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Malawach and Jahnoun
6 TOP 10 PLACES FOR HUMMUS
Brought to Israel by Yemenite
Jews, malawach is a pan-fried bread
served with a grated-tomato dip,
hard-boiled eggs, and a spicy sauce.
The same accompaniments enhance
jahnoun, a slow-baked bread roll.
Both make for a heavy meal.
Kibbe/Kubbe
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These little croquettes are
made of bulgur wheat and minced
meat (usually lamb), mixed with Bowl of chickpea hummus
onions and pine nuts. A staple in 1 Abu Shukri (Jerusalem)
Iraqi-Jewish and Palestinian cuisine, 63 Al-Wad St, Muslim Quarter
they come shaped as torpedos or • Open 8am–4:30pm Mon–Fri
balls, and are sually served as meze. Known for their sour, light hummus.
Kebab and Shashlik
8 2 Ta’ami (Jerusalem)
3 Shamai St, nr Zion Sq, West
In the Middle East, kebab
Jerusalem • Open 9am–6pm
refers to meat (usually lamb) that Sun–Thu, 9am–3pm Fri
has been ground and spiced, then Popular for their hummus with meat.
grilled on a skewer, while shashlik 3 Abu Hassan-Ali Karavan
is chunks of meat cooked the same (Tel Aviv-Jaffa)
way. Israelis grill on a mangal 1 HaDolphin St • Open 8am–3pm
(barbeque). Shawarma is the local, Sun–Fri
often turkey-based, version of a gyro. A veteran joint that some say serves
Jaffa’s finest hummus.
4 Abu Shaker (Haifa)
29 HaMeginim Blvd • Open
8am–6pm daily
Superior hummus since 1936.
5 Ashkara (Tel Aviv-Jaffa)
45 Yirmiyahu St • Open 24 hrs
Sun–Thu, noon–3pm Fri
An old favorite near the Yarkon River.
6 Lina (Jerusalem)
42 Al-Khanka St, Christian Quarter
• Open 8am–4pm Sun–Fri, to 6pm Sat
Three generations of fine hummus.
Crispy baklava on display
7 Abu Suheil (Akko)
Baklava
9 14/21 Salah al-Din St • Open
8am–5pm Wed–Mon
A plate of baklava, in a variety
of shapes and colors, is served at the Unpretentious, outstanding hummus.
end of meals across the Middle East. 8 Abou Maroun (Haifa)
1 Kibbutz Galuyot St, Wadi Salib
The layers of crisp phyllo pastry and • Open 8am–4pm daily
honey-soaked chopped nuts are This place is the pride of Haifa.
made even stickier by syrup. Look 9 Sa’id (Akko)
out for baklava shops in Jerusalem’s Benjamin of Tuleda St, Market, Old
Old City, Nazareth, and Haifa. City • Open 6am–2:30pm Sun–Fri
Undoubtedly the best in Akko.
Knafeh
0 10 Abou Adham (Kafr Yasif)
This beloved Palestinian pastry
consists of gooey sweet cheese Off Rd 70, 7 miles (11 km) NE of
Akko • Open 8am–5pm daily
coated in crunchy pastry, drizzled People drive miles for this hummus.
with rose syrup, and cut into slices.
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