1 CARMEL MARKET
he food in Israel is outstanding, created from the freshest fruit and vegetables and catering for sweettoothed locals and tourists alike with favourites like and . Avoid your hotel breakfast and head off to Carmel Market. Once there, weigh up whether your luggage has room for a selection of dried fruit dates, prunes, figs, apricots, raisins, cranberries, peaches and mangoes are all good, then get distracted by a dozen-plus varieties of olives. a baked pastry with a variety of fillings though most often a combination of cheese, spinach, potato and mushrooms. You can buy takeaway and eat while you walk or find a café - Kiortosh (11 HaCarmel Street) is a good bet, and you can watch the baking taking place through the window.