Reuven from Tel Aviv

About me I first arrived to Tel Aviv when I was 18, in order to be a musician. It was love at first sight (between me and Tel Aviv. Becoming a rock star turned out to be harder than I had imagined). After I finished my army service as a paratrooper, I did the traditional “after-army” trip and immediately afterwards came back to Tel Aviv and I’ve been here until this very day. Up...

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Main Bazar Tel Aviv

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""Main Bazar" is a bar that manages to be local even though it's right in the center of the Jaffa scene! No Tel Aviv visit is complete without coming here..."

Is Jaffa the shit? Legit question, and the answer is yes, quite so. The city that was united with its big sister Tel Aviv offers so much that a visit to TLV wouldn't be complete without touring it as well.

Main Bazar is a bar that manages to be local even though it's right in the center of the Jaffa scene. Maybe it's the alley it's located on, which offers exhibitions of the best of the local spray painters community, maybe it's the big-hearted waiters, who knows?

Anyhow, it's a great place to add to a slow Jaffa night. Order some drinks and the tasting plate, look at the graffiti, and enjoy the scene.

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