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HaMotzi

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Jaffa 113, Jerusalem, Israel
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Sun-Thu: 12:00-24:00, Fri: 11:30-ONE HOUR BEFORE SHABBAT, Sat: ONE HOUR AFTER SHABBAT-01:00

In an ancient Jerusalem stone house near Mahane Yehuda market is the much loved Hamotzi restaurant that serves authentic and comforting homemade food at affordable prices. Chef Avi Levy combines a North African cooking style with a Jerusalem flare to create a rich kaleidoscopic of flavors. Levy uses local ingredients from the nearby market.

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“Great food great staff”

Reviewed 4 days agoBy Bedugulfrance

- we had lunch a couple times while visiting the beautiful city of Jerusalem. - staff was very friendly and cheerful. - we had salads and a few appetizers - quality was really good and food so tasty. - loved the atmosphere and the music played in the background too - reasonable prices.

“Wonderful food”

Reviewed on April 26, 2019By Leonard CWashington DC, District of Columbia

We had a great dinner at the restaurant. Suggest getting there early (or make a reservation) as the line can be very long. Not a quiet spot but worth the loud ambience

“Not that we expected!”

Reviewed on April 11, 2019By Gary CToronto, Canada

After we heard recommendations about this place my wife and I were really looking forward to enjoying an authentic middle eastern meal. We went for lunch and were very disappointed. Not all of the food was hot, and the dishes we ordered were not the tastiest... The tables are very close together with loud...

After we heard recommendations about this place my wife and I were really looking forward to enjoying an authentic middle eastern meal. We went for lunch and were very disappointed. Not all of the food was hot, and the dishes we ordered were not the tastiest... The tables are very close together with loud music which makes it difficult to talk. It felt like more of a fast food restaurant than the upper scale place the menu prices would suggest. We also heard two couples that were sitting beside us complain also so it wasn’t just us that felt that way. Our server was very nice, but overall just an average restaurant, expensive for what you get, very crowded, with a well known head chef... We won’t be back.

Near By (Up to 10 minutes walk)