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Dizengoff Street Tel Aviv
An Israel tour doesn’t have to be just about heritage and holy sites. It can and should also be about fun, and that is exactly what Dizengoff Street is all about. Occasionally sleazy, increasingly chic, and always buzzing with life, Dizengoff Street is experiencing something of a renaissance. The street that once was a symbol of an emerging culture in the newly founded state, is now regarded – albeit slightly less reverently – as a great place to walk the dog, meet friends for coffee, hang out in bars, catch a movie, and shop for shoes and bridal gowns.
Dizengoff Street starts on the corner of Ibn Gbirol Street, and runs north, past Dizengoff Center and Dizengoff Square – with its shocking multicolored fountain – and ends near the old port of Tel Aviv. Cafes can be found all along the street, but the bars and fashion boutiques tend to be concentrated in its northern half.
Dizengoff Street Cafes
Café life is an inseparable part of the Tel Aviv lifestyle, and Dizengoff Street is packed with cafes. Many serve the classic Israeli breakfast, consisting of fruit juice, eggs made to order, salad, cream cheeses, fresh bread, olives, and, of course, coffee, which increasingly is of the highest standard. Friday morning and afternoon are a particularly lively day for café life in Tel Aviv. Try Café-Café, at 247 Dizengoff Street, and Amelia Earhart, at number 88. ArcoBlanco, at number 165 on the corner of Ben-Gurion Street, has great ice cream too.
Dizengoff Street Bars
Israelis have never been big drinkers by northern European standards, but that doesn’t stop most Tel Aviv bars from stocking a mind boggling array of beers and spirits. Whether you’re a scotch or bourbon drinker, or like your beer blonde or pale, you’ll find it here.
The northern end of Dizengoff Street is part of the city’s ever evolving bar scene, and not a week passes without a new place opening. Among the current trendy spots are MATE at 226 Dizengoff Street, a good choice for a date and a game of pool; Melle 215, (215 Dizengoff Street) a lively dance bar; and Ilka, at Dizengoff 148, which has more of a neighborhood bar feel to it.
Shopping on Dizengoff Street
Dizengoff Center, one of the first malls in Israel, has a large range of shops, including fashion, music, and travel and camping equipment. The northern half of Dizengoff Street has a concentration of women’s shoes and bridal gown boutiques. For shoes, check out Gazit, at Dizengoff 137, Antelope at Dizengoff 180, and Caligula, at Dizengoff 156. For bridal gowns, try Oshida, at Dizengoff 255.
Cinemas on Dizengoff Street
An Israel tour can also include a visit to the cinema. There are two cinema complexes on Dizengoff Street: Rav-Hen, at Dizengoff Square, generally has a mainstream movie program, whereas Dizengoff Cinema, on the top floor of Dizengoff Center, shows mainstream as well as art-house type and foreign language movies.
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