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Best Restaurants With a View in Tel Aviv 2026
Restaurants with a view · Tel Aviv · 6 tables ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 15, 2026 · Updated June 20, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Tel Aviv runs some 14 kilometres of Mediterranean shoreline, and the city eats facing it. The view here is water, west-facing and flat to the horizon, with the sun dropping straight into the sea most evenings and the old stone of Jaffa anchoring the southern end. The promenade rooms catch the open beach; the Jaffa port and Givat Aliyah tables add the working harbour and the minarets. The hazard is the boardwalk fish barn that charges sea-view rates for tired calamari. The six tables below sit on the water and back it with a kitchen, after the city lost its long-time benchmark when Manta Ray closed at the end of 2025.
1.Herbert Samuel
Jonathan Roshfeld's Mediterranean flagship on the seafront promenade; book it for a sunset dinner over the beach.
Herbert Samuel is chef Jonathan Roshfeld's long-running flagship on the Tel Aviv seafront promenade, a Mediterranean kitchen with the open beach and the sea filling the windows. The cooking leans on the day's catch and the local market, with raw fish, grilled seafood and seasonal vegetable plates, mains broadly NIS 90 to 180. One of the city's most decorated rooms and a fixture of the promenade for more than a decade, it is the closest thing Tel Aviv now has to a sea-view benchmark after Manta Ray's closure. Think of it as the Israeli answer to a Barcelona beachfront table, the Mediterranean the same but the mezze different. Book a window or terrace seat about 45 minutes before sundown.
Reserve direct; window or terrace seat before sundown.
2.Chacoli
The promenade's freshest fish, first at the 2026 Secret Tel Aviv awards; reserve it for a long seaside lunch.
Chacoli sits right on the Tel Aviv promenade, a Spanish-leaning Mediterranean fish house with a calm, coastal room open to the sea. The kitchen works small plates and whole fish, with cured and raw starters, grilled catch and a short, sharp wine list, plates broadly NIS 60 to 140. It took first place in the fish category at the Secret Tel Aviv Food and Drinks Awards 2026, the clearest recent signal on the seafront. It plays like a San Sebastian seaside table set down on the Mediterranean, pintxos logic with Israeli fish. Reserve a front table for a long lunch, when the light is hard and bright off the water.
Reserve direct; front table for lunch.
3.The Old Man and the Sea
A wall of free mezze and fresh fish at the Jaffa harbour; go for a noisy family lunch.
The Old Man and the Sea works out of Hangar 1 at the Jaffa Port, a big, loud fish house on the harbour where the boats still come in. The format is the Jaffa classic, a flood of small salads and mezze that arrive free with the table, then grilled and fried fish, calamari and seafood by weight, most of it modestly priced for the portions. It looks straight onto the working harbour and the breakwater rather than open beach, the southern, salt-stained end of the city's view. Think of it as a Jaffa cousin to a Naples harbour trattoria, mezze in place of antipasti. Go for a noisy family lunch and order the fish whole.
Walk in or reserve; harbour-side table at midday.
4.Cassis
Ayelet Perry's beachfront Mediterranean over Givat Aliyah; try it once for a window table at dusk.
Cassis sits right on Givat Aliyah Beach at the southern, Jaffa end of the shoreline, a modern Mediterranean seafood room from chef Ayelet Perry built to put the water in front of every table. The kitchen runs local fish and seafood with Middle Eastern accents, raw and grilled, with mains broadly NIS 80 to 160. It opened the beachfront-dining conversation in Jaffa more than a decade ago and still holds one of the cleaner sea views in the city. It reads like a Tel Aviv take on a Marseille calanque table, the namesake cassis swapped for Israeli citrus and chilli. Try it once for a window seat as the light goes.
Reserve direct; window seat at dusk.
5.Batshon
A family fish kitchen on the Jaffa shore running since 1960; pencil it in for the catch of the day.
Batshon has been part of Jaffa's fishing life for three generations, started in 1960 by Tawfik Suleiman Batshon as a family fish shop and still run by the family on the shore. The kitchen does the unfussy Jaffa thing, fish bought off the boats and grilled simply, with mezze to start and the catch priced by weight. It trades polish for provenance and a genuine harbour-side seat at the old end of the city, the minarets and the sea both in frame. Think of it as a Levantine answer to a Portuguese fishermen's grill, the same boat-to-plate logic. Pencil it in for the catch of the day and let the kitchen choose.
Reserve direct; let the kitchen pick the fish.
6.Shalvata
An open-air deck on the Tel Aviv Port with sea views; go by day for a casual shore table.
Shalvata sits out on the Tel Aviv Port, the Namal, an open-plan, open-air deck right at the water that runs as a relaxed seaside kitchen by day before it turns to a bar after dark. The food is straightforward, salads, grilled fish and skewers, sharing plates and cocktails, kept casual and mid-priced. What it sells is the seat, tables on the boardwalk with the Mediterranean directly in front and the breakwater spray close enough to feel. It is the city's nearest thing to a Mediterranean beach club with a kitchen, more Mykonos deck than dining room. Go by day for a casual shore table before the music starts.
Reserve direct; daytime deck table.
Avoid for a view
Great seafood, no sea
Goocha. Goocha's fish and mussels are some of the best value in Tel Aviv, but the branches sit on Dizengoff and in Ramat Hahayal, not the shore. Go for the Sunday mussels special, not the view, and keep the sea for one of the seafront rooms.
The benchmark that closed
Manta Ray. Manta Ray ran the city's benchmark beachfront table for 27 years, but it closed at the end of 2025 along with the neighbouring Alma Beach. Old guides still list it; it is gone, so book Herbert Samuel or Cassis for the same stretch of sea.
Reservation strategy for a Tel Aviv sea-view table
Tel Aviv's sea view splits into two stretches, so pick your end of the shore first. The promenade rooms, Herbert Samuel and Chacoli, face the open beach in the centre of the city, best for the straight-into-the-sea sunset. The Jaffa end, Cassis on Givat Aliyah Beach, and Batshon and The Old Man and the Sea at the old port, swaps open beach for the working harbour, the breakwater and the minarets of Jaffa, and Shalvata sits up at the northern Tel Aviv Port. All of them face west, so the prize seat is a window or terrace table on the water.
Sunset is the whole game on this coast, and Friday evening, the start of Shabbat, is the busiest table of the week, so reserve several days out for a weekend sunset and aim to be seated about 45 minutes before sundown. Summer brings heavy humidity off the sea from June through September, so a breezy terrace beats an enclosed corner. Most of the seafront rooms stay open through Shabbat, unlike much of the city, which makes them a reliable Saturday option. Book direct or through the restaurants' apps, and ask for a water-facing table by name.
Frequently asked
What is the best restaurant with a view in Tel Aviv?
Herbert Samuel, chef Jonathan Roshfeld's Mediterranean flagship on the seafront promenade, is the city's strongest sea-view table, with the open beach filling the windows and mains broadly NIS 90 to 180. It became the default benchmark after Manta Ray closed at the end of 2025. Book a window or terrace seat about 45 minutes before sundown for the straight-into-the-sea sunset.
Where can you eat on the beach in Tel Aviv?
The promenade rooms, Herbert Samuel and Chacoli, sit on the open beach in the centre of the city, while Cassis is right on Givat Aliyah Beach at the Jaffa end. For the working harbour rather than open sand, Batshon and The Old Man and the Sea sit at the Jaffa Port, and Shalvata is up at the northern Tel Aviv Port. All face west for the sunset; reserve a water-facing table.
Is Manta Ray in Tel Aviv still open?
No. Manta Ray, the beachfront benchmark that ran for 27 years near Alma Beach, closed at the end of 2025, and the neighbouring Alma Beach restaurant closed with it. Many older guides still list Manta Ray, but it is gone. For the same stretch of sea, book Herbert Samuel on the promenade or Cassis at the Jaffa end.
How much does a sea-view dinner in Tel Aviv cost?
Plan on roughly NIS 90 to 180 for mains at the upscale promenade rooms like Herbert Samuel, and NIS 60 to 160 at Chacoli and Cassis. The Jaffa harbour houses, The Old Man and the Sea and Batshon, price the catch by weight and pile on free mezze, so the bill swings with the fish you choose. Shalvata is the most casual and mid-priced of the group.
When is the best time to book a Tel Aviv seafront table?
Aim for sunset, and book several days ahead for Friday evening, the start of Shabbat and the busiest table of the week. Be seated about 45 minutes before sundown for the light dropping straight into the sea. Summer humidity from June through September makes a breezy terrace the better seat. Most seafront rooms stay open through Shabbat, so they are a reliable Saturday option too.
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