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Street food | Mitzle

Sea Food | Raseef 33 In the heart of the city’s vibrant downtown area, overlooking Haifa’s iconic port, a brand-new food bar has recently opened its doors. As trendy as it is shiny, Raseef 33 is spearheaded by chef Hamudi Okala who is on a mission to uncover the secrets of the Haifa region’s cuisine in all its variety and diversity. Raseef 33, named after the port platform upon which of gastronomical roots, strongly inspired by Arab Galilean flavors. Bread is baked in the restaurant’s taboon oven, where fish and meat are roasted and grilled. Herbs and spices are crushed by hand in an antique, century-old, pestle and mortar. The restaurant walls, bare and slightly cracked, are brimming with history and offer a striking contrast with the uber contemporary open bar and kitchen. 33 Ha’atzmaut street, Haifa Top dish Taboon-baked shishbarak on a bed of goat’s cheese, fresh za’atar and tomato seeds the restaurant was built, offers a menu filled with dishes that showcase Haifa’s mosaic

Out with the kids | Babka Bakery Habima

Chef Avi Levy, founder, and owner of what has become a Jerusalemite institution, the Hamotzi bakery, has recently launched a hot new place that gives center stage to the capital’s beloved street food. Mitzle celebrates Jerusalemite cuisine in all its glory with the added magic of the Avi Levy touch. Meat is charred and grilled on a coal and wooden grill, made

With Rabin square closed off due to construction work on Tel Aviv’s future light rail system, Habima square has become the city’s most prominent focal point, with friends meeting up by the flower beds, and parents taking their kids out for a bike ride, or an afternoon walk. If hunger should strike, Babka Bakery’s flagship venue is there, with a seemingly endless supply of baked female entrepreneurship, involving sisters Shir and Coral Goren, it is also a temple for lovers of all things bread and pastry. Display shelves are lined with loaves of bread, fresh pretzels, cookies and cakes, sandwiches, salads and more. Habima square, Tel Aviv Top dish Labaneh focaccia, vine leaves and olive oil goods. The Babka Bakery is not only a story of inspiring

using both ancestral techniques and ultra modern craft, while a big taboon oven provides fresh pitas and baked delicacies. The city’s unique

Top dish “Old-city

kebab”- lamb kebab served in a homemade Jerusalem bagel with mashwaya salad

personality is reflected in every nook and cranny of the place, with ancient objects adorning the walls, spice racks splashing them with color, and jars of homemade pickles dotted across them. Mitzle has that distinct Mahane Yehuda market atmosphere, which adds to the colorful delight of spices, grilled meat and baked wonders that are so iconic to Jerusalemite cuisine. 105 Jaffa street, Jerusalem

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