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Lifestyle I Food

Galilee and Carmel-based farmers, locally caught fish, and Emek Yizrael beef. Sfuri takes this superb bounty and creates subtle dishes such as white fish with toasted pepper and salt crumble, fried oxtail kubbeh, handmade seafood maftoul paella, etc. The drinks menu offers carefully selected wines and cocktails made using fresh fruit. Tapa is the first bar in this neighborhood, a first step towards turning it into a new and exciting nightlife hub. Hagefen 26, @tapa.haifa

Bún ch ả I Photo: Gilad Hershleg

Bún chá | A Vietnamese culinary experience Haifa’s Talpiot market has become a haven for foodies. You can find almost every type of cuisine under the sun, from gourmet food to hummus, to Asian fusion. Bún ch ả is an exciting new addition to the Haifa food scene. It serves Vietnamese cuisine - a world of flavors Haifa foodies are less familiar with. The word ‘bún’ refers to the flagship dish, a noodle bowl dish hailing from Hanoi. Here it is served with either crispy chicken, fried fish, or tofu and eggplant in sweet-and-sour sauce. The menu also includes egg and spring rolls, bánh mì rolls filled with all sorts of spreads, vegetables, and delicious umami condiments that magically

transport you to the streets of Hanoi. Lunz 7, @buncha_haifa

Tapa | Surf & turf

This tapas restaurant is located inside the new Botanica hotel in the German Colony neighborhood and has the most spectacular view of the Bahá’í Gardens. It was initially supposed to open last October but the war postponed the opening. The menu is based on produce locally sourced by Chef Warad Sfuri, including olive oil that was made using a century old press, vegetables from the Wadi Nisnas market and grown by

Tapa I Photo: Asaf Karela

28 ATMOSPHERE JULY 2024