The Middle Eastern restaurants in Jerusalem are an homage to Jerusalem's prime location in the Middle East itself. Whether you want a felafel, shwarma or sabich, we have picked the right ones for you here
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Touro is a Mediterranean kosher meat chef restaurant located in the heart of the picturesque Mishkanot Sha’ananim neighborhood and boasts a breathtaking view of the Walls of Jerusalem and the Tower of David.
The restaurant is named after Yehuda Touro (1775-1854), an American Jewish philanthropist, and it is thanks to his generous read more
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Darna authentic Moroccan restaurant
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Located in a beautiful 200 years old building in the heart of Jerusalem, Darna- our home in Moroccan brings the story of the Moroccan hospitality as it was woven over thousands of years. Authentic read more
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An appropriately named Jerusalem soul food landmark, Chatzot (midnight) serves up Jerusalem's favorite meat dishes until the late night (which, for this sometimes-sleepy town, is about midnight). Walk down Agrippas Street past the market and chances are you'll get hit by the drifting aroma of fried onions, sizzling oil and spiced meat – that would be Chatzot.
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Like many of the establishments popping up in Mamilla, Jerusalem's new luxury playground, Joy seems to embody the two driving forces of life in the Holy City: reverence for the city's storied past and a restless cosmopolitanism that seeks to combine Jerusalem's native culture with flavors and attitudes from abroad.
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Melech Hafalafel V'hashwarma (The King of Falafel and Shwarma), if nothing else, is optimistically named. It's hard to be sure exactly which power vested in this particular restaurant enables its dominion over the flourishing kingdom of fried chickpea balls and rotating skewered meat, but if Melech Hafalafel V'hashwarma is truly the king, then vive la read more
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Somebody should probably eventually sit down the Israeli people and explain to them that the Hebrew word "mizrachi," at least insofar as it deals with food, should probably be translated "Middle Eastern" and not "Oriental," because "Oriental" implies a cuisine entirely different from the hummus, tabouli and lamb you'll read more
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The sign says it all: Yemenite Falafel Center. Salads. Drinks. And that’s it.
It’s unassuming little joints like these, which could be five or 50-years-old, that are at the heart of Israel’s restaurant culture. Many Jerusalemites claim that Merkaz Hafalafel Hateimani turns out the best falafel in Jerusalem. They may be right.
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Ask any Israeli native or food-appreciating immigrant what comes to mind first when they hear the name "Abu Ghosh." The answer will invariably be "hummus." Although the town of Abu Ghosh is notable for several things, especially the cordial relations its Arab population has maintained with the country's Jewish majority, the legendary status of its hummus has turned the read more
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Abu Ghosh, an Arab village nestled among the Judean Hills a short distance outside Jerusalem, is justly famed for the quality of its food, and a great many restaurants have sprung up to capitalize on the village's considerable tourist traffic.
The Abu Ghosh Restaurant serves the kind of traditional Middle Eastern fare you'd expect, read more
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Jerusalem is often called the Holy City, but what exactly emanates holiness is rarely discussed. For in reality, Jerusalem derives its holiness not from the remnants of the Jewish Temple, not from its significance in the ministries of Jesus, and not from the mosques on the Temple Mount, but from one humble food item: hummus. Even if its religious and cultural sites were to disappear tomorrow, read more
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Located inside the Azzahra Hotel on a quiet corner of Azzahra Street, just ten minutes walking distance from the Old City, is the appropriately named Azzahra restaurant. This establishment, which opened over 50 years ago in a turn-of-the-century building which was once a lavish private residence, prides itself in a high standard of relaxed hospitality. During Jordan's rule of eastern Jerusalem read more
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