List of restaurants in Israel
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This list of restaurants in Israel contains a selection of restaurant chains and individual chains that operate and operated in Isrsael. In 2007 there were about 4,400 food and beverage vendors in Israel.[1] By 2012 about 8000 such business were reported.[2] With the highest percentage of vegan population by some estimates, Israel is home to many vegan restaurants.[3]
Restaurant chains
International chains operating in Israel
Israeli international chains
- Aroma Espresso Bar – espresso and coffee chain with (in 2026) 188 branches in Israel[4][5] and 23 in Canada.[6] It exited Kazakhstan, Romania, Ukraine, and the United States.[7][8]
- B-Fresh – Israeli international smoothie chain with (in 2026) 93 outlets in Israel and 7 in the United States, exactly 100 combined.
- Cofix – Israeli coffee house chain selling affordable items with locations in Asian and European countries[9]
- Cafe Landwer – restaurant chain with (in 2026) 47 locations in Israel,[10] 7 in the United States, and 1 in Canada.[11]
- Machneyuda Group – International restaurant group centered in Jerusalem, includes the Machneyuda restaurant.[12]
- Max Brenner – Israeli chocolate shop and restaurant[13] with (in 2026) 2 restaurants in Israel, 2 in the US, and 15 separate branches in Australia. It also operates 4 stores in Israel.
- Miznon – Israeli chain with (in 2026) 20 restaurants around Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania.[14]
- Pizza Shemesh – chain of (in 2026) 101 pizzerias in Israel and 1 in Phuket, Thailand. Owned by the Hassid Yeshurun Group in Rishon Lezion.
- HaSalon – International chain of restaurants based in Tel Aviv
American international chains
- Burger King – operating (in 2026) 19 locations,[15] out of (in 2023) 19,000 worldwide.
- Domino's Pizza – operating (in 2026) 131 locations around Israel[16] out of (in 2024) 21,000 worldwide.
- KFC – Operating (in 2026) 12 branches in Israel out of (in 2025) 32,000 worldwide.
- McDonald's – 225 locations[17] out of 40,000 locations worldwide
- Papa John's Pizza – operates 25 locations around Israel,[18] out of 5,000 locations worldwide
- Pizza Hut – operating 43 locations around Israel out of 19,000 locations worldwide.
Israeli chains operating only in Israel
Large: 50 branches and more
- Arcaffe – chain of cafes in Israel with (in 2026) 51 outlets across the country
- Burgeranch – fast-food chain with (in 2026) 56 restaurants[19]
- Burgers Bar – sit-down, American-style bar restaurant with (in 2026) 90 locations across Israel[20]
- Café Café – Israeli coffee chain with about (in 2026) 81 locations.[5] Went international for a while, before fully concentrating on the Israeli market.[21] The Café Café Group includes additional Israeli chains.
- Golda - chain of (in 2026) 114 ice cream parlors
- Greg Cafe – Israeli café-restaurant chain with in (in 2026) 82 locations.[5]
- Hummus Eliyahu – chain of (in 2026) 85 hummus restaurants, founded in 2008 by Eliyahu Shmueli.
- Ilan's – Café chain with (in 2025) about 80 locations in Israel, including in railway stations and at Ben Gurion Airport.[22] Founded by Ilan Shenhav in 1994.
- Rebar chain of (in 2026) 117 smoothie and food outlets[5]
- Roladin – largest bakery chain in Israel, with (in 2026) 95 locations around Israel
Midsize: 5–49 branches
- Beit Haful – chain of (in 2026) 10 Mediterranean restaurants in Southern Israel[23][24][25]
- Big Apple Pizza – New York City–style pizza chain with (in 2026) 11 locations around Israel
- Biscotti – Cafe-restaurant-bakery-catering chain with (in 2026) 9 suburban branches, founded in 2003. Centered in Bnei Brak.
- Black Bar 'n' Burger – burger chain with (in 2026) 7 locations across Israel[26]
- Café Joe – Café chain with (in 2026) 13 locations. Along with Burger King Israel, owned by Delek.
- Cafeneto – Café-restaurant chain founded 1994 with (in 2026) 6 locations: three in Tel Aviv, two in Ra'anana in one in Jerusalem.
- Dr. Lek – Icecream parlor chain with (in 2026) 18 outlets. Started in Yafo.
- Falafel Baribua – Restaurant chain with (in 2026) 24 branches. Owned by Y Food Brands Group.
- Holy Bagel – bagel store chain with (in 2026) 8 locations around Israel[27]
- Janpanika – Sushi chain with (in 2026) 46 locations around Israel
- HaShamen – Shawarma chain with (in 2026) 10 locations
- Si Café – café-restaurants with (in 2026) 11 locations, serving Segafredo Zanetti coffee. Owned by and operated at Dor Alon gas stations.
Small: 2–4 branches
- Abu Hassan – hummus restaurant with (in 2026) 3 locations in Jaffa
- Abulafia – bakery with three branches in Tel Aviv-Yafo
- Mercaz HaHummus HaAsli – a tiny chain of Mediterranean restaurants in Tel Aviv-Yafo
- Mike's Place – American-style bar with (in 2026) 3 locations around Israel: Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Eilat.[28]
- Papagaio – churrascaria-style restaurant with (in 2026) 1 location in Herzliya and 1 Jerusalem[29]
- Café Rimon – chain of (in 2026) 3 locations: two in Jerusalem and one in Beit Shemesh[30]
- Shfaram Ice Cream – Ice cream, pastries and cafe since 1939. Has (in 2026) three branches.[31]
- Villa Mare – tiny bistro chain with (in 2026) 2 seaside locations, one in Tel Aviv and one in Bat Yam.
International chains that failed in Israel
- The Cheesecake Factory – operated 8 locations around Israel until 2020. The Rishon restaurant continued for a while as The Factory.
- Dunkin' Donuts – At one time operated 9 branches in Israel, then folded.
- Sbarro – entered Israel in 1995. Had 25 branches at the height of its success, then folded.
- Starbucks – had 20 locations in the greater Tel Aviv region.[32] Pulled out for lack of profitability.
- Subway – had 23 locations around Israel.[33] Closed in 2004.
- Wendy's – operated a few years from 1987, had just a few branches.
- Wimpy – An Israeli branch started in the 1960s. It expanded to Sinai, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, and Iran before folding in the 1980s.[34][35][36][37]
Restaurants
North
- Abu Christo – Waterfront Mediterranean seafood restaurant in Acre, founded 1948 by Anastas Triantafyll.
- Beit Lishansky – Israeli cuisine restaurant in Metula, founded 1936 by Mela Lishansky.
- El Janina – Arab restaurant in Nazareth, founded between 1943 and 1947 by Abu Maher Aonalla.
- Uri Buri – Waterfront Mediterranean seafood restaurant in Acre, founded 1989 in Nahariya by Uri Jeremias.
Haifa
- Falafel HaZkenim, Haifa – famous Israeli falafel restaurant. Briefly had a branch.
- Maayan Habira – Haifa butcher shop and smokehouse from 1950. In 1962 became a tavern and Polish restaurant.
- MacDavid – started in 1978 as a hamburger restaurant in Tel Aviv, grew to 28 branches nationwide, now one restaurant in Haifa.
- HaOgen, Haifa – founded 1942, this is Israel's oldest pub.[38]
- Yonk – Romanian grill, founded in 1948 as a Haifa ice cream factory by the Milstein family.
Tel Aviv & Center
- Anastasia – vegan restaurant in Tel Aviv, founded in 2014[39]
- Mashya – fine dining in Tel Aviv, founded in 2015
- Herbert Samuel – Kosher fine-dining in Herzliya, formerly a chain of 3 restaurants.
- Olympus – Greek restaurant in Tel Aviv, founded in 1932.[40][41] Israel's oldest restaurant at present.[42]
- Dr. Shakshuka – Libyan restaurant at the Yafo Flea Market, founded by Bino Gabso in 1991. Had a short-lived branch in the 1990s.
- Shmulik Cohen – oldest restaurant in Tel Aviv still operating at its original location, serving kosher Ashkenazi cuisine.[41]
Jerusalem & South
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- Abu Shukri – name of several, largely unrelated, Mediterranean restaurants in Jerusalem and Abu Ghosh
- Azura - Kosher Middle Eastern restaurant in Jerusalem, founded 1952.
- Beer Sheva Ice Cream – popular ice cream parlor in the Old City of Beersheba, founded in 1950. Had branches for a while.
- Barood – bar-restaurant in Jerusalem serving Sephardic cuisine
- Café Hileni – cafe restaurant in Jerusalem, remnant of the Café Hillel chain that closed down in 2003[43]
- Eucalyptus – kosher meat restaurant in Jerusalem
- Yakuta – Moroccan restaurant in Beersheba since 1965.[44][45]
No longer operating
- Café Kassit – legendary cafe in Tel Aviv
- Mișu King of the Kebab - Romanian cuisine in Jaffa.
- Mul Yam – restaurant that was located in Tel Aviv Port. It was founded in 1995 and burned down in 2015.
- Nizahon Restaurant – Romanian grill in Ashkelon, founded in 1949, closed in 2019
- Penguin – German-Israeli family restaurant from 1940 to 2022 in Nahariya
- Sami VeSusu – Romanian cuisine restaurant from 1970 to 2019 at the municipal market of Beersheba
- Spaghettim – Italian cuisine in Petach Tikva. Was a chain with 17 restaurants nationwide in 2010.[46]
