Restaurants and Coffee Houses in Tzfat and area

Most of the restaurants, pizza parlors, falafel stands, schwarma stands, and coffee houses in Tzfat are kosher, but the consumer should always check to insure that the certificate is up-to-date. The Tzfat Rabbinute gives a certification, and there is a mehadrin hechsher as well.

There are no restaurants open in the main part of town on Shabbat or holidays. Visitors must plan ahead of time for their meals.

All phone numbers are listed as if being dialed from within Israel. If calling from outside of Israel, dial "972" first and then drop the first "0".

Food for Shabbat
(for Pesach, the Mercazi will have food for Shabbat and Holiday meals)

Hadar -- Good reviews. Meat and milk. Not oily. (052)222-9515

Galilee Food Dairy and Meat, healthy and unique dishes. Barbeque meat, vegetable platters, kosher. smadar.tsvang@gmail.com or 050-5590-597.

Shabbat Food -- salads, cakes and hot meals for Shabbat or any other occasion. Delicious food for delicious prices. Home Delivery. Best Hechsherim. 054-8451189 Email:shabbes@drori.or

The Flying Fig -- Healthy Vegetarian and vegan (mehadrin) food from Rosh Pinna. Bakery, confectionary, quiches, salads, home-made breads and more. Take-out and catering for events. 077-797-0177

Mercazi Hotel --(04)6972666 On Jerusalem St., in center of town. Open shmorgesborg. Must pick up by 11:00a.m. on Friday or order in advance). Highly suggested to go early in the morning, before 10:00a.m.

Mendi's -- (077)4108002, (04)6923067 Take-out meat menu. Mehadrin ("Hamish" hashkaha). Full menu for Shabat and weekdays. 10% discount for Shabbat food if ordered ahead of time. Deliveries.

Peretz Catering -- (052)827-2299 Mehadrin catering; take-out food for Shabbat. Smorgesborg to select on Friday mornings or by order. Located in Meor Chaim neighborhood, Southern part of the city.

Catering Meir -- (04)6924896 or (054) 470-5033. By order. Hebrew.

Malon Pisga -- On Har Cana'an, in the Kiryat Sarah neighborhood of Tzfat (along the road leading from Tzfat to Rosh Pinna, a 5-minute drive from the town center) Open shmorgesborg. Open 8:30 - 13:00 on Fridays. (052)762-0136

Eshel restaurant -- pay before Shabbat and eat on Shabbat. Located on Bar Yochai Street in Tzfat's Old City. (04)6920948

Rimonim Hotel -- Artists Quarter. May order meals throughout the week. For Shabbat, must order ahead of time.

Ron Hotel -- Above the Old City on the Metzuda (Citadel). May order meals for Shabbat. (04)6972590 . Pay ahead of time and come for the meal.

Casablanca -- Mehadrin. Located in Rosh Pinna. Take-away food Friday morning. (04)6802511 or (052)8377884

Order Mehadrin home-cooked meals through Rabbi Rottenberg (04)6971035 or (052)7631-531

Thai Bar Chinese Food -- Order for Shabbat. Deliveries. 30% off on Friday orders. (04)6970991

Shabbos Salads-- Homemade Salads Lkavod Shabbos Kodesh. IyH Every week there will be fresh salads, according to the seasons. No preservatives. Badatz, Mehadrin We will deliver to your house within the old city by Thursday night. 052-674-4474, 04-697-4733 Yasmin

Other Restaurants and Coffee Houses in Tzfat and area

Note: Most restaurants and coffee houses are located on Jerusalem Street in the center of the city. Below are listed some eateries that may be of particular interest to visitors, either because of deliveries or their unique menu or location.

Art Cafe - vegetarian. Mehadrin. Next to Bank HaPoalim on Jerusalem Street, Tuft's main street. (04)6820928

Mystic Pizza - Cana'an neighborhood. Deliveries. (04)6973814

Tree of Life - vegetarian restaurant located in the Old City's main public square, Kikar HaMeginim. Mehadrin 050-696-0239

HaAri8 -- meat restaurant in the Old City on HaAri St. Great reviews from locals and visitors alike.

Thai Bar - Chinese Food. Located in Sha'are HaIr, on the road leading from Tzfat to Rosh Pinna. Rabbinute. (04)6920992 (30% reduction on Friday orders). Deliveries.

Snitzelria - snitzels of different flavors in a baguette with salads and dressing. Rabbinute. (054)455-3351. Deliveries.

Gan Eden -- vegetarian restaurant on the road leading from Tzfat to Rosh Pinna. (04)6972434

Pizza Bar - pizzas. Deliveries. (04)6922982

Mitbalim -- Kosher Meat Restaurant in Rosh Pinna. Excellent Reviews. Next to the main gas station, across from the mall. (04)686-0107