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Eating in Jerusalem

In Jerusalem, meals are meant to be shared, with little thought to decorum. The two tent poles of Israeli and Arab street food, falafel and hummus, can be found at every turn, and using seasonal local ingredients in cooking goes without saying.

AL AYED

2 Hanevi’m St

Hands-down the best lamb kebab sandwich for the money in Jerusalem. The falafel and hummus, and other specialities like barbecue chicken

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