Must-see restaurants in East Jerusalem

  • Sarwa Street Kitchen

    East Jerusalem

    Sarwa Street Kitchen is a chill place to loiter with a quiet coffee, juice, meal or beer. The kitchen offers a range of freshly prepared dishes, from…

  • Restaurant Fish

    East Jerusalem

    With uniformed waitstaff and white tablecloths, the Restaurant Fish is refined for a bus-station-adjacent spot. Tasty calamari and shrimp (fried, grilled…

  • Al Ayed

    East Jerusalem

    Hands down, the best lamb kebab sandwich for the money in Jerusalem. The falafel and hummus and other specialities like barbecue chicken with salads and…

  • Azzahra Restaurant

    East Jerusalem

    In a quiet corner close to the Old City, Azzahra is an ideal place for a group or family looking for something familiar – fresh and satisfying pizza. The…

  • View Cafe Bar

    East Jerusalem

    The View Cafe Bar, East Jerusalem’s only rooftop restaurant, serves up Palestinian cuisine alongside a spectacular Old City view. Go for a sundowner to…

  • Notre Dame Cheese & Wine Restaurant

    East Jerusalem

    The scent of ripe brie and pungent gruyère tickles your nostrils the moment you step out of the elevator to this 4th-floor rooftop restaurant. The view is…

  • Nordic Café

    East Jerusalem

    The relatively chic and cosy Scandinavian-themed Nordic Café is a perfect place to stop for a coffee, fresh juice cocktail, pretty pastries or freshly…

  • Al Amin Sweets & Bakery

    East Jerusalem

    Al Amin Bakery brings Jerusalem together to literally break bread. On any given day Palestinians, Israelis, Ethiopians, Filipinos and tourists of all…

  • Al Mihbash

    East Jerusalem

    Perch on an overhanging balcony table for a feast of Palestinian-style dishes, from fish kebabs and falafel to stuffed chicken, along with enough…

  • Allegro Bistro

    East Jerusalem

    A cheaper, more rounded offering than the cheese-and-wine restaurant above it, Allegro is a charming cafe in the Notre Dame complex serving pizzas, hummus…

  • Al Diwan Restaurant

    East Jerusalem

    It feels pricey if you've been snacking on street food all day, but the restaurant at the Ambassador is one of East Jerusalem's best places to eat. Puffy…

  • Courtyard Restaurant

    East Jerusalem

    Even if you're not staying at the American Colony Hotel, it's worth stopping by the Courtyard Restaurant for Middle Eastern dishes served on tiled tables…

  • Ikermawi

    East Jerusalem

    Locals have been flocking to this efficiently run hummus and falafel place just outside Damascus Gate since it opened in 1952.

  • Diwan

    East Jerusalem

    The Jerusalem Hotel serves food within a stone-walled cellar and, even better, in the courtyard under a pergola heavy with grapevines. It's a pleasant…