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
Dede Bar
Uriel da Costa St 16, Tel Aviv-Yafo
Super cool Florentin cafe/bar with great music and vegan food options. There’s plenty of seating, including outdoors.
(Photo: Marc Z. Goldgrub)
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)
Casbah
Florentin St 3, Tel Aviv-Yafo
Another cafe/bar with an amazing vibe, plenty of seating, lots of great art, and a veg-friendly menu.
(Photo: Marc Z. Goldgrub)
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)
Ala Rampa
Ha'Amal St 21, Tel Aviv-Yafo
The menu at this plant-based (not vegan) resto is a bit limited, but the food quality is high, vibe is on point, and it’s in a very happening area.
(Photo: Ala Rampa)
Michelangelo Café
Ben Teradion St 2, Tel Aviv-Yafo
Hip vegan resto in a lively area near Jaffa. Very amenable to laptops.
(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.