Herzl 16 feels almost like a secret café. You walk through the arch and suddenly enter a different world: green, aesthetic, and full of well-dressed people.
There is usually a waiting line, but the seating is excellent both indoors and outdoors. I’d pick the little garden for brunch and the indoor space for dinner.
The service repeatedly seemed a bit annoyed with me, although to be fair I do ask a lot of questions and might be a difficult customer.
The food is not extraordinary from what I’ve tried. The sashimi was especially disappointing, with a tiny portion and a surprisingly plain flavor.
The one thing I would come back for without any hesitation is the bread pudding. It is absolutely amazing and easily the highlight of the menu.
More than anything, Herzl 16 is about the atmosphere. It manages to feel pleasant, stylish, and relaxed at the same time, and in that regard it beats the majority of places in the city.
Interesting shick place that's has a mixed restaurant - bar - neighborhood coffee style.
The atmosphere is great, the service is kind and helpful, and they have a very affordable happy hour deal on drinks and food.
There's an interesting wine selection and very nice coctails.
To the main course (so to speak) though,
The food ranges from really good to a bit of a let down.
The main dishes we tried (porkchop on the bone with morning glory, Genghis Khan Chicken) we're both very tasty and plantiful.
The starters though, disappointed. The Nams were so small it was almost finger food. On the flavor side it was also nothing to write home about. The Hibachi sashimi was tasty but was small as well. The Chicken wings were the only starter that was both testy and did not suffer from shrinkflation.
My recommendation, share the main courses (especially if you pay full price). The excelled both in flavor, size and value for money.
(Sorry for not posting pictures, the lighting somehow turned all photes extremely red).
What a beautiful place!
Located perfectly in the center of Tel Aviv at a beautiful 1920 building.
The place has a unique style and many of Tel Aviv’s famous people like to hang out there.
The food style is somewhere between France and Japan but in a very light way.
The prices are fair and not expensive.
Cocktails are great and also the wine collection.
The place owner as far as I know is Ruti Bruno and everything she does she makes it at his very best. She’s like the God of culinary in Israel.
Just go there!!!
We came for a Friday morning breakfast, and it was the first day of a new menu so it was not as we saw on the website. The food was really good! Just not what we expected for breakfast. It felt more like lunch to us..
First time lunching in Herzl, I usually sit there at evening for a drink.
I love the atmosphere in this place, as long as I’m sitting in the front area- the terrace. The indoors and middle sitting are not fun at all for eating.
The food was great, service was good as long with the kind staff.
I have to say, as much as i heard and got recommended from the staff about the bread pudding- it’s by far not good as a bread pudding should be made.
