A feast for carnivores.
The Mesk Lagaziel boutique butchery joins the kosher food community "Dethelishes" and three kosher chef restaurants, and opens 2023 with a week of festive menus including special dishes on the purity of the meat.
Safra in Rehovot, for example, will serve lamb chops on pea cream, lentil ragout, chestnut quinoa and pomegranate seeds;
02 The Jerusalemite will offer a skewer of butchers' steak in charcoal, alongside creamed corn and glazed carrots;
while the Tel Aviv West Side will treat you to a sabaha of veal almonds on charcoal, with shifka vinaigrette, parna pieces in a salad of tamarind leaves and blush.
The festival will start on December 31 and end on January 5.
Norder restaurant bar (Dizengoff 245, Tel Aviv) collaborates with Champagne Moet & Chando for a New Year's Eve dinner by chef Lior Cohen.
On the menu: plenty of specials such as fish tartar, acorn crackers and yogurt aioli;
winter beets, dibs, shanklish, pecans and soursop;
Corn cream, sea bass and potato crisps;
and a beef bun, shredded brisket and dashi aioli.
For NIS 289 per diner, you will receive two starters, a middle course, a main course and dessert.
And if you are already there, you are invited to sip a bubbly cocktail or two for NIS 49 per glass.
Norder restaurant, photo: Assaf Karla
The winter menu of the Herbert Samuel restaurant at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Herzliya (Hashunit 4), will be launched - and this is no coincidence - on New Year's Eve.
The dishes consist of only Israeli ingredients, and are proud of chef Avival Sandrossi's interpretation of Moroccan cuisine, alongside influences from Asian and Eastern European cuisine.
So what do you eat?
Seafood bar (fish fillet on the plancha, green risotto, beet cream, lemon and saffron sauce - NIS 145);
Whole lamb (baked on a stone, Jerusalem artichoke confit and fennel, chard and spicy tomato salsa - NIS 178);
Goose breast (pumpkin with hot spices, bok choy, orange gastrique, carrot and coconut cream, chili, fresh salad in ponzo - NIS 136);
Cassava sweet potato (confit, cream of white roots, mushroom and chestnut crumble, poached egg - NIS 68);
Aged prime rib on the bone (organic green vegetables and roasted potatoes in gremolata - NIS 68 per 100 grams) and more.
On the occasion of the launch of the menu, the restaurant will open on December 31 for two rounds, at 20:30 and 22:00.
Herbert Samuel, photo: Assaf Carla
Aviv Moshe's Marie Restaurant (Tsafet Community 3, Netanya) will collaborate with Castiel Winery and Raziel Winery for a New Year's Eve that will boast live music, an upgraded cocktail menu, and of course - a selection of the chef's specials.
Open notebooks: tuna tartare (flax cracker, red tuna, stewed tomatoes, horseradish root aioli, fennel and avocado salad and toasted rice crunch - NIS 74);
Lamb tomato (roasted tomato carpaccio, lamb tartar balls, ground almonds, shallot and scordilia onion skins, maple caramelized pine nuts and lace bread twill - NIS 78);
Foie gras (berry patisserie, burnt brioche and orchid coulis with coconut pieces and mint - NIS 128);
Mediterranean locust fillet in a garlic and honey crust (ravioli filled with roasted kohlrabi, roasted tomatoes, Jerusalem artichoke cream, tomato seed vinaigrette and vine leaf chips with tasos olive chips and aniseed - NIS 152);
and lamb chops (meat empanadas and chickpeas on Jerusalem artichoke cream and Demi Glas with pearl roast - NIS 239).
First round of orders: 19:00, NIS 450 per diner, NIS 800 per couple.
Second round of orders: 10:15 p.m., NIS 500 per diner, NIS 900 per couple.
Mari Restaurant // Photo: Amir Menachem
The temple restaurant Khashara (9 HaPsagot, Park Ofer, Petah Tikva) and chef Liran Blue have two rounds to celebrate: both the end of the civil year, and the launch of the place's private room.
What does this mean for you?
A tasting meal that will be spread over two days (12.29 and 12.31) which includes 10 dishes: caramelized honey leaf with goose breast brazaola;
Handmade tortellini filled with Jerusalem artichoke with roasted forest mushrooms;
goose shank smoked with carob trees, celery root puree, Demi Glas geese and quinoa popcorn;
Long-cooked asado with root and other vegetables.
350 shekels per diner.
The temple restaurant, photo: David Moyal
New Year's Eve in a Spanish style: Onza from Hippo (Rabbi Hanina 3) joins the Villarnau winery from Barcelona for a New Year's dinner with a variety of dishes that correspond with the brand's cava.
The meal will be divided into four rounds, where in each round several sharing dishes will be served.
On offer: chopped sheitel (grilled brioche with bone marrow, aioli and beef stock);
Turkish spinach fennel;
long-cooked portion (red wine, hot spices, hummus and leek stew);
Fig leaf fish (sea fish stuffed with lemons and thyme, wrapped in fig leaves and grilled in Tabon) and more.
The meal includes a 200 ml bottle of Cava Villerneau, the house chaser and a double dessert. NIS 280 per diner.
Onza, photo: Yonatan Ben Haim
New Year's Eve with a Vietnamese vibe: K-Fah Hanoi Khashara (Malchi Israel 3, Tel Aviv) and Moshu cocktail bar launch for New Year's Eve (starting at 19:00) specials such as dragon ball dog (musser sea fish stuffed with fresh leaves and seasonal fruits in a sweet and sour sauce - NIS 69);
Beef gyoza (beef stock and spices - NIS 52);
Beef fillet medallion (200 grams, grilled in demi-glas sauce alongside a Parisian potato, roasted green vegetables and confit garlic - NIS 145);
and a flavored mochi dessert (NIS 49).
Hanoi restaurant, photo: public relations
New Year's Eve in a cinematic segment: the Planet chain upgrades the menu of its VIP complexes on New Year's Eve.
If you come to Diner & A Moby on December 31 starting at 4:00 p.m., you can stop by new special stations that will serve you, among other things, an endless supply of croissants with three fillings (berry cheese, caramelized pears and candied pecans; cream cheese, salmon caviar and leaves Dill; and Tuna Prixa).
Other blockbusters: the smoked portobello burger station and the apple streusel station.
All this alongside a constant flow of popcorn, nachos, ice cream, cava, hot and cold drinks, and also a ticket to the movie (you are in the cinema after all).
200 shekels per person.
The VIP complex in Plant, photo: Il Tager
Assaf Granit's Workshop (28 Hebron Road, Jerusalem) and Johnnie Walker Whiskey collaborate on a New Year's Eve dinner for the launch of the brand's Cities of the Future collector's edition, designed by artist Luke Hulse.
The meal that Granit created especially for the event will include dishes, some of which combine whiskey, and consists of an appetizer, four starters, three main courses and two desserts to choose from.
Among the dishes: heavy feta and Double Back, Moroccan cookie, beef stock and onions;
and Blue Label chocolate mousse, chocolate twill, olive oil and coarse salt.
To book a place click here.
The New Year's celebrations will be held at the Nina Binacha Hachshara restaurant (9 Bossi St. George, BILO complex) on January 1, 2023. Special guest: Frida Kahlo. No, really: the restaurant space will be designed in the spirit of the famous Mexican painter, and the menu will include specials Inspired by it, under the direction of Chef Dodo Ben Abu. A couple of examples: raw fish taco (chipotle and cilantro aioli - NIS 78); and grilled fish (on lima bean cream and butter, spicy Mexican Harima, green leaves and bean salsa - NIS 147).
Nina Biancha // Photo: David Moyal
A sea view, festive specials and a Mediterranean atmosphere await you at the New Year's Eve dinner at the Goldman Yard Restaurant (Nahum Goldman 6, Tel Aviv).
In snacks: roasted cabbage with gorgonzola cheese and tahini-silan.
First to choose: prunes (chopped lamb, pistachio, beef stock glaze and silan);
Fish ceviche (charred onion, pistachio, burnt eggplant cream and yogurt);
and beet cappuccio.
Choice of mains: bass fillet (porcini, four season pepper, artichoke cream, cloud gnocchi);
Grilled whole lamb (chipotle butter, cumin);
lamb chops (pistachio, demi glas, root vegetables);
And lime spaghetti (olive oil, pecorino, mint).
First seating: 19:30-17:00 - NIS 280 per person.
Second seating: 19:30 until the last diners - NIS 365 per person.
Zedkiyo, the Jerusalem Hachshara (Yad Harutz 21), will for the first time hold an end-of-the-year party with a menu put together by chef Moti Ohana.
Appetizers: Bake alongside zucchini in tahini;
salad of greens, cranberries and almonds;
Chickpeas with grains and dip;
Eggplant cream and silan.
Starters for the center of the table: sea fish tartare;
Liver feta, cherry tomato jam and tostones;
And a sea fish and zucchini kebab on coals.
Main: double meat platter that includes two fillet medallions, a pullet steak and an entrecote steak.
Desserts: strawberry pavlova and churros alongside a hot chocolate whip.
NIS 250-200 per diner.
First meal: 21:00-18:30.
Second meal: 21:00 until midnight.
Zedekiah, photo: David Gorlov and Shlomi Bachar
Tuna roll stuffed with seaweed cream, anyone?
This is one of the dishes that you will find on New Year's Eve at the Asian Bioza (Einstein 10, Tel Aviv).
It is joined by sea bass fillet with soba noodles (dashi stock, green vegetables, shiitake mushrooms and hot chili - NIS 128);
"Purple Rain" sushi (seared tuna, white fish, avocado and chives wrapped in daikon, placed on wasabi beet cream - NIS 94);
And the "Enchanted Forest" dessert (chocolate sakura tree and sweet vine blossom, cream cheese and orange, pistachio cream and cassis and cocoa crumble - NIS 78).
The Enchanted Forest dessert at Yaoza restaurant // Photo: PR
The Italian Serafina (Einstein, 10, Tel Aviv, just above Yauza) celebrates New Year's Eve with a selection of specials such as pasta candies filled with gorgonzola (on beet cream, reduced balsamic and breadcrumbs - NIS 69);
Beef fillet (burnt gnocchi, demi-glas, colorful carrots and shallots - NIS 148), and Sicilian cannoli for dessert (pistachio cream/mascarpone and Amaranth cherries - NIS 52).
Pasta candies filled with gorgonza in Serafina // Photo: PR
The Asian Hachshara Sushi Bar Basel (Mafo 9 Tel Aviv, inside the Prima City Hotel) offers a new New Year's meal that includes five courses, dessert, a sangria cocktail and a bottle of red or white wine.
Double appetizer: Japanese pickles or avocado chips.
First choice: papaya salad or roasted cabbage.
Intermediate to choose from: Crispy Basel cigar (mustard, filo leaves, Japanese tahini, chili oil and chives) or gyoza filled with chicken/mushrooms.
Sushi roll to choose from: avocado salmon or vegetarian tofu roll.
Choice of main: tofu steak, goose breast or bream fillet.
Double dessert to choose from: chocolate nemesis or crème brûlée.
NIS 220 per guest to reserve a table at 7:00 p.m.;
NIS 270 per guest to reserve a table at 9:30 p.m.
Sushi Basel, photo: David Sasson
Why settle for one New Year's Eve if you can dedicate an entire weekend to the end of the civil year?
This is exactly what is happening at Hula Hula Hachshara (Smetat HaCarmel 27, Tel Aviv), with celebrations that will begin on December 28 and end on December 31.
Among the chef Shaked Fahima's specials: Eli Olio pasta with pink champagne and chestnuts (NIS 89);
and Shimji mushroom polenta, truffle and parmesan (NIS 89).
Add to that cocktails made in collaboration with the Belvedere brand, a DJ and belly dancers who will make you happy - and you are set.
Minimum order for a diner on Mochash: NIS 350.
Hula Hula, photo: Dor Kahlon
Make a note of the special dishes of Silo Holonit (210 Yerushalayim Boulevard, Peres Park) for New Year's Eve: entrecote on the bone with potatoes and salsa verde;
Salmon and seaweed carpaccio in pomegranate sauce, tomato seeds and crème fraîche;
beef tartare bruschetta;
Long-cooked dismembered beef cheek with pasta shreds in demi-glace sauce, and others.
In desserts: tarte di la nona and mascarpone and strawberries.
Here's a look at the festive specials of the Netanya brasserie Bar Italia, by chef Shahar Barnea: strawberry tuna sashimi (basil, shallot, chili, white balsamic and pistachios - NIS 78);
Avocado ceviche (cherry orange vinaigrette, fermented chili and puff risotto - NIS 78);
Bar Yam fillet (fired potato dumplings, Bar Blanc - NIS 168);
and lamb chops (root gratin and wine sauce - NIS 230).
Bar Italia, photo: Anatoly Michaelo
Whereas the Tel Aviv Pomo (Habarzel 11), also from Shahar Barnea, raises to 2023 with a Spanish ceviche (blood orange, cream of herbs, coriander and chili - NIS 78);
Saffron Profiterol (smoked trout, caper aioli and browned onion - NIS 72);
And some of Bar Italia's specials.
Fomo, photo: David Moyal
What is happening at Whiskey Bar Museum on the last evening of 2022?
Lots of food and whiskey, thanks for asking, with a six-course chef's feast matched with Macallan whiskey expressions.
On the menu: colorful breads with dips;
kohlrabi carpaccio with McAllen 12 sherry;
Asparagus "Cheeky" alongside McAllen Double Cask 12;
Spinach salad and tuna tataki alongside McAllen Nine on Earth;
Smoked goose breast alongside Macallan Rare Cask;
A main dish to choose from and a particularly worthwhile dessert: a chocolate creme strip based on caramel crunch with salted caramel ice cream and cocoa beans, cocoa crumble and chocolate macaron, alongside McAllen Rich Cocoa.
NIS 399 per guest.
The revamped Kobushim Bistro (Hacobushim 48, Tel Aviv) offers a fix meal for New Year's Eve, which includes an appetizer (a glass of bubbly, tomato butter flout, Jerusalem artichoke soup and truffle), a choice of first course (Mexican ceviche, foie gras on a Belgian waffle, cherry tomato burrata or roasted veal almonds), main course to choose from (wild boar fillet, lamb chops, beef fillet or sweet potato ravioli) and dessert to choose from (pavlova, dark and white chocolate mousse).
360 shekels per person.
Special cocktails for one evening only: The Alchemist Bar (Nachman 4, Flea Market, Jaffa) will concoct five Remy Martin cognac-based drinks on New Year's Eve, at a price of NIS 59 per cocktail.
What are you sipping?
Algera (Rémy Martin, apples, cherries, almonds and lemon);
French Margarita (Rémy Martin, Galliano aperitivo, red vermouth and house spices), Monaco (Rémy Martin, chocolate, mocha, almonds and hazelnuts) and more.
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Alchemist, photo: Assaf Karla
A pair of festive specials at Lago, the Italian restaurant in the Planet cinema complex in Rishon Lezion: sea bass crudo (on ricotta cream with herb salad and citrus slices, basil oil - NIS 69);
And a strawberry and cheese millefeuille as a double dessert (NIS 59).
Lago // Photo: PR
Do hamburgers and romance go together for you?
You've come to the right place: before the midnight kiss, the BBB chain offers a meal for two that includes a choice of first course, two main courses (classic and special hamburgers, salads, burritos or grill dishes and plan'tza) alongside a couple of side dishes, a drink (cola, cocktails, beers or wine) and dessert.
269 shekels.
BBB, photo: Gil Aviram
The special New Year's dish of the Italian chain Pat Vinny is beet gnocchi with sage butter, hazelnuts and goat cheese (NIS 69).
Add to it a Spritz Y cocktail (Aperol, peach syrup, squeezed lemon, tonic and citrus aromas - NIS 35);
Or Spritz X (Vermouth Cookie Americano, cucumber, apple, pineapple syrup, squeezed lemon and tonic - NIS 35) and life is beautiful.
It's not New Year's Eve, but it's a shame you'll miss it: the fish market website will open a pop-up shop this Friday where dishes consisting of fresh fish will be sold.
Get on the hook: fish tortilla, ceviche, fish hamburger and others.
The price of each dish is NIS 35, and the event will take place at 4 Alfa St., Tel Aviv, between 12:00 and 15:00.
The fish market site // Photo: Aleisha Kalina
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