Café Yonita in Tel Aviv [Review]

On our third day in Israel, we headed over to check out Tel Aviv and Yafo. We met up with a friend of Dani’s (Jonah) who made Aliyah and lives in Tel Aviv. He showed us around the streets of Tel Aviv and took us to the Nachalat Binyamin Artists market, which they have on Tuesdays and Fridays. We were starving and stopped for Brunch at a a really cute place called Yonita.

Yonita is a dairy restaurant that serves, Israeli breakfast, pastas, paninis, salads and amazing coffee. The restaurant has an indoor section, but we chose to sit in its outdoor area, which flows onto Nachalat Binyamin. Its outdoor tables are shaded with umbrellas and the waitresses come out serve those tables as well.

I had been hearing about Cafe Hafuch and was dying to try it so Dani and I shared one. [There is nothing like the coffee in Israel. It is seriously unbelievable. Rich, bold, full of flavor, each cup tasted like it was made for you. Cafe Hafuch is like a latte only with a higher milk to espresso ration making it super creamy and of course uniquely Israeli. (Israeli's sure love their dairy). I could drink them all day everyday. Sadly there is nothing in America that quite compares. It's not surprising that Starbucks failed in Israel. Any little hole in the wall coffee shop in Israel makes Starbucks pale in comparison.]

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Tags: artists market, cafe hafuch, cafe yonita, Israeli breakfast, israeli coffee, kosher israel, kosher tel aviv, nachalat binyamin, tel aviv, telaviv, tlv, yafo

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Café Tapuz in Bazra Moshav, Israel [Guest Review]

Thank you to Claire Horwich (@PrinceHorwich) for this review while she was in Israel recently.

Cafe Tapuz – Nehalim Street, Bazra Moshav, Israel
Phone: 09-746-9322

Café Tapuz is located in an orange grove in Moshav Bazra (Batzra/Batsra/Basra – or however it is spelled in English) in the Sharon region of Israel (directly north of Ra’anana) [and in case you didn't know, "Tapuz" means Orange in Hebrew]. It’s a really stunning setting where you can sit inside or out, but mostly outside on the deck, where little tables are placed in-between the trees … with the smell of oranges everywhere! Tea lights were strategically placed on the wooden, rustic tables.

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Roladin, Mamilla Mall, Jerusalem [Review]

Roladin is a delicious bakery/ restaurant/ cafe I had the opportunity of trying on a recent stay in Jerusalem. The restaurant is located at the Mamilla mall, near the Jaffa Gate of the Old City. The place is somewhat pricey for dairy, but well worth it.

The restaurant offers a well lit indoor seating area, and a more scenic outdoor area complete with views of the Old City walls and Yemin Moshe. The outdoor area also has special outdoor heaters to insulate you from Jerusalem’s windy nights and cold winters.

The fresh bread delivered to the table was amazing, and the coffee we took to go was equally excellent.

We tried to mix it up by ordering something different. I tried the quesadilla salad, which was a delicious fresh salad surrounded by 8 slices of quesadilla with cheese, pesto, and sweet potato inside. The dish was extremely tasty and I’d easily order it again.

My wife ordered the ravioli filled with cheese and sweet potato in a pesto cream sauce. Also, delicious. (We can’t get enough of pesto!)

I was initially concerned by the mix of sweet potato and cheese, but it turned out to be delicious and just the right texture in both dishes.

We took our coffee and dessert to go, and was still impressed with their presentation of their doggy box. The coffee and cheese cake were both excellent. I highly recommend trying out Roladin.

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