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Vicino Bakery | Netanya This Italian-Mediterranean bakery is helmed by pastry chef Barak Cohen, renowned for the luxurious cake collection he created for Tel Aviv’s “Magazzino” restaurant. Vicino Bakery is located just outside Italian restaurant “Fratelli”. It started out as a little dessert window, but the success was such, that the venture expanded to becoming a full blown brasserie, with a rich menu of rustic handmade burekas filled with spinach, gorgonzola, and egg,

Dolce Mila | Savyon Chef Jonathan Sharvit, reality T.V. show “Game of Chefs” finalist, officiates in the Tel Aviv suburb of Savyon, where he manages two restaurants, Bistrot Mila, a long standing eatery, a new smoked-meats place called Taurus Smokehouse – and as of recently, a new boutique patisserie and gelateria. Beautifully designed in pastoral elegance, Dolce Mila offers exceptional gelato, as well as top-notch tiramisu, pistachio and red berry tartlets, perfect truffles, excellent coffee, and endlessly more - all served in an atmosphere of pampering warmth. With colorful creativity, Dolce Mila brings a touch of pastry excellence to the heart of Savyon. @dolcemilasavyon of perfect espresso and velvety cake. It’s no wonder word about it is spreading like fresh olive oil atop piping hot focaccia. @fratelli.vicino.il bruschettas of every kind, and many more sweet and savory delights. The dessert window overflows with beautiful cakes, including crack pie, lemon meringue pie, cheesecake, and Sicilian pistachio cake. Vicino is a place to come to forget the hustle and bustle of the world around you, and simply lose yourself in the joy

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Helen | Jerusalem Located a stone’s throw away from Jerusalem’s culinary hub, the Machane Yehuda market, “Helen” is a brand-new family owned kosher French patisserie. The Jorno family made Aliyah from France a few years back, settling in Jerusalem. They quickly opened a boulangerie, “Ma’afe Yehuda”, to great success. Their new venture, a French patisserie, offers exceptional viennoiseries, cakes, and breads, made with meticulous attention to detail. The window is chockfull of elegant tartlets, perfectly formed chouquettes, pastel-colored macarons, and more, all made with quality butter, select flours, and heaps of love and dedication. Helen is the ideal spot to enjoy a coffee and a patisserie, a place where the Western Wall and the Eiffel Tower are never too far from one another. @helenbakers.jr

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32 ATMOSPHERE OCTOBER 2025