Triangle
Last summer we tried to decide between the beloved vintage stores Triangle and Flashback with great difficulty, because they both do it right. Triangle offers a casual street style and stocks well-known brands from the field such as Nike, Stussy and Champion. The store is arranged in a captivating look according to colors that immediately drew us in. The quality of the clothes is high and everything is so clean and organized that it is hard to recognize that it is a second hand store.
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Triangle. Photography: Noam Ron
Marketo
Mercato deli has several branches scattered in the city, with the one in King George being one of the smallest. The main specialty is the meats, and here you will get any piece of meat you need, accompanied by quality advice. In the refrigerators and on the shelves you will find cheeses, sausages, frozen dim sum and wines – which will complete the shopping basket for every meal.
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Marketo. Photography: Noam Ron
Hummus Abu Dhabi
A hummus that has been operating for over a decade at the foot of Dizengoff Center, with reggae music and lots of good vibes. You will probably recognize her by the line of people waiting for a table (in a circle) on the sidewalk. Here you will find fresh and delicious Galilean hummus, airy mashusha, pul, malhota and hot falafel.
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Hummus Abu Dhabi. Photo: Dania Weiner
Eat Meat
For many years now, Eat Meat has been running as a small place bursting with customers, and is considered the right place to eat a proper meat sandwich. The one and only specialty at the place is thin slices of 150 grams of entrecote, which come in parana bread with home-made chimichurri and mayonnaise, or in a salad bowl with rocket, tomato and purple onion.
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Itemite. Photo: Anatoli Michaelou
denim
The northern part of King George contains quite a few neighborhood bars, and yet – each of them is characterized by its own unique style. Danim is an old-fashioned bar, literally. He has been here for a long time and sanctifies the purity of alcohol. No cocktails, no sophisticated natural wines. Here you will drink whiskey on the rocks and listen to rock music, the cornerstones of the bars of the past.
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The Danes. Photo: Anatoli Michaelou
Gin Club writers
Next to the familiar and old denim, you will find Tel Aviv’s gin kingdom. On the shelves are crowded hundreds of bottles of gin from all over the world, in the background of sleazy music and the design is also sleazy (on the purity of the speckled). The menu, as promised, is all about the purity of gin, with a huge variety of interesting, elaborate and meticulous cocktails.
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Sofrim Gin Club (Photo: Ran Biran)
the magician
There is no better definition that can be given to a magician other than a place of pilgrimage, the shawarma or the main urban falafel. A celebrated Tel Aviv institution where everything is delicious so that the wait in line (sometimes long) is always worth it.
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the magician Photo: Anatoli Michaelou
Port 19
The debate over the best burger in town is exhausting, but Port 19’s burger is always on the list of finalists. It started as a high-quality sausage restaurant (which is still there) and over the years became a high-quality (and corrupt) hamburger restaurant. The classic and juicy meatball stands in its place, but the uniqueness of the place lies in the changing toppings and the seasonal specials that change every month.
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Wagyu burger at Port 19 (Photo: Arkady Portnoy)
Winona Forever
The not-so-new wine bar of chef games winner Avitar Malka and old partners from the neighboring places. Besides a rich and interesting wine menu, Malka has created small dishes that complement the drinking experience, such as ridge cheese bruschetta and seasonal fruit or crisp and crispy salads. The place, which was built on the ruins of the Tapala bar, has completely changed its face – it opens onto the street, the tables are placed on the sidewalk and the design has taken on a Nordic character – so that both in the food and design areas you will get what is known as reasoned minimalism.
King George in the other corner with Solomon the King (Slomo the King 2)
Avitar Malka (right), Winona Forever (Photo: Ran Biran)
jet
A respectable neighborhood bar (due to its extreme age), pleasant, cheap and simple. Well-wishers will arrive early to catch the happy hour, the rest will simply arrive to enjoy the fun atmosphere. Beside beers, wines and cocktails there is a food menu that offers a little more than edamame and chips, and rock music in the background that completes the experience.
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jet. Photo: PR
flashback
The vintage store which is almost an institution, has two branches on King George and one in Hamkin. Tremendous abundance, the smell of grandma’s closet in a good section and an old school playlist in the background. Most accurately reminds of the comparable vintage stores of Europe, and there is a particularly high chance of finding comparable, profitable and unique items here.
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flashback. Photography: Noam Ron
flying
The most valuable children’s toy store in the area, which launched its new and much larger location about a year ago (the previous one was also located in King George, a little north of there). Zuf, a fourth generation toy store owner, manages the store that his mother founded more than 30 years ago. The toys are designed, up-to-date, international and impressive and so are the prices (why would fake eggs for a fake kitchen cost more than organic free range eggs?), but as far as buying toys – this is probably the right place.
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flying Photography: Noam Ron
Monceau Flor
The French chain of flower shops, which is its first branch in Tel Aviv. It is large and offers house plants, balcony plants and also flower bouquets in the assembly. The smell of moisture envelops the air and the colors captivate the eye.
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Monceau Flor. Photography: Noam Ron
Le Guthrie
Le Guthrie, or loosely translated from French – a treat, is an old French bakery in the city that is best known for its excellent croissant filled with sausage, cheese and a poached egg. Heroi Fishman, the owner of the place, claims to be a “dealer of legal drugs” and besides the croissants offers a variety of sweet and savory pastries, cakes, tarts and all the good things that France has introduced into our lives in the field of dough.
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Croissant corruption, Le Guthrie. Photo: Guy Ben Yishai
the pinner
In the evening, a wine bar that doubles as a shop (for French wines, of course) is added to the small kitchen of Le Guthrie. This is a neighborhood bar where the experience of choosing the bottle is accompanied by explanations and recommendations. The wine you have just purchased will be opened for you at a table outside, where you can order the croissant from the previous section, or cheese and sausage platters, alongside a few alternating cold dishes.
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the pinner Photography: Noam Ron
Nam
A bit like before any typical internet sale where the shopping basket is arranged in advance in order to have enough, this is how the repeat order from Nam in Vault is arranged with us: Som Tam, Miang Kam, and Pad Si Yu are waiting in preparation for the place to open for orders and we have time to press the long-awaited “time” button. We almost forgot that she has a physical branch in King George that you can just go to, although we will wait in line here as well.
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Nam Photo: Anatoli Michaelou
two
Sarah and Karen’s women’s fashion boutique. The design line is clean, minimalist and simple. All the clothes are made in Israel, from quality organic cotton, in solid colors that will match everything and cuts that will serve you for a long time, being non-trendy and temporary. You will also find there bags, shoes and tools from Israeli designers that will perfectly complement the look.
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two. Photography: Noam Ron
Beatrice
In the tempting delicatessen branch, whose bar we met in Chapter 1, you can find about 100 types of Dutch cheeses, dips, pickled vegetables, sandwiches prepared on the spot, wines and other products imported from the Netherlands such as cookies, Dutch mayonnaise, real Gouda cheese, smoked fish. The immediate appearance of the place is one of abundance, and wealth, and it is completely on the list of the best delicatessens in Tel Aviv.
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Beatrice. Photography: Noam Ron
Jonathan Ashur K24
Yonatan Ashur’s jewelry gallery is a tiny shop on the street, but it holds a whole world. Jonathan learned the goldsmith’s trade from his grandfather when he was a child, and now uses the same ancient methods used by his grandfather in Morocco to create independent pieces such as hammered gold necklaces, delicate drop earrings and rings set with special gemstones.
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Graziani
A neighborhood cafe and bakery that some of you know from Yehuda Halevi (or more recently from Bitzron) with excellent pastries, excellent light breads, delicacies and sandwiches that are always fun to return to, or alternatively to pick from the abundance it offers for a home meal.
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Graziani. Photography: Hagit Graziani
Atonement from me
Benzi Arbel’s authentic northern Italian trattoria, one of Tel Aviv’s most loved. She was born somewhere in Corona from the place of survival after everything was closed, and had a dizzying success from that moment until today, which also led to the opening of the southern sister – Calabria (Chapter 1). The casual atmosphere and the excellent dishes, all inspired by the cuisine of Rome, keep us coming back again and again.
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Tanrina Pistachio of Kfar Mio. Photo: Eli Rivkin