modern colonial chic in a 1920s heritage building set in the middle of Tel Aviv

• Pros: Only 12 rooms, full service concierge, beautiful interiors; has a restaurant and bar

• Cons: Must reserve well in advance

Hotel Montefiore
Montefiore 36
Tel Aviv, Israel
+972 3 5646100
www.hotelmontefiore.co.il

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Check out all of Mapplr’s favorite restaurants and cafes in Tel Aviv.

Neve Tzedek is where I like to hang out when I am in Tel Aviv. It’s a tiny neighborhood not far from the beach, but it’s packed with cool boutiques, restaurants and cafes. Here are my favorites in Neve Tzedek.

Cafes

• Dallal Bakery (in the alley behind Dalal): great pastries and espresso
  Kol Yisrael Chaverim 7
  Tel Aviv, Israel
  Tel +972-3-510-9292
  www.dallal.info/#pageStart

• Tazza d’Oro: coffee and light food
  Ehad Haam 6
  Tel Aviv, Israel
  +972-3-5166329

• Nina Café (across the Nina Suites, my favorite boutique hotel in Tel Aviv)
  29 Shabazi Street
  Tel Aviv, Israel

• Café Mia (read review)
  55 Shabazi Street
  Tel Aviv, Israel
  Tel: +972 3 516 8793

Bars

• Jajo Bar
  47 Shabazi Street
  Tel Aviv, Israel
  +972-3-516-4557

• Jajo Vino: just across the street from Jajo Bar, but specializes in wine

• Nana Bar (read review)
  1 Ahad Haam Street
  Tel Aviv, Israel
  +972 3 516 1915

Restaurants

• Dallal
  10 Shabazi Street
  Tel Aviv, Israel
  +972 3 510 9292
  http://www.dallal.info/#pageStart
  

• Herbert Samuel (read review)
  Beit Gibor
  Rehov Koifman 6
  Tel Aviv, Israel
  +972-3-516-6516
  www.herbertsamuel.co.il

• NG meat bar
  Ehad Haam 6
  Tel Aviv, Israel
  +972-3-5167888

• Kimel
  Hashachar 6
  Tel Aviv, Israel
  +972-3-5105204
  Mediterranean food

• Mari
  Lilenblaum 1 (corner of Pines 27)
  Tel Aviv, Israel
  +972-3-5100989
  Mediterranean food

• Catit (read review)
  4 Heihal Hatalmud St.
  Tel Aviv, Israel
  www.catit.co.il
  +972-3-510-7001

• Yoezer Wine Bar (read review)
  Ish Habira 2
  Kikar Hashaon
  Jaffa, Israel
  (in nearby Jaffa by the clock tower)
  +972-3-683-9115
  French, wine bar

Tel Aviv has so many excellent restaurants and bars, many of which I have reviewed on Mapplr, but I will add one more to your list: Yoezer Wine Bar in the old Jaffa quarter by the clock tower. Jaffa is an atmospheric little neighborhood at the end of the promenade along the beach. It feels ancient, unlike the rest of Tel Aviv, which is very modern and busy.

• Vibe: Set in an old stone house originally built for the Turkish governor; feels like a wine cellar with old colored tiles and vaulted ceilings; romantic, cozy and relaxed.

• Pros: Excellent wine list, classic French and Italian dishes.

• Cons: Challenging to walk back along the beach after drinking all that wine

Yoezer Wine Bar
Ish Habira 2, Kikar Hashaon
Jaffa, Israel
+972-3-683-9115

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It’s not difficult to find a good place for dinner in the Neve Tzedek neighborhood of Tel Aviv. But if you want a place that’s not too crowded and noisy, you should go to Catit, located in a villa away just a short walk from the bars, cafes and restaurants of Neve Tzedek.

Catit serves Mediterranean cuisine with a Middle Eastern touch. It’s perfect for a quiet romantic evening.

• Vibe: elegant dining room with black and white tiled floors, tables are far enough that you can carry on a civilized conversation.

• Pros: excellent French and Italian dishes from the Med, good wine list; Neve Tzedek location is a big plus because it’s close to a lot of good bars and cafes, good service.

• Cons: None really.

Catit Restaurant
4 Heihal hatalmud Street
Tel Aviv (Neveh Tzedek)
Israel
www.catit.co.il
+972 3 510 7001

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Other Tel Aviv favorites:

Food in Tel Aviv: Tapas at Herbert Samuel

Orna and Ella serves up delicious salads

Superb fish and pasta at Orca

Fabulous boutique hotel: Nina Cafe Suites Hotel

Dining out in Neve Tzedek: Dalal and Nana Bar

Café Mia: chocolate decadence in Neve Tzedek

If you have been reading my posts lately, you’ll realize I’ve been having too much of a good time in Tel Aviv. This is one city whose residents immerse themselves in a totally hedonistic lifestyle. Great food, parties till the wee hours of the morning, hanging out on the beach . . . It’s not a surprise therefore to find an excellent cafe in the trendy Neve Tzedek area called Cafe Mia, serving decadent pastries and chocolates in addition to good coffee, salads and sandwiches. Open for breakfast, this is a wonderful place to hang out.

Cafe Mia is a cozy cafe on two levels with white walls, next to a chocolate shop called Dolce Mia. On a cold winter evening I had espresso coffee with milk and melted Belgian chocolate, a sort of a mocha coffee only far better than those horrid artificially sweetened “cafe mocha” drinks that one finds in the US. The pastries are divine!

Cafe Mia
55 Shabazi Street
Tel Aviv
Tel: +972 3 516 8793