Good food, excellent value for money business lunch, very good service and most important- great location with nice Jerusalem view in the nicest Israeli museum!
Modern – Israel Museum
- Price $$$$
- See Menu
- Free Wi-Fi
- Infant Friendly
- Kosher
- Chef Restaurant
- For Private Events
- Projector
- Accessibility
- Business Meals
A Unique Jerusalem Atmosphere
Run by Chef Oren Yerushalmi, MODERN Restaurant, at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, offers cuisine from a contemporary and creative Jerusalem kitchen that makes a clear personal statement. The restaurant’s design, its location inside the Israel Museum, and its view of the Valley of the Cross and the Knesset, all create a special Jerusalem atmosphere.
MODERN’s dishes are based on one-hundred-year-old Jerusalem recipes that evolved outside the Old City walls. They have the warm flavors of longing for distant lands. The chef picked apart traditional recipes and reassembled them, creating a modern and seasonal menu with a local flavor and fresh ingredients. Get introduced to a new type of local food. They even have Jerusalem tapas.
MODERN’s unique advantages: picturesque views, inspiring location, large and free parking by Israel Museum, modern Jerusalemite kitchen, varied menus, and professional experience in event hosting.
Menus
Enjoy a variety of menus at MODERN Restaurant.
- Business lunch menu: Sunday-Thursday, 11:30 am – 5:00 pm. MODERN’s business lunch menu includes a starter and a main course for the price of a main course – starting from 60 NIS. In addition, the restaurant offers vegetarian, vegan, children’s, and express menus.
- Culinary Tuesday Evenings: Every Tuesday evening, the restaurant organizes a culinary experience with a unique and refreshing dinner menu. Perfect for tasting and sharing.
- Children’s menu: MODERN offers business lunches for children! The meals include chicken nuggets with French fries or a hamburger and an ice-cream dessert with marshmallow. MODERN encourages its patrons to let the kids try some of the adult dishes as well!
- Wine Menu: MODERN takes pride in its Israeli and kosher wine collection – the largest in the world! Find a rich assortment of bottles from unique wineries from all around the country. The wines vary in price and flavors so that every customer can find their favorite glass of wine. Not into wine? The place serves draft beers, champagne, and all other sorts of great beverages. Cheers!
- Menu updates: MODERN Restaurant menus are seasonal and based on fresh market ingredients. The menus are frequently tweaked and refreshed and include daily specials so make sure to ask about it!
Events at MODERN Restaurant
You are welcome to plan your private event at MODERN restaurant. The restaurant hosts all kinds of events: bar/bat mitzvahs, birthdays, business events, product launches, and social gatherings.
- Group events: Museum Tour is optional. From 10-150 guests in the Olive Tree Patio
- Private events: Summer events – up to 350 guests. Winter events – up to 250 guests.
- Business events: Summer events – up to 350 guests. Winter events – up to 250 guests.
- Catering at the Israel Museum: up to 3000 guests.
- Private Terrace: up to 150 guests.
- The restaurant can accommodate up to 350 guests in a cocktail party settings. Events at the Israel Museum campus can accommodate up to 1500 guests.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Based on 344 traveler reviewsNew
“Convenient and Excellent Value”
My wife and I chose the "business lunch" special. This included an entree, soup/salad, and a lemonade. I had the pasta with beef filling and my wife had the beef/apricot kebab. We found both dishes to be quite good and flavorful. If you are visiting the museum, it is an...
MoreMy wife and I chose the "business lunch" special. This included an entree, soup/salad, and a lemonade. I had the pasta with beef filling and my wife had the beef/apricot kebab. We found both dishes to be quite good and flavorful. If you are visiting the museum, it is an excellent value for the money.
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“Lovely atmosphere, good food”
The Modern Restaurant, situated inside the Israel Museum has both indoor and outdoor seating. Today, because of the summer heat, we sat inside, but one can still see some of the view through the windows. The restaurant is large, spacious, airy and has a very pleasant atmosphere. The music wasn't too loud or overwhelming. A...
MoreThe Modern Restaurant, situated inside the Israel Museum has both indoor and outdoor seating. Today, because of the summer heat, we sat inside, but one can still see some of the view through the windows. The restaurant is large, spacious, airy and has a very pleasant atmosphere. The music wasn't too loud or overwhelming. A friend and I went for and early lunch and decided to have the lunchtime special whereby you pay the price of of the main course and get a salad and lemonade. We added a bit and also got coffee and a dessert which we shared. Our first course was a lovely, large, very fresh and tangy green salad which also had thin slices of green apples in it, lemon and mint. It had sugared pecans strewn over the top, and it would have been a bit better if there either would have been fewer nuts or they would have been broken up into smaller pieces,so as to be less dominant. But all together, it was a very generous and delicious starter. We ordered two main dishes- the sofritto which was really a kind of baked meat/ chestnut/ potato dish, topped with sweet potato chips. It was good, but nothing memorable. It was also just a bit heavy for a summer's day, and I think it wouldn't be a bad idea to take it off the menu till the cooler weather; it is definitely a dish more appropriate for the fall and winter. The other main course was far more interesting, delicious and visually attractive: small pieces of chicken breast finely cut and mixed with cranberries and walnuts, topped with kadaif noodles, and served with a very pretty selection of colorful spread to go with it. It was unusual and much lighter than the other dish, and was thoroughly enjoyed.It is not a large portion, though, and is really only for one person. Dessert was of two scoops of tehina ice cream, very smooth and creamy, served with chocolate crumbled cookies,"fans" of phyllo dough, and halva ribbons. It went perfectly with the coffee. The bill came to 240 shekels for two people, including the tip. It is a very decent price for this kind of meal. It is a lovely place to go to after a long day visiting the Israel Museum, with its extraordinary exhibitions, both permanent and temporary.
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“Recommended ”