Jerusalem Open Restaurants™ Festival 2019Fri | Nov 22 | 4:00PM

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Israel’s coolest urban culinary festival, Open Restaurants, is making Aliyah to our beautiful and extremely delicious city of Jerusalem for the fourth year in a row!

Jerusalem’s culinary scene can be easily defined as an international mix of flavors with hundreds of restaurants serving everything, from beautifully crafted tasting menus to delicious “good to go” street food. Whether you like Italian, Asian, Argentine asado or vegan…be sure to find it with a new à la Jerusalem twist.

On November 19-23, the Open Restaurants four-day culinary festival will take the city by storm with a high quality food celebration. The best local kitchens will open their doors and share with us the secrets of the beloved and healthy Middle Eastern cuisine. Local and international chefs will come together and create unique menus with special techniques from all around the world. What to expect? Culinary innovation, food technology, market tours, master classes, food talks and food events combined with art, design and the great philosophy behind our most desirable and needed activity (which is of course – eating!).

Jerusalem OpenRestaurants™ Festival 2019 Featured Events

An evening of Israeli wine and tapas at Mamila Hotel

Join us for a lovely afternoon as we travel all over Israel without leaving the Mamilla Hotel’s breathtaking bar – The Mirror Bar. Efi Kotz, the director of the Mamilla Hotel’s wine cellar and its chief sommelier, will take us on a magical tasting journey of Israeli wines. We will taste five wines from boutique wineries, and each wine will be accompanied by tapas that match its characteristics and flavor, created especially for us by the hotel’s chef, Kobi Bachar.

Falafel Tour

There is nothing more Israeli than Falafel. The golden falafel ball that long ago became the symbol, and sandwich, most associated with Israel — simple, tasty, flavorful, and nourishing for the body and the soul. Join us on a national mission to discover the best falafel in Jerusalem. We do not promise that you will find an unequivocal answer, but we do promise you that it will be abundant and delicious!

Cooking class with chef Moshe basson conducted in English

Jerusalem’s top chef will give you an insider’s look into the kitchens of the Ecalyptus restaurant. Come get your hands dirty and be ready to feed your curiosity!

Where to Stay in Jerusalem

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