- Price $$$$
- See Menu
- Vegan Friendly
- Smoking Area
- Outside Seating Area
- Open on Saturday
- Non-kosher
A Home for Accessible, Creative Cuisine
In Latin, Menza means a house of food. Located among the art galleries and boutique shops of Betsalel Street in downtown Jerusalem, Menza restaurant in Jerusalem is exactly that, open 7 days a week from morning until the last customer, working to bring its patrons fresh, high-quality, creative cuisine from breakfast to dinner in a casual, accessible atmosphere.
The Menu
Every day at Menza starts with a rich breakfast featuring a gauntlet of selections from the world’s best morning cuisines — frittata, croque monsieur, french toast, bacon and eggs, sandwiches, muesli, fresh-baked pastries and of course the classic Israeli breakfast spread. Stop by on Saturday for brunch and get special prices on various cocktails alongside your standard hot and cold drinks.
The brasserie-esque lunch and dinner menu presents a lot of tough choices. Their hamburger — on a homemade bun with your choice of toppings — may be the best in the city, and there’s no shortage of other amazing options for meat-lovers. The classic entrecote steak is certainly some prime choice beef, the baby back ribs fall right off the bone and the corned beef sandwich is executed to perfection.
However, you also don’t want to miss out on Menza’s specialty — fresh takes on Mediterranean classics like crab risotto, gnocchi with seafood, lasagna, seared tuna nicoise salad and others. Then, of course, there’s the ceviche, which is absolutely out of this world.
Food is certainly the focus at Menza, but they also don’t slack off on the drinks, offering some of the best and most creative cocktails in the city alongside a healthy menu of wines and craft beers on tap and in bottles.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Based on 514 traveler reviews
we sat outside, on the small street, there are two or three places to sit in this street, we chose Menza, service was fine, and the hamburguers we took were nice and satisfying,....as for the rest of the menu, nothing excited us to try them or were a bit expensive to try them. If you...
Morewe sat outside, on the small street, there are two or three places to sit in this street, we chose Menza, service was fine, and the hamburguers we took were nice and satisfying,....as for the rest of the menu, nothing excited us to try them or were a bit expensive to try them. If you are in the area, you can try it.
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A bartender at a nearby spot told us to go here. The reviews aren't great but we went and we are so glad we did! It is a tiny dining room so make a reservation. The service is great. The setting is a little funky. We have the calamari...
MoreA bartender at a nearby spot told us to go here. The reviews aren't great but we went and we are so glad we did! It is a tiny dining room so make a reservation. The service is great. The setting is a little funky. We have the calamari appetizer - yummy! Then one of the specials - pork ribs with gnocchi and other good stuff. Our other entree was off the menu - drum fish with rice and other good stuff - again yummy! This place deserves to be booked up every night!
LessWhen travelling I try to live off local fare. Sometimes, I'm ashamed to admit, I can't find food with which I'm comfortable when away form home. For meat-eating North Americans, who crave a hamburger, this is your place! I'll say nothing more than that the hamburger I had here was as good as, or better...
MoreWhen travelling I try to live off local fare. Sometimes, I'm ashamed to admit, I can't find food with which I'm comfortable when away form home. For meat-eating North Americans, who crave a hamburger, this is your place! I'll say nothing more than that the hamburger I had here was as good as, or better than, most I've ever had in North America. If you're near there, and hungry, do yourself a favour, and put the local food aside for a meal. I think you'll be glad you did!
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