FOOD AND DRINK IN THE WESTERN GALILEE

Adelina

Adelina was opened at Kibbutz Cabri more than 15 years ago. With a large patio overlooking banana fields and a blue sea in the distance, Adelina is a chef restaurant with Mediterranean cuisine and an added Spanish touch. The restaurant is inside a stone building once used as the kibbutz’s cultural center, facing Western Galilee views. Adelina Goldfeld, one of the kibbutz’s members, used to give cooking workshops and in the course of one of them, she met Restaurateur Ilan Oppenheimer. They both realized there was a lack of restaurants in the Western Galilee and in particular – chef restaurants. Joining forces with the kibbutz, and out of their great love of food and hospitality the two decided to open Adelina Restaurant. The restaurant has a luxurious rustic design and an impressive inner hall with stone pillars and wooden beams, a patio adorned in grapevine, olive trees, herb garden and at the center of the restaurant – taboon oven. Adelina also has a private room for events or business meetings that can accommodate around 14 people. Today, the restaurant is led by Chef Roshdi Dakwar and his skilled crew. They put together a menu combining the flavors and ingredients of the Galilee with Spanish-Catalan cuisine. Recommended dishes: Tapas Tour (tour the flavors in the restaurant’s menu); roasted beef fillet in red wine sauce and beef stalk; Paella Marinara served in an iron pan filled with rice and saffron, topped with shrimps, mussels, crabs and fish slices. Meat, fish, seafood and bread come out of the large taboon oven at the center of the restaurant, served with a rich Galilean wine menu. Business or family events can be held at the restaurant. On weekdays there’s a business menu and on Fridays, a special brunch.

Alto – The Kosher Café

You arrive at the café after following a path through an orchard, and walking up to a wooden deck where you may also choose to sit in the heart of nature, and then enter a space bathed in natural light, adding to the pastoral nature of the café. The café offers a kosher dairy menu, and you will enjoy a warm family atmosphere and a rich delicatessen stocked with  products of the dairy. The menu includes a rich breakfast based on a selection of Alto cheeses and served throughout the café’s opening hours. In addition we offer a selection of handmade, unique and surprising desserts, that tell the “story of cheese,” all served, of course, alongside Alto’s superb coffee. The café is kosher  under the supervision of the Asher Region Rabbinate. There is plenty of parking and the café is disabled-accessible.

Events and Groups at Alto Dairy

We at Alto are happy to host groups from Israel and abroad for breakfast/brunch, receptions and a variety of other options in coordination with tour guides, travel agents or private groups. Events include a talk  telling the story of our family: fulfilling the dream and making it happen. We also trace the process of producing goat’s milk cheese from the moment the milk is received, through pasteurization, cheesemaking, ripening and aging. You’ll get  to know the cheesemaking community, and will learn about the benefits of eating goat’s milk cheese. The venue is well suited to hosting private events, for companies and many others, with a varied choice  of menus and  our unique boutique catering service on  request. For pricing offers, menus and reservations: altofarm@gmail.com The venue is dairy and kosher under the supervision of the Asher Region Rabbinate.

Cafe Klil

“Cafe Clil” in Moshav Clil in the Galilee is a graceful and colorful hospitality tent that passes the time slowly and quietly. The menu at the cafe is vegan and includes a variety of wonderful home dishes, Indian food, pampering breakfasts, cakes and homemade biscuits, desserts, herbal tea and fine coffee straight from the machinetta. Around the orchard are fruit trees and inside live music and good wine.

Meakys Top View Bar

The restaurant is located on the roof of a tall building in Tarshiha, and overlooks a spectacular view of nature, the settlements of the Western Galilee and the Mediterranean Sea. The special menu, the rich selection of beers and alcoholic beverages and the very reasonable prices have made the restaurant a pilgrimage place for residents of the immediate and distant surroundings, and today it has fans all over the country.

Amasbia

Amasbia is a kosher dairy restaurant set in the heart of the Turkish Bazaar in Old Akko, a rich and varied menu, with an emphasis on the finest freshness and raw materials. The authentic atmosphere in the market, the special tastes, along with the design of the place that combines old and new, create a culinary experience that anyone can connect to. The place can accommodate up to 60 diners and small, family-run events can also be prepared. You can also enjoy art galleries on-site, showcasing creations of local artists, a glass of wine from the Rimonim Winery and complement the experience with Galilean cheeses or even visit a fashionable ice cream parlor. Moshe Afuta, the complex’s manager, grew up in Safed’s Artists’ Quarter, fell in love with art and has always dreamed of putting Akko’s local art on public display. In the future, the complex will also open the Talia Gallery, showcasing art made by people with mental health issues, named after Talia who passed away. Talia was Yaniv Ben Baruch’s niece, Yaniv is the restaurant’s chef and Tadmor graduate.

Amasbia Restaurant

Amasbia Restaurant -A kosher dairy restaurant located at the heart of Old Akko’s Turkish Bazaar. It offers a rich and diverse menu of fresh food, made from the best raw ingredients (some of whish were bought from the adjacent  market and picked just that morning). The restaurant serves lavish breakfasts such as Galilean, Greek or Moroccan Shakshuka, smoked salmon sandwich or the taboon-oven-baked chef’s toast, halloumi cheese or market salad, White Grouper fish, Seabass of a platter of Red Mullet fish and of course different pastas for kids. You can also enjoy the art galleries on-site, showcasing creations of local artists, a wine store to have a glass of Rimonim Winery wine and complement the experience with Galilean cheeses.

Pre-ordered Lunch at Ritual

Ritual offers versatile lunch options, including fresh salads, quiches, vegan and vegetarian meals. There’s also a business menu with salads like Bulgarian cheese and sweet potato crunch salad, legume and Sabich salads, mushroom or leek quiches and a rich Shakshuka with freshly squeezed juice.

Noor

Noor is a Druze restaurant and café, opened by Basma Hino at the center of the Julis Village. Basma is an IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) widow who built her café, named after her son Noor, with a lot of faith and joy of life. The restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner, all based on the local cuisine and served in traditional dishes. Breakfasts are versatile and you can choose from different options like Tabouleh salad, okra, homemade hummus and Druze pita bread with special filling alongside the house shakshuka. Lunch serves stuffed grape leaves, lamb Mansef, Mhamar or Druze pita bread filled with chicken and Sumac. End the meal with hot, Finjan-brewed black coffee, baklawa or Basma’s delicious cakes and cookies. If you’re lucky, you’ll also get to hear her story. Group or family meals, including meeting Basma and hearing her personal story, are also available to book.

Noor Restaurant and Café

The Noor restaurant offers a variety of authentic Druze dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Basma Hino’s special cooking is wrapped in her joy of life and fortitude. It is a great introduction to the tasty Druze cuisine, available in the restaurant she opened. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, based on local flavors and eaten in traditional dishes.  Breakfasts have different options like Tabuleh salad, okra, homemade hummus and Druze pita bread with special filling alongside the house shakshuka. Lunch serves stuffed grape leaves, lamb Mansef, Mhamar or Druze pita bread filled with chicken and Sumac. End the meal with hot, Finjan-brewed black coffee, baklawa or Basma’s delicious cakes and cookies. If you’re lucky, you’ll also get to hear her story.  

Noor Restaurant’s Pastry Shop

Basma Hino has two miraculous hands that turn anything she makes in the kitchen into a delicacy. Several years ago, Basma opened Noor restaurant. Noor is a Druze restaurant and café at the center of Julis village. Basma is an IDF widow who put a lot of faith and joy of life into building her restaurant, named after her son Noor. As part of the restaurant’s services, Basma opened Noor’s pastry shop, offering a large selection of delicious cookies and pastries, including pasticcio cookies or special occasion cookies. You can also order cakes for weddings, birthdays and any other occasion.

Events at Noor

Basma Hino’s special cooking is wrapped in her joy of life and fortitude. It is a great introduction to the tasty Druze cuisine, available in the restaurant she opened. Come enjoy a special event with a true taste of the Galilee from Basma Hino’s kitchen. Noor restaurant invites you to celebrate your next special occasion with it. The restaurant can accommodate up to around 60 people for birthdays, meetings or any other occasion you choose, and give your guests a taste of a special kitchen and great atmosphere. Groups and events have a special menu to choose the tastes for your event.

Flooka Restaurant

Flooka Restaurant, owned by Chef Said Shami, offers fish and seafood dishes that arrive every day fresh from the nearby fisherman’s port, along with vegetables and fruits sold in the Old Akko market. Shami (44), who has a wealth of experience in the kitchen, began his professional career at Uri Buri, where he worked for 6 years, in addition to working for ten years in hotel kitchens in Eilat, two years in London and also in the kitchen of an Austrian cruise ship. At the same time, he also served as a cooking teaching at a culinary school in the city. Among the staff at the restaurant, Shami’s students, some of whom are the definition of ‘at-risk youth’ who dropped out of school as well as those with motor skill problems and his kitchen serves as a form of occupational therapy. The name Flooka translate to fishing boat in Arabic, the main intention is the fishing boat used at night by lanterns to capture the fish back. Among the dishes on the menu you can savor dishes such as grilled sea fish or deep frying alongside risotto freekeh or herb-cooked freekeh, fish hummus – home-made hummus from the kitchen with olive oil and spices or seafood – dishes prepared the same day according to the season and the rising fish, such as baby calamari on the plancha with spicy sauce or fried red mullet.  

Themed Evenings at Flooka

Flooka Restaurant, owned by Chef Said Shami, offers fish and seafood dishes that arrive every day fresh from the nearby fisherman’s port, along with vegetables and fruits sold in the Old Akko market. Flooka also holds themed evenings such as Greek-style evening, Italian evening, meat evenings, etc. Stay tuned

Events At Flooka

Flooka restaurant can accommodate up to 30 people and is a great venue for parties, birthdays, meetings or any other event. There is a special menu for groups based on a fish and seafood menu, coming in daily, fresh from the port of Akko alongside the fresh fruit and vegetable from Akko’s market. The name Flooka translate to fishing boat in Arabic, the main intention is the fishing boat used at night by lanterns to capture the fish back.  

Fish & Seafood at Flooka

On the spot at Flooka you can indulge in a lunch or romantic dinner with a variety of dishes such as sardines stuffed in a pan with olive oil, garlic, lemon, hot pepper, cherry tomatoes and za’tar; Home-grown anchovy fillet with olive oil and mint; Calamari D3 – calamari rings with chickpeas, spices, yogurt and garlic; Grilled or deep-fried sea fish alongside freekeh risotto or herb-cooked risotto; Sudanese Shrimp – Steamed shrimp with hot peppers, garlic, lemon and parsley and more. Another key section of the menu is the sea specials – Dishes prepared the same day according to the season and the fish caught on the net that day, such as fried red mullet; maklova fish; baby calamari on the plancha with spicy sauce, crab cappuccino – crab biscuit, root vegetable puree and milk froth; freshly baked fish sandwich with fried sardines, shrimp soup and Koki – shrimp pie and sweet potato mash and more; also varied grilled fish. For dessert, you can indulge in dishes such as homemade knafe or dessert called Chocolate Boom with cardamom. There are also daily business meals.

Yodfat Cafe

Yodfat Cafe, found in the green Misgav Regional Council, was established out of love of people, nature, food and culture. This wonderful combination is reflected in the café on all levels – the beautifully designed and aesthetic complex, the delicious and special food made from local, Galilean ingredients: olive oil from Yodfat, local sourdough bread, Malka beer and Dalton wine, in the cozy hospitality of the terrace facing the landscape of Mount HaSha’avi, at live shows and events. At the cafe you can enjoy special breakfasts, lunches with the freshest fish, and gourmet pizzas in the evening.  There are also special dishes for those looking for a gluten free or vegan menu. There are a variety of events hosted at the café, such as live performances every Friday at noon and cultural content evenings on Thursdays – lectures, exhibitions, “Scientist on the Bar”, performances and more. After a meal you can also combine a visit to Tel Yodfat or the Monkey Forest and its surrounding area.

Lunch and Breakfast at Yodfat Cafe

Yodfat Cafe serves fresh food straight to your plate, made from fresh Galilean ingredients, joy and love. At the cafe you will find specialty dishes such as Spelt crepes alongside favorite dishes such as shakshuka, couple’s breakfast, boiled eggs, pickled salmon. Breakfast is served alongside freshly squeezed juices and fine coffee. Sitting in front of the breathtaking view of Mount HaSha’avi makes people eat slower and sometimes extends their stay in the cafe for lunch as well. At lunch you can enjoy business meals with soups, stews, fresh pastas, pizzas, and fish dishes. The dishes will be accompanied by Malka beer from the barrel or excellent wine from the Dalton Winery.

Pizza and Deliveries at Yodfat Cafe

Yodfat Cafe, in the green Misgav Regional Council, was established out of love of people, nature, food and culture. Every evening, the Yodfat Cafe transforms into a  gourmet pizzeria. The breakfast and lunch specials are replaced by thin Italian pizzas, cooked in a stone oven with fine mozzarella cheese. The Cafe is pleasant and fun to relax and enjoy the delicious food. The pizzeria also makes deliveries to residents of the surrounding area.

Culture events at Yodfat Cafe

For many years now, Fridays have had a live performance at the Yodfat Cafe. The featured artists sing original material and usually in the early stages of unveiling a new album; Yodfat Cafe is proud to be one of the stages for these artists. Payment for the performance in the form of the “pay as you can” method. On Thursday evenings, cultural content evenings are held – lectures, storytelling evenings, exhibit openings, and “Scientist on the Bar” evenings. Every last Tuesday of the month there is an evening called “Yodfat Paradiso” – this is a movie night for which we adapt a unique menu according to the projected movie. In addition, you can hold quality private events such as bar/bat mitzvahs, weddings, conferences, and up to 80 people.

Art, culture, life in the kibbutz and what is in between

Malka Brewery

Assaf Lavi opened Malka Brewery in 2006 out of love of nature and a passion to promote beer culture in Israel. The first batch beers Assaf brewed went through tasting sessions with culinary professionals. After exacts recipes were decided, Assaf loaded cases of Malka Pale Ale, Blond Ale and Stout onto his pickup and made his way to deliver them in Tel Aviv. In 2008 the brewery settled in kibbutz Yehiam, at the foot of Yehiam Fortress, surrounded by Galilean views facing the sea. Ever since, the brewery specializes in making ales the traditional way and in small amounts. The production process begins with using the highest quality raw materials and carries on with strict quality control and uncompromising finale product standards. The water used in the beer making process come from Gaaton Springs, adjacent to the kibbutz – and its simply delicious. Assaf Lavi owned two bars in Tel Aviv, but he decided to leave the big city for the ecological village Clil to explore and experiment with brewing beer. Queen’s Court – In 2010, Queen’s Court (Malka in Hebrew means queen) was opened next to the brewery at Kibbutz Yehiam. The Court borders a natural grove overlooking Yehiam valley and Haifa Bay. On weekends the Court serves different Malka draft beers with snacks and light meals. On Thursdays, sunset live shows are sometimes also on the menu, you are welcome to ask. Overtime, the court became a favorite hangout spot for locals and visitors from all over Israel. During the week group visits and private events can be booked. Malka Beer Salon – the Queens Salon was opened at the brewery’s new production hall. Here you can sit with friends, drink fresh beer and enjoy tasty food from the kitchen. Groups visits and tours are also available. Opening times: Sunday-Wednesday 12:00PM  to 5:00pm Thursday 12:00 PM to midnight

Malka Beer Parlor

As part of our brewery’s new production complex, we have opened  “Malka Parlor,” a place to hang out with friends, enjoy freshly-brewed beer and enjoy the ample delicacies emerging from the kitchen, which, as in every home, adjoins the parlor. The space is also available for groups and as part of a tour. On Thursdays, Malka Parlor will be open from 12 noon until midnight. Between 17.00 and 20.00 all beer at the bar will be on the basis of 1+1 – buy one, get one free. In other words, three hours of happy time. So if you live in the area or are spending a night up north – you’re invited to visit! Opening Hours: Monday -Tuesday 12:00PM  to 5:00pm Wednesday – Thursday 12:00 PM to midnight Friday – 12 PM-3PM

Aluma

Aluma restaurant is a Galilean bistro located on the rural country road between Kfar Vradim and Tarshiha, with pine hills, tobacco fields and Galilean landscape just outside its window. The location was selected out of a desire to appeal to diverse crowds, Jews and Arabs, living side-by-side at this growing region that still maintains traditional rural characteristics. Alaa Sweitat, who worked at Aluma as a bartender when he was younger, became one of its owning partners over the years. The restaurant has a seasonal menu offering a selection of delicacies from Southern France and the Mediterranean Basin. Special emphasis is put on using fresh raw ingredients from the sea and from the local fields’ produce. The unique house bread is baked in a stone oven keeping to French tradition. Aluma’s menu is inspired by its surroundings: the nature, people and atmosphere unique to mountainous regions. Inside the restaurants you will find an intimate space with vintage Provence furniture setting an easy, comfortable mood. Romantic and elegant atmosphere and an upbeat seasonal menu based on local produce, fine meat, fresh and diverse sea fish and seasonal vegetables, all create the perfect setting for a great meal. The restaurant is opened 7 days a week. Business menu: Monday-Friday at noon. Breakfast on Fridays. The restaurant can be booked for events up to 50 people.

La Pampa

La Pampa is a home-based meat restaurant at Mizpe Hila. It is located on a patio overlooking magical and calm mountainous view. Ilanit and Eran built the restaurant in their backyard and together with their children they lovingly cook and serve its food. Eran, born in Argentina, was raised with Argentinian cuisine in a food-loving family, and today he combines his childhood dishes with local Galilean touches to make his own special courses. The pace of the meal is determined by the fragrant smoke coming from the meat-smoker, that slow pace in an inseparable part of the overall experience. The courses are serves at an easy pace with small kitchen surprises each time. The menu varies according to the meats in the meat-smoker – prime and rich cuts more often than not. Argentinian starters such as empanadas and chorizos are served alongside Galilean ones. The main courses are based on meat that spends hours in the meat-smoker before you arrive. Its long stay in the smoke, created from Galilean wood and herbs, turns the meat savory and adds a unique aroma to it. Fish are also on the menu. The atmosphere, food, green landscape and quiet surrounding make for an unforgettable Galilean meal. Dinner Times: **Limited number of tables available; recommended to make early reservations  Thursdays: One dinner at 7:30pm – 209 NIS per meal Fridays: Three meals Friday afternoon 3:30pm – 209 NIS, includes unlimited beer Friday night, two rounds, 6:30pm & 9:15pm – 219 NIS per meal  

Thursday Dinner at La Pampa

La Pampa is located on a patio overlooking magical and calm mountainous view of oak trees. It was founded out of the desire to give an authentic Galilean experience of Galilean nature and unique, tasty food. The experience is different than in other restaurants in the Western Galilee since once you’ve arrived, the pace of the meal is determined by the fragrant smoke coming from the meat-smoker – that slow pace in an inseparable part of the overall experience. The courses are serves at an easy pace with small kitchen surprises each time. The menu varies according to the meats in the meat-smoker – prime and rich cuts more often than not. La Pampa at Mizpe Hila. Waiting for you at home.  

Friday Dinner at La Pampa

We at La Pampa strive to give a complete dining experience, with start to finish treats from a rich, set menu. The menu varies according to the meats in the meat-smoker – prime and rich cuts more often than not. The unique cooking process guarantees the slow melting of the fat into the tender meat. Typical Argentinian starters such as empanadas and chorizos (also from the meat-smoker) alongside light salads; Side dishes are warm and comforting like potatoes and sweet potatoes, also cooked – you guessed it – in the meat-smoker; Soft drinks and desserts are included in the price. More into boutique Israeli wine? We’ve got you covered.

Elmarsa

A chef restaurant in Akko, combining European and local Akko cuisine. The restaurant’s kitchen likes to combine different cooking styles and play with flavors and inspirations. The result is a variety of savory dishes such as the seafood casserole with shrimp, calamari, crabs, mussels and clams in crab sauce, the fishermen’s kebab served with spicy okra sauce and lemon tahini and beef fillet medallions in gorgonzola sauce, porcini mushrooms and creamy parmesan mashed potatoes. A great combination of local and European cuisines with fresh sea ingredients and raw materials. For those looking for the lively nightlife, Elmarsa also has a bar, separate from the restaurant, with drinks menu, small dishes and a special atmosphere. The restaurant, with its European furniture and white tablecloths, overlooks the city walls, blue sea and fishing boats seen from its large windows Recommended: ask for the chef’s tastings menu, custom made just for you. Special children’s meals are also available, as well as a business menu.

Meals Selected from the Menu or Selected by the Chef at Elmarsa

Elmarsa is owned by  Marwan Suwaed. The restaurant gives its own fresh  interpretation to authentic Galilee Arab cuisine, adding  a new twist and  worldly aroma to the time-honored traditional cuisine. The menu offers fish, seafood and meat, as well as authentic elements from his mother’s kitchen, using modern cooking techniques to give them an innovative, contemporary touch. The fish and seafood are fresh from the day’s catch – from the fishermen’s net straight to the table. The ingredients, produce and herbs come fresh from the local market. The tasting meal allows you to sample  the creativity of the restaurant. If you give the chef a free rein he begins delivering  hors d’oeuvres to the centre of your table (according to the number of diners + another dish or two) for  shared tasting.   This is followed by  the seafood and fish dishes, and then  the meat.  Finally, of course, there’s dessert, with our flagship knaffeh being highly recommended. If a dish is less to the taste of the diners, it can be returned to the kitchen and replaced with another. The price of the meal is not pre-set, as it’s based on the number of dishes served and their price.  

Business Lunch at Elmarsa

Elmarsa is owned by  Marwan Suwaed, the restaurant gives an innovative interpretation to  authentic Galilee Arab cuisine, adding  a new twist and  worldly aroma to the time-honored traditional cuisine. The menu offers fish, seafood and meat dishes, as well as authentic elements from his mother’s kitchen, using modern cooking techniques to give them an original, contemporary touch. The fish and seafood are fresh from the day’s catch – from the fishermen’s net straight to the table. The ingredients, produce and herbs come fresh from the local market. You can enjoy the restaurant’s business menu throughout the week, including Saturdays, between 12.00-17.00 Your choice of first and main courses.

Café and Events at Noalush

Motti and Noa Yifrach, partners in life and at work, made their dream come true and set up Noalush – patisserie, delicatessen and restaurant, on the road connecting Tarshiha and Kfar Veradim. The café serves dishes based on the delicatessen’s  own products and offers a tempting and rich array of dishes. The space is available for private events. Dairy, kosher under the supervision of the Ma’alot Rabbinate.

Shirat Roim Dairy – House of Cheese

Shirat Ro’im – house of Cheeses, is located on Kibbutz Lotam in Misgav nestling between green hills. Adjoining the Shirat Ro’im Dairy is the “Home of Cheeses” open on Fridays, Saturdays, on the eve of festivals and on festivals. This is the place to sample our full range of cheeses, to watch the cheese-making and ripening process, and to be our guests over a delicious platter of cheeses and the house menu based entirely on our dairy’s cheeses. During Daylight Saving’s Time we’re open from 10.00-17.00, and throughout the rest of the year from 9.00-16.00. A cheese-making workshop is also available.

Kamah Center at Harduf – Gallery Café

Located at green Kibbutz Harduf is Kamah Center’s café and gallery. On-site, and surrounded by Galilean nature, you can enjoy light meals, pastries and fruit juices – made fresh, locally and based on natural ingredients, some of which are grown in the local organic vegetable garden. The café is part of an occupational rehabilitation workshop setting, and its shelfs display the workshops’ products for sale: baked, woven, paper or ceramic, all made by members of Beit Elisha – adults with special needs. Kamah association demonstrates a unique model for social change, which offers the best possible integration of people with special needs within a rural community. Kamah’s model as a healing community is based on the anthroposophical approach and the principle of cultivating the healthy core present in every person, while integrating and accepting those different than us into the surrounding society’s fabric of life. Kamah offers a rehabilitating, empowering and healing home for adults with special needs and for children and youths at risk, and gives the healthy society in which they live an experience of giving, tolerance and growth through creative handling of challenges and changing conditions. The center can be booked for private events, breakfast and lunch for groups, guided tours and conferences or meeting at designated conference rooms.

Tosha Bakery

Tosha, bakery and café at Kibbutz Rosh Hanikra. Shahaf Avraham and Tomer Swisa are friends and co-workers from northern Israel, who after many years of gaining knowledge and experience working in leading restaurants in Israel, decided to make their dream come true and opened Tosha. The name “Tosha” is a combination of their names, Tomer and Shahaf. Tomer, who studied under Hans and Galit Bertele, under Estella and also interned in France, creates cakes and pastries that are as beautiful as they are tasty. Tosha has an eclectic and comfortable design, including a bar made of bicycles, built by the two of them. Tosha offers a large selection of pastries and other baked goods such as: stir and crunch cakes, chocolate and cheese cakes, mousses, croissants, quiches and more. The bakery also has a café, so you can drink great coffee with your pastries, or take them to go.

Ritual – The Coffee Shop

The café offers many different products such as cakes, cookies, croissants, fresh pastries (Danish and others), quiches, sourdough breads and high-quality delicious coffee. Order great coffee with a French pastry or eat breakfast with sandwiches and freshly squeezed juices. All pastries and breads are made on-site as well as the salads and dips – all from the best and freshest raw materials.

Ritual

Ritual Café was opened in 2018 at Bar Lev High-tech Park – a leading complex in the Western Galilee for startup entrepreneurs and small and medium companies. Ritual Café is located in this complex as part of a vision to provide the Galilee’s growing startup community with healthy quality service, catered to all needs. Pastry-chef Hagit Stern and Ritual’s staff make assorted croissants and fresh pastries daily as well as quiches, sourdough breads and various fresh salads. The café is perfect for work meetings, reading, resting and just sitting outside and enjoying the different meals and pastries on the menu.

Culinary, nature and mosaic in the Western Galilee

The route starts at Cafe Ritual, located on Route 85 in the Bar Lev industrial area.

Chef Meals on Demand with Hagit Lidror

A personal meal cooked especially for you. Enjoy a private vegetarian or vegan meal. It can be brunch, lunch or dinner. A rich, seasonal, ever changing menu with- Salads, soups, pies, dips, various dishes and deserts. A meal can host 8-50 people at your house, your vacation house or in Clil.  

Alto Dairy

Alto Dairy at Kibbutz Shomrat is a cheese-making love story, spanning back three generations. Alto means “high”, which is the type of quality the dairy activity strives for, by developing flavor and aroma rich products that are unique and surprising. The dairy is located at the heart of the kibbutz’s orchard with its very own special store and a big window looking into the cheese-making hall. Ariel and Yonat Mazan are members of kibbutz Shomrat which is in the Western Galilee. Early on, Ariel used to work as a cheese maker at the kibbutz’s little dairy and years later the family opened their own boutique dairy. Love of cheese-making, creativity and attention to every detail lead Cheese Maker Ariel in making and developing the dairy’s unique cheese, with the support of all family members. Shaked, the eldest daughter, initiated an expansion of activities and so under one roof you can find the dairy, café with a special dairy menu, and a deli showcasing the rich variety of Alto’s cheeses. Cheeses at Alto are made of fine Galilean goat milk using traditional methods common in rural areas in Europe. The café serves rich breakfast and lunch dairy menus for individuals and groups. The deli has a selection of yogurts and delicious creamy ripened cheeses: Bree and Camembert white mold cheeses, Saint Maure and Carmel Blue, characterized by blue veins that give them a strong aroma and taste, Smadar – a unique development by Alto, coated with charcoal to give a rich unique taste, low fat cheeses, Tom and Gouda cheeses and ice creams. You can also order cheese plates for events, a variety of unique gift packages and even a picnic basket full of delicacies. The dairy is supervised by the Ministry of Health and its products are certified Kosher by Mateh Asher’s rabbinate department.  

Noalush

Moti and Noa Ifrach, partners in life and business, have made their dream come true and opened Noalush – bakery, deli and restaurant, on the road connecting Tarshiha and Kfar Vradim. At the stylish bakery, Moti, Graduate of Le Cordon Bleu Paris, bakes cakes, cookies and other French-style pastries. At the deli and restaurant, Noa his wife gathers the best ingredients Israel and the world have to offer, such as: a large selection of cheeses, smoked fish, wine and special deli goods. Their restaurant serves a rich and versatile milk menu of dishes, based on the deli’s products. The restaurant can also be reserved for events. Kosher dairy under the supervision of Maalot Rabbinate.

Shirat Roim

Shirat Roim (Shepherds Song) is a boutique dairy making quality sheep and goat cheeses. The dairy makes hard, semi-hard, soft and semi-soft cheeses in traditional methods common in Europe – without preservatives, food coloring or wax coating. Shirat Roim – House of Cheese is located at kibbutz Lotem in Misgav, between green mountains. Michal Mor Melamed, the dairy’s cheese-maker, is a veteran speech and language therapist who stumbled across the world of cheese by chance. In 2005 Michal went on a paragliding vacation in Switzerland’s Bernese Alps. The weather was not welcoming so she traveled the area, saw how hard-cheese is made in the Swiss mountains – and fell in love. Upon Michal’s return to Israel, she took to studying the field of cheese and milk at Ruppin Technological College, worked for several local dairy farms and even traveled to Switzerland to study the making of hard cheese in traditional dairies. That is how the dream of opening her own dairy was born. She moved to the Galilee, settled in Kfar Kisch, opened her dairy and later, the dairy’s store. Today Michal is an honorary member of the global cheese guild, making medal-winning cheeses that represented Israel at the World Championship Cheese Contest. Nowadays, the dairy farm is located at Lotem and House of Cheese was built next to it, inviting visitors to an experience of artisanal cheese. Watch the making and ripening process of different cheeses, hear stories and watch a video about the dairy, participate in events and workshops and enjoy the dairy’s cheese and quality Galilean goods. The dairy farm’s cheeses are Kosher – under the Supervision of Misgav Regional Council – Rabbi Uziel Eliyahu.

Friday Brunch at the Kishor Winery

The Kishor Wintery is located on Kibbutz Kishor in the Upper Galilee in one of Israel’s most beautiful spots.  On the kibbutz you will find Kishorit Village. This unique enterprise provides a home for adults with special needs who operate all aspects of the farming village: the bakery, barn, cheese production, the chicken coop which produces free-range eggs and of course the winery. As you sit there,  gazing at the beautiful vineyard, breathing in the pure mountain air, you can also sample the excellent wine and  delicious food in a totally free and relaxed atmosphere –  there are no reserved tables here, something that frequently leads to enjoyable meetings between our guests. What’s on the menu? Shakshoukah made with our free-range eggs,  labaneh  from  our local cheese-makers, made from the milk of our own local goat herd, salads created  from  fresh vegetables grown on our organic farm, breads and desserts from our bakery,  tea and coffee from our self-service coffee corner, and once again of course – lots and lots of wine (60 shekels per brunch). When: The last Friday of every month 10.30-14.30. Where: Kishor Winery, Kibbutz Kishor. To be pre-arranged: 04-9086198

Breakfast in the Cafe at Kamah

The Kam’ah coffee shop  is located  on Kibbutz Harduf amidst the  enchanting panorama of the Galilee, with a beautiful  balcony  surrounded by  rows of medicinal herbs. The location and design of the coffee shop reflect the unique approach  of our curative community, which emphasizes aesthetic and pleasing surroundings. The coffee shop serves breakfast and light meals, based on fresh, natural and primarily organic  ingredients. Opening hours: Sunday-Thursday  09:00-15:00 and Fridays 08:00-13:00 In July and August Sunday-Thursday from 09:00-14:00

Rushka Café Above the Gallery

Located above Blacksmith Yuval Telem’s workshop is Rushka Café and Gallery, overlooking spectacular views of Mount Adir all the way to Mount Hermon. At the café, Mira Telem or Mira’le, serves a vegetarian menu with quiches, cheesecakes, chocolate and even home-made ice cream in the summer season. Vegan food is also on the menu, including vegan chocolate cake. During winter, casseroles are added to the menu and what a true delight it is to sip coffee, herbal tea or hot chocolate when it’s raining, or sometimes snowing, in the smithy’s yard outside. Rushka is named after Mira’le’s mother and it symbolizes family and the place’s homely atmosphere. You can pre-book events and/or meals. Sometimes, the gallery hosts jazz evenings, changing exhibitions alongside Yuval’s artwork, public-singing evenings and more.

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