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Local dishes to try in Tel Aviv

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   Hummus

   Silky blended chickpeas with tahini, lemon, garlic and olive oil, scooped up with warm pita — practically a national dish. Try Abu Hassan in Jaffa or Shlomo & Doron near Carmel Market.

   📍 Local icon
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   Falafel

   Crispy fried chickpea balls stuffed into pita with salad, tahini and pickles — the ultimate cheap, vegetarian-friendly street snack found on nearly every corner.

   📍 Street food
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   Sabich

   A pita loaded with fried eggplant, boiled egg, potato, tahini and amba (mango sauce). An Iraqi-Jewish classic — head to Frishman Sabich or Sabich Tchernikhovski.

   📍 Iraqi-Jewish
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   Shakshuka

   Eggs poached in a spiced tomato-and-pepper sauce, served sizzling in the pan with bread for dipping — the legendary Israeli breakfast and brunch staple.

   📍 Breakfast
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   Israeli salad & meze

   Finely diced veg dressed in olive oil and lemon, served alongside small meze plates like baba ganoush, tabbouleh and pickles — light, fresh and endlessly shareable.

   📍 Sides
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   Shawarma

   Spiced lamb, chicken or turkey roasted on a spit, shaved thin and wrapped in pita or laffa with salad and sauces — filling and easy on the wallet.

   📍 Grilled meat

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   Old Jaffa

   A port over 4,000 years old perched on a hill above the sea, with winding stone alleys, art galleries, restaurants and a sprawling flea market packed with vintage furniture and clothing.

   📍 Old town
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   Carmel Market

   The city's most vibrant market — fresh produce, sweets, spices and Middle Eastern street food, spilling onto Nahalat Binyamin Street with its artisan craft fair on Tuesdays and Fridays.

   📍 Market
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   Rothschild Blvd & White City

   A leafy central boulevard lined with classic Bauhaus buildings — the best place to take in the International Style architecture of the UNESCO-listed White City.

   📍 Architecture
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   Beaches & the Tayelet

   Long Mediterranean sand beaches like Gordon, Hilton and Frishman, linked by a seaside promenade for strolling and cycling from the north down to Jaffa — sunny most of the year.

   📍 Beach
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   Sarona Market

   An 8,700 sqm indoor food hall in the city centre — a former Templer colony reborn as Israel's first culinary centre, packed with specialty food shops and eateries.

   📍 Food hall
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   HaYarkon Park

   A huge green park in the north, larger than New York's Central Park, with a river, lakes and cycling paths — a favourite for families and weekend escapes.

   📍 Park
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   Tel Aviv Museum of Art

   Israel's first and largest art museum, showcasing modern and contemporary work by Israeli and international artists, plus a sculpture garden.

   📍 Museum
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   Dizengoff Street

   The city's main shopping street, nicknamed the Champs-Élysées of Tel Aviv after its first mayor, lined with shops, cafés and iconic Bauhaus buildings around Dizengoff Square.

   📍 Shopping