Must-see nightlife in Israel

  • Tangier

    Tel Aviv

    Tangier is an authentic Moroccan-style bar with exotic decor, nargileh water pipes and a fair share of North African beats. It’s also one of Tel Aviv’s…

  • Bushwick Bar

    Tel Aviv

    The funky Bushwick Bar makes for a cool place to chill out. Created by the Atlas group, which owns the Cinema and Market Place hotels, it has the feeling…

  • Espresso Bar Kiosk

    Tel Aviv

    This branch of the local franchise serves up a little jolt of history with your Java – it's housed in a restored structure that was once the city's first…

  • Radio EPGB

    Tel Aviv

    Dubbing itself the 'home of underground rock and indietronica', this basement venue spins alt rock, electronica and dubstep and also has the occasional…

  • Alexander Brewery

    Israel

    In the heart of the industrial area, just east of the village of Mikhmoret, is the unimposing Alexander Brewery. This brewery is home to the Israeli…

  • Beer Bazaar

    Tel Aviv

    What began as a craft beer stand in the Carmel Market has now turned into an empire. Well, maybe a mini-empire. Beer Bazaar has four locations in Tel Aviv…

  • Jem’s Beer Factory

    Israel

    Locals head to the industrial zone of Petah Tikva to soak up the atmosphere and craft beers of Jem’s. This American brewery sells its own range of fresh…

  • Beit Maariv

    Tel Aviv

    It’s all about the sound at Beit Maariv, one of the best clubs in the city’s underground dance scene. A total astral experience with lasers and huge…

  • Shpagat

    Tel Aviv

    A hip gay bar, Shpagat attracts big crowds most nights thanks to a vibrant, all-are-welcome vibe and stadium step-style seating that acts as the perfect…

  • Biggy Z

    Tel Aviv

    It’s always Mardi Gras at this funky New Orleans–inspired bar whose name is a paraphrase of ‘The Big Easy’. Known for its unlimited refill bracelets that…

  • Double Standard

    Tel Aviv

    The folks behind pharmacy-inspired Spicehaus bring swanky spirits to Tel Aviv’s north with a space that's a cocktail supply shop by day and a chic-but…

  • Salon Berlin

    Tel Aviv

    Nestled next to the Carmel Market and Yemenite Quarter, Salon Berlin's happy hour runs seven days a week until 10pm, where you get two drinks for the…

  • Beit Kandinof

    Tel Aviv

    Beit Kandinof is both an art education centre and happening bar. Set in an old Ottoman-era building, its painting and drawing classes (in English) run…

  • HaMaoz

    Tel Aviv

    Locals and tourists love HaMaoz, which has three main areas – an outdoor garden deck, an indoor bar and a back room that deliberately looks like someone's…

  • Peacock

    Tel Aviv

    Unlike many other bars that try too hard to impress, Peacock is a simple pub that remains popular with locals because of its good range of beers and…

  • 55

    Israel

    A pub that boasts no fewer than 55 beers on tap (hence the name), it's located next to the massive Yes Planet cinema complex, overlooking a man-made lake…

  • Cafe Ein Hod

    North Coast

    This convivial cafe serves hot drinks (the coffee could be better) and light snacks, plus there’s outdoor seating in a shady garden prowled by cats. A…

  • Pundak HaDov

    Haifa

    This loosely Irish-themed pub-restaurant pulls Staropramen and Guinness for an expat-heavy crowd, and serves satisfying pub food – chicken wings, hot dogs…

  • Minzar

    Tel Aviv

    A few metres back from the main street and a few hundred miles from the mainstream, the Minzar is that rare thing: a pub without a closing time. A now…

  • Cafe Louise

    Caesarea

    Along Binyamina's main drag, this chain cafe has an ambient soundtrack wafting across a greenhouse-like terrace. A friendly spot for a coffee.

  • BuXa

    Tel Aviv

    BuXa is a unique venue – part art gallery displaying designer toys, part high-end cocktail bar and part underground DJ den. It hosts regular live music…

  • Jusa

    Tel Aviv

    At the northern end of Ibn Gabirol St near Pinkas St, Jusa is a welcome sight on scorching days. There’s a wall of refrigerators stacked with every kind…

  • Dancing Camel

    Tel Aviv

    Emerging from south Tel Aviv’s industrial area, Dancing Camel is a creative brewery and pub with an American accent. The brewery, set in a huge renovated…

  • Satchmo

    Tel Aviv

    The longest-running and possibly best-loved bar in Florentin, Satchmo has an old-school neighbourhood vibe and a fantastic selection of more than 70…

  • Background 32

    Tel Aviv

    A smallish bar and nightclub popular with beautiful 20-something hedonists, Background 32 is in the old El Al building. Expect to see party goers dancing…

  • Yam Bar

    Israel

    At the northern end of Herzliya, Yam Bar is all about the beachfront location. Set on a wooden deck, just metres away from the sand, it's a relaxed place…

  • Apolo

    Tel Aviv

    This hook-up bar-club is strictly for men only. It actually consists of two tiny bars, serving chasers for 10NIS. Happy hour is all night, Thursday is …

  • El Bourj Cafe

    Akko

    El Bourj Cafe serves decent coffees within the charismatic confines of an 18th-century caravanserai.

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