Jerusalem's thriving social and cultural life is centred around its abundance of cafes. Whether you are looking for sandwiches, salads, soups or just coffee, cake or a cookie all your possible desires can be located here
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The newest addition to Jerusalem's ever popular network of sweet-tooth satisfying Belgian waffle bars is Waffle Factory. Located on Emek Refaim in the German Colony, Waffle Factory's claim to fame is the "create your flavor" motto : this joint is a place where you can choose exactly what you want - and the choice extends far beyond waffles.
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Israel may have come a long way in the development of a serious coffee culture since the not-so-distant days when the very height of the Israeli coffee experience was nes al chalav, Nescafe coffee crystals prepared in hot milk, but the American-style coffeehouse stocked floor-to-ceiling with exotic flavor-of-the-week beans read more
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The German Colony may have recently acquired a reputation, somewhat deserved, as an enclave of mostly religious American immigrants and temporary residents. But once you look past the veneer of English speakers, native Israeli cultural life flourishes among the Arab villas of the Colony.
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Emek Refaim Street is the platonic ideal of cafe locations: wide, tree-lined, dominated by unique half-Arab, half-German architecture and always crowded, perfect for people-watching. Ben Ami, for its part, lives up to the platonic ideal of Israeli cafes, so it's a good match.
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The word "marzipan" carries a kind of sanctity in the mind of English-speaking immigrants and temporary residents in Jerusalem. Not, of course, the almond-and-sugar paste, but rather the Machane Yehuda bakery, which specializes in a squishy, gooey, calorically-breathtaking chocolate rugelach that drives Anglos wild.
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Named, creatively enough, after its location on the corner of Emek Refaim and Masaryk streets (Masaryk himself was an early 20th century philosopher who became the first president of Czechoslovakia), Masaryk elevates the oft-duplicated Israeli kosher dairy cafe/restaurant archetype to the level, and price, of finer dining. Nothing less would be acceptable on uber-trendy Emek Refaim, lined as read more
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While there are a host of cafes among the tree-shaded Templar and Arab buildings of Emek Refaim Street in the Germany Colony, few of them have earned the designation "institution." Caffit, though, is a true Jerusalem institution, known throughout the city as the German Colony gathering place for the politicians, journalists, models, TV reporters and other personalities of the Holy City. read more
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Café Café doesn't just sell food and coffee, it sells an attitude – a sort of lackadaisical insouciance that manifests itself both in its slogan (“Take your time”) and its sorta lazy name (“What? It's a café. You need to know more? It's a café café. Café Café. Trademark.”).
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