Port Sa'id – bar

Chef Eyal Shani's famed bar-restaurant beside Tel Aviv's Great Synagogue, the perpetually packed corner that helped define the city's casual-cool dining decade. Produce-driven Mediterranean plates — the hummus and whatever the market ordained — come with vinyl-heavy soundtracks, sidewalk sprawl, and a crowd that treats the wait as part of the night. The concept has since exported itself as far as New York. It suits Tel Aviv nights that start at ten, Shani-school eaters, vinyl romantics, and anyone who believes great food tastes better standing up.

Rating: 4.3/50

Cuisine: bar

Price range: $$

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