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Try the vegan schnitzel and vegan shawarma, highly praised by multiple guests
15 essentials · 3 signature dishes
15 essentials
Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.
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Try the vegan schnitzel and vegan shawarma, highly praised by multiple guests
Vegan Sushi, Vegan Menu, Fusion
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The vibe: good for dates
Bakery, Fully Vegan, Pastries
$$$
Worth ordering: #5 Pastry
Vegan Cafe, Gluten-Free, Housemade Cheese
$$$
The vibe: good for groups
Falafel Sandwich, Fully Vegan, Gluten-Free
$
Worth ordering: #1 Falafel
Falafel Sandwich, Fully Vegan, Take-out
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Worth ordering: #2 Falafel
Gelato Shop, Vegan Toppings
$$
Worth ordering: #2 Ice cream
Galilee Hummus, Fully Vegan, Falafel
$
Worth ordering: #1 Hummus
Cafe, Fully Vegan, Pastry & Sandwiches
$$$
The vibe: good for work & study
Vegan Burgers, Fast Food, Takeout
$$
Worth ordering: #1 Burger
Vietnamese Street Food, Vegan Menu
$$
The vibe: good for relaxing
Ice Cream, Vegan Sorbet
$$$
Worth ordering: #3 Ice cream
Burgers, Vegetarian, Vegan Sides
$$
The vibe: good for dates
Stews & Soups, Fully Vegan, Takeout
$
The vibe: good for work & study
Vegan Pizza, Organic Menu
$$$
The vibe: good for dates
3 signature dishes
The dishes Tel Aviv's reviews name most and praise hardest, each ranked by how reviewers rate the vegan version.
signature #1
Malabi Dessert, Vegan Milk
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Worth ordering: #1 Malabi
Malabi, Vegan Malabi, Takeout
$
Worth ordering: #2 Malabi
Malabi Dessert, Vegan Milk, Toppings
$
Worth ordering: #3 Malabi
Malabi Dessert, Vegan Option
$
Worth ordering: #4 Malabi
Pizza, Vegan Menu, Cashew Cheese
$$
Worth ordering: #2 PizzaWorth ordering: #5 Malabi
Malabi Dessert, Vegan Milk
$
The vibe: good for dates
signature #2
Hummus, Vegan Menu, Middle Eastern
$
Worth ordering: #2 Hummus
Hummus, Vegan Dishes
$
Worth ordering: #3 Hummus
Hummus, Vegan Menu, Middle Eastern
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Worth ordering: #4 Hummus
Hummus, Vegan-Friendly, Traditional
$
Worth ordering: #5 Hummus
Hummus, Vegetarian, Takeout
$
The vibe: good for groups
Mediterranean Hummus, Vegetarian
$
The vibe: good for relaxing
Hummus, Vegan Options, Outdoor Seating
$
The vibe: good for families
Israeli Falafel, Vegan-friendly
$$
The vibe: good for groups
Hummus, Vegetarian Dishes, Outdoor Seating
$$
The vibe: good for relaxing
Hummus, Vegetarian, Home-style
$
The vibe: good for relaxing
Mediterranean Hummus, Vegan Salad
$
The vibe: good for work & study
Middle Eastern, Vegan Shawarma, Falafel
$$
The vibe: good for groups
signature #3
Ice Cream, Vegan Soft Serve
$$$
Worth ordering: #1 Ice cream
Ice Cream, Vegan Soft Serve, Sorbets
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Worth ordering: #4 Ice cream
Ice Cream Shop, Vegan Sorbet
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Worth ordering: #5 Ice cream
Ice Cream Shop, Vegan Flavors
$$$
The vibe: good for relaxing
Ice Cream Parlor, Vegan Menu
$$
The vibe: good for relaxing
Ice Cream, Vegan Frozen Yogurt
$$
The vibe: good for relaxing
Ice Cream, Vegan Sorbets
$$
The vibe: good for relaxing
Ice Cream Shop, Vegan Sorbet
$$
The vibe: good for relaxing
Ice Cream, Vegan Sorbet
$$
The vibe: good for relaxing
Ice Cream, Vegan Flavors
$$
The vibe: good for relaxing
10 places
10 places
Hummus, Vegan Menu, Middle Eastern
$
The vibe: good for groups
Ethiopian Restaurant, Vegan Stews
$$
The vibe: good for groups
6 places
Coffee Shop, Vegan Pastry, Sandwiches
$$
Worth ordering: #3 Pastry
7 places
6 places
Austrian Gelato, Vegan Ice Cream
$$
The vibe: good for relaxing
8 places
Coffee Shop, Salads, Vegan
$$
The vibe: good for work & study
Ethiopian Platter, Vegan Menu
$$
The vibe: good for groups
8 places
Sandwiches, Vegan Pastry, Coffee
$$
The vibe: good for families
Breakfast, Vegan Cheese, Outdoor Seating
$$
The vibe: good for work & study
5 places
6 places
Ice Cream, Vegan Sorbets
$$
The vibe: good for groups
Middle Eastern Breakfast, Vegan Salads
$$
The vibe: good for families
9 places
Falafel Sandwich, Vegan Options
$
Worth ordering: #3 Falafel
Falafel, Vegetarian, Sabich
$$
Worth ordering: #4 Falafel
7 places
Pizza, Vegan Cashew Cheese
$$
Worth ordering: #1 Pizza
Pizza, Vegan Cheese
$
Worth ordering: #3 Pizza
Sicilian Pizza, Vegan Cheese
$$
Worth ordering: #4 Pizza
5 places
Vegan Burgers, Full Menu
$$
Worth ordering: #2 Burger
Korean Salads, Vegan Options
$$
Worth ordering: #4 Burger
5 places
Sandwiches, Vegan Menu, Pastries
$$
Worth ordering: #1 Sandwich
Cafe, Vegan Pastry, Salad
$$
Worth ordering: #2 Sandwich
Coffee Shop, Vegan Options
$$
Worth ordering: #3 Sandwich
Cafe, Vegan Cookies
$$
Worth ordering: #4 Sandwich
5 places
Bakery, Vegan Pastry, Cinnamon Rolls
$$
Worth ordering: #1 Pastry
Bakery, Vegan Pastry, Donuts
$$
Worth ordering: #2 Pastry
Arabic Sweets, Vegan Pastry, Traditional
$
Worth ordering: #4 Pastry
10 places
10 places
10 places
Italian Lasagna, Vegan Menu, Gluten-Free
$$
The vibe: good for groups
Italian Pasta, Vegan Menu
$
The vibe: good for work & study
Italian Ice Cream, Vegan Gelato
$$
The vibe: good for work & study
Yes — Tel Aviv has 408 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are The Vegan J17, The Green Roll, Simonchu Cakes. Spinach ranks them on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.
Tel Aviv scores 69.4/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 54 vegan-friendly venues and 74 high-quality restaurants out of 408 analyzed.
Tel Aviv has 30 fully vegan restaurants and 47 vegetarian restaurants. 54 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.
Tel Aviv's top signature dishes for vegans are malabi, hummus, ice cream, and the city also does burger well. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.
The vegan scene in Tel Aviv leans Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Pizza. Middle Eastern is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.
The Vegan J17 is ranked #1 in Tel Aviv by the Spinach Essentials algorithm, which weights rating, signature dish performance, and reviewer praise. See all 15 Essentials for the full ranking.
Spinach ranks vegan venues by formula: a composite of Google Maps rating, the Spinach Rating (Wilson-confidence scored), dish-quality Wilson scores from extracted review signals, and city-specific signature dish strength. Essentials add a tier weighting; category lists add their own mood/occasion weights. No pay-to-play.
The last refresh is stamped at the foot of this page. Rankings come from public reviews on Google Maps and HappyCow, read by Spinach's own analysis. We never republish the reviews themselves.