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Food & Drink

The five best Buffalo wings in Tel Aviv

Spicy with blue cheese dip, perfectly crispy or the perfect Thai chicken wing, these are places well worth a visit.

By Rotem Maimon, City Mouse Online | Mar 14, 2013 | 11:10 AM

Tel Aviv's best street food
By Rotem Maimon | 1
The 5 sauciest lasagna spots in Tel Aviv
By Rotem Maimon
A toast to Tel Aviv's best French toast
By Rotem Maimon
Putting Asian nuances on the plate
By Dafna Arad

'Tis the season for soup, even in balmy Tel Aviv

From goulash to bouillabaisse to vegan lentil, here's a guide to the best soups in Tel Aviv and beyond.

By Rotem Maimon | Jan 28, 2013 | 11:47 PM | 2

The roast of the town: Tel Aviv's new best shawarma

An unassuming meat bar that recently opened near Rabin Square turns out to serve some of the best shawarma you've ever had.

By Eran Laor | Jan 28, 2013 | 04:01 PM

The best dim sum in Tel Aviv

Of all the dumpling joints in Israel's culture capital, here are the places to really make your mouth water.

By Rotem Maimon | Jan 21, 2013 | 10:52 AM

Tel Aviv's culinary happenings: Eyal Shani opens a new grocery store and more

The celeb chef shares his secrets; a star-studded artsy bar is coming to town; Bangkok street food finds its way to Tel Aviv; more sushi on Rothschild; and beer fest 2013 gets tapped.

By Rotem Maimon | Jan 7, 2013 | 11:26 AM

Israeli street food is thinking outside the pita

The quintessentially Israeli fried-balls-in-a-bread-pocket have been joined by an array of yummy street-food options.

By Debra Kamin | Jan 7, 2013 | 02:29 AM

Tel Aviv bars that raise the bar

In Israel’s thirsty sin city, these seven hot new bars and clubs are turning up the heat.

By City Mouse Online | Jan 2, 2013 | 07:58 AM

Winter on Saladin Street

The last grapes, the first strawberries, a sweet rosetta and bitter coffee. It’s the nicest time of year to roam the central artery of East Jerusalem.

By Ronit Vered | Dec 28, 2012 | 10:54 AM

From the ashes of Intifada and recession came (arguably) Tel Aviv's favorite restaurant

A decade ago, a one-of-a-kind , around-the-clock eatery opened its gates across from the Tel Aviv municipality. The owners look back at the concept, the criticism and the copycats.

By Dafna Arad | Dec 28, 2012 | 09:12 AM

Asian noodle dishes are getting increasingly colorful in Tel Aviv.

Oodles of noodles in Tel Aviv

After playing it safe with pad thai for years, Tel Aviv’s restaurants are finally daring to prepare Asian noodles in all their multifaceted glory.

By Rotem Maimon | Dec 24, 2012 | 08:46 AM

Celebrating Christmas, northern style

Glogg, gravlaks, rice pudding − all part of the traditional Swedish Yuletide holiday.

By Ronit Vered | Dec 20, 2012 | 04:59 PM

Cows hoping they could rest easy on 'Meatless Monday' may be disappointed.

For Tel Aviv chefs, a carnivore’s dilemma

Bashing meat has become trendy in Tel Aviv, as evidenced by the recent roll out of ‘Meatless Monday,’ but many of the city’s top chefs remain unapologetic about their affinity for animals.

By Rotem Maimon | Dec 14, 2012 | 08:46 AM

The complexity of Japanese kaiseki, now in Israel

The kaiseki meal of chef Aki Tamura, of the Minato restaurant in Herzliya, includes between seven and 12 courses, depending on the availability of the raw ingredients on any given day

By Ronit Vered | Dec 13, 2012 | 03:49 PM

Music & Theater

A scene from 'Cycling with Moliere,' by writer-director Philippe Le Guay.

A French film about theater - the most pleasurable combination

By Michael Handelzalts | 05:23 AM

Calexico's show at the Barby lacks spice

By Ben Shalev | 05:40 PM

Power of Greek classics returns to Israeli stage

By Michael Handelzalts | 05:18 AM

Museums & Exhibits

A chilly spectacle at Jerusalem's International Ice Festival

Visitors to Jerusalem were greeted with a chilly spectacle on Monday, as the Holy City's second International Ice Festival...

By Reuters | 12:11 PM

From “Hannaleh’s Sabbath Dress”: Familiar to anyone who grew up in Israel

Israeli childhood in pictures

A little girl radiant with wonder in a star-studded dress, sitting under a smiling moon against a background of midnight blue....

By Tamar Rotem | 06:19 AM

This year's exhibition goes beyond the big news stories of the year.

Photos worth 1,000 sorrows

The "Local Testimony" journalistic photography exhibition provides a panoramic view of the reality in Israel and the...

By City Mouse Online | 09:16 AM

Travel News

Abraham Hostel ranks among world's best

By Judy Maltz | 03:04 AM

Purim in Tel Aviv: A guide to a fun-filled, family-friendly chag

By City Mouse Online | 03:39 PM

Travel agents, hoteliers trade blame for deterring incoming tourism to Israel

By Rina Rozenberg | 03:31 AM | 3

Parks & Nature

A peaceful hike in a region of conflict

By Moshe Gilad | 03:30 PM

Winter camping in Israel just got easier

By Rina Rozenberg | 11:23 AM | 4

The aerial antics of Israel's starlings

By Eli Ashkenazi | 12:35 PM | 4

Shopping & Shuks

Dafna Lustig in Paper Jam fashions: Doesn’t want to copy trends.

Collection / Jam-flavored clothes

By Sahar Shalev | 05:26 AM

Israeli designers collaborate on a collection of woven jewelry

By Hilla Ohayon | 04:34 AM

Collection / Love that leather

By Hilla Ohayon | 05:59 AM

Religion & Relics

An Israel Museum worker putting the final touches on the Herod exhibition

Israel's largest-ever archaeological exhibit shines light on King Herod

By Nir Hasson | 03:01 AM

Israel's mosaics from Byzantium and Rome thrill to bits

By Moshe Gilad | 07:14 AM | 2

Israel's National Library buys 1,000-year-old Jewish documents from Afghanistan

By Nir Hasson | 10:26 AM | 17