The steak sandwich was delicious. This was our first visit. On the next visit we had a dish with Chicken Lvers. It was great. Just too mich.
Focaccia Moshava
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Photo: Focaccia Moshava
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Photo: Focaccia Moshava
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- Price $$$$
- Accessibility
- Business Meals
- Chef Restaurant
- For Private Events
- Free Wi-Fi
- Kosher
- Outside Seating Area
- Reservation Needed
- Take Away
About Focaccia Moshava
Charming with a touch of hipness, Focaccia Moshava (aka The Kosher Focaccia) is one of the best and most popular restaurants on Emek Refaim Street.
The Menu
Much like its non-kosher counterpart in the city center, Focaccia Moshava has a menu based on the Italian kitchen with a variety of other Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and continental dishes to round it out so that there is something for every taste.
Try some of these signature dishes:
- Beef carpaccio — tender, thin slices of top-notch raw beef drizzled for taste to perfection with olive oil and balsamic vinegar
- Veal ragu with fettuccine — thin strips of veal cooked in a succulent sauce of tomatoes and herbs
- Veal sweetbread and entrecote skewers on top of grilled portobello mushrooms
- Ram’s mixed grill — liver, hearts grilled with pieces of chicken and sirloin drizzled with a light coating of tehina
- The fresh-baked focaccia breads with a variety of topping choices
- The juicy, cooked-to-order Focaccia burger with goose breast and avocado
- Fish kebabs with a spicy salsa and lemon tehina with ciabatta bread
On top of the food, Focaccia offers a variety of quality wines at quite reasonable prices, as well as signature cocktails from the bar.
On weekdays from noon to 5 pm, you can take advantage of Focaccia’s awesome business lunch deal of an appetizer, main course and dessert at a fixed price starting at 69 NIS — far and away one of the best deals in town.
And stop by on Friday afternoons to check out the Focaccia Moshava market, which features a huge spread of salads, spreads, meat and fish dishes, desserts and more that you can buy by weight and take home for Shabbat meals.
Events at Focaccia Moshava
The dining space is as delightful as the menu, with indoor, outdoor and bar seating options, comfortable chairs, high ceilings and plenty of room.
It can accommodate events of up to 150 people, including bar/bat mitzvahs, birthdays, corporate events and intimate celebrations, and the chef offers special fixed menus with your dishes served in a communal style in the center of the tables.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Based on 88 traveler reviews“Several visits”
“Good food but that's not everything....”
The food at Focaccia Moshava is good, but the overall experience left something to be desired. I arrived during another wave of covid/corona virus, when the Ministry of Health was instructing businesses to implement the regulations: customers must show their green certificate at the entrance of a restaurant. I entered and stood for...
MoreThe food at Focaccia Moshava is good, but the overall experience left something to be desired. I arrived during another wave of covid/corona virus, when the Ministry of Health was instructing businesses to implement the regulations: customers must show their green certificate at the entrance of a restaurant. I entered and stood for some time in the crowded inside space, but no-one asked for my card or vaccination status. With the omicron variant cases going up exponentially every day I felt very unsafe and asked to sit outside in the courtyard, in spite of the Jerusalem cold. (Hand-washing facilities, incidentally, are up a difficult spiral staircase which is barely accessible). I ordered roast beef focaccia which was excellent - and bigger than I could eat. It included grilled tomato and onion, a fried egg and lots of green leaves, as well plenty of tasty roast beef. They did not have decaf coffee to finish, so I took tea with mint leaves. But the experience was spoilt for me by the fact that many people came into the courtyard (walled-in nicely with glass, with a tent-like roof) and smoked like chimneys (even though there were seats in the street outside, where other smokers were sitting). I complained to the pleasant waitress, but she did nothing, so I left without finishing my tea, smoked out. What could have been a first-class lunch was ruined by the lack of observance of safety regulations and lack of consideration for non-smoking clients.
Less“Promised to be back.....”
In February we promised to be back! And I always try to keep my promises...Pleasure to see lots of people enjoying their food. They must have read my original write-up :) This time (we were 4 people) and were a little disappointed with the food. The so called Roast Beef Salad had unfortunately never...
MoreIn February we promised to be back! And I always try to keep my promises...Pleasure to see lots of people enjoying their food. They must have read my original write-up :) This time (we were 4 people) and were a little disappointed with the food. The so called Roast Beef Salad had unfortunately never seen Roast Beef! Not every piece of meat can be classified as such. Certainly not the "soup meat" used which was impossible to chew :( The waitress in charge named EDEN (like the Garden of....) immediately accepted our complaint (we had 2 portions) and offered us a free dish for compensation and free desserts! Very impressive and definitely the reason that we will be back again one happy day - Stay tuned!
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