1. Herring sandwich | Sherry Herring
It is said that its price is excessive relative to the genre, but when you look at the work of assembly and get to the biting stage – Sherry Herring’s legendary sandwich is a gluttonous delight that is worth its weight in gold: a crackling baguette from the Maison Kaiser bakery spread with a nice layer of butter and topped with homemade herring, sour cream, onions Green, squeezed cherry tomatoes and chili rings. It doesn’t matter where you come from, it’s a real work of art. 49 NIS, for orders
2. Chopped liver | Shmulik Cohen
There are many dishes of chopped liver in Tel Aviv and it is almost impossible to determine which is the best. Shmulik Cohen’s is definitely at the top of the table, not just a disgusting brown pulp but delicately chopped chicken livers with strips of fried golden onion and eggs. yummy
34 NIS, for orders
3. Hot New Yorker sandwich | Delissimo
“Why didn’t I know that delicatessens were capable of such a sandwich? I would have come earlier,” Our reviewer wrote about Delissimo’s sandwiches, the deli that was recently upgraded to a restaurant. In this excellent sandwich, pieces of corned beef, sauerkraut, pickled cucumber, mustard and chili aioli are packed in layers like in the best Delis in New York.
55 NIS, for orders
New Yorker sandwich in Delissimo. Photo: the restaurant’s page
4. Chicken soup, carpelach | Delicatessen
There’s no need to wait for Passover to devour Ruthie Brodu’s chicken soup, with a deep flavor and added noodles (NIS 20). Need something more solid to bite into? Add a long-cooked beef-filled krabelach (NIS 34).
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5. Broth | Cliff farm
There is a situation where this is the most visually unsexy food out there, but a good chowder is a winning winter treat, especially when someone else makes it. Chef Assaf Shanar takes care with meat (shepondera), bones, legumes, chukka and all the giblets and on Fridays and Saturdays he prepares Polish delicatessen chowder.
78 NIS including horseradish and pickles at the expense of the house, for orders
6. Gefilte Fish Keton
If you are a fan of Jewish food in general and the gelatinous fishcake in particular, put Keaton in your favorites. Although you won’t be able to stare at the signatures of celebs from the past decorating the walls like you would on a Saturday in a restaurant, the gefilte is soft and comforting and wades in fish stock and carrot rings.
29 NIS, for orders
7. Kovna | The Yemeni mafia in the vineyard
Yemenite Jewry also deserves representation in the list of iconic dishes of Jewish cuisine, and if anything, straight from the source. The Yemeni bakery in the vineyard is a treasure trove of nostalgia and carbohydrates, first of all a brown and soft Cubana, which is also vegan.
28 NIS, for orders
8. Lax Bagel | Celine Freitag
Deborah Frishberg (former owner of Fitzron, the beloved pizzeria in the Bitzron neighborhood) is standing in a tiny hamkin booth, preparing bagel sandwiches like her mother used to make in New York: home-made pickled salmon, a thick layer of cream cheese and onions. There is also a bacon cheddar scrambled filling, but that’s for a whole other story.
38 NIS, for orders
Celine Freitag (photo by Efrat Belussky)
9. Crooked leg | Sander
You probably have to be born into the right tribe, but kill us if we figure out how to eat this vibrating mass. Ashkenazi cuisine freaks claim that Bandar, an establishment that has existed since 1948, serves the best fried leg in town, and we have no intention of arguing with them.
33 NIS, for orders
10. His nose | Olympus
The Balkan cuisines contribute to the list with Apio, a seemingly simple dish but this is its strength: slices of celery root and carrots cooked in a mild sour lemon sauce, a vegan side dish that reaches its peak in winter, when the roots are plump and juicy. Give him a chance, and where but at the excellent Olympus restaurant.
36 NIS, for orders