You Can Find These 15 Mouth-Watering Vegan Desserts In Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv is a city full of plant-based foods and vegetables of all sorts, making it a vegan foodie heaven. However, sometimes, that’s just not enough. Finding a vegan dessert to make your sweet tooth completely satisfied may have been hard before, but with this list, you will never have an unfulfilled craving again.

Halva / The Kingdom of Halva and Tahini

Halva is one of the most beloved and famous Israeli desserts. It’s usually made only with tahini (sesame seed paste) and honey or sugar. The Kingdom of Halva, which originated in Jerusalem’s Machne Yehuda market, is the most famous halva boutique in Israel, known for its incredible range of flavours and top artisan quality. It is recommended to come here open-minded and sample all the unique flavours before choosing a favourite, like spicy chilli halva or whisky halva.

The Kingdom of Halva, Sarona Market, Aluf Kalman Magen St 3, Tel Aviv-Yafo, +972-3-612-2434
The Kingdom of Halva, Shuk Zafon, Raoul Wallenberg St 20, Tel Aviv-Yafo, +972-3-643-2000

The bakery, with five locations across Tel Aviv, is perhaps Tel Aviv’s most beloved bakery, patisserie, and coffee shop. For those who can’t resist this picture and are thinking of giving up veganism – it’s your lucky day. The Bakery sells these heavenly vegan babka cakes, either with chocolate or nuts, individually wrapped in a single-serve size–as if you couldn’t finish a big one by yourself!

Available at the Bakery branches and Delicatessen

Seasonal Dessert / Bana

Recently opened Bana is not a regular vegan restaurant – it is a plant-based eatery. The idea is that the dishes here aren’t made with vegan substitutions and are not supposed to imitate meaty dishes. Instead, the whole menu is based on unique combinations of vegetables, fruit and nuts. As this is one of the most talked-about restaurants in Tel Aviv, this recipe seems to work. Just look at this picture and you’ll understand.

Bana, Nahmani St 36, Tel Aviv-Yafo, +972-3-699-1566

Lotus Rozalach / Cafe Landwer

Cafe Landwer is one of the most popular chains in Tel Aviv. Their signature dish is the Rozalach, a twist on the Israeli Rugelach, a pastry filled with Nutella, rolled and then baked in a pizza oven, and served dusted with confectioner’s sugar. Recently, as part of their vegan menu, Landwer launched the signature dish, with Lotus Biscoff cookies. Spread is used to replace chocolate, making the signature dish edible for everyone and oh-so-yummy.

Landwer Cafe, available in all outlets

Cookeez / Cookeez

Get a huge cookie, and another one, place a scoop of ice cream between the two and voila! Cookeez is responsible for some of Tel Aviv longest late-night queues, as they serve these delicious cookie ice-cream sandwiches until 2 am, thus satisfying many happy partiers. The cookies are available in so many flavours, the latest craze being rainbow unicorn cookies. The variety also includes three vegan cookie options (chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, and peanut butter), as well as four vegan ice cream options (coconut, dark chocolate, halva, or lotus biscotti) so no one is left out.

Cookeez, Dizengoff St 116, Tel Aviv-Yafo, +972-3-5245496

Cookeez, Allenby St 114, Tel Aviv-Yafo, +972-3-5663833

Dairy-free Ice Cream / Anita – La Mamma del Gelato

Anita is not only Tel Aviv’s favourite ice cream place, it is an establishment. It recently expanded to several international locations, offering a range of over 150 different kinds of ice cream, frozen yoghurt, sorbets, organic sugar-free, fat-free, soy-based and creamy ice creams. People travel from all over the country to indulge in Anita’s boutique, which is in the heart of the picturesque Neve Zedek. Would you ever guess that the ice cream in the photo is vegan?

Anita, 40 Shabazi St, Tel Aviv-Yafo, +972-3-624-6383
Anita, Florentine St. 3, Tel Aviv-Yafo, +971-3-683-8730

Anita, Rav Aluf David Elazar St 16, Tel Aviv-Yafo, +972-53-936-6374

Mojito Popsicle / Tamara

There is nothing more refreshing than a popsicle in the Tel Aviv summer heat. Well, perhaps a Mojito? Tamara, Tel Aviv’s most famous yoghurt and juice shop, has combined the two, added some lime and lemongrass, and created this heavenly treat – the Mojito popsicle.

1. Vegan Chabi Hubby / Bretonne Crêperie

Restaurant, Creperie, Vegan, Israeli, French, Street Food

Bretonne Crêperie serves savoury and sweet French crêpes; the savoury crêpes are made with freshly ground buckwheat (GF) and the sweet ones are made with wheat flour. The menu offers a variety of toppings: meaty, cheesy, fishy, vegan, chocolaty. Don’t miss out on the chabi hubby option, available vegan with peanut butter, milk-free chocolate, and bagel crisps!

Vegan Chabi Hubby © Courtesy of Bretonne Crêperie

Malabi / HaMalabya

Countless night out in Tel Aviv end with a visit to one of Hamalabya‘s stalls, scattered across the city’s hippest neighbourhoods. Malabi, one of Israel’s staple foods, is a creamy milk-based pudding thickened with rice flour or cornstarch, and then topped with sweet syrup. The vegan version of the dish is so good it’s actually called can’t-believe-it’s-vegan Malabi on their menus.

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Hamalabya, Allenby 60 Tel Aviv-Yafo, +972-77-432-6051

Hamalabya, Jaffa Flea Market, Amiad 11, +972-5339343

Hamalabya, Rothschild Food Market, Rothschild 26, Tel Aviv-Yafo, +972-37797786

2. Cookies and Cream Krembo / Seeds Patisserie

Patisserie, Dessert

Krembo, one of Israel’s favourite snacks, is an individually wrapped marshmallow fluff placed on top of a cookie and covered in chocolate. Seeds Patisserie, being the ultimate provider of your vegan fix, sell these favourite Israeli winter traditions in a vegan version. You’ll regret ever thinking veganism was a compromise.

Watermelon

Sometimes paired with Sirene or Feta cheese, watermelon is served at almost any Tel Aviv bar or beach cafe during the high summer. This piece of fruit is not only the ultimate refresher but also completely organic, natural and quenching. Each bite contains significant levels of vitamins A, B6 and C, antioxidants, amino acids, and even some potassium.

4. Paletas

Bakery, Bar, Market, Restaurant, Israeli, French, Middle Eastern, Coffee

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Paletas are hand-made Mexican-inspired popsicles, available in a range of flavours such as Vietnamese coffee, mango chilli, halva, peanut butter-chocolate and many more appetizing combinations. The range of flavours includes multiple vegan options, bound to make your summer better. Paletas are available in many restaurants and stores across the country, as well as deliveries. They also have their own stand at Sarona food market.

5. Chocolate Soufflé with Coconut Sorbet / Nanuchka

Bar, Restaurant, Georgian, Vegan

Nanuchka is a Georgian restaurant/bar that serves 100% vegan cuisine in a fun atmosphere. This is a place to drink shots, dance on tables, and of course enjoy the food. If you aren’t in the mood for chocolate soufflé, the dessert menu offers traditional Georgian desserts, dark chocolate fingers, and halva parfait.

6. Ice Cream Cookies / Anastasia

Restaurant, Vegan, Dessert, Israeli

One of the first, and most popular, vegan establishments in the city, Anastasia offers a variety of vegan foods and desserts – guaranteed to make you forget how dairy chocolate even tastes.

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