- 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 416 traveler reviews
I have visited the Menza with my family. The food was good , the location is great (walking distance from many places at the city center. The service was not that great , seems like there was not enough staff (too slow...)and they were out of 4 of the dishes we wanted to order....
MoreI have visited the Menza with my family. The food was good , the location is great (walking distance from many places at the city center. The service was not that great , seems like there was not enough staff (too slow...)and they were out of 4 of the dishes we wanted to order. Maybe it was because of a long weekend on a jewish holiday but you would expect them to plan ahead for that. Bottom line - the fact they were open on a Jewish holiday, the food was very good and I like the location. I wish they had all the dishes on the menu and service was a bit faster. I would probably give them another try....
LessWe enjoyed this place so much that we are here twice (it does help that it's open every night) during our 3 day trip to Jerusalem. The service was really great with friendly and informative staff. The food incorporates many ingredients found in the local cuisine into worldly dishes that everyone can enjoy. A...
MoreWe enjoyed this place so much that we are here twice (it does help that it's open every night) during our 3 day trip to Jerusalem. The service was really great with friendly and informative staff. The food incorporates many ingredients found in the local cuisine into worldly dishes that everyone can enjoy. A great atmosphere, delicious cocktails and a good wine list complement the yummy food very well. We made sure to book a table in advance as we were warned that it can get very busy, and we are glad we did as I overheard the waitress tell another couple it was a 40 minute wait. Give it a go, you won't regret it.
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I went with my boyfriend - he had a burger and I ate the smoked salmon with asparagus-risotto - wow! That’s all I can say. The burger was perfectly medium-rare as ordered and my food was delicious as well. I have rarely eaten so well. With it our waitress recommended a really tasty rosé...
MoreI went with my boyfriend - he had a burger and I ate the smoked salmon with asparagus-risotto - wow! That’s all I can say. The burger was perfectly medium-rare as ordered and my food was delicious as well. I have rarely eaten so well. With it our waitress recommended a really tasty rosé wine and a chocolate suflé with vanilla icecream. We basically rolled home but it was so worth it! I really recommend Menza if you’re staying in Jerusalem and wanna treat yourself to a nice dinner. You can even sit outside :)
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