HaTikva Market Food Tour | From Ofra Haza to Bnei Yehuda
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A tasting platter with lahoh and dipsThe group with a tasting platter at HaTikva MarketFresh breads at the marketOlives at a market stallA dip in a bowl at a stallA platter of sweets to tasteDoughnuts on the stallFruit, pastries and lahoh from the marketThe group in front of one of the market shops
Technical details
Tour times
By arrangement.
Price
₪300 per person
Includes a guided tour and tastings. Minimum 6, maximum 20 participants.
₪1,200 Private group – guide fee only (food extra, depending on your choice; approx. ₪100 per person)
Notes
The tour includes walking through HaTikva Market.
Alternatives for vegetarians, vegans, people with celiac disease and those with food sensitivities can be requested in advance.
The market is not a sterile environment. If you have a life-threatening allergy, please let us know in advance and check with the guide whether the tour is suitable.
Kashrut
Kosher or non-kosher tours can be requested by prior arrangement.
A tasting tour of HaTikva Market, where every bite tells the story of the place and its people – in the Tel Aviv market that has kept its authenticity.
The market was born in the 1930s as an alternative to the market of the village of Salame, which closed during the Arab Revolt, and became the hub of stalls and cooking for the HaTikva neighborhood, whose old-timers are mostly of Iraqi and Yemenite origin. Over the years they were joined by immigrants from the former Soviet Union, Morocco, Ethiopia, Greece and Turkey – and every...
A tasting tour of HaTikva Market, where every bite tells the story of the place and its people – in the Tel Aviv market that has kept its authenticity.
The market was born in the 1930s as an alternative to the market of the village of Salame, which closed during the Arab Revolt, and became the hub of stalls and cooking for the HaTikva neighborhood, whose old-timers are mostly of Iraqi and Yemenite origin. Over the years they were joined by immigrants from the former Soviet Union, Morocco, Ethiopia, Greece and Turkey – and every stall adds another aroma and another flavor to the Israeli melting pot.
What awaits you on the way
Saluf, lahoh and the aromas of the market's spices
The landscapes that produced artists like Ofra Haza
The community spirit that created Bnei Yehuda football club
The market and the neighborhood that brought about the political upheaval of 1977
And when there's no room left – we move on to the dessert stomach
Tel Aviv-Jaffa through its food, art and stories – with someone who knows every corner of it.
I'm a licensed tour guide, archaeologist and artist. I've been guiding since 2008, and for the past decade I've focused solely on Tel Aviv-Yafo, the city where I was born.
⬤ Tailor-made tours – I adapt every tour to the group, and adjust it as we go.
⬤ Market food – tastings that tell the story of a place and its people.
⬤ Street art from the inside – my signature tour. I paint in urban projects myself, and on the tour you'll meet street artists I know personally.
⬤ History, architecture and archaeology – in Jaffa and Tel Aviv, including lesser-known neighborhoods. MA in Archaeology and Religious Studies, with experience in research excavations.
I'd be happy to tailor a tour for you and show you my city.
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