Page 61 - (DK Eyewitness) Top 10 Travel Guide - Israel & Petra

Restaurants ❮❮ 59

Raphaël, Tel Aviv-Jaffa
7 TOP 10 WINERIES AND
Arguably Israel’s best chef,
Raphi Cohen is known for his fusion BREWERIES
of Moroccan cooking with French
techniques, creating a distinctive
Mediterranean flavor. This is also the
place to sample New Israeli cuisine,
which uses eggplant, tomato, yogurt,
tahini, friki (roasted green cracked
wheat), and chickpeas (see p87).
HaBasta, Tel Aviv-Jaffa
8
Its location next to Tel Aviv’s
biggest produce market is what Storage drums at Carmel Winery
makes HaBasta so very Israeli and at
the same time a market restaurant 1 Carmel Winery
of the kind you might find in France. MAP C3 • Winery St, Zichron Ya’akov
Some dishes are perennials, but Founded by Baron Rothschild in 1882.
others change daily based on what’s Try its Mizrachi Private Collection.
available. Locals recommend trying 2 Golan Heights Winery
dishes made with goat’s meat and MAP B6 • Katzrin, Golan Heights
Jerusalem artichoke (see p87). Yarden is its premier label, and the
Cabernet Sauvignon is highly rated.
Also try the Golan and Gamla labels.
3 Margalit
MAP D3 • Caesarea
Family-owned business notable for
its Cabernet Franc and Enigma labels.
4 Barkan
MAP F3 • Kibbutz Hulda
Famed for its Cabernet Sauvignon.
5 Clos de Gat
MAP F3 • Ayalon Valley
These vineyards produce the Sycra
collection, including a good Muscat.
6 Domaine du Castel
MAP F4 • Ramat Raziel
Diners at Uri Buri, Akko Sample the good Castel Grand Vin
Uri Buri, Akko
9 at this family-run winery.
7 Yatir Winery
Facing the seaside defensive
wall of Akko’s Old City, Uri Buri MAP H4 • Arad
Yatir Forest is the flagship label of this
specializes in turning the bounty small winery, part-owned by Carmel.
of the Mediterranean into perfectly
cooked, delicately seasoned dishes. 8 Adir Winery
MAP B5 • Dalton Industrial Park,
Acclaimed chef Uri Yirmias is Upper Galilee
not afraid to surprise diners with Award-winning wines from the Dalton
unexpected combinations (see p95). Plateau area of the northern Galilee.
Al-Reda, Nazareth
0 9 Taybeh Brewery
MAP F4 • Taybeh village,
Located in the Old City, in an
18th-century mansion suffused with near Ramallah
The only Palestinian beer, Taybeh
the élan of elite Ottoman society, is a golden German-style brew.
Al-Reda, with its creative Levantine 10 Golan Brewpub
and Arab cuisine, has helped make MAP B6 • Katzrin, Golan Heights
Nazareth one of the most exciting Four boutique beers brewed on site.
culinary centers of Israel (see p95).
For a key to restaurant price ranges see p73

058-059_Top_10_Israel.indd 59 19/06/2017 12:58