Best Food Tours in Tel Aviv
You’ve probably heard about its non-stop nightlife and sprawling, white sand Mediterranean beaches. You may have even seen its ranking as the most expensive city in the world. But did you know that Tel Aviv is also a global leader in cuisine? Definitely the most diverse and arguably one of the best cities in the world for foodies, this bustling metropolis is the perfect place for tantalizing your tastebuds.
If you’re looking into apartments for rent in Tel Aviv, you’re probably coming for work or vacation. Either way, once you’ve found a good place to stay (and corporate housing companies are becoming more and more popular with tourists and not just business people), get ready to delight your taste buds by exploring some seriously good food.
And when it comes to the location of apartments for rent in Tel Aviv, corporate housing companies like TLV2GO provide the top spots in the city for dining. Vetted first and foremost for their prime locales, our choice of sublime spaces will not disappoint culinary cravings either. In fact, many of our apartments for rent in Tel Aviv offer some of the best food in the city– literally at your doorstep.
As far as corporate housing companies go, we also have over ten years of experience and hundreds of diverse choices regarding location and size. Food lovers will no doubt find excellent fare to satisfy just about any taste throughout the city, but on Ben Yehuda Street you’ll find some of the absolute best, including Shila (named for chef Sharon Cohen’s beloved canine), Benedict (known for its excellent breakfast menu available all day long) and Barbounia (a Tel Aviv local’s favorite where you get a table full of colorful, traditional salads, a carafe of soda water and the best friend fish in the city for a reasonable price).
So with so many great restaurants to choose from, how do you choose the best? Other than google maps and trip advisor, whose ratings are sometimes not exactly in line with reality, one great option is to choose a food tour.
More and more popular with foodies in recent years, Tel Aviv has a plethora of food tours to choose from that will introduce you to the savory exotic tastes of food you may have never even heard of – like Baba Ganoush and Malawach. A melting pot of various cultural backgrounds, Tel Aviv has a wide variety of flavors and prices to choose from when it comes to food.
With Locals, a website offering tours with actual locals, has several popular food tours to choose from where you can explore the culinary delights of the city with an expert. Bonus: you’ll get to hear some wild stories about real life in Tel Aviv while you dine.
There’s the ‘Drinks & Bites in Tel Aviv Tour’ or the slightly more expensive ‘The 10 Tastings of Tel Aviv’ to choose from. Both have gotten rave reviews for both the food and the guide.
Considering local trends toward more plant-based diets, it may not be surprising that one of the most popular food tours is the Tel Aviv Vegan Culinary Tour. In second place is the Tel Aviv Food Tour of the Carmel Market. We can vouch for the Carmel Market as one of the top spots in the city to enjoy a drink and a bite. Whether you’re craving a Yemenite delicacy, a simple pita with spring chicken and tahini or wontons stuffed with unusual fillings, you’ll find just about anything that tickles your fancy in the Carmel Market.
Seriously. This is the place to explore some of the city’s best street food. And the best part about this area is that you won’t have to mortgage your house for dinner either. You’ll have no trouble finding loads of reasonably priced options here. Just look for the stalls with the long lines and you’ll know where the locals congregate.
On Friday afternoons and Saturdays, this lively neighborhood is also one of the best low-key bar scenes in the city. It’s a great place to wine and dine, tasting various dishes that you’ve never heard of and then heading to the nearby beach for a spectacular sunset over the water.
If you’re visiting Tel Aviv on a corporate trip and you want a great, fun way to meet people, check out the Guided Pub Crawl Night Tour of Tel Aviv. This is a popular way to socialize and see some of the city’s most popular nightspots. And when it comes to nightlife, Tel Aviv will not disappoint. Plus you’ll get a taste of some delicious bar food along the way.
So whether you’re looking for an apartment to rent in Tel Aviv for pleasure or you’re leaning more towards corporate housing companies like TLV2GO, one of the best ways to discover the city is through its food. Guided tours will give you the opportunity to meet fellow visitors and hear some interesting tidbits from a local. But most important, they will titillate your taste buds and introduce you to some of the city’s best bites. And like we already mentioned, when it comes to food, Tel Aviv knows how to do it right. Even the most persnickety foodies love Tel Aviv. One thing is certain. You will not go home hungry.
