Where Israeli chefs eat

Assaf Granit - Machneyuda

1. Where do you start your day? Coffee at the Norman Hotel.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Hotel Montefiore.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Cantina.
4. Favorite local food? Santa Katarina.
5. Favorite street food? Susu and Sons.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Uri Buri in Akko.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Pescado by Chef Yehi Zino in Ashdod.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? La Rosetta in Rome. 

Yaron Kestenbaum - M25

1. Where do you start your day? Bakery. 
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Coffee on Ben Gurion blvd.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Thai House.
4. Favorite local food? Dok Restaurant.
5. Favorite street food? Hummus Abu Hassan.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Claro.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Diana in Nazareth.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? St. John restaurant The Eagle, London.

1. Where do you start your day? Zomer Bakery.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Joz ve Loz.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Thai House.
4. Favorite local food? Halutzim 3.
5. Favorite street food? Shawarma in Keter Hamizrah.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Toto.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Ezba in Rameh.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Zuma in London.

1. Where do you start your day? Cafe Sheleg.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? HaMinzar.
3. Favorite local restaurant? M25.
4. Favorite local food? Shawarma Bino.
5. Favorite street food? Sabich Tchernichovsky.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Toto.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Alabama, Natanya. 
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Cutfish Bistro, Moscow.

1. Where do you start your day? Hotel Montefiore.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Cerveceria.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Dalida Bar.
4. Favorite local food? Santa Katarina.
5. Favorite street food? HaShomer.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Pronto.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Gouje and Daniel.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? El Quim De La Boqueria in Barcelona.

1. Where do you start your day? Dominik.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Ouzeria.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Ouzeria.
4. Favorite local food? Santa Katarina.
5. Favorite street food? Shawarma Bino.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Taizu.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Uri Buri.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Nomad in New York.

Miki Shemo - Shemo Bakery

1. Where do you start your day? Early in the morning at the kiosk cafe at Ziv center. 
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Sasson. 
3. Favorite local restaurant? Hummus Abu-Marun.
4. Favorite local food? Maayan HaBira in downtown Haifa.
5. Favorite street food? Shawarma Emil at Wadi Nisnas in Haifa.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Topolopompo by chef Avi Conforti.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Magdelena at Migdal by the Sea of Galilee.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Atelier Vivanda in Paris. An insane bistro bar of wine and meat.

1. Where do you start your day? Reviva and Celia.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Shila.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Thai House Restaurant.
4. Favorite local food? Bahadunas Hummus. 
5. Favorite street food? Slice Pizza. 
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Mashya.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Michael in Liman.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Hakkasan in London.

Uri Navon - Machneyuda

1. Where do you start your day? Cafe Ella. 
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Dekel 3.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Hatipa, Jerusalem. 
4. Favorite local food? HaBasta.
5. Favorite street food? Burekas in the Mahane Yehuda Market. 
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Mashya. 
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Pescado by chef Yehi Zino in Ashdod.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Eleven Madison Park in New York. 

Ari Yarzin - Magazzino, Taqueria, Tony Vespa

1. Where do you start your day? Reviva and Celia, Ramat HaSharon. 
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Asia. 
3. Favorite local restaurant? Hanan Margilan. 
4. Favorite local food? Azura.
5. Favorite street food? Abu Hassan. 
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Toto. 
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Gouje & Danielle, Moshav Bnei Zion. 
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? River Cafe, London​. 

Bentzi Arbel - Mifgash Haosher

1. Where do you start your day? Cafe Mae.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? The Thai at Har Sinai.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Bar A Vin.
4. Favorite local food? M25.
5. Favorite street food? Chicken at Shimon’s Chicken in the Bezalel market.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Jonathan Food Club.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Majda Restaurant in Ein Rafa.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Bó Drake - An amazing Korean in London, or Primo im Pineto, Rome.

Yossi Shitrit - Mashya

1. Where do you start your day? Reviva and Celia.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Dok.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Kalba Savua in Hod HaSharon.
4. Favorite local food? Port Said. 
5. Favorite street food? HaKosem.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? La Regence Restaurant in Jerusalem.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Machneyuda (It's fun to have happy places in Israel).
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Gastrologik in Stockholm, Sweden.

Raz Rahav - OCD

1. Where do you start your day? Urban Cafe. 
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Susu and Sons.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Halutzim 3.
4. Favorite local food? Dok Restaurant.
5. Favorite street food? Hummus Shlomo & Doron.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Mashya.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Sharabik in Rameh.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Kitchen Table in London.

Guy Gamzo - Aria

1. Where do you start your day? Torta della Nonna.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Sputnik. 
3. Favorite local restaurant? Meat Bar.
4. Favorite local food? Hummus Abu Hassan.
5. Favorite street food (and place)? Shawarma Bino.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Toto.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? El Marsa in Akko.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? La Petite Maison in London.

Haim Cohen - Yaffo-Tel Aviv

1. Where do you start your day? Coffee at the Paz Gas Station at the Savyon Junction.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Santa Katarina. 
3. Favorite local restaurant? Ester in Yahud.
4. Favorite local food? Corned Beef Sandwich at the Goldstein Deli. 
5. Favorite street food? M25.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Raphael.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Pescado in Ashdod. 
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Bistrot Paul Bert in Paris. 

Barak Aharoni - Norman Restaurant

1. Where do you start your day? Dallal Bakery.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Next Door Meatbar.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Keter Hamizrah.
4. Favorite local food? Machneyuda.
5. Favorite street food? Hakosem. 
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Shila.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Sharabik in Rameh.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? The 9th in London.

David Frenkel - Pronto

1. Where do you start your day? Cafelix at the Noga complex.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Aria. 
3. Favorite local restaurant? Cicchetti.
4. Favorite local food? Dok.
5. Favorite street food? Jasmino.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Shila.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Michael Local Bistro in Liman.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Mugaritz restaurant in San Sebastián, Spain.

Yoram Nitzan - Former Mul Yam & Bindella

1. Where do you start your day? Rothschild 12.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? HaMinzar.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Ester.
4. Favorite local food? Abu Hassan.
5. Favorite street food (and place)? Jasmino.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Yakimono.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Tibis.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Septime, Paris.

Chen Shamgar - Santa Rosa

1. Where do you start your day? Manta Ray.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Hudson.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Greco. 
4. Favorite local food? Shila. 
5. Favorite street food? HaMiznon by Eyal Shani.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Taizu.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Machneyuda.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Pur - Jean francois in Paris. 

Avi Konforti - Zepra, Topolopompo

1. Where do you start your day? Bread Bar.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Lala Land. 
3. Favorite local restaurant? Meat bar.
4. Favorite local food? Salim Shipudim.
5. Favorite street food? Herzl Schawarma Jaffa.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Raphael.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Magdalena, Migdal junction.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Assunta Madre, Rome.

Eric Rosenthal - Hakosem

1. Where do you start your day? Baccio. 
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Next Door, Meat Bar. 
3. Favorite local restaurant? Boaz Brothers.
4. Favorite local food? HaSalon. 
5. Favorite street food? Pier 23. 
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Toto. 
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Leviathan, Eilat. 
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? &Samhoud Places, Amsterdam. 

Osama Dalal - Maiar

1. Where do you start your day? Lucia. 
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Cantina. 
3. Favorite local restaurant? Hotel Montefiore. 
4. Favorite local food? Santa Katarina. 
5. Favorite street food? America Burgers. 
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Yakimono. 
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Pinchas and Sons, Tiberias. 
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Frenchie, Paris. 

Shaul Ben Aderet - The Blue Rooster (HaTarnegol Hakachol)

1. Where do you start your day? Reviva and Celia.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Kab Kem.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Nam.
4. Favorite local food? The original Shemesh in Hatikva Market.
5. Favorite street food? Shawarma with Thina and Amba.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Makom Shel Basar.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Segev, Ramat Hasharon.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Mimi Alla Ferrovia, Napoli.

Aviv Moshe - Messa

1. Where do you start your day? Dallal.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Turkiz Restaurant.
3. Favorite local restaurant? HaKosem.
4. Favorite local food? Itzik Hagadol.
5. Favorite street food? Falafel Baribua. 
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? It’s hard to choose only one, there are so many good ones.. Mashya, Dallal, Segev Art, Taizu, Yaffo-Tel Aviv, Mr & Mrs Lee.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Magdelena.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Zuma, London.

Arik Darhani - Onza

1. Where do you start your day? Milk Bakery in Jaffa.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Milgo & Milbar.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Saluf & Sons on Nachalat Binyamin.
4. Favorite local food? M25.
5. Favorite street food? Danny the Barbarian in Jaffa.  
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Toto.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Port 24, Haifa.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Arzak, London.

Oren Ben Eliyahu - Quattro Restaurant

1. Where do you start your day?  Jeremiah.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Jasper.
3. Favorite local restaurant? At Erez in Kerem HaTeimanim.
4. Favorite local food? Mashya restaurant.
5. Favorite street food? HaKosem.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Messa.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Pescado.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Fiori in New York, an Italian Restaurant with a Michelin Star. Excellent food and outstanding service.

Lili Ben Shalom - Racha

1. Where do you start your day? I love drinking my coffee, Every morning, at Cafe Lulu in Neve Tzedek. It is close to my restaurant, and cosy and pleasant as well.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Imperial Cocktails Bar.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Makom Shel Basar - a great restaurant with good prices.
4. Favorite local food? Shawarma in Lafa. 
5. Favorite street food? Itzik’s meatballs. 
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Orel Kimchi’s Popina. 
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Helena in Caesarea's port is a great restaurant by chef Amos Shion. 
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Paitun Tbilisi in Georgia is an authentic georgian restaurant.

Tzvi Avisar - Rothschild Hotel Restaurant

1. Where do you start your day? Cafe Nona.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Silon.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Cerveceria.
4. Favorite local food? Dok.
5. Favorite street food? Hakosem.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Yaffo-Tel Aviv.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Mona, Jerusalem.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Bodega 1900, Barcelona.

Muli Magriso - Onza

1. Where do you start your day? Milk Bakery in Jaffa.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? The Social Club, on the bar with cocktails.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Vitrina Lili.
4. Favorite local food? HaShomer at the Carmel Market.
5. Favorite street food? Mom’s burekas at the Levinsky Market.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Taizu.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Magdelena.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Izakaya in Amsterdam.

Omer Avisar - Claro

1. Where do you start your day? Greek Burekas in Yahud.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Mezcal in Florentin.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Dalida in Levinsky.
4. Favorite local food? Michael Local Bistro in the Liman.
5. Favorite street food? Hummus Halil in Ramla.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Toto.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Diana in Nazareth.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Ledbury in Notting Hill, London.

Ayelet Latovich - Beta Cafe

1. Where do you start your day? Cafelix. 
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Joz ve Loz.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Meat Bar.
4. Favorite local food? Dok.
5. Favorite street food? Shi Shi.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Taizu.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Ezba in Rameh.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? River Cafe in London.

Erez Komarovsky - Lehem Erez

1. Where do you start your day? Bucke Coffee Shop.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Milgo & Milbar.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Café Noir.
4. Favorite local food? Hummus Abu Hassan.
5. Favorite street food? Falafel.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Pronto Restaurant.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Savida in Acre.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Lilla Ego, Stockholm.

1. Where do you start your day? Mersand.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? HaMinzar.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Thai House Restaurant.
4. Favorite local food?  HaLev HaRachav.
5. Favorite street food? Danny and Salim. 
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Raphael Restaurant.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? The Kabab on HaBsamim St in the Old City of Jerusalem.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Atelier Vivanda in Paris.

Bino Gabso - Shawarma Bino

1. Where do you start your day? Shipudei Danny and Salim.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? George in Old Jaffa. 
3. Favorite local restaurant? Long Sang. 
4. Favorite local food? Hummus Abu Hassan.
5. Favorite street food? Falafel Gabay.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Raphael Restaurant.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Shipudei Olga. 
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Lazare Paris. 

1. Where do you start your day? HaKovshim.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Abraxas.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Thai at Har Sinai.
4. Favorite local food? Shmuel at Carmel Market.
5. Favorite street food? Sabich Frishman.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Zepra Restaurant.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Pagoda Restaurant in Tiberias.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Uncle Boons New York.

Nir Zuk - Mapu

1. Where do you start your day? Lehamim Bakery.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Brasserie.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Hanan Margilan.
4. Favorite local food?  Arab Salad.
5. Favorite street food? Shipudei Danny & Salim.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? La Regence.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Uri Buri.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Auberg in Lille.

Rima Olvera - Oasis

1. Where do you start your day? Fortuna Del Mer.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Hotel Montefiore.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Long Sang on Allenby St 44.
4. Favorite local food? Yemenite Soup at Saluf & Sons at Nahalat Binyamin St 80.
5. Favorite street food? Sandwiches at the Yom Tov deli.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Dinings at the the Norman Hotel.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Maayan HaBira in Haifa.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Da Francesco, Piazza del Fico, Rome.

Mena Strum - Campanello

1. Where do you start your day? Bread Bar.
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Habasta.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Shila.
4. Favorite local food? Azura Restaurant.
5. Favorite street food? HaKosem.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Mashya.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Magdelena.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Ciro A Margelina, Napoli, Italia.

Avivit Priel - Ouzeria

1. Where do you start your day? Hotel Montefiore. 
2. The restaurant / bar you enjoy most to end your day? Jasmino.
3. Favorite local restaurant? Hanan Margilan.
4. Favorite local food? Ezba in Rameh.
5. Favorite street food? HaKosem.
6. Favorite luxury restaurant? Bindella Osteria & Bar.
7. Favorite restaurant worth traveling out of town for? Whale Restaurant in Eilat.
8. Favorite restaurant abroad? Le Comptoir de L'odeon, Paris.