Join us for the fourth and final session in our online “Walkabout Tel Aviv: Tel to Towers” series when we will explore the food scene in Tel Aviv.
They say you can’t truly know a city until you taste it—and Tel Aviv proves that food is its most eloquent storyteller. In this flavorful finale, we will explore how immigration, innovation, and cultural fusion have created a vibrant culinary mosaic.
Our journey begins in Sarona Market, a sleek food hall nestled within the restored buildings of the German Templar colony of Sarona. Here, we will trace the legacy of European settlers who brought new farming techniques, architectural styles, and a vision of utopian community life. The contrast between Sarona’s historical roots and its contemporary gourmet revival highlights the city’s genius for reinvention.
Next, we will cross the Ayalon Highway to the Hatikvah Market, less polished, more authentic, and utterly bursting with life. This market tells the stories of Jews from Yemen, Iraq, Turkey, Bukhara and beyond who brought their spices, recipes, and resilience to Israel’s shores. With every bite of kubaneh, lachuch, or sambusak, we will trace the migrations that built Tel Aviv’s neighborhoods and identity.
This session is a sensory celebration, a chance to experience history through aroma, texture, and flavor, and to understand how food unites us, roots us, and keeps our stories alive.
About our guide:
After moving to Israel in 2005, Gila Levitan pursued her career in physiotherapy and also studied for a master’s in public health from Hebrew University. After working in health policy research, she decided to become a licensed tour guide to pursue her passion for exploring and traveling around Israel. Gila loves to travel all over the world and brings the knowledge and experience of a well-seasoned traveler to her explanations. Gila is very curious and likes to know all the little details; being a guide enables her to teach people about a place she loves. She loves to add touches of local culture to her tours, off-the-beaten track places and local delicacies; the best way to travel she believes is to taste new flavors and make new friends. Gila is proud to have been awarded the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence for the past five years in a row.
This series is made possible by a grant from the Congregation Ahabat Shalom Religious Fund and other generous donors.
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