bars · Tel Aviv
The best nights in Tel Aviv start at these addresses — award-winning cocktail rooms, beloved locals' haunts and views worth ordering a second round for. All rated 4.5 stars or higher.
Beachfront (Imperial Hotel, HaYarkon Street) · $$
Hidden behind a curtain in a faded 1950s beach hotel lobby, this colonial-tropical den was named best bar in the Middle East and Africa multiple times. Its tiki-leaning craft list and bar-food mash-ups built Tel Aviv's cocktail scene.
Insider tip: Reserve online a few days ahead; walk-ins do best Sunday–Tuesday before 9pm.
City Centre (Berdichevsky Hotel) · $$
A theatrical Prohibition-style parlor inside the Hotel B Berdichevsky, where cocktails arrive in bathtubs, soap bottles, and smoking suitcases. The team behind it turned drink service into stagecraft.
Insider tip: Book a sofa table online; the 'Soap' cocktail and the in-bar hot dog are the signature double act.
City Centre (Mikveh Israel Street) · $
A multi-room art-club-courtyard hybrid covered in rotating murals, spinning hip-hop, funk, and local DJs nightly until very late. It is the dependable heart of Tel Aviv's underground-leaning nightlife.
Insider tip: Free entry most nights but lines build after midnight; the courtyard pizza counter saves the night.
City Centre (Dizengoff Street) · $$
An apothecary-styled cocktail bar on Dizengoff where drinks are 'prescribed' and served in flasks, beakers, and smoking vessels. The playful science-lab theatrics come backed by serious mixology.
Insider tip: Ask the bartender to prescribe by mood; weeknights are walk-in friendly, weekends need a booking.
South City Centre (Menachem Begin Road) · $
A warehouse club in the old Maariv newspaper printing house that became the spiritual home of Tel Aviv techno, drawing international DJs to a Funktion-One soundsystem. Lines stretch long after 1am on weekend nights.
Insider tip: Buy tickets in advance online, arrive after midnight, and expect door selection — this is a proper club, not a bar crawl stop.
Levinsky Market, Florentin · $
Benny Briga's tiny counter in the Levinsky spice market, famous for 'gazoz' — hand-built sodas layered with fermented fruit, herbs, and flowers over crushed ice. It is a cult destination that distills the market's flavours into a glass.
Insider tip: Go daytime (it keeps café hours), let Benny choose your gazoz, and sip it standing in the market.
April–June and September–November
Israeli New Shekel (ILS)
Hebrew (Arabic and English widely spoken)
How this list is made: we only feature places rated 4.5 stars or higher with 1,000+ reviews from real travelers. Ratings and review counts are approximate and move over time — always check current numbers before booking. Photos are sourced from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses (credits in each gallery).
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