Brain Freeze!
Our top spots for cooling off with a delicious frozen treat
1 Arte Glideria
This gelateria was founded by two Italians, Sissi Pagani and Marco Camorali, who make small-batch gelato with fresh fruit and nuts from the Carmel Market. All-natural and bursting with freshness, try the luscious ricotta with dried fruits, pistachio with housemade pistachio paste, rose petal (with caramelized rose petals) and a long list of vegan flavors and sorbets Pop in on Thursdays for live jazz (20:00-22:30) – check their Facebook for details.
11 Nachalat Binyamin St, Tel Aviv
2 Anita
Ask anybody about Anita and they’ll tell you about the “Cookie Man,” a mix of chocolate, hazelnut and meringue cookies – a delicious treat to be sure. With a 100% natural ingredients and over 150 flavors, Anita will have you swooning with such concoctions as the cherry-studded dark Black Forest, and salted caramel with white chocolate. Alternatively, try the lighter frozen yogurt, sorbets or the vegan, sugar-free Nutella.
40 Shabazi St, Tel Aviv and Sarona Market locations
3 Shakeout
Shake it up at this adorable milkshake shop! You’ll feel like Willy Wonka when you go all out and try the decadent Cookie Monster shake, featuring double chocolate chip cookies, vanilla ice cream and Oreos. Want to try something lighter? Opt for one of their delicious fresh fruit smoothie instead.
2 Chaim Vital St, Tel Aviv
4 Buza
This artisan ice cream shop emerged from a friendship between a Jew, Adam Ziv, and a Muslim, Alaa Sawitat, who united to spread their ice cream harmony far and wide. Choose from an enormous variety of flavors including Arak (an anise-flavored alcohol) with melon and almonds, mascarpone and figs or the sumptuous cashew and salted caramel, all on homemade salted-chocolate cones.
91 HaHashmonaim St, Tel Aviv
5 Gelateria
Tucked away in the Azorei Chen neighborhood, Gelateria has a large variety of fresh housemade gelati and refreshingly fruity sorbets. Pick from any of the frozen desserts, including tiramisu, drumsticks studded with chocolate crunch, or the homemade Magnum – a lavish milk chocolate and nut affair. Be sure to take home some of the Ferrero Rocher cookies, or any of the other baked treats.
25 Uri Zvi Grinberg St, Tel Aviv
6 Vaniglia
This ice cream shop offers nut-free, vegan and gluten-free options with fun, flirty flavors such as popcorn, 10-spice, poppy-seed pie, and matcha green tea. If you’re trying to control that sweet tooth, try the all-natural, sugar-free Blisoo range. Don’t miss the boysenberry, made using fresh berries from the North – Vaniglia is the only place in Israel to get this ice cream!
Multiple locations (across Israel)