Culinary tour of Acre – through the alleys of Israel's oldest city

Everyone in town knows Fadi. Fadi is located right next to the Al-Jazar Mosque, and if you walked down the street and Fadi didn't invite you to his place, you probably didn't walk down his street!

Fadi hosts like a king, with fresh, authentic hummus every day. The place also offers skewers, salads, chips, and kebabs.

There is a homemade dish that varies from time to time, similar to majadra and other stews, and generally, Fadi Adam is very welcoming. He will gladly provide anything his guests may need, give them what they want, and show them the way!

Don't be misled by the name of the place and the story of Arin's life, who is indeed the wife of Marwan from the spice shop.

At the end of the walled promenade, near the Acre lighthouse, right where the waves crash, there is a small, blue, quiet, and charming corner. This corner was built by Arin's father, where he served hummus – Hummus Al-Abad Abu Hamid.

In addition to hummus, there were skewers, French fries, etc. When Arin took matters into her own hands, after a career in the Ministry of Education of about 12 years, working with at-risk youth, she decided, 'I will no longer serve hummus, French fries, and salad." "I will bring the authentic Akko breakfast, the home-cooked dishes whose recipes have been preserved for generations.".

And indeed, here at Arin you will taste the most wonderful things you have never known – tharidi, which is chickpeas with garlic, roasted almonds, pita bread pieces, yogurt, and samna (clarified butter); mufreka – a kind of egg salad from the Acre breakfast with parsley, onions, baharat, and olive oil. Maska – chickpeas with eggplant, tomatoes, and onions. And much more.

Tina, born in Acre, always dreamed of having her own place, a place where she could share her amazing malabi with others, host people, and most importantly, make others happy.

In 2018, she managed to fulfill her dream, renovating a small warehouse that belonged to her family with her own hands and turning it into her own small, sweet empire.

She kept her grandmother's recipe for malabi, the malabi she remembered, which she loved from home and couldn't find anywhere else. She decorates the malabi with toasted coconut, berries, and lots of love!

There is so much more to see and taste in the Old City, but it is important to remember that there are the Bahá'í Gardens at the northern entrance to the city.

The Bahá'í Gardens in Acre are the most important and sacred site for all Bahá'ís around the world. The gardens in Haifa come second to those in Acre.

Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í faith and the author of its religious texts, was exiled to Acre. One of his places of detention in Acre was here in the Bahá'í Gardens, so when he passed away, it was decided that a garden would be established in his memory here, in the house where he lived, with his tomb, of course.

The Bahá'í religion was founded in 1844 in Persia by Ali Muhammad Shirazi, who called himself the Báb, the gateway to a new and better world. The principles of this monotheistic religion are that everyone is one and everyone is different, and that there is equality among all peoples and all species.