This isn’t a city for the faint of heart - Tel Aviv is a city for drinkers. With countless bars, pubs, wine bars, cocktail bars, and every other variation on a place meant for sitting and drinking, our city is bursting with options for a proper boozy night. But with so many bars, you can’t see the lager for the taps. Where can you find the best bars in Tel Aviv? Right here
Last update 11.11.25
In a shifting city in a constant state of crisis, alcohol is always a winning card. Between wine bars and food bars, Tel Aviv is still full of places to sit for a drink, a snack, and a moment of sanity in all this madness. That’s why we make sure to frequently update our list of the best bars in Tel Aviv, because we understand the importance of alcohol as the city’s lubricating agent – the thing that helps us keep breathing and let go in a place that never stops. We picked all the right places to drink that aren’t your own home.
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Minzar
If Tel Aviv is Israel’s city of refuge, Minzar is Tel Aviv’s refuge bar. It’s happened to everyone: you’re hungry at some absurd hour of the day, or you want a drink before 8 a.m. – where do you go? To Minzar, of course, the place that welcomes everyone almost any hour. Maybe it doesn’t photograph best for the ’Gram and you won’t find the city’s best-dressed there, but it’s been saving souls and hungry night owls with fair prices for years, and it manages to be a home for every Tel Avivian, whoever they are.
Target audience:everyone
Good for:anything. Really. A solid drink or a long night.
Happy hour:between 12:00–17:00 there’s 20% off the entire menu.
Allenby 60, Tel Aviv
Bosser
We won’t forget that Bosser was the very first true pioneer of wine bars here, and the one who started the trend is also the best at it. At Bosser we learned you can drink good wine without airs and without breaking the bank, and you can discover cool wines from all over the world while keeping the vibe refreshingly unpretentious. Now good luck finding a place to sit.
Target audience:those who can name at least three types of wine, even if that’s just white, red, and rosé.
Good for:a date or a casual hang.
Hahashmal 5, Tel Aviv
Bellboy
A dim space inside the Berdichevsky Hotel, shots poured from an antique baby carriage, hosts in little black dresses and pearls, and a 1920s-style design are the raw ingredients behind this hit cocktail bar, which brought to the city a much-needed peacocky-fantastic universe. The escapism at Bellboy is unique, and the cocktails themselves are original and delivered with a smile-inducing flourish (a bathtub with a rubber ducky, anyone?) without skimping on sophistication. Give us a place with humor and a hint of sexiness and we’re in, again and again – and if the show gets too crowded, you can always escape next door to The Butler, a bar that’s pure classic.
Target audience:people for whom the how matters as much as the what.
Good for:an elegant, sober date.
Happy hour:Sun-Sat 18:00-20:00, 50% off all cocktails.
Berdichevsky 14, Tel Aviv
Morris
The Basta crew’s response to Tel Aviv’s wine-bar inflation. In practice, it means a truly cool bar – the kind you can even happily call a pub. With tight pub food from the Basta kitchen, real, unapologetic alcohol, and a one-of-a-kind attitude, plus a gruff bartender who already knows your regular drink.
Target audience:drinkers
Good for:ending the night on a high
Happy hour:not happy
Hashomer 5, Tel Aviv
Jonez
Jonez by Moti Titman is a bar the way a bar should be. Sexy yet unfussy atmosphere, low lighting, jazz, and classic New York design. Not to mention cocktails shaken by a master’s hand, and pizzas that come out crisp and blazing from the oven.
Target audience:Tel Avivians
Good for:a planned-out date with the scent of pizza. It works together.
Zvulun 13, Tel Aviv
Nilus
The bar that opened down Allenby quickly became the place for all the who’s-who, and the success shows – on Thursday nights it’s nearly impossible to snag a table even at eight. That doesn’t stop the crowd, dressed in their finest, from crowding the sidewalk with a glass of white wine to feel they were at the city’s hottest spot, while still somehow feeling at home.
Target audience:the best of the scene and the industry.
Good for:anyone who wants to be talked about.
Allenby 33, Tel Aviv
Teder
Remember when Teder was a pop-up? Many locations have flowed down the river since, and in 2016 Teder settled for good at the Beit Romano complex. If Teder didn’t exist, we’d have to invent it – where else brings high-quality live shows, serves Eyal Shani’s food, hosts exhibits, and sells records? No wonder it’s a crowd favorite.
Target audience:millennials in the midst of self-discovery.
Good for:sitting on the stairs, for people who like the whole thing.
Derech Jaffa 9, Tel Aviv
Abraxas Bar
A bar-club with Eyal Shani’s food is exactly what Tel Aviv is to us. You can sit with a bag of Jericho beans and a bottle of wine at the bar, dance to top local DJs into the wee hours, throw an over-the-top birthday, or catch a cool show and sip a cocktail while you’re at it. It’s never boring at Abraxas.
Target audience:moderated party animals
Good for:a good excuse for a party
Happy hour:on Sundays, 50% off wines
Lilienblum 40, Tel Aviv
Bar Barbunia
If you haven’t yet visited Barbunia’s little brother—cancel your plans and go tonight. The original restaurant across the street is no longer, and while the bar has only about 30 seats, it’s known as one of the liveliest places in Tel Aviv. The menu is based mainly on small plates from the restaurant that pair precisely with drinks.
Target audience:pros at food, pros at booze.
Good for:pros, duh.
Ben Yehuda 192, Tel Aviv
Bitter
Bitter reminds us that a bar is first and foremost a place for alcohol, long before tricks and gimmicks. They pour excellent booze with a big selection of the hard stuff, and a cool marble bar that delivers the perfect sorrow-drowning experience with the bartender. Still, it’s Bitter. There are fun snacks, and pop-ups drop by from time to time.
Target audience:Levinsky types and neighbors
Good for:end of day
Happy hour:Sun-Thu between 18:00-20:00 there’s 30% off the entire menu.
Zvulun 5, Tel Aviv
Bar Maimon
A sweet, fun bar on the fringes of Carmel Market with a pleasant, unpretentious vibe and excellent drinks at friendly prices. The design nods to Spain, the food is Mediterranean with European touches, and the cocktails roam the globe.
Target audience:young people and the young at heart
Good for:drinks with the crew
Happy hour:Sun-Thu between 17:00-19:00 there’s 1+1 on cocktails and glasses of wine
Rambam 5, Tel Aviv
California
If you’re after a neighborhood experience in the south of the city that can easily morph into the wee hours – California is probably for you. Food that runs the axis between Mexico and the Middle East, simple tasty cocktails, and a gallery mezzanine that’s always open for those who need an after-party even midweek.
Target audience:neighborhood locals and their helpers, and secret clubbers
Good for:a low-commitment weeknight with friends.
Happy hour:every day between 19:00–21:00 there’s 20% off the entire menu, except tacos.
Simtat Hashuk 1, Tel Aviv
Kuli Alma
Kuli Alma changed Israel’s going-out culture. When it opened, it brought a fresh wave of design and programming that didn’t exist on a steady basis in Tel Aviv. Since then it’s become a beloved institution for tourists, a home for DJs from all corners of the scene, a cool clothing shop, and the kings of alcoholic slush in Tel Aviv. And the truth? Tourists may no longer be coming (to Tel Aviv at all), but that’s only made it more fun for locals.
Target audience:an all-Tel Aviv mix that skews younger as the hour gets later.
Good for:mingling, a show, or a party.
Mikveh Israel 10, Tel Aviv
One
If you were wondering where all of Tel Aviv’s cool kids vanished to, chances are you’ll find them at “One.” The basement bar by some of the Kuli crew bundles everything Tel Avivians love in one place: Instagrammable art (after all, Moshe Hasson from Kuli is a partner here) and good sound. Just watch out for the big bear. A legit dive bar.
Target audience:anyone you used to see at Alphabet.
Good for:a date with an insider vibe, late night.
Mikveh Israel 1, Tel Aviv
Uganda
The Tel Aviv version of the legendary Jerusalem bar has a hipster-laidback character that’s a bit Berlin, with a breezy atmosphere and cheap drinks. The walls nod to street art, and a shop for posters, CDs, and comics ticks the culture box. On Saturdays they whip up killer hummus, and it’s not unusual to see music-scene folks from decades past hanging with their kids in the most un–playground-like vibe we can imagine.
Target audience:hipsters, Jerusalemites, rockers from back in the day.
Good for:a beer, hummus, and a joint.
Simtat Beit HaBad 5, Tel Aviv
Christoff
Christoff on Market Street calls itself a wine salon, and honestly we’d love this to be our living room – because living in a place with so much wine and tasty food sounds great. Owner Omri Leibovitz often hosts young chefs for thrilling weekly pop-ups, and the easygoing vibe indoors or out makes it a lovely nook for wine lovers.
Target audience: someone in the know
Good for:a double date
Happy hour:Sun-Thu, Sat between 18:00-19:30, 20% off the menu.
Hashuk 28, Tel Aviv
October
The bar from the former Peacock crew leans on the original’s gastro-bar concept but with a more neighborhood feel. On the menu: great free shows (Eran Tzur, Noam Rotem), talks, artistic design (a gallery used to operate here), and rotating DJs. You can sit inside at the bar, but the outdoor terrace is much more fun.
Target audience:students with artistic gleam in their eyes, aging journalists.
Good for:a night of music, beer, and friends.
Happy hour:between 18:00–20:00 there’s 20% off alcohol
Ehad Ha’am 60, Tel Aviv
Babel
The bar that reminds us we’re all standing atop one Tower of Babel. An eclectic, happy place that reflects Tel Aviv’s spirit in all that implies: you can dance, you can drink on the bar – sad or happy – or you can just take a selfie in the foyer.
Target audience:seasoned night owls and curious passersby
Good for:a third date
Happy hour:weekdays between 18:00–20:00 there’s 1+1 on alcohol.
Mikveh Israel 8, Tel Aviv, more details
Bushwick
The only remaining cocktail bar from the Imperial “imperium” feels comfortable offering drinks from the early evening – exactly what you need to swim forward in this not-so-simple thing called life. By day it’s got a designed abroad vibe, good cocktails, and a gloriously indulgent American-style food menu by chef Einav Azagury.
Target audience:younger and older alike, without unnecessary posing.
Good for:a birthday when you’re lounging on the sofa with all your friends around.
Happy hour:Sun-Fri 18:00-20:00, 20% off food and cocktails for 35 NIS
Nahalat Binyamin 28, Tel Aviv
Gin Club Supreme
The British drink that’s become oh-so-fashionable in recent years celebrates six years and reaches a peak of professionalism and style at the King George bar. Against a spot-on ’70s blaxploitation backdrop, the Gin Club Supreme team juggles distillates and cocktails, amasses a wild amount of gin brands from all over the world, and turns an auntie’s drink into the most right-now thing – plus a new pizza menu.
Target audience:lovers of future nostalgia
Good for:back to the future
King George 83, Tel Aviv
Guest Room
Yovel Sofer’s bar is for people like him – those who focus on quality alcohol and less on all the rest. The drinks list looks modest and the food menu even more so, but don’t be fooled; Sofer can shake you a cocktail for any taste and mood (yes, that’s definitely a challenge). On the other hand, there’s also beer for those whose cup of tea isn’t cocktails. Outside tables can get lively, but inside it’s got a dusky vibe that suits the alcoholic motto: It’s 5 o’clock somewhere.
Target audience:booze lovers who steer clear of show-offs.
Good for:a night without the posture.
Happy hour:Sun-Thu 18:00-20:00, 50% off all alcohol.
Mikveh Israel 26, Tel Aviv
Jasper Jones
The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of bars – or two that are one, depending how you look at it. In the back – Jasper – you’ll find a dark underground vibe with high energy and a DJ every night. The Jones – on Dizengoff – is lighter, with seating at the bar or outside. Between them is a secret door, and if it’s open you can float between Jasper and Jones and back to build yourself a varied night.
Target audience:normies and party people up front, night creatures and cocktail fans in back.
Good for:late-night talks with electricity in the air.
Happy hour:at Jones only, Sun-Sat 18:00-21:00, 1+1 on all drinks.
Dizengoff 190, Tel Aviv
Herzl 16
Herzl 16 continues the tradition planted in the Rothschild 12 days. This R2M venue – the group’s beloved bad boy – is one of the most polished places the city has to offer. Great shows, gorgeous design, a tasty menu, and excellent cocktails all make Herzl 16 the kind of precise product Tel Avivians love to love.
Target audience: industry folk, people who know a thing or two.
Good for:a spontaneous drink at the start of a night that could go anywhere.
Happy hour:Sun-Wed 17:00-19:00, 30% off the food menu. All wines by the glass up to 35 NIS and cocktails up to 38 NIS.
Herzl 16, Tel Aviv
The Library Bar
The elegant bar at The Norman is without a doubt one of the most beautiful spots Tel Aviv has to offer. Whether it’s a casual drink or a hot date – the Library crew will happily give you the ideal experience with stellar design. Rumor has it the on-site library holds antique books brought specially from England to keep things intellectual. If you say so. In any case, food-wise you’ve got small plates on decorated china coming from Alena next door. Don’t mind if we do.
Target audience:those who want to feel abroad but are stuck in Israel
Good for:a date night with panache
Nachmani 23-25, Tel Aviv
Peacock
One of Tel Aviv’s first gastro-bars – if not the very first – still relevant and consistent a decade after opening. Owner Lilach Sapir insists on pairing a much-needed social stance – especially these days – with a place of refuge and comfort in the form of quality alcohol, rotating nights and cultural events, and excellent food that’s an eclectic mix touching the whole world, from Georgian kitchen to pizza and burgers to ikra – and it’s all so good.
Target audience:Habima and Culture Hall escapees, and foodies who know what’s good.
Good for:a long night of eating and drinking.
Happy hour:weekdays between 17:00-19:00 there’s 20% off the entire menu.
Marmorek 14, Tel Aviv
K
In the wee hours, when other bars have gone to bed, K wakes up. The intimate bar by Shesek alums Dana Yanklevich and Sivan Levy draws bartenders and industry folks, who sit shoulder-to-shoulder with Breakfast and Herzl 16 refugees. There’s a different DJ every night so the musical style is varied and interesting, and it somehow always fits a beer or a glass of wine.
Target audience:party people tired of noise but not of crowds.
Good for:a last drink before calling it a night.
Happy hour:Sun-Wed 19:00-21:00, Thu and Sat 20:00-21:00, 1+1 on all alcohol.
Herzl 4, Tel Aviv
Shaffa
Amid the jumble of cool places in Jaffa’s Flea Market, Shaffa manages to carve out a space of its own. A broad cultural range and social involvement translate into vegan or political evenings and support for African refugees. On regular days there’s music that’s a pleasure to hear, tasty food, and people you’re happy to see – and after a light design facelift, Shaffa is even more Shaffa.
Target audience:couples, families, younger and older – in other words, everyone.
Good for:a solid night out in an unsolid vibe.
Happy hour: Sun-Thu between 17:00-20:00, 30% off all food and alcohol.
Nahman 2, Jaffa (Flea Market)
Fantastic
A spectacular gimmicky design that oscillates between, well, genuinely fantastic. Alice in Wonderland meets the Mad Hatter, and together they tumble into especially psychedelic worlds. We can’t not mention the iconic bathrooms – a place it’s hard not to take a selfie. There’s also tasty, slightly sinful food, and colorful, wild cocktails with extra pyrotechnics. And there’s a secret room for making out, just saying.
Target audience:the young, or people who don’t live in Tel Aviv
Good for:a date, birthday, bachelorette party
Happy hour:every day (including weekends) between 18:00-19:30, 50% off all cocktails and chasers.
Tzidon 3, Tel Aviv (inside Play Hotel)
