This restaurant has it all. A very good meal at reasonable prices, great atmosphere and very good service. We always have come away from this restaurant having had a very good time.
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 277 traveler reviews“Good quality kosher food”
“Pricey average”
This is near the shuk, a now trendy location. Service was unacceptable. From the time we were seated until our first contact with a server was 25 minutes. It then took an additional 35 minutes for our main to appear. It took 10 minutes to get our check and after another 10 minutes...
MoreThis is near the shuk, a now trendy location. Service was unacceptable. From the time we were seated until our first contact with a server was 25 minutes. It then took an additional 35 minutes for our main to appear. It took 10 minutes to get our check and after another 10 minutes waiting to pay, I stood up and stopped another waiter to pay. During the entire meal, there was one token “is everything okay?” So in my book, service gets a very low grade I found the appetizer to be smothered in a too sweet sauce. It wasn’t for me but if you like sweet, you would enjoy it. The steaks were ordered medium and came out rare. It wasn’t worth the time to send it back. The person at the table next to me did send hers back. The potatoes were nothing special. The steak was okay. I’ve had better and I’ve had worse. All in all, the food was average, service was below average, and the price was above average. That averages out to average.
Less“Great resturant best I’ve been to in Israel”
Came here with 3 friends and sat at the bar. Had an amazing starters and mains. Drinks were great and the bartender really helped. On whole the best meal I have had in Israel. The deserts were amazing as well!! Will be returning. Really amazing