New on eLuna (June 26, 2016)



 Open the summer with these great restaurants:

 The most stylish summer outdoor barbecue in Jerusalem must be at the Inbal Hotel. Diners at “The Inbal Grill” can expect a mouth-watering selection of prime cuts, served in the picturesque setting of the Jerusalem hotel's stone courtyard.

The Inbal Grill chefs are experts at preparing the meat. Guests enjoy continuous tableside service, at this elegant dinner.
Focaccia to start, then seven bowls of salad and later four or five serving plates of meat fill up the table. It is a feast for a king.
The 3-course fixed price all-you-can-eat menu is NIS 190 per person.

To read more about the Inbal Grill in  Jerusalem, click here.

To read more about the Inbal Hotel click here.

Taamon is a dairy (mehadrin) restaurant located in the Litov Jerusalem Boutique Hotel on Haneviim Street, Jerusalem. Taamon is a modest yet charming restaurant with a full dairy menu ranging from breakfast to light meals, and full pasta or fish dinners. Taamon knows its customers, and offers a mix of classic Israeli dishes and traditional American "Jewish" foods.

Taamon is a family restaurant for all generations. Junior diners will enjoy the pancakes and the french toast.
Diners who prefer  Israeli cuisine will enjoy the Eggplant Baladi and Shakshuka dishes. Bubi and Zeidy will be surprised to find 
New York bagels and lox and herring in cream sauce. B'teavon!
To read more about Taamon Restaurant in Jerusalem, click here.

To read the history of bagel and lox click here.




The Fisherman’s Kosher Restaurant is a fine fish and dairy restaurant in the port of Yafo (Jaffa). It is

unique as the only kosher restaurant in the port among many non-kosher places. That is our good fortune, as the port is a breezy place to explore and enjoy, especially on a cool evening.

The Fisherman’s Kosher Restaurant offers a selection of salt-water and fresh-water fish that the kitchen will prepare in any of several ways: whole, filleted, or grilled open-faced, pan fried, or baked. The selection of fish is good and includes fresh salmon, levrak (Sea Bass), and barbunya (Red Mullet). Other options are fish and chips, and, for non-fish eaters, penne in a cream-tomato sauce. Side orders of fries (chips) or baked potato are offered with the fish.

To read more about Fisherman's Kosher Restaurant in Yafo, Tel Aviv, click here.

Yafo port is full of history since after the flood.  To read more about Yafo Port history through the centuries and milenias, click here.

Great restaurants in hotels

Enjoy haute cuisine at these selected restaurants in amazing hotels all over Israel:

 Paraliya Restaurant at The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Tel-Aviv. This is an up-market restaurant in a lovely 5-star hotel along the tayelet.

Paraliya is a full-menu dinner restaurant with a good selection of meat and fish dishes. The culinary concept at Paraliya is high end Israeli Mediterranean food. The menu is strong on fish, olive oil, fresh tomatoes and herbs - parsley and cilantro and upscale versions of Israeli style dishes.

To read more about Paraliya, click here.

Take a look inside the Hotel Crowne Plaza Beach in Tel Aviv by clicking here.



What's Mediterranean food all about?  Find out more here.

Tucked away in a quiet corner  of the Jerusalem Inbal Hotel, sits a little pocket of elegance called Sofia. As befits this posh hotel, this spiffy eatery is high class all the way.

Sofia offers dairy Italian fare. Everything is done with a refined and stylish touch, from the cream-colored linens to the plush chairs. The service is impeccable and appropriate for an outstanding dining experience.

We were greeted at the restaurant with an aperitif followed by a small surprise starter; a baked phylo packet filled with feta cheese, floating on a sea of creamy tomato sauce. It was at that point, that we knew we were in for a special and wonderful dining experience.

Sofia  is a restaurant for a special evening - an important (romantic) date, an anniversary or perhaps a key business meeting. You can count on Sofia to pamper you and your guest; its grace and sophistication will win you over.

To read more about Sofia, click here.

  La Primavera is a lovely elegant dairy restaurant located in the Leonardo Plaza Jerusalem Hotel. The hushed and sophisticated ambiance of the restaurant makes this a perfect venue for quality dining.

The  dairy Italian menu offers  delicious freshly made pastas, excellent fish entrees, and tempting desserts.

Feast on appetizers like grilled veggies and risotto to Fettuccine with salmon entrees, and creative desserts like the  green apple soup with yogurt mousse.  La Primavera is a restaurant for everyone who likes quality food and high end atmosphere.

To read more about La Primavera, click here.

 The 11th Floor is a gorgeous, modern, restaurant on the 11th floor of the Crown Plaza City Center Hotel at Azrieli. Enter into a lovely large space with a bar, a soft seating area and a spacious dining area. One full wall of windows overlook the Tel Aviv skyline. The atmosphere is elegant and romantic.

The new version of The 11th Floor is a fine, high end, meat chef restaurant. This won't come cheap, but you get what you pay for. Chef Asaf Mashkofsky, the hotel chef, presides over the 11th Floor Kitchen. Dishes are professionally prepared and beautifully presented, and are both pleasing to the eye and pleasing to the pallet.


To read more about The 11Th Floor, click here.

The Dan Hotel on Hayarkon Street is one of the top hotels in the country. Stylish and beautifully designed the hotel attracts celebrities and personalities from around the world.

99 Hayarkon  in the Dan Hotel is the lovely and elegant restaurant at the Dan Hotel. The restaurant is open not only to guests of the hotel but to other diners as well. That's us.

Classic, classy and exceptionally smart, 99 Hayarkon is a restaurant for the discerning diner. The elegant surroundings are complemented by outstanding gourmet cuisine. Each dish is a work of art, a celebration for the eye and the palate.

99 Hayarkon is a high end restaurant. Get ready for a heady experience.

To read more about 99 Hayarkon, click here.