A separate day, we propose to dedicate to Nakhlaot and the surrounding neighborhoods. This area is very multifaceted.
Modern young people, professors, simple hard workers, stylish businessmen and women fill the spaces of coffee shops and restaurants. Secular and not very conversational maneuvers here between tables on cozy streets with stylish authentic interiors. And you just have to turn the corner, you get into a secluded alley of silent houses with colored pots on the steps and cleverly hidden synagogue. Here the mother takes her child to kindergarten or a group of people from the Jewish community goes up the stairs to work.
Interestingly, Nakhlaot is also considered the most religious area of the city: there are 80 synagogues belonging to 55 ethnic communities. However, finding them among an infinite number of neighborhoods will not be easy: most buildings are unlikely to accommodate the “minyan” – ten praying men. We wish you success!
After endless exploration of the alleys, we advise you to have lunch or dinner at Havash Bar And Restaurant – an Ethiopian restaurant. East African cuisine is widespread here and is popular with locals. Be sure to order “Injera” (Injera) – a large loose cake. The pancake in a small hole can be called part of the national Israeli cuisine, where it was brought by Jewish repatriates from Ethiopia and Yemen. They eat “ginger” together with fried and marinated vegetables, meat, spicy rice and greens.