Country dossier
Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries across Israel in the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Israel
Tel Aviv has the clearest cluster of wine-led rooms in our guide. Newe Sha'anan, Florentine, Ha-rakevet, Ṣummeil, and Kerem HaTeimanim all contribute to that map.
Côte in Newe Sha'anan is a Tel Aviv wine bar on Ahad Ha'Am Street. The bar has a sommelier. The wine program is exceptional. The bar holds Star Wine List recognition in 2026.
Bar 51 in Kerem HaTeimanim works as a wine bar with Mediterranean-leaning small plates and an extensive wine list. The small plates are by chef Moshiko Gamlieli. The room holds Star Wine List recognition in 2026 and an Opinionated About Dining Casual in Europe recommendation in 2026.
Brix in Ha-rakevet is a Tel Aviv wine bar at Givon Square. The chef dishes change daily. The bar has a sommelier. The wines are local and international. The bar holds Star Wine List recognition in 2026.
Christoff in Florentine is a wine salon with no signage and bottle tastings. The salon runs weekly Grilled Cheese Fridays. The bar holds Star Wine List recognition in 2026.
OCD Restaurant in south Tel Aviv, Popina in Newe Ẕedeq, and R48 in Newe Sha'anan each serve a tasting menu.
OCD Restaurant in south Tel Aviv is built around a 19-course tasting menu served around an open kitchen. The wine program has an extensive wine list, and the room seats 20 patrons. La Liste scored the restaurant 88 points in 2026, and Opinionated About Dining recommended it among Top Restaurants in Europe in 2026.
Popina in Newe Ẕedeq combines tasting-menu dining with à la carte and small-plates options. The kitchen organises the menu by technique: cured, steamed, baked, roasted, and slow-cooked. La Liste scored the restaurant 77 points in 2025 and 76 points in 2026.
R48 in Newe Sha'anan is an intimate 22-seat chef’s table built around a Far East-inspired tasting menu. The extensive wine list and Star Wine List recognition in 2026 place it in Tel Aviv’s more focused multi-course dining tier.
The Jerusalem venues here are Chakra in Rekhavya, The King David near Old City, and Mamilla Hotel in Mamilla.
Chakra in Rekhavya is a modern Mediterranean Israeli restaurant with an extensive wine list. Its La Liste recognition and World Culinary Awards result make it a useful reference point for Jerusalem’s contemporary dining scene.
The King David near Old City is a hotel with 233 rooms and suites and four dining venues. It has been open since 1931. La Liste scored the hotel 91 points in 2026, and it is a Leading Hotels of the World member in 2025.
Mamilla Hotel in Mamilla is a boutique luxury hotel with four food and beverage venues and Star Wine List recognition in 2026. The venues include a rooftop restaurant and a dedicated Israeli wine space.
Domaine du Castel in Yad Hashmona and Flam Winery in Eshtaol are Judean Hills wineries. Golan Heights Winery is in Katzrin Industrial Park, and Six Senses Shaharut is a hotel in Shaharut in the Negev Desert.
Domaine du Castel in Yad Hashmona is a family winery known for Bordeaux-style blends and guided tastings. The estate has grounds and a modern cellar, and the wines include Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Chardonnay, and Syrah. It holds a Falstaff Winery listing for 2026.
Flam Winery in Eshtaol is a family-run Judean Hills estate with balcony tastings and a terroir-driven focus. Its fruit sources and Falstaff Winery listing in 2026 place it in the country’s serious wine conversation.
Golan Heights Winery in Katzrin Industrial Park was founded in 1983. It is one of Israel’s largest wineries and among the most internationally acclaimed. Kosher wines are bottled under Yarden, Gamla/Gilgal, and Mount Hermon. It holds a Falstaff Winery listing for 2026.
Six Senses Shaharut in Shaharut is a hotel in the Negev Desert, with private pool villas and panoramic desert views. It was the first hotel in Israel to earn LEED Certification. La Liste scored it 90 points in 2026, and it holds Michelin Selected status for 2025. World Spa Awards named it the winner of Israel’s Best Wellness Retreat for 2025.
Tel Aviv has the strongest concentration of EPC dining. In our guide it holds 89 EPC venues, with the deepest cluster of restaurants, bars, and hotel dining. The wine-led scene is especially concentrated in Newe Sha'anan, Newe Ẕedeq, HaQirya, Florentine, Kerem HaTeimanim, and Ha-rakevet.
Israel has no Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide. OCD Restaurant in south Tel Aviv serves a 19-course tasting menu around an open kitchen and has an extensive wine list. La Liste awarded the restaurant 88 points in 2026.
Serious wine lists in our guide are in Tel Aviv: Côte in Newe Sha'anan, Bar 51 in Kerem HaTeimanim, Brix in Ha-rakevet, and Christoff in Florentine. Each of those four holds Star Wine List recognition in 2026, and Côte’s wine program is exceptional.
Among our picks, winery visits include the Judean Hills and Katzrin Industrial Park, and also Kfar Tavor, Kefar Vitkin, Hatsafon, and other cities. Domaine du Castel is in Yad Hashmona. Flam Winery is in Eshtaol / Forest of the Martyrs (Yaar Hakdoshim), Judean Hills. Golan Heights Winery in Katzrin Industrial Park was founded in 1983.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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Israel
Selected entries from the current guide for Israel.
Tel Aviv, Israel
OCD Restaurant on Tirtsa Street brings a highly structured, ritual-paced tasting format to Tel Aviv's modern Israeli dining scene. Chef Raz Rahav holds dual rankings in both the Opinionated About Dining Europe and Asia lists for 2024 and 2025, and La Liste placed the restaurant at 89.5 points in 2025. Dinner runs Tuesday through Friday evenings, with Friday lunch the only midday service.
Tel Aviv, Israel
George & John on Auerbach Street brings creative Israeli cooking into conversation with the communal bread traditions that define the country's table. Recognised by Opinionated About Dining (2025) and La Liste (75 points, 2025), the restaurant under Chef Tomer Tal operates in Tel Aviv's mid-tier creative bracket, where the emphasis falls on produce, craft, and the kind of shared eating that makes Israeli food worth travelling for.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Mashya on Mendele Mokher Sfarim Street brings chef Yossi Shitrit's refined take on Israeli cuisine to one of Tel Aviv's most considered dining addresses. The kitchen works a weekly dinner schedule with Friday and Saturday brunch service added to the programme.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Positioned beside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art's Statues Garden, Pastel operates at the intersection of Israeli produce and European fine-dining discipline. Chef Gal Ben-Moshe brings Michelin-starred experience from Prism in Berlin to a menu that reads as both technically ambitious and locally rooted. La Liste has ranked the restaurant in its global top restaurants list for consecutive years, placing it firmly in Tel Aviv's upper tier.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Miznon on Ibn Gabirol is Tel Aviv's most-travelled pita counter, with Opinionated About Dining Cheap Eats recognition in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Eyal Shani's format, theatrical, vegetable-forward, resolutely Israeli, has spread to cities across Europe and beyond, but the source remains on this corner in the heart of the city. Open daily from midday, closing early on Fridays in keeping with local custom.
Jerusalem, Israel
On King George Street in central Jerusalem, Chakra has held consistent placement on La Liste's global restaurant rankings across consecutive years, reflecting the depth of its modern Israeli kitchen. For visitors mapping Jerusalem's serious dining scene, it represents a reliable entry point into the city's contemporary approach to regional cuisine.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Alena at The Norman sits at the intersection of Tel Aviv's hotel dining renaissance and the city's deep tradition of mezze-led, ingredient-forward cooking. Recognised by La Liste in both 2025 and 2026, the restaurant draws a crowd that moves between serious local diners and well-travelled guests with high expectations. The address on Nachmani Street places it in one of the city's most architecturally coherent neighbourhoods.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Habasta occupies a side street off the Carmel Market and has become the reference point for Tel Aviv's natural wine crowd, with Opinionated About Dining placing it among Europe's top casual restaurants three consecutive years through 2025. Chef Elon Amir runs a market-driven Israeli kitchen where the food moves in the loose, generous rhythm of shared plates and the wine list consistently outpaces the room's modest proportions.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Claro on Ha'arbaa Street sits inside Tel Aviv's upper tier of contemporary dining, earning 77 points in the 2026 La Liste rankings. The restaurant draws on the deep pantry of Levantine and Mediterranean cooking traditions that define the city's most serious kitchens. For visitors tracking the evolution of Israeli cuisine at its most considered, Claro is a reliable reference point.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Popina holds consecutive La Liste recognition (77pts in 2025, 76pts in 2026), placing it firmly among Tel Aviv's most consistently regarded Israeli cuisine addresses. Located on Ahad Ha'Am Street in the city centre, it draws both neighbourhood regulars and visitors looking for a serious introduction to the city's modern Israeli table.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Taizu on Menachem Begin Road brings an architectural concept rooted in the five elements of Chinese philosophy to the Tel Aviv dining scene, producing a format that sits outside the city's dominant Israeli-Mediterranean tradition. The restaurant holds a 2-Star Accreditation from the World of Fine Wine & Lifestyle Awards, placing it among a small tier of critically recognised addresses in the country.
Jaffa, Israel
Three consecutive years ranked #2 on Opinionated About Dining's Cheap Eats in Europe list, Abu Hassan is the address that serious eaters cite when the conversation turns to hummus. Open only until 3 pm daily except Saturdays, the Jaffa institution draws long queues and regulars in equal measure, making it the clearest argument for hummus as a discipline rather than a condiment.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Azura sits on Mikve Israel Street in Tel Aviv-Yafo, where the city's older culinary traditions surface most clearly. For visitors tracking Israeli food beyond the Tel Aviv mainstream, it represents a distinct point on the map.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Bar 51 sits along HaYarkon Street, close enough to the Tel Aviv shoreline that the sea breeze arrives before your first drink does. It operates in the gastro-bar register, a format that takes both food and cocktails seriously rather than treating one as an afterthought of the other. For visitors exploring Tel Aviv's bar scene, it represents the beachside end of a city that has developed real depth in this category.
Tel Aviv, Israel
A fixture in Jaffa's old city since the 1980s, Dr. Shakshuka is the address that put the dish on the international map. Operating out of Beit Eshel Street, it draws long queues for its cast-iron pans of eggs poached in spiced tomato sauce, alongside a full spread of North African and Levantine staples. Ranked among Opinionated About Dining's Cheap Eats in Europe in 2024, it occupies the rare space between neighbourhood institution and pilgrimage destination.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Ha'Achim belongs to Tel Aviv’s casual Israeli dining tier, where the table often begins with dips, salads, vegetables, and bread rather than a single plated appetizer. Its Opinionated About Dining Casual in Europe Recommended recognition in 2023 gives it a clear editorial signal, while Asaf Doktor’s name connects it to the city’s contemporary produce-led cooking conversation.
Tel Aviv, Israel
"Enjoy Traditional Israeli Dishes One can find falafel on just about every street corner in Tel Aviv, but Hakosem, which means "the magician," is considered to be the best purveyor of the delicious fried chickpea balls. Opened in 2001, Hakosem is clean, colorful, and fun while still being authentic. No matter the time of day, the eatery is bustling with locals and tourists ready to try its trademark green falafel. Another of itssignature dishes is homemade hummus, which is made fresh throughout the day. Each plate is served with a fresh pita, onions, pickles, spicy hot pepper, garlic, and lemon sauce. Other staple Israeli dishes are also served, including shawarma, shakshuka (eggs cooked in a spicy sauce of tomatoes, onions, peppers, garlic, and seasoning), sabich (pita filled with eggplant), salad, and chicken schnitzel."
Tel Aviv, Israel
HaSalon Tel-Aviv transforms Mediterranean fine dining into theatrical celebration, where Eyal Shani's seasonal Israeli cuisine evolves from intimate dinner to exuberant dance party. Operating just two nights weekly since 2008, this exclusive destination requires months-advance reservations for its revolutionary dual-seating gastro-rave experience.
Caesarea, Israel
Where the Mediterranean Writes the Menu The old port of Caesarea carries the kind of weight that most dining rooms can only borrow from decoration. Roman-era stone, salt air off the Mediterranean, the hum of a harbour that has loaded and...
Tel Aviv, Israel
Hiba, on Menachem Begin Road in Tel Aviv, is the restaurant associated with chef Yossi Shitrit, a name that carries significant weight in Israeli fine dining. Positioned within Tel Aviv's competitive upper tier, Hiba draws on Shitrit's established critical reputation to anchor its place in the city's serious dining conversation. Advance planning is advisable for anyone intending to visit.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Hotel Montefiore occupies a landmarked 1920s building on one of Tel Aviv's most storied streets, housing a restaurant that holds a 2-Star World of Fine Wine & Lifestyle Accreditation and operates under R2M, Israel's leading hospitality group. Lunch and dinner service runs with the kind of formal attentiveness that remains rare in the city's otherwise casual dining culture.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Hummus Abu Hassan on Ha-Dolfin Street is one of Tel Aviv's most closely watched addresses for the Arab-Israeli hummus tradition. The format is stripped to its essentials: a short menu, communal seating, and a queue that functions as its own quality signal. For the full Jaffa-adjacent hummus experience, the related Abu Hassan in Jaffa operates nearby as the original outpost.
Tel Aviv, Israel
On Allenby Street, Jasmino has built a following among Tel Aviv's late-night kebab crowd and earned three consecutive years on Opinionated About Dining's Cheap Eats in Europe list, reaching as high as number 12. Open until the early hours most nights, it runs on walk-in trade and a focused menu. This is where the city goes when everything else has closed.
Tel Aviv, Israel
M25 sits on Simtat HaCarmel, the narrow alley threading through Tel Aviv's Carmel Market, putting it at the centre of one of Israel's most active street-food corridors. The address alone shapes what eating here looks and feels like: market rhythm, proximity to produce, and a room that earns its reputation through repetition rather than ceremony. For the full Tel Aviv dining picture, see our city guide.
Israel
Selected entries from the current guide for Israel.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Two restored 1920s buildings on Nachmani Street place The Norman at the intersection of Tel Aviv's Bauhaus heritage and contemporary Israeli culture. The property holds 90 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and operates three distinct dining venues, including rooftop Japanese tapas restaurant Dinings and chef Barak Aharoni's Alena. It is the only designated luxury boutique hotel within the White City UNESCO heritage zone.
Jerusalem, Israel
Open since 1931, the King David occupies an refined position on King David Street where the Old City walls are visible from most guest rooms. A Leading Hotels of the World member and La Liste Top Hotels scorer with 91 points in 2026, it has hosted heads of state and served as Jerusalem's official venue for state occasions across nearly a century. The 233 rooms and suites are distributed across a six-storey pink quartz building with private gardens, two pools, and four dining venues.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Among Tel Aviv's seafront hotels, the Dan Tel Aviv occupies a category of its own: Israel's first luxury hotel on the city's founding promenade, a Leading Hotels of the World member, and still the address most associated with the Mediterranean waterfront. The property sits at HaYarkon 99, steps from the beach and the commercial corridor that defines central Tel Aviv's character.
Jerusalem, Israel
The American Colony Hotel occupies a late-Ottoman stone compound on Louis Vincent Street, positioned between East and West Jerusalem. A 2025 World Travel Awards winner for Israel's Leading Boutique Hotel and a Small Luxury Hotels of the World member, it draws diplomats, journalists, and long-stay guests who treat its garden and shaded courtyard as a working base rather than a backdrop.
Shaharut, Israel
Six Senses Shaharut occupies a cliff edge in Israel's Negev Desert, its structure engineered to disappear into the rock rather than dominate it. The resort earned LEED Certification, the first hotel in Israel to do so, and a 90-point score on La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking. Access from Tel Aviv takes three and a half hours by road, or under an hour by air to Eilat followed by a 45-minute transfer.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Set within a 19th-century French hospital compound in Jaffa's ancient core, The Jaffa Hotel occupies one of Tel Aviv-Yafo's most architecturally significant addresses. La Liste's 2026 ranking awarded it 90.5 points, placing it among a select tier of properties where heritage fabric and contemporary hospitality intersect. For travellers seeking a base that connects old Jaffa to modern Tel Aviv, few addresses carry this combination of history and recognition.
Jerusalem, Israel
Positioned on King David Street between the Old City walls and Jerusalem's modern centre, the David Citadel Hotel holds a Star Wine List award (2026) and a recent redesign by architect Piero Lissoni across its 385 rooms and suites. The property draws a guest list that spans diplomats, heads of government, and cultural figures. For Jerusalem luxury, it competes directly with the Waldorf Astoria and Mamilla Hotel in the upper tier of the city's hotel market.
Jerusalem, Israel
Positioned at the edge of Jerusalem's Mamilla Avenue, directly facing the Old City walls, Mamilla Hotel occupies among the more historically charged addresses in Israeli hospitality. Designed by Moshe Safdie and Piero Lissoni, the property holds a 2026 Star Wine List award and houses four distinct food and beverage venues, including a rooftop restaurant overlooking the Tower of David and a dedicated Israeli wine space.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Israel's first luxury beach resort, The Ritz-Carlton Herzliya occupies a prime position on the Herzliya Marina, roughly 15 minutes from central Tel Aviv. With 197 rooms and suites, a kosher fine-dining restaurant recognised by Star Wine List (2026), a 12th-floor rooftop pool, and direct Mediterranean frontage, it represents the country's upper tier of resort hospitality at a scale no urban Tel Aviv property can match.
Jerusalem, Israel
Among Jerusalem's grand city-centre hotels, the Waldorf Astoria occupies a late-1920s landmark building on Gershon Agron Street, within walking distance of the Old City. Its 225 guestrooms, the largest in Jerusalem, sit alongside two Mediterranean restaurants, a Guerlain spa, and a recognition from Star Wine List 2026. For travellers who want proximity to history without sacrificing physical scale, it occupies a specific tier in the city's hotel market.
Jerusalem, Israel
Alegra Boutique Hotel holds a Michelin Selected designation for 2025, placing it among Jerusalem's most closely watched small properties. Sitting on Derech Ha'achayot Street, the hotel draws attention for its design-led approach at a scale that separates it from the city's larger luxury addresses. For travellers who want considered aesthetics over corporate scale, Alegra occupies a distinct position in Jerusalem's accommodation offer.
Mitzpe Ramon, Israel
Beresheet Hotel sits at the rim of the Ramon Crater in Israel's Negev Desert, earning a place on Michelin's 2025 Selected Hotels list for its desert-edge architecture and position within one of the country's most geologically dramatic landscapes. The property functions as both a design statement and a practical base for exploring the crater, Israel's largest erosion cirque, and the wilderness trails that surround Mitzpe Ramon.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Brown TLV Urban Hotel occupies a sharp address on Ben Yehuda Street, positioning itself within Tel Aviv's compact but competitive design-hotel tier. The property trades on a locally rooted aesthetic and a central location that places guests within walking distance of the beach, Rothschild Boulevard, and the city's densest concentration of dining and nightlife. For travellers who want neighbourhood immersion over grand-lobby scale, it sits in a distinct bracket from the city's full-service luxury towers.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Positioned between Neve Tzedek, the Mediterranean waterfront, and Old Jaffa, the David InterContinental occupies one of Tel Aviv's most geographically useful addresses. With 555 rooms, a full-service spa, kosher dining at Aubergine, and an outdoor pool terrace facing the sea, it operates at a scale that few Tel Aviv properties can match while remaining walkable to the city's cultural core.
Jerusalem, Israel
InterContinental Jerusalem is now listed by IHG with bookable room categories, dining, spa, indoor pool, and current check-in details in central Jerusalem. Confirm exact address and availability directly with IHG before travel.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Lighthouse by Brown Hotels sits at Ben Yehuda Street 1, where the northern tip of Tel Aviv's beachfront grid meets the Mediterranean directly. The property holds MICHELIN Selected status in the 2025 guide, placing it within a compact tier of Tel Aviv hotels recognised for consistent quality. For visitors who want the coastline within steps and the city's commercial and cultural core within walking distance, the address does most of the work.
Tel Aviv, Israel
A Michelin Selected hotel on Lilienblum Street in the heart of Tel Aviv's former financial district, Lily & Bloom sits in a neighbourhood where restored Bauhaus-era buildings now house some of the city's most considered hospitality. The property earns its selection through attention to the guest experience rather than scale, positioning it within Tel Aviv's smaller, design-conscious tier rather than its grand beachfront category.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Poli House occupies a restored Bauhaus building at the corner of Nahalat Binyamin Street, placing it at the architectural and social centre of Tel Aviv's White City. Recognised by the Michelin Selected Hotels 2025 programme, the property belongs to a tier of design-led boutique hotels that treat the city's Modernist heritage as material rather than backdrop.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Sam&Blondi occupies a quiet address on Sheinkin Street, one of Tel Aviv's most character-laden residential strips, and holds a MICHELIN Selected distinction in the 2025 hotel guide. The property sits within the boutique tier that defines the city's most considered accommodation options, offering an alternative to the large beachfront towers that dominate the coastal skyline. For travellers seeking a neighbourhood-rooted base with editorial recognition behind it, Sheinkin is a credible starting point.
Jaffa, Israel
Soho House Tel Aviv, Jaffa occupies a restored Ottoman-era building on Yefet Street, placing it firmly within Jaffa's layered architectural fabric rather than the glass-and-steel Tel Aviv strip. Selected by the Michelin Guide Hotels 2025, it brings the club's signature interior language to one of the Middle East's most historically textured neighbourhoods. For travellers who want design credentials alongside proximity to Jaffa's port, flea market, and gallery quarter, it sits in a compelling position.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Rising 34 floors above the Mediterranean on Hayarkon Street, The David Kempinski Tel Aviv occupies one of the city's most recognized beachfront addresses. With 194 guestrooms and 56 suites, all with floor-to-ceiling sea views, the hotel combines contemporary design with Kempinski's European hospitality tradition. Katzir, the in-house restaurant, anchors a dining program built around seasonal Israeli produce and land-and-sea pairings.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Tel Aviv's first luxury hotel, The Drisco occupies a restored address on Auerbach Street in the city's historic German Colony quarter, drawing guests with a combination of old-world architecture and considered modern interiors. Rates from US$326 per night, alongside a restaurant that has earned a reputation well beyond its neighbourhood.
Acre, Israel
Occupying two restored Ottoman mansions on Louis HaTshi'i Street in Acre's walled old city, The Efendi Hotel places guests inside among the more historically layered urban environments in the Middle East. The property belongs to a small category of conversion hotels where the architecture is the primary experience, and Acre's UNESCO-designated medina provides a context few comparable addresses can match.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Set within Jaffa's ancient port quarter along the Mediterranean, The Setai Tel Aviv brings a distinctly Middle Eastern elegance to one of the region's most historically loaded addresses. The hotel holds Star Wine List recognition for 2026, placing its beverage program among acknowledged peers in the Israeli hospitality scene. For travellers arriving from the direction of Tel Aviv's contemporary energy, Jaffa operates as a considered counterpoint.
Israel
Selected entries from the current guide for Israel.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Bosser sits on HaHashmal Street near Florentine, occupying the productive overlap between wine bar and bottle shop that Tel Aviv's drinking culture has made its own. The format invites lingering over a glass at the counter or leaving with something under your arm, sometimes both. It belongs to a small tier of Tel Aviv wine destinations where the selection does the talking.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Brix occupies a corner of Givon Square in Tel Aviv, a wine bar that has embedded itself into the social fabric of its neighbourhood rather than positioning for destination crowds. The format here is unhurried: local wine, familiar faces, and a setting that rewards those who treat a glass as a reason to linger rather than a transaction to complete.
Tel Aviv, Israel
A fixture of Florentine's bar scene, Christoff on Hashuk Street occupies the neighbourhood's overlap between wine bar ease and serious drink selection. The format is streamlined: thoughtful pours, a space that rewards lingering, and a crowd that arrives with plans to stay longer than expected.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Côte on Ahad Ha'Am Street brings a wine-forward sensibility to one of Tel Aviv's most active dining corridors, recognised by Star Wine List in 2026 for the depth and curation of its cellar program. The address places it squarely in the city's mid-to-southern neighbourhood, where the bar scene has grown increasingly serious about provenance and glass selection. For visitors already tracking Tel Aviv's wine bar tier, Côte is a credible reference point.
Tel Aviv, Israel
A wine library and bar on Frishman Street built around the principle of minimal intervention, Giaconda was founded by two winemakers trained in New Zealand who came home with strong opinions about what wine should not have done to it. The selection skews toward natural and low-manipulation producers, making it one of Tel Aviv's more distinctive addresses for wine-focused drinking.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Imperial Craft occupies a prime position on Tel Aviv's seafront at Atarim Square, earning a place in the World's 50 Best Bars twice, reaching No. 17 in 2015. For serious cocktail drinkers visiting Tel Aviv, it remains a reference point on the city's bar circuit.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Tirza is the wine-bar offshoot of OCD, one of Tel Aviv's most talked-about fine-dining restaurants, operating from Ha-Khalutzim Street in the Florentin neighbourhood. Where OCD runs a 16-course tasting format, Tirza trades the ceremony for a more relaxed register: serious wine, food that complements rather than dominates, and a room that rewards an unhurried evening.
Tel Aviv, Israel
On the quieter residential flank of King George Street, Winona Forever operates as one of Tel Aviv's more focused wine bars: bar stool seating inside, a terrace for warmer evenings, and a program built around the glass rather than the bottle. The format puts the wine at the centre of every visit, making it a reliable reference point in a city whose bar scene spans cocktail labs, neighbourhood pours, and everything between.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Bar 51 sits along HaYarkon Street, close enough to the Tel Aviv shoreline that the sea breeze arrives before your first drink does. It operates in the gastro-bar register, a format that takes both food and cocktails seriously rather than treating one as an afterthought of the other. For visitors exploring Tel Aviv's bar scene, it represents the beachside end of a city that has developed real depth in this category.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Khaim Menakhem Bassok sits inside Tel Aviv's bar scene at a point where the city's cocktail culture has grown specific enough to reward neighbourhood loyalty. The bar draws regulars who know what they want and return for it, placing it within a tier of Tel Aviv drinking rooms where craft and consistency matter more than spectacle. Check the latest hours and booking approach before visiting.
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Selected entries from the current guide for Israel.
Tel Aviv, Israel
The venue sits within a city whose food and drink culture has shifted decisively toward producer-led, terroir-conscious programming, and Milk & Honey reads as part of that movement rather than an outlier within it.
Hatsafon, Israel
Adir Winery puts the Upper Galilee’s cooler air and vineyard-facing hospitality into an accessible tasting format. The draw is the combination of estate wine and onsite goat dairy, with guided, seated, bar, and paired tastings in a modern visitor center built for relaxed wine education rather than ceremony.
Yad Hashmona, Israel
Domaine du Castel gives the Judean Hills a polished, cellar-door expression: family-run, Bordeaux-influenced, and rooted in high-elevation vineyards near Jerusalem. The appeal is less spectacle than control, with guided tastings, estate grounds, and a modern cellar framing Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Chardonnay, and Syrah through a cool-climate Israeli lens.
Eshtaol, Israel
Flam Winery is a Judean Hills estate in Eshtaol where the tasting experience is shaped by vineyards, forest and Jerusalem mountain views rather than cellar theatrics. The point is terroir: family-run production, fruit from Eshtaol, Givat Yeshayahu and Even Sapir, and a serious red-blend reputation reinforced by White Label 2021’s Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2024 placement.
M P Merom Hagalil, Israel
Galil Mountain Winery is a high-elevation Upper Galilee producer shaped by mountain climate, six area vineyards, and a modern sustainability-minded cellar. The visit is strongest for travelers who want wine tied directly to place: guided tastings, vineyard context, broad still and sparkling styles, and open views around Kibbutz Yiron rather than an urban tasting-room format.
Katzrin, Israel
Golan Heights Winery is a large-format Katzrin producer with a visitor center built around cellar education, structured tastings, and a broad northern Israel portfolio. Its weight comes from scale and history: founded in 1983, tied to the modern quality shift in Israeli wine, and recognized internationally through Wine Enthusiast, Vinitaly, Prague Trophy, and Wine Spectator milestones.
Emek Hefer, Israel
Recanati Winery is a modern Israeli winery in Emek Hefer with a visitor format built around guided tastings, tours, workshops, and wine education. Founded in 2000, it works across classic varieties and revived local grapes such as Marawi and Bittuni, with a broader production identity tied to Israeli terroir and hospitality rather than a small rustic estate model.
Givat Yeshayahu, Israel
Sphera Winery gives the Judean Hills a sharply focused white-wine address rather than another broad cellar-door program. The draw is its narrow commitment to still white wines, led by Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc and Semillon, in a quiet boutique setting in Givat Yeshayahu with private, guided tastings by appointment.
Kfar Tavor, Israel
Tabor Winery gives Kfar Tavor a large-format Lower Galilee wine stop, with Mount Tabor foothills, vineyard views, renovated indoor and outdoor spaces, and a visitor-center style built around guided and group tastings. The interest here is less trophy-chasing than regional orientation: still reds and whites, familiar varietals, sustainable production language, and an accessible tasting format that suits families, groups, and wine-curious travelers.
Kiryat Tivon, Israel
Tulip Winery brings Israel’s contemporary wine-tourism model into sharper focus: vineyard ambition, a visitor-center format, and a social mission tied to Kfar Tikva. Founded in 2003 by the Itzhaki family, it works across Gewürztraminer, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc, with Dana Beny leading the winemaking and a hospitality program built around tastings, workshops, and food-pairing formats.
Kefar Vitkin, Israel
Vitkin Winery is a small-scale Israeli producer in Kefar Vitkin with a clear argument: the country’s wine identity does not need to lean on Cabernet, Merlot and Chardonnay alone. Its visitor experience is rural and low-key, but the portfolio is serious, built around Carignan, Cabernet Franc, Petite Sirah, Pinot Noir, Gewürztraminer and Riesling.
Arad, Israel
Yatir Winery gives Arad a serious highland-desert wine address: vineyards near Yatir Forest, roughly 900 meters above sea level, and a portfolio built around Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Viognier, Sauvignon Blanc and Petit Verdot. The draw is terroir rather than spectacle, with a quiet visitor-center format and international credibility through Robert Parker attention and Selfridges placement.
Yiron, Israel
Galil Mountain Winery frames Upper Galilee through blends rather than a single-variety argument: Viognier with Chardonnay, a Bordeaux-Rhône red of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah, and a young rosé spanning Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Grenache and Sangiovese. Established in 2000 as a Kibbutz Yiron and Golan Heights Winery joint venture, it also offers a visitor setting tied to production, orchards and open-air Galilean views.
Yiron, Israel
Galil Mountain Winery frames Upper Galilee wine through blends rather than single-variety theatre. Established in 2000 as a joint venture headed by Golan Heights Winery, it pairs a production-focused visitor tour with an open-air porch, a closed porch, meeting rooms, and an oak-tree corner beside kiwi orchards.
Kadesh Barnea, Israel
Ramat Negev Winery puts desert viticulture at the centre of the conversation in Kadesh Barnea, with Negev vineyards shaping a compact line that includes Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, a Negev blend, Gewurztraminer and Rosé. Its strongest editorial pull is terroir: the attempt to make wine in a severe growing area tied to Pithat Nitzana settlement history and a long gap in local wine production.
