Medita

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When a Modern Bistro Restaurant Meets the Classic Mediterranean Cuisine

The story of the Medita restaurant begins at the cooperation between the Chef Moti Ochana and Moshe Cohen (also the owners of the beloved Hachatzer restaurant). Ochana who graduated the culinary institution of 'Le Cordon Bleu' is an expert in combining the qualities of the French culinary with the Israeli colorful Mediterranean scene.

The restaurant is designed with decorative and luxurious elements alongside classical Mediterranean features, such as the Taboon oven and the open kitchen. The restaurant is blending perfectly in the urban scene of Jerusalem. The Medita was designed by Gilaad Zaafrani - one of Israel's most talented architecture & interior restaurant designers. As soon as you enter the restaurant, you will feel his warm and elegant composition.

What's on the Menu?

The Medita menu offers a rich variety of meat dishes such as the minute steak focaccia, seared tuna with green salad and soy caviar, whole sea bream served with arak liquor and dill, 250 gram hamburger served with fries and vegetables, and an especially recommended tasting menu.   

After sunset, the Medita restaurant transforms into a bar and opens its doors for those of you who are looking to spend a nice night out. The restaurant offers an impressive alcohol menu with quality beverages from all around the world.  

Private Events at the Medita

The Medita restaurant offers a private event venue that is able to accommodate groups of up to 110 guests for the celebration of various events: conferences, Brita or Brit Milah, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, team building days and events, birthdays and any other event that comes to mind. You can also use the Medita restaurant for an event of up to 180 guests.  

Moti Ochana

chef restaurant // Moti Ochana

Moti Ochana

Moti Ochana is an Israeli chef and restaurateur. Chef Moti Ochana graduated from the prestigious culinary institution, Le Cordon Bleu. Ochana has been active in the field of culinary for many years, and he is impressively knowledg...

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4.4
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  • Alex Moerman
    Alex Moerman
    November 28, 2022

    Loved the food, high quality meat, very good starters and great cocktails! Overall a very nice place to get dinner with the family and friends. Service was good and fast. We had 2 starters, 2 cocktails and a main dish of...

  • Elie Ifrah
    Elie Ifrah
    January 7, 2020

    The location of the restaurant is quite tricky, so stick with google maps directions. Medita has delicious and very aesthetic plates presentation. the waiters team is super nice and attentive to our needs. I liked this pl...

  • Dina Reich
    Dina Reich
    October 25, 2021

    Medita is a modern Mediterranean Meat restaurant. They use high quality ingredients and it can be tasted in their dishes. I decided to go for lunch and take advantage of their lunch special. I highly recommend trying out...

  • Yosef Levenstein
    Yosef Levenstein
    April 25, 2019

    We had the foise gras, sweet breads, asado, and grilled chicken livers. Every dish was delicious, perfectly prepared and beautiful. This was a part of their Passover menu in 2019. There was some similarity in the plating...

  • Ari Roth
    Ari Roth
    July 13, 2021

    Really yummy food, but at times a bit too fancy for its own good. We came here for our anniversary and enjoyed almost everything we ate, but there was always at least one weird thing in each dish. The only exceptions were...

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  • calendar iconSun-Thurs: 12:00-23:00, Sat: 1 hour after Shabbat-23:00.
  • address iconבניין "בית האומות", דרך חברון 101, ירושלים, Israel
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  • calendar iconSun-Thurs: 12:00-23:00, Sat: 1 hour after Shabbat-23:00.
  • address iconבניין "בית האומות", דרך חברון 101, ירושלים, Israel
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