The Mona group is a collective of restaurants and culinary experiences run by Chef Tomer Rosenfeld and headed by their flagship restaurant Mona. Nestled deep within the city of Jerusalem in one of the it’s historic old stone houses, the tastes of home and simplicity are paramount in all the dishes at Mona. However, as Chef Tomer Rosenfeld likes to remind his patrons “simple is never actually simple,” and with a selection of very few ingredients Mona turns out dishes of homemade taste with gourmet color and presentation. The simplicity of raw delicious food is a regular practice at Mona with dishes featuring styles such as sashimi and tartare.
Restaurant Tag: Mediterranean
HaMotzi
Chef Avi Levy’s inspiration for HaMotzi came from his childhood in the Musrara neighborhood in Jerusalem as well as his global travels. HaMotzi offers an authentic culinary approach to traditional North African (specifically, Algerian) cuisine while combining local elements. Some of the restaurant’s iconic dishes include cigars stuffed with sweetbread and asado; pastille, a chicken, almond and saffron pastry; and bullette, a pan of crispy Algerian meatballs with cabbage and steamed onions.The copper pots and antique ovens that adorn the walls and ceiling are actually artifacts collected during Chef levy’s travels as well as from his grandmother’s childhood home. Chef Levy’s mother Miriam is a pillar of the restaurant. She is the official pastry chef and comes in daily to make all of the restaurant’s desserts from scratch.
Miznon Tel Aviv
Chef Eyal Shani is a native Jerusalemite who received his culinary education from his grandfather, a dedicated vegan and agronomist who exposed his grandson to the variety of Israel’s culinary scene. Over the last decade or so, Shani has been one of Israel’s food pioneers, serving Mediterranean taste freshly and conveniently in a pita with seasonal vegetables, fish,and meat. The name of the game at Miznon is recognizable innovation. The pita is the beating heart of Israeli comfort food. It’s the perfect model for translating the language of Mediterranean food around the world and combining that food with other foods. Miznon is now in several locations around the globe with its most recent additions popping up in the trendy New York neighborhood of Chelsea.
Mansura
Mansoura’s food represents the global reach and exposure of its chefs, Elad Dagan and Tal Suhami, who are incredibly humble about their experience and talent. The restaurant’s cuisine places an emphasis on fish while paying homage to the origins of both chefs. Both were trained under the legendary Sharon Cohen of Shila in Tel Aviv and L’Atelier in Paris. Think gourmet food but prepared through the Israeli cultural culinary lens. Mansoura is located in the less trendy and out of the way garage district in Yaffo, a humble and understated location that you would not expect to find some of the best fruit de mer that Tel Aviv has to offer, or two of the best trained gourmet chefs in Israel.
The Salon
Famed for its delectable Israeli-Mediterranean cuisine, The Salon is another success story from acclaimed chef Eyal Shani. This renowned fine dining venue opens Wednesday and Thursday only to give Eyal time to focus on his other gastronomic pursuits. The ever-evolving menu is based entirely on the fresh produce he can find at the market that day—no two dining experiences are alike.
In this experimental endeavor, Eyal treats The Salon kitchen like a personal playground, concocting unconventional dishes based on classic Mediterranean products. Expect timeless ingredients like fresh tomato, fish, tahini, seasonal veggies and olive oil in each delicious dish.
Malka
Located in Tel Aviv’s Asia House, this business-friendly Israeli-Mediterranean eatery does a mean mash potato-filled schnitzel. Renowned chef Eyal Shani started the venture in collaboration with the Dualis Foundation, which trains at-risk youth to work in the hospitality industry—some graduates staff his tills.
The rustic chic venue serves superb kosher food, from spicy fish soup to succulent lamb kebabs in herb-infused focaccia. Don’t expect your dishes to arrive in a predictable order, however, as the concept restaurant serves its courses in the rhythm of the kitchen (and sometimes on cardboard/paper plates). Avant-garde? Perhaps, but the food is undeniably delicious.
Animar
Chef Hillel Tavakuli kick-started his culinary career in Paris and then moved on to cook at prestigious restaurants in London and Europe. After training at a three-Michelin Star restaurant, he returned to his homeland to take on a new challenge at Pastel, a well-regarded restaurant at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
The esteemed culinary guru now prepares a buffet of delicious Mediterranean-Persian fusion dishes at his own venture, a high-end Tel Aviv haunt known as Animar. Seasonal ingredients and a personalized approach define each gourmet dish, with inspiration sourced from all corners of the Mediterranean. Save room for dessert because Hillel is a fully trained pastry chef.
La Hummuseria
La Hummuseria is is a fresh, vegetarian and healthy hummus restaurant. We specialize in vegetarian middle eastern cousin, and our food always involves an abundance of fresh vegetables, herbs spices and lemon. Our hummus is made freshly few times a day, it is 100% natural, we serve it warm, and it is, well…. Delicious.
Our inspiration is a Mediterranean market – a mixture of colors, smells, music, good food and smiling people. Our mission is to bring this experience to the heart of Madrid.
We start our cooking day with fresh, high quality vegetables brought to us daily from the market. All of our food is 100% fresh, no Additives, no Preservatives.
La Hummuseria was born in Madrid in 2015 by Shai & Lotem, an Israeli couple with a passion for food and people.
Gam Gam
Gam Gam has been serving both local and international customers in Venice for over fifteen years, and is the best-known kosher restaurant in the Jewish hub. The food-gem is renowned for its menu, cultivated from the finest ingredients by its renowned house chef, its laid-back atmosphere, and more-than-friendly staff. The spot retains in authenticity with a ‘resident Venetian’ – a staff member whose local blood runs deep, tracing back to the Venetian Jewish community of the 15th century.
Nestled in the former Jewish ghetto with a canal-front view is Gam Gam, Venice’s first Kosher eatery and brainchild of Orthodox Jews originally from New York. The restaurant opens its doors to customers Sunday through Friday for lunch and dinner, drawing in crowds with their diverse menu offerings, ranging from Mediterranean Middle Eastern foods, to traditional Italian and Spanish dishes.
What’s more, you can relax at one of our outdoor tables and enjoy the view of the Guglie Bridge on the beautiful Cannaregio Canal, which flows into the Grand Canal. Far beyond the amazing food and view, since its opening in 1996, GAM GAM has been dedicated to preserving an active Jewish life in the world’s first Ghetto, this important part of Venetian history. Every time you eat in GAM GAM, you are becoming a part of living history.
Frary’s
Frary’s Restaurant is a fusion restaurant serving a blend of Mediterranean, Arabic, and Greek cuisine. Our restaurant boasts 20 years of experience and is located in the center of Venice , a few steps from the enchanting Frari Church, in a traditional fondamenta overlooking a typical and suggestive Venetian canal.
The menu is inspired by the Mediterranean tradition . Following the ancient link between Venice and the East, we offer flavors of Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine. We also pay particular attention to serving vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and halal dishes.
