Tel Aviv does breakfast like a sport — shakshuka, tahini-drizzled everything, and cafés that spill onto sunny sidewalks.
Free picks
29 Rothschild Blvd
Benedict is the closest thing Tel Aviv has to a breakfast temple, open 24/7 so the craving never has to wait for morning. Locals roll in at 3am and tourists at 11 for the same thing: eggs done properly, bottomless coffee, and a bread basket that keeps refilling.
73 Ben Yehuda St
Xoho started as a locals-only secret and, in a city drowning in cafés, still feels like a find. Nearly everything is made in-house, from the daily-baked bagels to the buttery cookies, and the crowd skews toward laptop-open regulars who treat it like a living room.
On the map
From first coffee to last bite — here's how Tel Aviv's two free picks line up, with a few more spots we've kept for Pass holders.
The full guide
+6 more spots, the full morning crawl route, best-time-to-go tips, and local ordering phrases.
Sourdough toasts and slow mornings in the graffiti district.
Vegan brunch that even the carnivores queue for.
Micro-roastery espresso beside the market stalls.
Levantine plates and vinyl before the crowds arrive.
Start on Rothschild for eggs, drift to Carmel Market for a mid-morning espresso, finish with tahini toast in Florentin.
Do it with us
Rather be shown around? Reserve a guided Tel Aviv breakfast crawl with a local host.
A 3-hour guided breakfast crawl through Tel Aviv's White City. We meet at Benedict on Rothschild and wander from shakshuka to tahini-drizzled everything to sidewalk espresso, tasting our way through a Bauhaus morning with a local host.
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