This bar has the best cocktails in Jerusalem. Sitting outside in the warmer weather is a real treat (the inside can sometimes get crowded). The snacks are also very good with probably the best chips in Jerusalem.
Zuta is the newest addition to Jerusalem’s upscale cocktail bar scene, operating alongside the popular fine dining kosher restaurant 1868. Their impressive cocktail menu, tailored with the help of a professional mixologist, is made up of a mix of classic cocktails and original creations that run the gamut of tastes and are made from only the highest quality fresh ingredients. Zuta complements the cocktails with a classy, intimate atmosphere featuring antique cocktail tools and liquor bottles as decorations, romantic lighting and a jazzy playlist.
Try refreshing citrus-based concoctions like the French 75 (champagne, gin and lemon juice), smoked margarita (the traditional Mexican cocktail infused with agave syrup and a dash of smoky scotch) and blood orange swizzle (Bacardi superior, fresh lime and Zuta’s homemade tiki bitter blood orange syrup), or go old school with classics like a dry martini with your choice of gin, an old fashioned with small-batch bourbon or the New Orleans favorite Sazerac (Dupuy coganc, early times and peychauds bitters).
If you fancy a bite to eat with your cocktail(s), Zuta has a small, but more than adequate menu of nibbles and appetizer-sized dishes, and during restaurant hours, you can partake in 1868’s full dinner menu. Some of the highlights from the cocktail menu include veal short-ribs and potato gnocchi, homemade preserved tuna with poached egg and dried tomatoes, sirloin with a peanut sauce and a rib-eye sandwich. For those with a sweet tooth, there is Valrhona chocolate mousse, berry panna cotta and sticky toffee cake.
Photo: Mushkie Haskelevich
TripAdvisor Reviews
Based on 48 traveler reviews“Amazing cocktails!”
We had a great evening at the Zuta cocktail bar which is in the restaurant 1848. The bartender Ziggy took great care of us describing several of the specialty cocktails on the menu and discussing other options that we could enjoy based on the spirits that we liked the best. My husband and I...
MoreWe had a great evening at the Zuta cocktail bar which is in the restaurant 1848. The bartender Ziggy took great care of us describing several of the specialty cocktails on the menu and discussing other options that we could enjoy based on the spirits that we liked the best. My husband and I really enjoy cocktails and have been to many places and these cocktails were some of the best we have ever had. For food, we ordered the Masse which was OK but the filo pastry stuffed with meat and the cod fish and chips were fantastic. The atmosphere is beautiful but relaxed. Overall a great place to hang out.
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Amazing cocktail bar and very good food. Great cozy bar area. The drinks are spectacular and many are original. The guys behind the bar - Daniel and Sam - are amazing. They are entertaining and really good guys. Served our group of four really well, made us feel...
MoreAmazing cocktail bar and very good food. Great cozy bar area. The drinks are spectacular and many are original. The guys behind the bar - Daniel and Sam - are amazing. They are entertaining and really good guys. Served our group of four really well, made us feel like we were home. We tried some cocktails off the menu and they made some for us. We liked the place so much that we went back a second night for drinks — we only spent four nights in Jerusalem. The bar menu is good, but ask for the restaurant food menu — larger selection. Tell Daniel and Sam we said “Shalom”
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