In English it’s called happy hour, in Spain it’s aperitivo, but we call it an excellent excuse to drink and eat at more reasonable prices. Many Tel Aviv restaurants are looking for ways to bring in people, and the people are looking for ways to enjoy eating out without ending up in debt to National Insurance. This rolling list is living proof that there are good discounts in Tel Aviv, if you just know the right place at the right time. Looking for where to eat on the cheap in Tel Aviv? Right here, this place, this time.

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1. Milgo & Milbar

Eating at Milgo & Milbar with a 20% discount is nothing short of an end-of-days vision. And considering the end really does feel close, getting to eat at an excellent restaurant for a really not-bad price has also basically come true. Every evening the restaurant is open, from Sunday to Saturday, during twilight hours you’ll find a golden opportunity to sample the wonderful food of Moti Titman at a great price. At the same time, all the alcohol (including bottles of wine) is on a 1+1 deal, so we’re pretty sure someone said you’re obligated to order the ziti pasta with shrimp and get properly tipsy on Chablis, and that someone was probably us. Don’t forget to finish with a dreamlike crêpe Suzette.
When:Sun-Sat, 18:00-19:00
142 Rothschild Blvd, Tel Aviv

2. TYO

Happy hour at the high-end Japanese restaurant TYO is also something we couldn’t have even fantasized about in the past, especially when it runs for no less than three full hours. Just imagine arriving around 5 p.m. – say, after the beach – ordering five sushi rolls, adding some gyoza, two or three cocktails and finishing with textbook-perfect Japanese mochi, all at 25% off the food and drink menu. The beauty of this happy hour is that you can show up casual to this luxury restaurant – no need to dress too elegantly. Just bring your appetite and your mood.
When:Sun-Wed, 16:00-19:00
58 Shabazi St, Tel Aviv

3. R48

Yes, to enjoy Ruti Brudo’s happy hour you’ll need to sign up for the members’ club. It sounds a bit intimidating, but in truth registration to the club is free, so we’re in. Especially since it gives us, among other things, the wonderful food at R48 at a reduced price of 30% off (!) the entire food menu and wine by the glass, on early weeknights. We don’t have the energy to be in the office in August anyway, and all we want to do is slurp oysters and eat lemon pasta – so at least let it be 30% off.
When:Sun-Thu, 17:00-18:30
48 Rothschild Blvd, Tel Aviv

4. Taverna Romana

The beauty of Bentzi Arbel’s restaurant starts first and foremost with the pizza, supplì and pasta, and only then with the fairly reasonable prices even on regular days. So when happy hour brings no less than 40% off the entire menu (food and alcohol), we can safely say the owner has lost it, and we’re losing it right along with him. Along the way we opened a table laden with goodies: a refreshing salad, a classic Roman tonda pizza, seafood pasta and all kinds of deep-fried delights in pure southern Italian style. We added a bottle of wine for the price of a glass and a half, and suddenly we’ve got strength to survive roughly another week in this crazy country.
When:Sun-Thu, 17:00-18:00
8 Kaplan St, Tel Aviv

5. AKA44

You can’t walk down bustling Nahalat Binyamin without stopping and marveling at the magic happening at AKA. The complex includes a buzzing food bar showing off a mountain of butter, bartenders shaking cocktails, and dishes emerging one after another from the coals under the talented hand of chef Itay Kushmaro, and upstairs – a respectable, exclusive wine bar. Add to all that a 20% discount right before evening sets in, and we’ve just found you an excellent reason to leave work early. Hello? Somebody has to eat their famous burger, and it might as well be us.
When:Sun-Wed, 17:00-19:00; Thu 18:00-19:00
44 Nahalat Binyamin St, Tel Aviv

6. Manara

This wonderful fish restaurant, perched in the Sheraton Hotel and gazing out over the blue sea, is fine dining by the book. Superb local cooking, original flavors, and distinct Mediterranean aromas. We’re not usually used to happy hours at fine dining spots, but here you go – it’s happening at Manara too. Excellent fish in various forms, vegetables straight off the charcoal grill and fresh, comforting pastas, all at 25% off for a full three hours, on food and alcohol alike. Cheers!
When:Sun-Wed, 16:00-19:00
115 Hayarkon St, Tel Aviv

7. Lounge Cafe Popular

Construction on the light rail around the area pushed chef Avi Bitton to give the already-iconic Cafe Popular quite a significant makeover. The place, which used to have a relatively upscale and elegant vibe, has become a grown-up lounge with more homey food that Bitton cooks with real talent, and with a general mood that’s more grounded – and more in tune with the times. Prices are within the reasonable, comfortable range, and all the more so during happy hour, when you get a hefty 30% off the entire menu.
When:Sun-Thu, 17:30-19:30
197 Dizengoff St, Tel Aviv

8. Herzl 16

One way or another, Ruti Brudo’s institution has been in our lives for seven years now, so time really does fly when you’re having fun. Somehow, despite everything and in spite of it all, Herzl 16 manages to hold on to its cool as part of Tel Aviv’s DNA, and at this point it’s hard to imagine the city without it. The excellent mix of Asian accents, chilled drinks and winning style every single time, topped off with a particularly worthwhile happy hour, is pretty hard to argue with. Get 30% off the menu Sunday to Wednesday, plus glasses of wine from local wineries for 35 NIS and cocktails up to 38 NIS. If you get drunk early enough, you’ll still make it home in time for MasterChef.
When:Sun-Wed, 17:00-19:00
16 Herzl St, Tel Aviv

9. Shafa

There’s no Flea Market without Shafa and no Shafa without the Flea Market. The two are intertwined, and the market’s colorful influence is definitely evident at Shafa, which over fifteen years of being open has truly become an institution, even if it’s going through some rougher days. You’ll find excellent seasonal food from top-quality ingredients, fun alcohol at great prices, live shows, guest DJs and other carefully curated culture nights. On top of all that there’s an especially generous happy hour: 30% off the entire menu – food and alcohol – every day of the week. Catch a good show, add sausages and mashed potatoes especially suited to the season, and of course a cold pint of beer. We want Shafa in the market, always.
When:Sun-Thu, 17:00-20:00
2 Nachman St, Jaffa

10. Treysar

Chef Aner Ben Rafael Fuhrmann’s restaurant has already – and deservedly – earned praise for his wonderful, smart cooking that skillfully combines plant-based dishes and local, seasonal produce with unique techniques. In his lovely spot facing the waves, he runs a particularly worthwhile weekday aperitivo during sunset, offering a table spread for 66 NIS that includes Hagai’s sourdough bread, a flaky pastry filled with fresh za’atar, eggplant soup cooked in milk with feta and caramelized onion, an intriguing dish of Maggie tomato in tomato consommé, and more small plates celebrating summer’s bounty – alongside discounted wines and 15% off the entire menu.
When:Mon-Wed, 18:00-19:00
Hangar 12, 2nd floor, Port Market, Tel Aviv

11. Cafe Europa

On Tel Aviv’s prettiest terrace there’s a particularly good happy hour. It’s a place that’s fun to eat, drink and be seen – which, in today’s Instagram era, is no small thing. What’s more, if you want to be seen on weekdays, in daylight hours no less, you’ll get 30% off the menu. That simple, that tasty. There’s the most famous fish crudo in the city, plus spare ribs shawarma, Jerusalem artichoke raviolo, mixed fish, shrimp and calamari in citrus and more. Pshhh, Europa.
When:Sun-Thu, 17:00-19:00
9 Rothschild Blvd, Tel Aviv

12. Cicchetti

Aperitivo at Cicchetti is already an institution, and for some people it’s become their regular night out (hey, can we join you?). Avi Kashi’s restaurant, under chef Michael Gertofsky, offers 30% off the entire menu on weekdays, with no fine print. The menu includes killer arancini, dream-worthy Sicilian linguine, verde gnocchi with asparagus and homemade pesto, artichoke hearts like in Rome, and all kinds of classics from our beloved Italian kitchen, with a precise local twist. Ciao bella, we’re on our way.
When:Sun-Thu, 17:00-19:00
59 Yehuda Halevi St, Tel Aviv

13. Lonnel

Lonnel is the happiest spot in the Florentin quartet (not that it’s such a hard title to win, but that’s another story). The menu was built by chef Yinon Elal, who offers an intriguing, flavor-packed, aromatic bridge between French cuisine and the local kitchen, scented with the Yemeni flavors of his mother’s home. For example, a tartlet of fish tartare with skhug yogurt, or roasted octopus with shatta butter and cherry tomatoes, and cloud-like gnocchi made from choux dough that really gets us excited. All this at 30% off on weekdays, for one hour only, so you’d better leave work early, sweethearts. Cocktails are also 30% off, so don’t plan on catching up on work afterward.
When:Sun-Thu, 18:00-19:00
72 Abarbanel St, Tel Aviv

14. Livere

At this fun bar on the edge of Carmel Market there’s a neighborhood feel and a respectable air at the same time – an ideal spot for a first, second or millionth date, but also for casual snacking at dusk. You’ll find tasty food, great pizzas, excellent wines, creative cocktails and, most importantly, a particularly worthwhile happy hour that runs not only on weekdays but also on Saturday night until midnight. After all, you need something to ease the Sunday blues. We thought it would go away after the army. A 30% discount on the entire menu, alcohol included, will wipe out any blues.
When:Sun-Thu, 18:00-19:30; Sat 19:00-00:00
43 Mohaliver St, Tel Aviv

15. Vermuteria

At Vermuteria, just like at its big Italian sister Cicchetti, there are especially happy hours, known in-house as “Vermutribo”. Catchy name – it’ll probably stick. The menu offers wonderful vermouth-based drinks and fun, colorful, tasty tapas, and gives you 30% off on weekdays. The beauty is that the plates here are small, as befits tapas, so if you’re smart enough to leave the house early, open a table, taste lots of different dishes and not walk out with a huge bill – you’ve won. Basically, if you haven’t started rolling “Vermutribo” off your tongue yet, now’s the time.
When:Sun-Thu, 17:00-19:00
25 Nahalat Binyamin St, Tel Aviv

16. Hakosit

A local vermuteria with excellent food and an endless selection of vermouths and other spirits we love, opened on the grounds of the legendary Hakosit bar – hence the name. You’ll find small, inviting tapas dishes, skewers and pintxos in the best Spanish tradition, as well as medium-sized plates made with a skilled, creative hand. It’s a place that’s great to hit at the end of the day, especially during happy hour, which offers 20% off the entire menu – yes, both what you eat and what you drink – starting at 17:00. In wintertime, that’s already evening, so don’t cluck your tongues that it’s too early.
When:Sun-Thu, 17:00-19:00
5 Malchei Yisrael St, Tel Aviv

17. Kab Kem

It’s always pleasant and tasty at Kab Kem, but 20% off the entire menu somehow makes the food even more delicious. In other words, the young, playful offshoot of Thai House, devoted entirely to the traditional, wonderful Thai kitchen, treats us to a great happy hour with 20% off all the food and all the drinks for a full two hours. This is the time to snack on spicy, comforting, delicious dishes that are almost impossible to pronounce, but my God – how easy they are to eat. And to drink with, too.
When:Sun-Thu, 17:00-19:00
11 Lincoln St, Tel Aviv

18. Minzar

Happy hour at Minzar is one of the best value deals in the city, and it runs for four hours, which is a record in itself. During those four hours you’re invited to enjoy 1+1 on alcohol, which in other words means – get drunk. And if you’re also hungry, because with 1+1 alcohol the appetite does tend to show up, there’s 20-30% off the food menu. We already know what we want – a sausage with sauerkraut. Or maybe a Caesar salad with anchovies. Or maybe both, because it comes out pretty cheap in the end. We don’t know, we’re drunk. Just bring food.
When:Sun-Thu, 12:00-16:00
60 Allenby St, Tel Aviv

19. Chez Vivie

Chez Vivie, a bistro by Guy Gamzo, run by chef Assaf Gabay (formerly of Sheine), is a bistro located at the corner of Paris and Italy – at least as far as the menu goes – though in reality it’s on Dizengoff, if you go by the buzzing atmosphere. The food is excellent and combines moules marinière with ricotta tortellini, the oysters are cheap enough to slurp several without worrying about your wallet. The cocktails are excellent, the prices are decent, so what more does a person need? Happy hour, of course, which is also very worthwhile, offering on weeknights 20% off the food menu and 30% off the alcohol menu. Oh yeah.
When:Sun-Thu, 17:00-19:30
166 Dizengoff St, Tel Aviv

20. Burger Marlen

This used to be one of the best-known happy hours in the city, with a line stretching out every Sunday. But apparently not enough of you heard that Marlen’s 1+1 burger deal has expanded to the rest of the week. Yes, yes, every day of the week. Friday too, Saturday too. Wow. If you will it, it is no dream. When you get to the Ramat Gan-born burger joint that has taken root in central Tel Aviv, starting in the evening hours you’ll pay for one burger and get two. No fine print, no attitude, no tricks. Just the inevitable heartburn and a whole lot of fun.
When:Every day! From 19:00
2 Ben Zion Blvd, Tel Aviv

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