Machneyuda
Photo: Machneyuda
Photo: Machneyuda
- Price $$$$
- Accessibility
- Chef Restaurant
- For Private Events
- Free Wi-Fi
- Non-kosher
- Outside Seating Area
- Reservation Needed
Machneyuda restaurant is named after the Mahane Yehuda marketplace in which it is located. It is a fairly new place, having opened in 2009, and so far it is booming success, garnering wall-to-wall praises in the media.
The restaurant was established by three well known Jerusalem chefs, Assaf Granit, Yossy Elad and Uri Navon, who joined forces to launch a place that serves joyful, modern Israeli cuisine. The restaurant is designed in a colorful, light fashion, and the menu changes daily in accordance with the marketplace inventory and the chefs’ moods. The kitchen is completely visible, allowing you to see how your food is being made. Fish, seafood and desserts are highly recommended. All the dishes are of the highest quality and not too pricey – around 80 ILS per dish.
Photos courtesy of Ministry of Tourism and Yahav Yaakov
TripAdvisor Reviews
Based on 2186 traveler reviews
We booked 2 months before we arrived in Israel and were very glad we did, the restaurant was packed and mostly with locals.nThe music is very loud, but we have all been told that and we should expect it. The staff are friendly and it was fun to do shots with them, it felt...
MoreWe booked 2 months before we arrived in Israel and were very glad we did, the restaurant was packed and mostly with locals.nThe music is very loud, but we have all been told that and we should expect it. The staff are friendly and it was fun to do shots with them, it felt very hospitable. The food was very good, we had the Lamb hot dog, huge and super tasty, the Calamari, the Cabonara and the Kurdish pastries, all was delicous. It's not cheap but it is an experience and once you will likely have once so worth it.
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We felt lucky to get a reservation. We were told it’s noisy..nFor a top chef restaurant was so disappointed . The experience was not about the food, it was like being at a club. Patrons were singing and dancing. Videoing themselves, posing for selfies..the music was intolerably loudnAnd the food was good but not...
MoreWe felt lucky to get a reservation. We were told it’s noisy..nFor a top chef restaurant was so disappointed . The experience was not about the food, it was like being at a club. Patrons were singing and dancing. Videoing themselves, posing for selfies..the music was intolerably loudnAnd the food was good but not greatnMaybe it was just our night ,but if you want a dining experience.. try something else.. loved Mona
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5/5 for food! n2/5 for ambience! nnBook early as hard to get dinner slots.nHad the tasting menu- absolutely amazing food. nnCramped space at bar for 7 persons but should really be for 6, especially as some of the dishes came in large serving / display dishes-It allows one person to eat but the other...
More5/5 for food! n2/5 for ambience! nnBook early as hard to get dinner slots.nHad the tasting menu- absolutely amazing food. nnCramped space at bar for 7 persons but should really be for 6, especially as some of the dishes came in large serving / display dishes-It allows one person to eat but the other needed a plate. Also was being bumped into by clients and Waitering staff as they walked passed due to how cramped the seats were. nnThe music was unfortunately an issue too loud and made it feel like dining on a night club . It got tot he point where we couldn’t have a conversation nor could we hear the bar tenderers explain about the dishes It really does not suit everyone-nSo perhaps consider those who don’t want extremely loud music that might damage one’s hearings nnFood which was 5 star : great dishes- tabluleh, the seafood pallela , the picanha skewers, the fillet. nnDesert again amazing with a selection of creamy, lemon cake- sour and sweats: almond and rose water Turkish delight. nnThe signature dish polenta was the only underwhelming dish.
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