Jerusalem Restaurants and Famous Cuisines
Posted on 24. Sep, 2010 by admin in Jerusalem Travel Guide
Jerusalem Restaurants are meant to be the most fascinating part of the tour to Israel.
Israeli Cuisine has developed particularly in late 1970s after the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. Israeli cuisine includes several local dishes and dishes brought into Israel by the Jewish immigrants from all around the world and is a combination of the Ashkenazi, Mizrahi and Sephardic styles of cooking. The cousin incorporates various foods and dishes traditionally eaten in the Mediterranean cuisines, Middle Eastern and the country of Arab.
Every person visiting Israel needs to visit the old city of Jerusalem. The Jerusalem is one of the historic and important cities of Israel. It has a wide history of more than 3000 years and is the home of different ethnic and religious groups of the middle east making Jerusalem diverse and attractive to the visitors. The scene of Jerusalem restaurants is enriched with the multicultural influences offered by the city.
Jewish Kosher and other strict religious diets are also catered in certain areas in Jerusalem, but you get different national regional cuisines including Israeli, Eastern European, French, Kurdish, Indian and Yemenite cuisines in the entire state of Jerusalem. However, it is also important to note that many Jerusalem restaurants remain close on the Saturday Sabbath every week.
Here follows a brief description about the famous Jerusalem restaurants:
Darna
This is a pleasant place to enjoy different cuisines and is authentically famous for diversity and richness of the Moroccan cuisine. The restaurant is located in a lovely building downside Jerusalem. This 200 years old building is not less than any heritage in Jerusalem, where people enjoy authentic Moroccan dishes in a warn and soothing atmosphere. Raisins and onions, veal tanjiya with wheat and red peppers, glazed cornish hen with almonds, lamb couscous with prunes and spices etc are the typical dishes included in the menu items. A daily discounted business lunch special is also offered at Darna including foodstuff options as mint green tea, a filling meat entrée and Moroccan salad. Morrocan pastry platter with coconut cookies, marzipan, dates and ground nuts in powdered sugar and almond balls can also be tried. Darna also offers the finest boutique wine from several Israeli kosher wineries.
Chakra
People visiting Jerusalem get a wide range of Mediterranean-style dishes in Chakra influenced by both international and local flavors and cooking styles. Chakra is located at the busy city center, King George Street, is an immensely popular among all Jerusalem restaurants. Red tuna ceviche served with kohlrabi, fire grilled eggplant with feta cheese, chopped liver in calvados, fresh tomatoes and olive oil are some of the items before dinners. Chicken breast escalope in cream and mushrooms and black mussels in coconut milk with rice include the popular seafood and meat dishes of the main courses. The guests can also arrange with the waiter chef Ilan Garousi’s eclectic cuisine in form of a diverse sampling. The drink list at Chakra is also impressive that features a wide range of more than 20 wines, malt whiskeys from the traditional spirit of Israel and other parts of the world.
On the while, Jerusalem restaurants depict the diverse and ultimate taste, smell and appearance of the offered cuisines.
