Local directory
English-speaking services, doctors, kosher food, shuls, schools, ulpan and help for olim. Each listing shows its source and the date it was checked.
272 places
Hostels · City center (Lev Ha'ir)
Large hostel near Rothschild Boulevard and Florentin with dorms and private rooms, daily self-service breakfast, a bar and free dorm lockers; towels and sheets included. Maximum stay is 14 days in dorms and 3 weeks in private rooms.
21 Levontin St., Tel Aviv
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Jaffa
Long-running Jaffa hummus spot for eat-in or takeaway; Time Out recommends the masabacha.
1 HaDolfin St., Jaffa
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Jaffa
Middle Eastern meat and fish restaurant by the sea in Jaffa. Not kosher.
34 Kedron St., Jaffa
Yeshivot, seminaries & colleges · City center (Lev Ha'ir)
Pluralistic study center for Hebrew and Jewish culture, with courses, a fellows program, a beit midrash for artists, a cultural salon and public events.
6 Shadal St., Tel Aviv
Therapy & counselling
Clinical psychologist in Tel Aviv. Their TherapyRoute profile lists English and Hebrew.
Tel Aviv
Real estate
Branch of the Anglo-Saxon real estate agency chain handling apartment sales and rentals. The branch page lists a Russian-speaking agent.
Hey B'Iyar 44, Kikar HaMedina, Tel Aviv
Real estate
Branch of the Anglo-Saxon real estate agency chain handling apartment sales and rentals. The branch page lists a native Russian-speaking agent.
Aliyat HaNoar 42, Tel Aviv
Museums & heritage · Ramat Aviv
Museum of the Jewish people on the Tel Aviv University campus. Enter through University Gate 2 or Gate 7; free guided tours and audio guides on your own phone.
Tel Aviv University, Klausner Street, Ramat Aviv
Community & youth · Jaffa
Public library at the Arab-Jewish Community Center in Jaffa, run by the city library network.
109 Kedem St., Jaffa
Parks, trails & springs
Large environmental park with trails, bicycle paths and shaded groves along the river (just outside Tel Aviv-Yafo).
298 Haim Bar Lev Rd.
Doctors & clinics · Northeast (Tzahala, Ramat HaHayal)
Large private hospital in Ramat HaHayal with many specialist clinics and a tourist service center. Many of the private specialists in this directory see patients in or near the Assuta complex on HaBarzel Street.
20 Habarzel Street, Ramat Hachayal, Tel Aviv
Beaches
Sandy beach with a cafe, workout equipment and beach sports; popular for kite surfing.
Tel Aviv-Yafo seafront
Shops · Sarona, Montefiore and Azrieli
Large mall in the Azrieli Center towers on Menachem Begin Road.
132 Menachem Begin Rd., Tel Aviv
Kosher restaurants & cafés
Mediterranean restaurant near the seafront with a Russian food section, private rooms and live music.
12 HaYarkon St., Tel Aviv
Kosher restaurants & cafés · City center (Lev Ha'ir)
Kosher Italian restaurant on Rothschild Boulevard.
60 Rothschild Blvd., Tel Aviv
Other services
Bank Leumi branch dedicated to foreign residents, with foreign currency transfers and an ATM that gives out dollars and euros.
Ibn Gvirol 71, Tel Aviv
Museums & heritage · City center (Lev Ha'ir)
Gallery, shop and information point on the city's Bauhaus (White City) architecture, by Dizengoff Square. Its weekly English walking tours are currently canceled; self-guided audio tours are offered in seven languages.
77 Dizengoff St., Tel Aviv
Community & youth · Sarona, Montefiore and Azrieli
Tel Aviv's central public library and cultural center. Its lending library has books in English, French, Russian, Spanish, German and Yiddish, and its reference collection is in Hebrew and English.
25 Shaul HaMelech Blvd., Tel Aviv
Museums & heritage · City center (Lev Ha'ir)
Museum, archive and cultural center in the former home of the poet Hayim Nahman Bialik.
22 Bialik St., Tel Aviv-Yafo
Shuls · Old North
Progressive (Reform) congregation and center on Bnei Dan Street across from the Yarkon River, and home office of the Daniel Centers for Progressive Judaism. Offers services, life-cycle events, Reform conversion and adult learning.
62 Bnei Dan St., Tel Aviv
Shuls · Old North
Synagogue praying in the Moroccan (Edot HaMizrach) tradition on Arnon Street, where many French olim pray.
2 Arnon St., Tel Aviv
Gemachs · South Tel Aviv (Shapira, Neve Sha'anan, HaTikva)
Chabad meal program in the HaTikva neighborhood serving free meals Monday to Wednesday mornings and Thursday evenings, plus Shabbat meals.
47 Hanoch St., HaTikva, Tel Aviv
Shuls
Liberal, egalitarian Israeli congregation that holds a musical Kabbalat Shabbat, holiday services, bar and bat mitzvahs and study programs. Its Shabbat events are held at Beit Shalom Aleichem.
Beit Shalom Aleichem, 2 Berkowitz St., Tel Aviv
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Ramat Aviv
Kosher Italian chef restaurant on Einstein Street mixing traditional and modern Italian cooking.
10 Einstein St., Tel Aviv
Kosher restaurants & cafés · Old North
Fish and seafood restaurant on the water at the Tel Aviv Port. Not kosher.
1 Yordei HaSira St., Tel Aviv Port
Urgent care, hospitals & emergency · Sarona, Montefiore and Azrieli
Private after-hours urgent care center with family doctors and pediatricians, open evenings, Fridays and all day on Shabbat and holidays. Services listed include blood counts, ECG, IV fluids, casting and trauma care. Ask your health fund about coverage before you go.
Yigal Alon 92, Ashdar Center, Entrance H, Floor 1, Tel Aviv
Yeshivot, seminaries & colleges
Israeli movement for Jewish education and social action based in south Tel Aviv, known for its Secular Yeshiva. For English speakers it runs Masa Israel Teaching Fellows programs, including a Tel Aviv track, plus study sessions and tours for visiting groups.
143 Herzl St., Tel Aviv
Kosher restaurants & cafés · City center (Lev Ha'ir)
Kosher hummus restaurant on Rothschild Boulevard.
73 Rothschild Blvd., Tel Aviv
Council & government offices
National Insurance Institute branch for child allowance, maternity, unemployment, income support and pensions. Book an appointment by calling *8321.
17 Yitzhak Sadeh Street, Tel Aviv
Beaches · City center (Lev Ha'ir)
Sandy beach with a playground and workout equipment.
Tel Aviv-Yafo seafront
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