To a tastier, better New Year: The delicious guide to New Year's Eve 2026

All the openings (and closings too, wish we didn’t have to), new menus and limited-edition dishes, festivals and holidays, special meals and once-a-year events (we wanted to write New Year's Eve, but we’ve long realized that almost every two weeks there’s some "International Day," which for our places is reason enough for an event).

Guest chefs and hosting chefs, a restaurant dressing up and a team changing location—why not, really. A dish with its own roof (and walls), but also a “hole in the wall” that’s worth reporting. Eilat and Haifa, the Sharon and the Shfela, and Tel Aviv (but definitely not just it).

In short, here’s Israel’s food news. And this time—midnight kiss, and hope for a fresh start. And that’s just the first course.

Bon appétit!

The wonderful restaurant near the Tel Aviv Museum welcomes the new year with Gal Ben Moshe’s festive celebratory tradition.

Pastel’s New Year’s Eve menu (Wednesday, December 31, 18:00 and 20:00) includes an opening cocktail, appetizers, first courses, mains, and desserts. It will feature, among others, onion soup with Gruyère profiterole, choice of first course (pierogi, beef tartare, ceviche), choice of intermediate course (lion’s mane mushrooms with white sweet potato cream, black almond sable with lemon cream, octopus skewer, veal sweetbreads Iskender, Denver cut or calamari with lamb and andouillette), choice of main course such as pumpkin gnocchi, confit goose leg, shrimp with polenta cream, and entrecôte, as well as a choice of dessert ("Front Gront" combining strawberries and pistachio or truffle semifreddo with toffee sauce). Price: NIS 380 per guest for the first seating, NIS 450 for the second seating.

To boost the fireworks, special cocktails (NIS 58–64) will be served in parallel, based on the collaboration with Grey Goose and Altius, including "Snowflake" with peach syrup and beet powder, "Ginger House" with honey, lemon, and ginger beer, and "Baking Steam" (Grey Goose Pear, Pierre Magloire, Demerara, cocoa bitters, and Angostura).

The luxury hotel celebrates the new year with two rounds of elegant and delicious gatherings, led by Yaron Fishniak.

George & John’s couple-oriented New Year’s Eve menu includes a glass of champagne, bread, a light and warm shake, first course (Intias tartare with clementine vinaigrette and Persian lemon, beef tartare with dried fish aioli), intermediate course such as cashew ravioli or veal sweetbreads in date barbecue, two mains (octopus in pepper-chocolate mole, crab linguine, lamb spare ribs or ribeye in beef jus) and dessert (chocolate cake or pumpkin with orange cream). Price: NIS 349 per person at 18:30, NIS 449 per person from 20:30.

The legendary hotel of the R2M group opens the year with an urban, intimate party—two particularly coveted magic words for this night.

Montefiore’s New Year’s Eve begins at 20:00 and ends who knows when. It will include sets by Danny Vak and Lior Shneor, 14 rotating dishes, Ruinart champagne, vodka-based cocktails, white and red wines, and plenty of chasers. Price: NIS 1,200 per person.

The excellent steakhouse opens the new year deliciously by the sea, as it should.

Roi Antebi’s New Year’s Eve menu at Grill Room includes three starters, choice of main course, dessert, and champagne. Among others: Beef tartare with caviar, corn and anchovy croquette, Intias sashimi with roasted pepper cream, beef tortellini with white garlic cream and garlic fries, a central dilemma between grilled red toro tuna or beef fillet, chocolate mousse with coffee ice cream for dessert, and festive pours from Groua. Price: NIS 650 per diner.

The excellent Florentine brasserie closes the year and opens a new one with Yinnon Elal’s kitchen hits, special dishes, and the charming combination of Mediterranean and Jerusalem in the heart of Tel Aviv.

Lonal’s New Year’s Eve menu will include, among others, “cloud gnocchi” with greens and parmesan, fish tartare with strawberries, green oil and finger lime, and lamb chops with puree and demi-glace. Minimum order per diner: NIS 250.

The luxury Tel Aviv hotel opens the new year with unified spaces and structural fluidity without partitions or boundaries.

Thus, The Norman’s New Year’s Eve party moves from the open roof, where Assaf Amdursky will DJ, to Alena restaurant and the Library bar, where a special menu by Daniel Tzur and Omer Shadmi will be served.

Among others: Fish crudo with strawberry consommé and radishes, potato pancakes with caviar, brioche with crab meat and butter sauce, shrimp-stuffed tortellini, slow-cooked veal cheek with root vegetable cream and red wine sauce, and sole Dover with caper butter. Party price: NIS 120, including a glass of champagne.

The colorful rooftop at SRF Park raises a tasty, intoxicating party for the new year.

Lookout’s New Year’s Eve menu will include, among others, Intias sashimi with white miso vinaigrette and local caviar, beef cheek in port jus with root vegetables, mushroom and lemongrass arancini, sea fish cigar with jalapeño-yuzu aioli, beef skewer with roasted vegetables, and deconstructed mille-feuille with chai masala crème brûlée for dessert.

At 21:00, an organized raising of glasses by Saray Amsalem and Avi Amsalem will pour midnight champagne for the revelers. Price: NIS 100 for the party.

The jazzy cocktail bar in the Har Sinai complex celebrates New Year’s Eve with a special couple’s menu.

Holy Bar’s New Year’s deal includes three sharing dishes to choose from (focaccia, roasted cauliflower, stuffed grape leaves, mushroom bruschetta), salad (Caesar, beet with goat cheese, Mediterranean), a seafood dish like carpaccio, sashimi or ceviche, taboon pizza, dessert (crack pie, chocolate mousse, or biscuit cake) and accompanying alcohol—bottle of wine, four glasses, beer, or cocktail. Price: NIS 400 per couple.

The happy food bar on Rothschild Boulevard celebrates New Year’s Eve with an ideal sushi-and-cocktails combination to start the year, reinforced by a DJ spinning hits from the ’90s and early 2000s.

Beit Goldberg’s 2026 menu will include hand rolls with spicy salmon, beef tartare, shrimp popcorn, as well as mixes such as “Japanese Gin” with rosemary and herbs and “Japanese Slipper” (Midori, lemon, triple sec).

The warm bistro opens the new year with a Parisian-style New Year’s Eve and a shared kitchen dance by Roi Dori and Eyal Lavi.

Palette’s 2026 party will include seven authentic French dishes, including bouillabaisse, “Magret De Canard,” and pâté en croûte, along with live music and a DJ. Price: NIS 360 at 19:00, NIS 390 at 21:45.

Alex Druz’s waterfront restaurants mark the end of the civil year and its beginning with a full-month Novy God celebration. Why not, really?

Villa Mare’s celebrations will continue until January 7 (with an even higher peak on New Year’s Eve itself) and will include a special Russian menu, traditional decorations, and proper winter atmosphere—from Christmas lights to a Christmas tree and the right music.

Among others: Meaty Solyanka soup, deep purple borscht, Olivier salad and Shuba salad, lamb flamen with sour cream, “Grandma Sarah’s Vareniki,” chicken Kiev, blini with red caviar, homemade cherry strudel, spiced mulled wine, horseradish vodka, and plenty of bubbles in the glasses.

The veteran Japanese restaurant celebrates the new year with event-adapted dishes, special cocktails, and a DJ.

Among others: Salmon sashimi with coriander and jalapeño vinaigrette, chicken thigh with miso-chili aioli, a luxurious sushi collection, and cheerful mixes such as sweet “Red Passion” with gin and pomegranate, or bright green “Basilisk.” Minimum order per diner: NIS 300.