Guidebook for Jerusalem
Food Scene
amazing area for buying fresh groceries by day, getting a beer and street food with friends by night!
Outdoor market for all groceries. On Fridays, it will close ~ 3 hours before sunset, and on Saturdays, it will be closed all day.
Best days to shop: during the day Monday-Wednesday.
Worst times to shop (too crowded): Wednesday evening, Thursday evening, Friday morning/afternoon.
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Suq Mahane Yehuda
90 Agripas Stamazing area for buying fresh groceries by day, getting a beer and street food with friends by night!
Outdoor market for all groceries. On Fridays, it will close ~ 3 hours before sunset, and on Saturdays, it will be closed all day.
Best days to shop: during the day Monday-Wednesday.
Worst times to shop (too crowded): Wednesday evening, Thursday evening, Friday morning/afternoon.
Kalo
31 Beit Lehem RdGood food! Dairy. Local.
Grand Café גראנד קפה
70 Beit Lehem RdLovely breakfast/brunch place.
Up the street from the apartment. Hands-down best sushi place in Jerusalem. Highly recommended: the sushi bowl.
Beware: the wait times may be long.
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Sushiya Bezalel סושיה בצלאל
1 Yosef Trumpeldor StUp the street from the apartment. Hands-down best sushi place in Jerusalem. Highly recommended: the sushi bowl.
Beware: the wait times may be long.
Hamarakia (המרקייה)
4 Koresh StHomemade soup place. Very laid back.
Wok Market
12 HaAfarsek StSome good stir fry!
Ideal for a quick bite! Highly recommended - "Memalawach".
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Jachnun Bar
30 HaEgoz StIdeal for a quick bite! Highly recommended - "Memalawach".
Drinks & Nightlife
Highly recommended: "Pink Ouzo".
Friendly staff who gets treated well by their employees!
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Freddy Lemmon
19 Etz Hayyim StHighly recommended: "Pink Ouzo".
Friendly staff who gets treated well by their employees!
A bit more chill, a bit more secluded from the rest of the craziness of what turns into a street party, just one street over. This is where you go to have a chill conversation.
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Casino de Paris
3 Mahane Yehuda StA bit more chill, a bit more secluded from the rest of the craziness of what turns into a street party, just one street over. This is where you go to have a chill conversation.
Red & White Wines (tastings, visitor center, sales, bar)
8 Shlomo ha-Melekh StreetAmazing wine bar!
Sightseeing
Walk the stairs up to the roof to check out a rooftop view of the entirety of the old city. Then, have some coffee in their lovely patisserie.
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Austrian Hospice
37 Via Dolorosa StWalk the stairs up to the roof to check out a rooftop view of the entirety of the old city. Then, have some coffee in their lovely patisserie.
Everything Else
Go to the top floor of this weirdly-shaped building (open during the day), to witness some urban agriculture, and creative space!
Centru Clal
97 Jaffa StGo to the top floor of this weirdly-shaped building (open during the day), to witness some urban agriculture, and creative space!
Entertainment & Activities
They have wonderful tours - inside and outside of Jerusalem. Some are free, some at a cost. Check it out!
Abraham Hostel Jerusalem
67 Ha-Nevi'im StThey have wonderful tours - inside and outside of Jerusalem. Some are free, some at a cost. Check it out!
Arts & Culture
Il-Mużew tal-Iżrael, Ġerusalemm
11 Derech RuppinBest museum in Israel
Yad Vashem
Learn about the dark history of the Holocaust.