Bandora’s horizontal shwarma fire pitBandora, a new shwarma joint, recently opened on Yafo st. in the heart of Jerusalem, is changing the way we consume shwarma. Bandora isn’t your run-of-the-mill shwarma joint, it’s a chain of kosher shwarma restaurants that are quickly spreading all over Israel, and has finally made it to Jerusalem.
Hummus BandoraBandora’s shwarma is very different, because of the cooking method they apply to the meat: it’s cooked over an open fire pit and cooked horizontally on a spit. The flavor is much deeper coming from the smoke of the pit. All of the side dishes are made in-house as well, making it an authentic yet unique shwarma joint.
“The place has a vibe closer to that of Chipotle (the hip yet fast tex-mex chain that Americans know well) than the grimey place on the corner hawking this mainstay middle eastern street food.”
In addition to the new Jerusalem location, other locations include:
Tel Aviv (6)
Kiryat Gat
Bnei Brak
Kiryat Ata
Herzliya Pituach
Raanana
Jaffa (2)
Haifa
Rosh Haayin
Rehovot
Rishon Letzion
Yavne
Ashdod
Yokneam
Afula
Beer Sheva
Kiryat Gat
Bet Shemesh (coming soon)
Jerusalem (coming soon)
Many more coming soon
Kashrut in every location is under the local Rabbanut.
Yehudah Jacobs is a 30-year-old food fanatic who is in digital marketing. He is a classically trained chef, and a renowned carnivore. Yehudah made the switch from the kitchen to the digital world so he can find trendy places to write about and share his recipes. You can find him traveling around Israel, trying to find a good beer while sharing it with his friends on his Facebook group "Israeli Foodies" and Twitter: @yudajacobs.
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What’s the hechsher?
Place is modest, but shwarma was delicious and portions were generous.
What’s the hechsher?
Place is modest, but shwarma was delicious and portions were generous.