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10 BEST LOCAL FOOD CHAINS in ISRAEL
WHERE TO EAT * FOOD PRICES IN ISRAEL
RESTAURANTS IN ISRAEL
To taste the life in Israel the way locals do, try out popular local restaurant chains. Most of them have existed for decades withstanding the test of time and preserving the best culinary traditions of quick nutrition. Below are the top 10 restaurant chains in Israel with price, some key facts, price range and locations. Hope you will find the nearest and the dearest easily.
Restaurant | Description | Price Range | Locations | Menu | |
1 | ![]() | Aroma Espresso Bar is an Israeli espresso and coffee chain with 153 branches around the country, and several branches in the United States, Canada, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine. | $0.3 -$12 | • Jerusalem • Tel Aviv-Yafo • Haifa • Rehovot map | Coffees, hot beverages, iced beverages, sweets, cakes, breads, burgers, sandwiches, deserts, salads, soups, etc. |
2 | ![]() | Roladin or Roladin Bakery & Café is the largest bakery chain in Israel, with 78 locations around
Israel. The concept for Roladin was created in 1987 by two brothers Kobi and Avi Hakak. Homemade cakes were sold from door to door, since they had no physical location. In 1989 the fist Roladin shopwas opened in Israel. | $4 – $47 |
map | Sweets, cakes, deserts, pastries, breads, high quality confectionery |
3 | | Burgers Bar is an Israeli burger chain with 30 locations in Israel. Burgers Bar even used to have 3
locations in the USA. First location was opened in Israel in 1999. | $7-$34 |
map | Hamburgers, chicken, french fries, soft drinks |
4 | | Arcaffe is a chain of cafes in Israel with about 30 shops across the country established in
1995. Arcaffe’s mission is to bring Italioan espresso coffee bars to Israel. Arcaffe is mainly served in rich neighbourhoods or high-tech centers. | $10-$26 |
map | Coffee pastries, baked goods |
5 | | Black Bar ‘n’ Burger is an Israeli hamburger and bar chain with 14 locations around the country. The
chain was established in 2004 and provides burger varieties, all named after people in American pop
culture. Restaurants provide vegetarian burgers gluten-free buns. The locations have large bars with variety of beers, cocktails and liquor. | $10 -$39 |
map | Burgers, beers, cocktails and liquor |
6 | | Big Apple Pizza was founded in 1986 by Haim Kedem who spent many years in New York City and opened a pizza shop upon moving to Israel. Big Apple Pizza serves kosher food in all locations. | $3 – $26 |
map | Pizza |
7 | | HaShamen is an Israeli restaurant chain that sells Shawarma and other Middle Eastern food 11
branches across Israel. It was founded in 2006. All of the products sold at HaShamen facilities come kosher certified. | $5 – $10 |
map | Shawarma, Middle Eastern food |
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Holy Bagel is an Israeli restaurant chain founded in 1999 which sells bagels, sandwiches and
salads. Holy Bagel locations are serve kosher food. | $1.5 – $5 |
map | Bagel choices: Plain, Whole Wheat, Mixed, Onion, Garlic, Za’tar, Salt, Sesame Seed, Pappy Seed, Cinnamon-Raisin |
9 | |
Mike’s Place is an Israeli chain of bars, with three bars around the country, founded in
1992. The Jerusalem location is kosher. | $15 -$22 |
map | Drinks & bar snacks |
10 | | Café Hillel is a cafe, espresso bar, and sandwich bar chain in Israel established in 1998. It has over 25 national locations. | $10 -$26 | …map | World-class coffee and food. |
11 | ![]() | Burger Ranch (or Burgeranch) is an Israeli fast food chain with restaurants all over
Israel. The first Burgeranch in Israel opened in 1972 in Tel Aviv. Today they have over 100 restaurants all over Israel with over 1500 employees. Burger ranch’s headquarters are in Netanya, Israel. | $6 – $31 |
map | Fast food (hamburgers · chicken · french fries · soft drinks · salads · desserts). Most of the locations serve all-kosher foods*, several do not. |
*Kosher and kashrut


Most international food chains in Israel offer original menu items as well as their kosher substitutes kosher food is frequently required by local customers. Kosher food is prepared with accordance to religious believes. Foods that meet the Kosher dietary laws are labeled with one of the Kosher symbols, including: K, Circle U and Circle K.
The English word “kosher” is derived from the Hebrew root “kashér,” which means to be pure, proper, or suitable for consumption. The laws that provide the foundation for a kosher dietary pattern are collectively referred to as kashrut and are found within the Torah, the Jewish book of sacred texts.
International food chains in Israel can have kosher and non-kosher branches. Kosher restaurants and caffes must be closed on Saturdays (or during Shabbat) and on Jewish holidays. Another requirement is that dairy and meat must be kept seperatly and some restaurants serve exclusively either meat (fleishig) or dairy (milchig) foods.
You can place orders or make reservations online for most locations above. Just click on links and navigate through websites. Use simtoisrael tourist cards not to run out of traffic as you explore.