Festival of crazy cheap food, a month of wine, and a new Quito restaurant

Spring Festival in Western Galilee

The northern celebration of people and flavors returns for the 11th time to the green areas of Western Galilee, offering three days packed with delights, and then some.

Initiated by the Western Galilee Time Association, the festival will take place from Thursday to Saturday (May 30 - June 1), bringing together evacuees and hosts, the hungry and the cooks. Highlights include Kurdish cuisine by Shula from Shtula at Ophir Farm in Alon Hagalil, a joint meal by pastry chef Yaarit Stern and Grandma Maha, a special workshop by Adi Shmuel and Nuhad Bisan from Jatt, and an intriguing collaboration between Julia Winery and the village philharmonic.

Spring Festival in Western Galilee

Farewell Party at Shishko

The iconic Shishko food bar bids farewell to the Great Synagogue complex in Tel Aviv with a fitting closing party and generous happy hour.

Shishko will operate at its original location until the end of the month, concluding over 14 years with a Friday noon event (May 31) featuring a DJ, good food, and plenty of alcohol. Until then, enjoy extended happy hours with a 30% discount on all food and alcohol on the menu from Monday to Wednesday—all day long.

Here you’ll find, among other things, the famous table spread and essential meze—from egg salad with fried onions to fries with Bulgarian cheese, Amos' ikra to tzatziki. Also available are leek patties, spinach and cheese arais, fried calamari, Provençal shrimp skillet, Bulgarian kebab from the grill, corned beef on toasted challah, chicken souvlaki on Greek pita, and beef sausages with gouda and sauerkraut.

Shishko

Wine Month in Mateh Yehuda

The region of vines and bottles celebrates its 26th (!) year of excellent produce, offering four weekends (throughout June) of professional tours, new launches, lectures, workshops, a lot of food, and even more wine, of course.

Expect a spectacular opening ceremony with countless wineries participating, introductions to new winemakers at established wineries, a family terroir tour, a meeting of female winemakers, revealing secrets from the wine world, a culinary experience aimed at helping businesses affected by the war, and plenty of delicious, intoxicating content—not just because of the alcohol percentage.

Wine Month in Mateh Yehuda

Quito Brown, Afula

The new café (and food spot) in the north began with a routine conversation between Yossi Rafael and a ketogenic customer seeking a solution, continued with the creation of a special menu rich in celiac-friendly options (but not only), and intends to keep growing.

Here you’ll find, among other things, Margherita pizza on a mozzarella dough base, Georgian breakfast with khachapuri, decadent salmon waffle-toast, calzone filled with Swiss chard and Bulgarian cheese, hummus with hot falafel balls, and cheese blintzes and krembo cake for dessert.

Quito Brown

Foodies Festival, Meex Sharonim

The shopping and leisure complex in Hod Hasharon brings back its major food event for four excessive and indulgent days.

The festival, taking place from Tuesday to Friday (May 28-31), will feature dozens of stalls, kitchens, cooking, and temptations—with a fantastic rule that dishes cannot exceed NIS 40.

You’ll find, among other things, chicken popcorn and Dutch fries by Israel Aharoni, home fries and wings by Haim Cohen, kebab and Jerusalem mix by Avi Levy, schnitzel in challah by Avi Bitton, veal cigar and fish patties by Tomer Thomas, musakhan and Beirut nights by Naifa Mulla, pulled beef brioche by Rachel Ben Elul, and countless other tasty treats (and that’s without even mentioning the dessert section, okay?).

Meex Sharonim

New Menu, Regina at the Station

The kosher restaurant in the Tel Aviv complex refreshes its dishes and offerings, emphasizing intriguing fusion and grill work.

Here you’ll find, among other things, pulled beef bruschetta, chicken pastry on malawach dough, slow-roasted lamb shank, and a triple-decker hamburger with onion rings.

Regina at the Station