Bait 77

Upper Galilee & Golan


This cheerful little bakery and cafe, run by Melbourne-raised ex-hippie Joy and her son Ariel, specialises in light, healthy meals: soup, salad, quiche, pasta, pizza and focaccia, complemented with homemade cakes, pastries and gluten-free muffins. Breakfast, served all day, costs 55NIS. Thursday is pizza night in the garden. Also on offer: whole-wheat bread and pitas – and, on Friday, sweet challah bread.


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