Jacko street has excellent food - from starters to dessert (just avoid the chicken main course dish). The atmosphere was fun and hip and the speak easy bar was a cool surprise as well. It is a bit noisy, but all in the spirit of fun.
Jacko’s Street Restaurant
- Price $$$$
Jacko’s Street, located in the Mahane Yehuda market, is a kosher chef restaurant owned by three friends—Zakai Hodja, Rafi Revivo and Yotam Nisim. Hodja formerly worked as a chef at some of Jerusalem’s leading restaurants including Canela, Angelica and Lara, and even worked with esteemed Israeli chef Shalom Kadosh. Revivo and Nisim have extensive experience in Jerusalem’s nightlife scene and have also managed a number of cafes.
The three chose to open the restaurant in Mahane Yehuda out of a desire to transform the market into a lively and enjoyable area for Jerusalem tourists and locals.
Jacko’s Street boasts an open kitchen allowing you to watch the chefs prepare your dish, which is part of the experience. The menu consists of a broad variety of dishes such as a salmon ceviche with cucumber and black sesame seeds with a shallot vinaigrette and a melon wasabi sauce; risotto with celery, chard, lemon and green garlic; fresh red mullet pan fried in preserved lemon, Kalamata olives, asparagus, fried eggplant and tomato salsa; and smoked duck sautéed in caramelized onions and mushrooms on top of a foccacia bread and a citrus salad.
Desserts include a ravioli filled with pastry cream and chocolate sauce with caramel, coffee and vanilla truffles and a Krembo (an Israeli marshmallow and cookie treat) on top of a kadaif pastry with a toffee and limoncello sauce.
Friday is a unique day since the restaurant is closed from Friday evening for Shabbat. You can enjoy a homey, light menu and Greek music.
The restaurant has a large bar with 12 seats and a small bar with five more places where diners can be served directly from the kitchen. There is also a gallery floor uniquely decorated with street signs and big sofas for relaxing.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Based on 292 traveler reviews“Probably the best in Jerusalem ”
If you wish to have a perfect and fun evening such as birthday or any accasion You will find this restaurant as the best choice. I visited this restaurant at the first time when it was just oppened and since then i felt these guys goes forward and orovide better dishes and netter service and...
MoreIf you wish to have a perfect and fun evening such as birthday or any accasion You will find this restaurant as the best choice. I visited this restaurant at the first time when it was just oppened and since then i felt these guys goes forward and orovide better dishes and netter service and perfect Athmosphere. Must be and prepare approx 60€ per person inn avarage.
Less“It is worth the ticket to Israel for Jacko’s St....”
One of the best restaurants i have eaten kosher or not kosher. Its nice that it is kosher of course! You must book a reservation and expect a little wait. Suggest sitting upstairs as it fills up last and there is dedicated staff upstairs. We had Noy who really knew the menu looked after...
MoreOne of the best restaurants i have eaten kosher or not kosher. Its nice that it is kosher of course! You must book a reservation and expect a little wait. Suggest sitting upstairs as it fills up last and there is dedicated staff upstairs. We had Noy who really knew the menu looked after us well and delivered food when the time was right. She also gave very good suggestions on the menu. I can’t say enough about the food, taste, plating, cleanliness all 5 stars. Food was super original and very thought out. Plating was exceptional and fit the trendy, yet unique interior. Chef Zacai Huja is on top of his game. We were shocked the location was opened for 5 years and still putting out outrageously good food not great dishes that were dumbed down by line chefs. That means Chef Huja’s team is also on top of their game. Looking forward to our next visit. Pricing was surprisingly good. We ordered from the more expensive side of the starters, mains, desert, cocktails and coffees and were around $200 with tip. Might have to make this a daily stop over the next few weeks. Maybe they have one of those 10 punch cards and the 11th is free...hmmm Keep in mind this is an extremely busy restaurant for good reason. Get reservations and try to keep them. Popular spots like this are a serious business and they rely on timeliness to keep other customers happy. It also helps you not to walk in and have a battle before you are seated. Enjoy!
Less“Good food, fun atmosphere - great night”