Pasta Banamal
A bustling, family-friendly pasta stand at the northern corner of the Tel Aviv Port Market, Pasta Banamal is a pint-sized spot serving up some of the city’s most reasonably priced, deliciously homemade pastas and salads, all based on what’s available that day in the surrounding market. The brainchild of a local Israeli chef who’s known for perfecting the art of street food, this casual eatery prides itself in its simplicity and family atmosphere—replete with the chef’s kids manning the cash register during the summer and holiday breaks. The changing menu is written on a chalkboard above the open kitchen, but standouts includes the beetroot pasta topped with sage butter and blue cheese and the light but still substantial Tunisian salad, served with a hard-boiled egg, tuna and pickled lemon—both of which pair well with a glass of the house wine. Outside of the lunch and dinner rush hour, you’re welcome to pick something up from one of the other vendors in the market and request the chef to cook it into your dish. Seating is limited to about ten barstools that wrap around the basta you can watch the cooks prepare your meal, as well as wooden picnic tables outside that belong to the whole market complex.
A bustling, family-friendly pasta stand at the northern corner of the Tel Aviv Port Market, Pasta Banamal is a pint-sized spot serving up some of the city’s most reasonably priced, deliciously homemade pastas and salads, all based on what’s available that day in the surrounding market. The brainchild of a local Israeli chef who’s known for perfecting the art of street food, this casual eatery prides itself in its simplicity and family atmosphere—replete with the chef’s kids manning the cash register during the summer and holiday breaks. The changing menu is written on a chalkboard above the open kitchen, but standouts includes the beetroot pasta topped with sage butter and blue cheese and the light but still substantial Tunisian salad, served with a hard-boiled egg, tuna and pickled lemon—both of which pair well with a glass of the house wine. Outside of the lunch and dinner rush hour, you’re welcome to pick something up from one of the other vendors in the market and request the chef to cook it into your dish. Seating is limited to about ten barstools that wrap around the basta you can watch the cooks prepare your meal, as well as wooden picnic tables outside that belong to the whole market complex.
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