Digital Nomad’s Guide to Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv is one of my favourite cities on Earth. It’s Israel’s high-speed, high-tech, secular cultural capital. It’s also extremely vegan and nomad-friendly.
This guide will, however, be largely focused around the Florentin neighbourhood (the ‘Brooklyn of Tel Aviv’), as it is, in my opinion, the best part of the city.
Coffee Shops
Kiosko (קיוסקו)
HaRav Yizkhak Yedidya Frenkel 31
Kiosko isn’t just a cafe, it’s a community. But it is also a cafe with solid coffee, phenomenal seating, great music, and friendly staff. My top choice for starting each day in Tel Aviv.
(Photo: Kiosko)
p.o.c. cafe
48 Kfar Gilaadi, Tel Aviv-Yafo
Possibly the most hip cafe in Tel Aviv, and a hotspot for laptop work. There’s a small coworking table, but it’s usually full. Still, everyone finds a place to set up.
(Photo: Marc Z. Goldgrub)
Ada Lewinsky Cafe
Zevulun St 9, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 6652409
A cool cafe with a bit of a Japanese vibe, plenty of seating, and nice layout.
(Photo: Ada Lewinsky Cafe)
Restaurants
Neroli
Lilienblum St 3, Tel Aviv-Yafo
Neroli is a health food store and raw vegan “diner”, with lots of really fresh and interesting plates, smoothies, juices, etc. Definitely on the hippie, DIY side. Great for a healthy, low-key lunch.
(Photo: Marc Z. Goldgrub)
Cafe Kaymak
Levinski St 49, Tel Aviv-Yafo
Excellent outdoor café with fresh food, a menu that changes daily, and a bangin’ playlist. The food is not 100% vegan, but it is very veg-friendly.
(Photo: Cafe Kaymak)
Meshek Barzilay
Ahad Ha'Am St 6, Tel Aviv-Yafo
High-quality vegan restaurant in the stylish Neve Tzedek neighborhood. Great date spot.
(Photo: Marc Z. Goldgrub)
Parks and Recreation
Gordon Beach
Tel Aviv has tons of great beaches along its coast, and it doesn’t make a huge difference which one you visit if you’re just looking to relax, get some sun, and swim.
Teder
Romano, Derech Jaffa 9, Tel Aviv-Yafo
A beer garden with bars, pizza, a record shop, and some other hidden places (the building gets kind of weird once you start going up stairs). It’s also the broadcasting spot of online radio station Teder.fm.
(Photo: Marc Z. Goldgrub)
Tel Aviv Museum of Art
The Golda Meir Cultural and Art Center, Sderot Sha'ul HaMelech 27, Tel Aviv-Yafo
A large, wonderful museum with numerous exhibits of Israeli and non-Israeli art.
(Photo: Marc Z. Goldgrub)
Drugs and Alcohol
Alcohol: Legal drinking age in Israel is 18.
Cannabis: Recreational cannabis use is illegal, though generally tolerated in places like Tel Aviv. Legalization efforts are ongoing, albeit sidetracked due to war.
Psychedelics: Possession and/or sale of the usual suspects appears to be illegal.