Hosh Jasmin

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This local restaurant on a hillside in Beit Jala serves homely Palestinian food, beers and wine on the grounds of an organic farm, with hens clucking, birds singing and fantastic views over the hills of the southern West Bank. Lunch and dinner are served on rickety wooden tables perched on the very edge of the valley, while couches and treehouse-like raised platforms are a great place to relax and enjoy a shisha. The best time to come is at sunset.

Hosh Jasmin can be tricky to find, so make sure the taxi driver knows it before you set off.

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