One of the best restaurants in Jerusalem! Lots of great options on the menu inspired by Kurdish cuisine. Order the dessert platter for a fun musical performance!
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
We made reservations online and were seated within a few minutes upon our arrival. The outside of the restaurant is not really impressive but the inside is very nice. We sat in the upper level which is more quiet. We shared two appetizers. One was the "colorful market salad" and...
MoreWe made reservations online and were seated within a few minutes upon our arrival. The outside of the restaurant is not really impressive but the inside is very nice. We sat in the upper level which is more quiet. We shared two appetizers. One was the "colorful market salad" and the other the Beit Zafafa sashimi. The salad was very good with an interesting combination of ingredients. The online menu does not state it but the fish in the sashimi was sea bass. It was delicious. My friend had the "sea fish butterfly" which is a butterflied filet of sea bass. She really enjoyed it. I had the "charcoal chicken thighs", which I believe was pargit (often translated as "spring chicken") and it was excellent. It was cooked to perfection. They have an extensive wine list including some wines by the glass, but she isn't a wine drinker and I didn't like the selection of reds they had by the glass. We were full and didn't partake in dessert but I have seen reviews which raved about them. The service was outstanding. It may have been the best I have ever received in Israel. The prices are on the high end but worth it.
LessVery nice dinner in this nice restaurant ! Service is quick and efficient , plates were delicious, salad, chicken and such nice beef !