Cafe Popular
Israeli celebrity chef Avi Bitton recently opened this hopping bar-restaurant on the ground and basement floors of a central boutique hotel. The evening menu offers creative dishes balancing traditional and modern Israeli cuisine, like beef tartare served with hot chili harissa and pickled lemon aioili; or seared grouper fish on a bed of zaatar spiced risotto. But Café Popula is most famous for its decadent Saturday and Sunday brunch, with its never-ending rounds of small, beautifully prepared tapas dishes, like scrambled eggs with truffle cream, meat-topped masabacha hummus, and tangy fish ceviche. The decor is also fun, with graffiti-style wall murals done by Tel Aviv artist Andre Missing. Make sure to make a reservation, as Popular, as its name suggests, gets packed pretty much every day.
Israeli celebrity chef Avi Bitton recently opened this hopping bar-restaurant on the ground and basement floors of a central boutique hotel. The evening menu offers creative dishes balancing traditional and modern Israeli cuisine, like beef tartare served with hot chili harissa and pickled lemon aioili; or seared grouper fish on a bed of zaatar spiced risotto. But Café Popula is most famous for its decadent Saturday and Sunday brunch, with its never-ending rounds of small, beautifully prepared tapas dishes, like scrambled eggs with truffle cream, meat-topped masabacha hummus, and tangy fish ceviche. The decor is also fun, with graffiti-style wall murals done by Tel Aviv artist Andre Missing. Make sure to make a reservation, as Popular, as its name suggests, gets packed pretty much every day.
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