Eilat Restaurants

  1. Co-op Supermarket

    A number of small restaurants, cafés and shwarma stands can be found in the New Tourist Centre, opposite the IMAX theatre, as well as the food court inside the Red Canyon Mall. If a sandwich is sufficient - and it probably will be given Eilat's appetite-busting temperatures - try the Co-op Supermarket, or the one in the Shalom Centre.

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  2. Eddie's Hide-A-Way

    For more than 30 years Eddie has been hiding in the back streets of Eilat making really good steaks and turning out inventive dishes such as delicate Shanghai fish with spicy soy paste. Vegetarians are not excluded, with an excellent meat-free lasagne on the menu as well as soups, and a mouth-watering stuffed mushroom dish. The intimate dining room is great for romantic dinners, the sort of place you can easily sit over a bottle or two of wine. The entrance to the restaurant is on Elot Ave.

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  3. Ginger Asian Kitchen and Bar

    A slick restaurant with black leather banquets and a wraparound bar, this is where the beautiful people come to nosh on late-night Japanese gyoza dumplings and sip Asian-infused cocktails. Food crisscrosses the Far East, from Thai curries to Indonesian noodle dishes and seafood tempura.

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  4. La Cucina

    Eat with the angels at this elegant Italian restaurant under the Royal Beach hotel with its heavenly murals, mood lighting, smooth suede furniture and bougainvillea-draped terrace. Decoration aside, the food is very good, with highlights being the wonderfully thin pizzas and fresh pasta dishes. Deserts such as lemongrass consommé with passionfruit are a refreshing change and certainly worth saving room for.

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  5. Last Refuge

    If you're planning on a seafood dinner while you're in Eilat, locals and returning Israelis have been wholeheartedly recommending this cosy but kitsch fish restaurant for over 20 years. Try the catch of the day grilled over the charcoals or the spicy crab speciality, or tuck into seafood soups a Bostonian would be impressed with. Order ahead for specials such as lobster; in fact, ring ahead anyway, especially if you want a table on a Friday night.

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  7. Pizza Lek

    For really good takeaway pizza, head to Pizza Lek.

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  8. Regata

    Unless you want to deal with a snarling maître d' and an hour-long wait, don't even consider turning up to this colourful Italian trattoria on the weekends without a booking. During the rest of the week it's a popular place for wood-oven pizzas, big bowls of pasta and plates of fish that you can eat outside or in the inviting multi-level dining room.

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  9. Shibolim

    Shibolim serves up the sort of breakfast you'll dream about for days to come. This rustic bakery makes a variety of interesting breads and pastries, a few of which will turn up on your plate along with home-made jams, tasty salad and dips. Coffee comes with a sample of their biscuits and the service is as sweet as the yummy range of cakes.

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  10. Spring Onion

    This is a popular two-storey dairy and vegetarian place beside the lagoon bridge in the hotel area. In addition to a great Israeli breakfast, you'll find fruit shakes, salads, pizza and fish dishes. The huge portions should tide you over for most of the day.

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